William Stevens
William Stevens, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, September 6, 1820; son of Elisha and Margaret (Brown) Stevens, who were among the first settlers of Franklin Township, and who located on what is now known as the Fulmer farm, taking up 160 acres of land in the wilderness and making a small improvement. They were parents of eight children: Emily, Marcus, Harriet, Caroline, Mary, Cynthia, Lucius and William, all deceased except William. Elisha Stevens, who was a carpenter and joiner by trade, died in 1822. His widow subsequently married Eben Phelps, of New York, and lived and died in Franklin Township, this county. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He was married February 2, 1840, to Rebecca, daughter of John Bair, of Stark County, Ohio, by whom he bad three children: Francis (deceased), Frank W., and Fred H., now in Colorado. Mr. Stevens gave his sons good educational advantages, and both are filling excellent positions. Since his marriage our subject has lived on his present farm, all of which he himself cleared and improved. He is a representative farmer and citizen of Franklin Township. In politics he is a Republican.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885