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Theora Stephens
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Theora (Johnson) Stephens, born July 24th, 1926 in Beaumont, Texas, was born to Isiah Johnson, age 34, and Eola B. Phillips, age 24. Both of her parents were born in Louisiana. At the time of Theora's birth, her father was a common laborer and her mother was a housewife.
Theora Johnson was 23 years old when she married 28 year old Earl Stephens on February 12th, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. In the early 1950's, Theora must have been active on the social scene in Los Angeles since she was mentioned in an article in Los Angeles' California Eagle newspaper. See LA-TOW-KI-CU-WAS.
In 1980, Theora Stephens, a hair dresser, patented a "more efficient pressing and curling iron."
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