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The County of Stephens was created as Buchanan County in 1858 from Bosque and renamed in 1861 for Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens.    Stephens  is located in North Central Texas.   The county seat is located in Breckenridge.  Thus far we have only found the following  TOTTY & related families in this county.

1920 Census, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma - SD 6; ED 261; S# 6B
Enumerated 12-13 April 1920 by Henry E. Russell Transcribed by Birdie Totty McNutt
Fam 113/113
MCNUTT, Emmitt E. head MW  38   TX TX TX Farmer General Farm
            Tishie E. wife FW   27   OK TX TX none
            Earl E. son MW  10   OK TX OK
            Vera E. dau FW     6   OK TX OK
            Geneva S. dau FW   4 9/12 OK TX OK
            Spirgan T. son MW  3 7/12 OK TX OK
            Ruby L. dau FW    6/12 OK TX OK
Notes:  BTM This is the family of my husband Wayne Thomas McNutt's  father Spergeon Thomas McNutt

1920 Census Stephens County, Oklahoma, McPherson Twp, District 255.  SD6; ED255; S#1A.  Enumerated February 1920 by Clint Roberts.
Fam# 5/5
JENNINGS, J. K.  Head MW 41 M TX TX TN Farmer  General Farm
 Birdie   Wife FW  30 M TX KY KY
 G. W.    Father MW 81 W TN US US

1920 after census records    Death  of  George W. JENNINGS
Notes:  After the death of his wife Elizabeth Caroline STEPHENS JENNINGS in 1902 George W. JENNINGS lived with his various children.   He was last found living in Stephens Co., TX at age 81 living w/son James.   George W. JENNINGS was the grandfather of Hattie Lee ROGERS TOTTY wife of Green Whitfield TOTTY, s/o John Whitfield and Sarah E. TOTTY.  George W. JENNINGS is thought to be the same one found in Benton Co., AR census records of 1850.  If anyone has documentation as to who was the father of George was, please let us know.
 

1992 December 29th   Newspaper Obituary for Ruby Ann (ROGERS) HODGES
Denton Record-Chronicle Thursday, December 29, 1992
   DEATHS
RUBY HODGES
   Ruby HODGES, 84, of Denton, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1992, in Denton Regional Medical Center.
   She was born June 12, 1908, in Indian Home, Okla.  Her husband of 57 years, Ben HODGES, is deceased.
   Mrs. HODGES was a member of Cooper Creek Baptist Church.
   Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby BRYAN officiating.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
  Survivors include four sons, Benny and William HODGES of Denton and David and Tommy HODGES of Amarillo; three daughters, Rachel WHEATON, Louise MULLINS and Wanda NATION, all of Denton; 29 grand children; 60 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Notes:  Ruby was born in Indiahoma, Commanche County, Oklahoma to Thomas Albert ROGERS and Geogia Anna JENNINGS ROGERS, her sister Hattie Lee ROGERS married Green Whitfield TOTTY in the same county.   Green Whitfield TOTTY was born in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., AR to John Whitfield and Sarah Ellen YANDELL TOTTY.   Margaret Mary Ann JENNINGS LEFORS ROGERS, the sister of Georgia Anna JENNINGS ROGERS and Aunt of Hattie Lee and Ruby ROGERS also married into this Rogers family, ie William Bethel ROGERS, brother to Thomas Albert ROGERS after her first Husband Thomas LEFORS died.   Family tradition was that William Bethel ROGERS was killed in Montague County by robbers.  However records have not been found on his death, research still in progress.   Ruby's grandparents George W. and Elizabeth Caroline STEPHENS JENNINGS are buried in Stephens Co., and Montague Co. TX respectively.

to be continued
 

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