George Clinton Stedman was born June 10, 1881 at Fredricksberg, Iowa. Lura Mae Whitman was born at Marshaltown, Iowa, on September 15, 1881. They were married at Fredricksberg on September 25, 1901 and came to North Dakota in 1906 to settle in Larrabee Township.
The Stedmans were parents of eleven children: Neal, Merle, Violet, Margureite, Lareen, Florence, Clarence, Cora, Keith, Leona and Luella.
Mr. Stedman died June 9, 1945. Mrs. Stedman died October 10, 1974. They are buried in the Grace City Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 64B