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Family of Rush Brown STEVENS and Frances (Anna) Anna HUNTSMAN
Rush Brown STEVENS b. 1882 Mar 14221 at New York229. d. 1984 Jan 19527 at Los Angeles, CA527. bd. Forest Lawn Mem Park, Glendale, CA840.
Frances (Anna) Anna HUNTSMAN b. 1885 Mar 14527 at Utah2461. d. 1960 Aug 7527 at Los Angeles, CA527. bd. Forest Lawn Mem Park, Glendale, CA840.
Married2461 1911~2461 at Evanston, WY.
Rush and Anna appear as husband and wife in 1920. The marriage date is estimated from son Weir's birthdate (Sep 1912) as listed on his headstone840. Weir's headstone also has inscribed "Beloved Son of Anna Huntsman Stevens and Rush B Stevens, MD," identifying Anna's maiden name.
In a 2016 conversation between Don Veazie (grand nephew of Beth Stevens) and Beth, Beth related that Rush and Anna were married in Evanston, WY. At the time, a hazing practice of "shiivaree" was popular - the groom was "kidnapped" and taken 20 or more miles away and had to find his way back home. Sometimes that practice resulted in injury, or even death, to the groom. Rush was the only doctor in the area, and they decided to go to Wyoming for their marriage, avoiding the risk.
The death index527 entry for Rush lists his middle name. In 1905, Rush is listed as a medical student.
Child 2. Beth
In Jan (enumeration date), 1920, Beth was age 1y 5m. In a conversation (Jul 23, 2016) between Don Veazie (grand nephew) and Beth (on her 98th birthday), Beth related that she was not given a middle name at birth. At the age of 15, one of her teachers insisted Beth fill in a middle name on a form, even after Beth had explained she had no middle name. Beth entered "Anne" as her mother was called "Annie," but Beth didn't like the sound of "Beth Annie." When Beth told her mother about the incident, her mother was extremely irritated. Nevertheless, Beth was often called Beth Anne thereafter. That conversation is also the source of Beth's birthdate.
Children of Rush Brown STEVENS and Frances (Anna) Anna HUNTSMAN:
1. | Weir Cloyd STEVENS2461 b. 1912 Sep 18840 at Utah2461. d. 1978 Dec 25840. bd. Fillmore Cem., Fillmore, UT840. |
2. | Beth STEVENS2461 b. 1918 Jul 23 at Utah2461. |