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Descendants of Dr. Timen Stiddem, the first Stidham* in America, who immigrated from Sweden in the 17th century to New Sweden (Wilmington, Delaware).
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  • ID: I8097
  • Name: Ben Russell [5032] STEADHAM
  • Surname: Steadham
  • Given Name: Ben Russell [5032]
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 3 Mar 1921 in ,,Texas
  • Death: 27 Apr 2000 in Sedgewick Co., Kansas
  • Burial: Old Mission Church Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
  • Reference Number: 5032
  • _UID: F1B1A9DDB781D811886F0020EDB23D99D5D4
  • Note:
    SOURCE: 1930 Cooke Co., Texas census (Gainesville, Dist 9)--enumerated with father, Hal Steadham

    SOURCE: Randy Stidham, email dated 1/15/98.

    SOURCE: Emily Wallis (wallisej-at-yahoo.com) of Wichita, Kansas, email dated 24 Aug 2002.

    BURIAL; National Cemetery Administration. "Burial & Memorial Benenfits." "Nationwide Gravesite Locator." (http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov).

    DEATHPLACE: Social Security Death Index (rootsweb.com)

    MILITARY: Tech Sergeant, US Army, World War II - ref. National Cemetery Administration. "Burial & Memorial Benenfits." "Nationwide Gravesite Locator." (http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov).

    MILITARY: Ben flew more mission's over enemy territory than any other person from Kansas. I do remember that he flew a B17 and B29. He was in Army Air Corps. He received lots of medals and the purple heart. - ref. Shirley [5035] Steadham Kern (kernowl-at-swbell.net), email dated 16 Jan 2008.

    MILITARY: Inducted 9 July 1942, US Army. Registered with Selective Service, Eldorado, Butler Co., Kansas (Board # 1) - ref. World War II Kansas Selective Service Index, Kansas Historical Society (Internet).

    RES: Wichita, KS.

    PHOTOGRAPHS
  • Change Date: 5 Dec 2007 at 10:34:09



    Father: Hal Givens [2531] STEADHAM b: 27 Mar 1894 in Forestburg,Montague Co.,Texas
    Mother: Estella Fern "Stella" MCKINLEY b: 17 Aug 1899 in ,,Missouri

    Marriage 1 Mary Ellen CHRONISTER b: 5 Sep 1922
    • Married: 17 Jan 1948
    Children
    1. Has No Children Rhonda Renee [8543] STEADHAM b: 3 Jan 1949
    2. Has Children Living STEADHAM
    3. Has Children Living STEADHAM
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