William Marlow Stevenson (1899 - 1932)

Born 28 Sep 1899 in Kingston, Caldwell, Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Tina Elzada Grisham — married 13 Jan 1923 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1932 at age 33 in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois

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Biography

William Marlow Stevenson (1899-1932) was the son of William Amos Stevenson and Lois Electa Peterson. His father is usually listed as W.A., William or Will, so the son William Marlow was called Marlow by the family (probably to avoid any confusion between the two Williams). He worked for the American Radiator Company, which made radiators to heat homes and other buildings with steam heat. He married Tina Elzada Grisham in Independence, Missouri on 13 Jan. 1923. Sometime between 1924 and 1926 they moved to Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, where their three children were born. Marlow was either the labor foreman, or possibly a superintendent, at the Litchfield factory at the time of his death in 1932. We were told that Marlow loved to ride his motorcycle, that he was a boxer, and that he was always ready to pitch in and lend a hand with farm work when visiting the farms of relatives and friends. He was baptized and confirmed in the faith of his parents, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (sometimes abbreviated as RLDS, now called the Community of Christ). He was laid to rest in the Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, which I think is for members of that denomination. He rests beside his little sister Maggie (whose grave is currently unmarked, as of 2022).

Sources

• William Marlow Stevenson (1899-1932) was my grandfather. He was buried in the Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. His marriage certificate is online on Missouri's free website. He died of tubercular kidney disease in Litchfield, Illinois, where he worked for the American Radiator Company.