1816 Birth:192, Eight Square Cemetery, p. 2.,1383 Birth date of 2 February 1816 taken from tombstone in Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana. This is supported by age (65 years) in 1880 census enumeration. Place of birth in New York taken from both 1850 and 1880 census enumerations.

1850 U.S. Census:1383
La Porte County, Indiana (Michigan City Township)
Enumerated 21 August 1850
Ethan Stevens •• 30, male, machinist, real property value $800, born in New York
Nancy •• 19, female, born in Ohio

1880 U.S. Census:2264
La Porte, Indiana (New Durham Township)
Enumerated 15 June 1880
Eathan Stevens •• white, male, 65, married, farmer, born in New York, father born in Connecticut, mother born in Vermont
Nancy •• white, female, 50, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio
Ella •• white, female, 23, daughter, single, at home, born in Indiana, father born in New York, mother born in Ohio
Eddie •• white, male, 20, son, single, farm laborer, born in Indiana, father born in New York, mother born in Ohio
Ida Freeman •• white, female, 8, boarder, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana

1893 Tombstone:192, Eight Square Cemetery, p. 2. Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Ethan Stevens
Feb. 2, 1816
Dec. 28, 1893