Ernest married Clara Estella Ludwig on 25 Sep 1913 in West Virginia, USA. Clara (daughter of Carl Ludwig and Matilda Louise Houck) was born on 21 Feb 1891 in Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jun 1945 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, South Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Harold A. Stephens was born on 1 Sep 1914 in Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 May 1969; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, South Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.
2. Charles D. Stephens was born on 16 Feb 1917 in Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died in 0Feb 1987 in West Virginia, USA.
3. Mary Louise Stephens was born on 23 Jan 1919 in Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 17 Aug 1994; was buried in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.
4. Eva Roberta Stephens was born on 7 Mar 1921 in Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 15 Mar 2003 in Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Seville, Medina County, Ohio, USA.
5. Flora Irene Stephens was born on 19 Sep 1923 in Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jun 2002 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA.