Oliver Otis Stockton, the son of Eben A. and Adelia Stockton, was born in Stoughton, WI on August 19, 1880. Eliza Jessieman Stevens, the daughter of Daniel F. and Florence (Mero) Stevens, was born March 28, 1890 in Waukon, IA. Oliver and Eliza were married August 4, 1908 at Madison, WI.

Oliver O. & Eliza J. Stockton, 1941
Four star parents

Oliver O. & Eliza J. Stockton were the parents of eight children:

Marguerite, born September 29, 1909, married Carl H. Spain
Edith, who married John Estep
Otis
Adrian Ernest, married Margaret Lois Anthony
Frederick
Charles, Tacoma
Gretta Marie, who married Earl Fitzsimmons
Robert

Eliza died July 28, 1955 and Oliver died July 19, 1966. They are buried in Oakland cemetery, Waukon.
Oliver's obituary & Eliza's obituary

Oliver O. Stockton & his children, 1926 L-R: Frederick Eben, Edith Irene, Otis Orrington, Charles John, Oliver (father), Robert Eugene, Marguerite Elizabeth, Adrian Ernest, Gretta Marie	Stockton siblings, 1937 L-R: Adrian Ernest, Gretta Marie, Otis Orrington, Edith Irene, Robert Eugene (front), Charles John, Marguerite Elizabeth, Frederick Eben
Stockton sisters, 1941 Edith Irene, Gretta Marie and Marguerite Elizabeth Stockton on a Mississippi river excursion aboard the Steamer Capitol, Lansing to LaCrosse, August 26, 1941	Stockton siblings, 1993, the last time they were all together. Brothers L-R: Robert Eugene, Charles John, Frederick Eben, Adrian Ernest, Otis Orrington Sisters L-R: Gretta Marie, Edith Irene, Marguerite Elizabeth

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~photos and family information was contributed by Elizabeth Ann (Stockton) Meyer, daughter of Adrian Ernest and Margaret Lois (Anthony) Stockton and the great-granddaughter of Daniel and Florence (Mero) Stevens. Interested researchers can contact Ann at the email address shown for her in the Surname Registry for Stevens. See also Stevens-Mero Family Album & The Journal of Florence (Mero) Stevens.

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