Daniel Rufus Stedham b. 25 Sep 1869 McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 14 Sep 1943 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1869 - 1943 (73 years)

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Name	Daniel Rufus Stedham [1]
Birth	25 Sep 1869	McDade, Bastrop County, Texas [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	14 Sep 1943	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas [4]
Notes	The El Paso City Directory listings for Daniel Stedham, and from 1914 through 1920, he is listed as an "engr Mills bldg", with his residence at 3801 La Luz, which appears to be the address of the Mills building. Obituary/Funeral Service Notices El Paso Times Page 2 Wed. Sept. 15, 1943 Daniel R. Stedham, 73, Former Dairyman, Dies Daniel Rufus Stedham, 73, Lower Valley, a former dairyman, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Mr. Stedham, who was born in Luling, Texas, came here in 1979. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ola M. Stedham; two sons, Horace and Earl Stedham; two daughters, Mrs. W.E. HALL and Miss Ozelle Stedham; one brother George Stedham; a sister, Mrs. Viola MAUK, and five grandchildren, all of El Paso. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Kaster and Maxon Chapel, with the Rev. A. F. Tucker of Yselta officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery with the Knights of Pythias in charge of graveside services. El Paso Times Page 3 Thursday, September 16, 1943 Funeral Services Set for Daniel Stedham Funerals services for Daniel R. Stedham, 74, Lower Valley, who died Tuesday, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Kaster and Maxon Chapel with the Rev. A.F. Tucker officiating. Pallbearers will be: Herbert NEIMIER, Abe ROSENBLUM, Dan COOK, Allan FALBY, Lawrence STEVENS, Glenn BARRETT. Mr. Stedham had been a resident of El Paso for 65 years. The Knights of Pythias will have charge of services at the grave. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. (Courtesy of Nora Smith & Melba Gene McLemore) (Research):Census Information: 1900 Census Texas, El Paso, El Paso Ward 2, ED 20 Enumerated 2 June 1900 by Oscar D. Owen SD 5, ED 20 Sheet 2A stamped 105 111-35-35 Stedham Danl R Hd W M Sep 1869 30 M 6 Tx Tx Tx Night Watchm an Stedham Anna B Wife W F Oct 1867 32 M 6 0/0 New Hampshire Maine New Hampshire 1910 Census Texas, El Paso, El Paso, ED 65 Enumerated 19 & 20 April 1910 by Wm. P. Casarz SD 16 ED 65 Sheet 7B Stedham, Dan R. Hd M W 40 M2 9 Tx US US Engineer Stationary Stedham, Myrtle Wife F 3 30 M1 9 4/3 Tx TN Tx Stedham, Horace Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Stedham, Earl Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx Stedham, Lucretia B Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx Stanfield, Brooke Mother in Law F W 63 Wd 10/6 Tx Va Tn Stanfield, Ozella Sister In Law F W 19 S Tx Tn Tx 1920 Census Texas, El Paso, Justice Precinct 2, Ysleta Enumerated 4 February 1920 by Blas H. Garcia SD 16 ED 94 Sheet 26A (Indexed by ancestry as Danie A. Stadhain) 418-475 Stedham, Daniel A Hd M W 50 M Tx US La Farmer Stedham, Olga M Wf F W 40 M Tx Tn Tx Stedham, Horais Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm Stedham, Earl Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Stedham, Brooks Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Stedham, Ozelle Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx 1930 Census Texas, El Paso, Pr 2, ED 79 Enumerated April 9, 1930 by Mrs. Lena G. Turner ED 71-79 SE 20 Sheet 7A Stamped 30 116-147 Stedham, Dan R. Hd O M W 60 M 32 Tx US US Dairyman Farm Stedham, Ola Wife F W 50 M 22 Tx Miss Tn Stedham, Ozelle Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Person ID	I24597	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	George Stedham, b. Abt 1829, Pennsylvania d. 6 Apr 1876, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas (Age ~ 47 years)
Mother	Lucretia Jane McLemore, b. 10 Nov 1838, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi d. 7 Mar 1930, Yselta, El Paso County, Texas (Age 91 years)
Marriage	24 Jul 1855	Guadalupe County, Texas [4]
Family ID	F8152	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Anna B. Niccolls, b. Oct 1867, New Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	17 Feb 1894	El Paso County, Texas [4]
Family ID	F9105	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	19 Jan 2007

Family 2 Ola Maude "Myrtle" Stanfield, b. 24 Dec 1879, Fentress, Guadalupe County, Texas d. 28 Apr 1960, El Paso County, Texas (Age 80 years)

Marriage 23 Apr 1902 El Paso County, Texas [4]

Melba Gene McLemore cites their marriage as taking place in El Paso, whearas Donald Stedham instead shows it as being in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas.

Monica Palmer Dean also notes the marriage as taking place in El Paso. She further indicated that Daniel and Myrtle were the parents of two additional children, David Brooks and Louise, both of whom died young. David appears to have been a twin to Lucretia "Daniel."

Children

	1. Horace Rufus Stedham, b. 31 Jan 1903, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas d. 22 Feb 1973, Los Angeles County, California (Age 70 years)
	2. Thomas Earl Stedham, b. 18 Mar 1904, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas d. 20 Sep 1976, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Age 72 years)
	3. Lucretia "Daniel" Brooks Stedham, b. 23 Nov 1906, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas d. 31 Mar 1978, El Paso County, Texas (Age 71 years)
	4. David Brooks Stedham, b. 23 Nov 1906, El Paso County, Texas d. Aft 1920, El Paso County, Texas (Age 14 years)
	5. Ozelle Dee Stedham, b. 24 Jan 1915, El Paso County, Texas d. 7 Mar 1994, Newport Beach, Orange County, California (Age 79 years)

Family ID F8188 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 May 2007

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Sep 1869 - McDade, Bastrop County, Texas
	Marriage - 17 Feb 1894 - El Paso County, Texas
	Marriage - 23 Apr 1902 - El Paso County, Texas
	Death - 14 Sep 1943 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas

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Sources

[S503] Stedham, Donald--Family Researcher (STEDHAM tree at Ancestry.com, dated 2005-12-20).
[S503] Stedham, Donald--Family Researcher (STEDHAM tree at Ancestry.com, dated 2005-12-20), He had the DOB as 12 Aug 1869 (Reliability: 3).
[S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php), She shows the DOB as September 25, 1869 (Reliability: 3).
[S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).