Velma Hammer HAMMERVA5{at}wmconnect.com   Niece

Lori Stephens       lkstephens{at}fastmail.fm               Niece

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Elvin Otto Stephens - Springfield, Oregon

Army Rank: Private (1918).

Assigned Unit: 6^th Bn., 20^th Engineers, Co. D

Army Serial Number:

Inducted:

Promoted:

Army Discharge: 1919

Remarks:  Overseas Jan. 24, 1918 –

  Departed Tuscania in Halifax Canada; to sick to travel

 Address: Camp Creek Rd., Springfield, OR (1900)(1910)(1917)(1920)

  Features: Medium Height & Build, Brown Eyes, Auburn Hair

Wife's Name: Myrtle Lindley

   (b. Oct. 30, 1899 Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon)

   (d. May 9, 1930 Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon)

   Married: June 2, 1929 Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon

   A school teacher, she died while giving childbirth

Wife’s Name: Virginia Bonny Jefferson

   (b. June 5, 1890 Eugene, Lane Co., OR)

(d. Feb. 23, 1959 Bend, Deschutes Co., OR)

 Married: Dec. 4, 1931 Eugene, OR

Fathers Name: David Stephens

   (b. Dec. 5, 1851 Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee)

    (d. Sept. 4, 1937 Springfield, Lane Co., OR)

Mothers Name: Rose Ann Denison

   (b. April 10, 1865 Missouri)

    (d. Feb. 9, 1964 Eugene, OR)

Brothers: Fred, Roy, Guy, Charles, Rochester, and Toby Stephens

Sisters: Cora & Gracie Stephens

Civilian Occupation: Farmer (1917)

Born: May 9, 1895 Walterville, Lane Co., Oregon

Died: Oct. 7, 1970 Springfield, Lane Co., OR (age 75)

Cemetery: Camp Creek Cemetery, Springfield, OR

Plot:

Elvin Stephens was a kind and gentle man who never had a bad word for anybody. The family was always grateful that he was assigned to the engineers as he would never have made a fighting front line soldier. He was dearly loved and greatly missed.

Thanks
Lori Stephens

Jan. 1, 2008

Thank you so much for all the info on the Tuscania and the people aboard. I certainly have learned allot. Just never thought to ask him about the war, didn't seem to be interested until it was to late.!!! I have more info about my Uncle Elvin, my mother (Gracie) said he was ill with mumps or measles ( I don't know which). After the Tuscania was sunk, Elvin was thought to have been a casualty, as my Granddad had received Elvin's life insurance check but had not cashed it yet (15 miles to town by horse and buggy). Afterwards they got a letter from Uncle Elvin that stated that he was safe and that he went on to France and worked in the lumber mills. Elvin was married first to myrtle (Lindley) Stephens.

Again Thanks.

Velma Hammer

Aug. 12, 2007