Stevens, Mary Boddie Sanders, 1858-1942
Dates
- Existence: 1858 October 6-1942 October 18 - 1942-10-18
Biography
Mary Boddie Sanders Stevens was born October 6, 1858, to Claudius Brock Sanders (1829-1874) and Zillah Elizabeth Whitley (1834-1881). From her diary entries, it is evident that her life revolved around family, church and its activities, and friends.
She married William Smith Stevens (1852-1922), son of Needham B. and Mary Stevens, on December 20, 1877, in Johnston County, NC. The couple had the following children: Ada M. (1878-1962); M. Zillah (1881-1964); Bertha L. (1883-1975); Ralph S. (1885-1932); Leon Gladstone (1889-1954); Erma E. (b. 1894); Everett S. Stevens (July 2, 1903-December 19, 1960).
W. S. Stevens served as Johnston County Clerk of Superior Court for thirty years, and his son, Everett, was postmaster in Smithfield, NC.
Mrs. Stevens died October 18, 1942, and her husband on November 1, 1922. They were buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Boddie Sanders Stevens Diary
The Mary Boddie Sanders Stevens Diary consists of her handwritten diary and a publication entitled, EARLY TRAINING….In the Christian home in the Sunday School by W. S. Stevens.