Stewart Family

DESCENDANTS OF HENRY STEWART

HENRY STEWART born 8 Feb 1794 NY; married 20 Mar 1817 at Corning NY HEPSIBAH VAN LOON (Van Loan) (Van Lone) born 16 Mar 1799 NY. In 1850, they were living in the Town of Dix Chemung Co. NY. Henry bought 80 acres of land in Cass Co. MI in 1855 and the 1860 census lists them in Dowagiac Cass Co. MI. Note: In the 1850 census Chemung Co. NY is listed Mary Stewart age 58 (born about 1791) who lives in the household of Henry Stewart. Mary is possibly a sister or sister-in-law. Henry's occupation is carpenter. Henry died 14 Dec 1867 Cass Co. MI; Hepsibah died 5 July 1878 Cass Co. MI. They are both buried in Allen Cemetery, Silver Creek Twp. MI. Henry left will dated 4 Jan 1867; proved 20 Jan 1868.

    HENRY:
    CENSUS; Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1860;

    HEPSIBAH:
    CENSUS; Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1860; 1870

SECOND GENERATION

Children of HENRY STEWART and HEPSIBAH VAN LOON:
Named in will of Henry Stewart dated 4 Jan 1867; (*);

+1. (*) Nancy Falaitha born 12 Sep 1819 Tompkins Co. NY; died 27 Feb 1885 Hornby NY; married at Hector Schuyler Co. NY 24 Dec 1838 Robert Douglass Brown; born 19 Dec 1818 Waterford New London Co. CT; died 24 Nov 1873 Town of Hornby Steuben Co. NY in a logging accident; son of David C. Brown and Rebecca Douglass. Both are buried Oldfield/Ferenbaugh Cemetery Oldfield NY located between Ferenbaugh and Post Creek.

     NANCY:
     CENSUS: Hornby Steuben Co. NY 1880

+2. (*) John W. born 31 Aug 1821 NY; died 24 Jan 1872 Benton Berrien Co. MI from consumption; age 51y-10m-6d; married 1 Jan 1843 Catherine C. Holmes born 1827 NY; died 18 Dec 1890 Millburg Berrien Co. MI.

    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Silver Creek Cass Co. MI 1860

3. Abram born 4 Apr 1823 NY Dryden Tompkins Co.; probably died before 4 Jan 1867 leaving no heirs.

    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850

+4. (* decd ) Maria Alvira born 8 May 1825 Ulysses Tompkins Co. NY; died 1862 NY; Phillip Smith born 17 May 1821 NY; died 26 Sep 1895 NY; probably son of James Smith and Mary (unknown). Both are buried in Martin Hill Cemetery Post Creek NY.

    MARIA:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; 1860

    PHILIP:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY1860; 1870; 1880

    EMILY:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1870

    ALICE:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1880

5. (*) MARY ALMIRA born 8 May 1825 Ulysses Tompkins Co. NY; died 19 Oct 1908; married Post Creek, Chemung Co. NY 24 Dec 1850 GEORGE FROST COLE born 2 Apr 1829; died Beaver Dams Schuyler Co. NY 8 Sep 1884; son of Ira Cole and Nancy Bailey. Both are buried Beaver Dams Cemetery Schuyler Co. NY.

+6. (* decd ) Richard born 16 Aug 1827 Dryden Tompkins Co. NY; died before 4 Jan 1867; married 7 Sep 1851 Louisa Cannon born about 1827.

    RICHARD:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850

+7. (*) Mehitable Agnes born 24 Mar 1830; died after 11 June 1910 Amboy Lee Co. IL; married (1) 17 Sep 1847 Arthur Robbins born 1823 NY; married (2) at Amboy IL about May 10 1901 Augustus Buzzard born about 1861 Germany. Wedding notice of 2nd wedding published in Dixon IL Semi-Weekly.

    MEHITABLE AGNES:
    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870

    ARTHUR:
    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870

+8.   (*) Stephen Stanley born 30 June 1833 Lansing Tompkins Co. NY; died 11 Nov 1897 Dowagiac Cass County MI; married (1) 11 Aug 1855 in Lansing Tompkins Co. NY Elizabeth Myers born 20 May 1837 Tompkins County NY; died 6 Sep 1877 MI; daughter of George Myers and Calista (unknown); married (2) 12 July 1884 Fargo Dakota Territory Orilla Cannon born 10 Dec 1852 Lee Centre IL; died 14 Dec 1889; daughter of Jacob Cannon and Rhoda McDowell; married (3) 12 July 1891 at Dowagiac MI Maria Keene, widow of Fielding Emmons, born 16 Oct 1838 OH; died 3 May 1929 IN; daughter of Samuel Keene and Elizabeth Holmes. Served G 109 Inf. NY in Civil War. Stephen Stanley and Elizabeth are buried Allen Cemetery Cass County MI. Orilla burial in Riverside Cemetery LaGrange Twp. Cass Co. MI.

    STEPHEN STANLEY:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Lansing Tompkins Co. NY 1860; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1870; 1880
    OBITUARY: From Dowagiac Times 17 November 1897

Stanley Stewart, who resided on the corner of High street and New York avenue, expired at his home Thursday morning at 2:15 o'clock. Stomach trouble was his fatal ailment. Mr. Stewart was an ex-soldier and had been assisted in his later years by the blessing of a large pension. For a great many years he had been an almost helpless invalid, suffering from rheumatism. He was born in Chemung county, New York, in 1833, June 30th. In 1855 he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Meyers in New York state. To this union were born four children, the two oldest of whom still survive him. His wife died many years ago, and in 1884 he was again married, this time to Orilla Cannon, who died in 1889, leaving one child which is now living. In 1891 he was married for the third time, this time to Marie Emmons of this city, who was with him at the time of his death. When the civil war broke out, Mr. Stewart was one of the first to respond to his country's call, becoming a member of the New York volunteers, and served throughout the war, being honorably discharged with a record of excellent service. He was a kind neighbor and an honest and respected citizen, who will be missed among his large circle of friends. The funeral was held Friday p.m. at one o'clock at the late home, on the corner of High street and New York avenue, Rev. Wyrick of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment was had in Allen cemetery, Silver Creek township.

    ELIZABETH:
    CENSUS: Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1860; 1870

    MARIA:
    CENSUS: Pokagan Cass Co. 1860; 1870;Dowagiac Cass Co. MI 1880 1900; South Bend St. Joseph Co. IN 1910; 1920

+9. (*) Salmon/Solomon born 4 Aug 1835 Tioga PA; died 18 Apr 1913 Dowagiac Cass Co. MI; married in Cassopolis Cass Co. MI 2 Jan 1859 Emily R./Emeline Bronson, widow (unknown) Hoyt, born 17 Apr 1825 NY; died 23 Mar 1902 Keeler Twp Van Buren Co. MI; daughter of Daniel Bronson and Paulina Howe. Served in Civil War Co A 15th (or 19th) Michigan Infantry. Stewart, Salmon, Silver Creek. " Enlisted in Company A, Nineteenth Infantry, Aug. 9, 1862 at Dowagiac, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Sept 5, 1862. Wounded in action March 5, 1863. Corporal Nov. 1, 1863.   Sergeant Jan 1, 1865. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 10, 1865." Salmon is buried Allen Cemetery Cass County MI.

    SALMON:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Keeler Van Buren Co. MI 1860; 1870; 1880; 1900; 1910
    OBITUARY: From Dowagiac Daily News 19 April 1913

The funeral of Salmon Stewart, who died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock following a stroke of paralysis, will be held Sunday at 1 o'clock in Mr. Stewart's former rooms on the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Commercial Street. Burial in the Allen Cemetery in Silver Creek will follow. Rev. George P. Hunting will officiate.

    EMILY:
    CENSUS: Keeler Van Buren Co. MI 1860; 1870;1880; 1900

10. (*) Sarah Rebecca born 11 Mar 1839 Hector Falls NY; died 11 Jun 1910 Amboy Lee County IL; married Amboy IL 22 Feb 1859 Israel Ross Patterson born 24 Feb 1836 Morgan County OH; died 9 Sep 1904 Amboy IL; son of James W. Patterson and Clarissa Ross.

    SARAH:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870; 1880; 1900; 1910

    ISRAEL:
    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870; 1880; 1900

11. George Henry born 19 Nov 1844 Town of Dix Chemung Co. NY; died of wounds inflicted during battle of Gains Mills 27 June 1862.   Served in the Michigan Infantry during Civil War.

    GEORGE:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1860

THIRD GENERATION

Children of Robert Douglass Brown and Nancy Falaitha Stewart:

1. David Henry born 1 October 1839 Newfield NY; died 19 Jan 1927 Lewisville, Ulysses, PA; married 31 December 1870 (1) Mary Derinda Quackenbush born 10 Apr 1851; died 9 Nov 1873 Hornby NY from diphtheria; daughter of William Quackenbush and (unknown); married (2) 7 May 1876 Millerton Tioga Co. PA; PA Sarah Jane Cook born 2 Mar 1849 Millerton PA; died 19 October 1927 Eldred, McKean Co. PA; daughter of Aaron Cook and Cynthia Andrus. David and Sarah Jane buried in Lewisville Cemetery. Mary is buried Oldfield Cemetery, Ferenbaugh NY. Civil War veteran.

DAVID and SARAH:
CENSUS: Hornby Steuben Co. NY 1880; Lewisville Potter Co. PA 1900; 1910; 1920

2. Robert Douglass; born 4 December 1841; married (1) Viola (unknown); married (2) Amanda (unknown). Viola burial Oldfield/Ferenbaugh Cemetery, Hornby NY.

    ROBERT:
    CENSUS: Hornby Steuben Co. 1875;

3. George Washington born 6 Mar 1844; died after 14 Nov 1892; married 15 June 1865 (1) Sarah Hubbell who died 11 Apr 1883 Grant Clare Co. MI; daughter of Charles B. Hubbell and Anna Mettler.

    GEORGE and SARAH:
    CENSUS: Nessen Midland Co. MI 1880

4. Andrew LaMarcus DeLafayette born 17 Feb 1846; died 17 Feb 1928; married 24 Jan 1872 Olive Charity Smith born 10 Aug 1852 Schuyler Co. NY; died 16 Feb 1927 Hornby NY Olive burial Oldfield/Ferenbaugh Cemetery.

5. Oscar M. B. M.; born 7 June 1849; married 27 Nov 1872 Anna E. Woodworth born about 1852 NY.

    OSCAR & ANNA;
    CENSUS; Dix Schuyler Co. NY 1880

6. Mary L.; born 7 June 1849; died 20 Mar 1850 Hornby or Post Creek NY.

7. Hepsalie Armina Levia born 7 Jan 1852; married 1 Jan 1870 Joseph C. Ferenbaugh born 7 Feb 1852 Hornby NY.

Children of John W. Stewart and Catherine Holmes:

1. Salina C. born 22 May 1845; died 5 Jun 1845; buried Quigley Cemetery, Town of Catlin, Chemung Co. NY.

2. Amelia born 10 Aug 1848; died 11 Aug 1848; buried Quigley Cemetery, Town of Catlin, Chemung Co. NY.

3. John F. born 9 Jun 1849; died 15 Aug 1849; buried Quigley Cemetery, Town of Catlin, Chemung Co. NY.

4. Marion E. born Nov 1846 NY; died 22 Oct 1936 Berrien Co. MI; married (1) 31 Dec 1871 Millburg MI Albert Wilder born about 7 July 1845 MI; died 18 Sep 1876 Bainbridge Center MI; son of George Wilder and Olive Wood; married (2) Austin Adams born Apr 1833 OH; died 14 Sep 1908.

    MARION:
    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1850; Silver Creek Cass Co. MI 1860; Bainbridge Berrien Co. MI 1880; 1900

    ALBERT:
    CENSUS: Benton Berrien Co. MI 1860; Bainbridge Berrien Co. MI 1870;1880

    AUSTIN:
    CENSUS: Bainbridge Berrien Co. MI 1900

5. James born about 1851 NY.

    CENSUS: Silver Creek Cass Co. MI 1860

6. William born about 1854 NY; married Mary (unknown).

    CENSUS: Silver Creek Cass Co. MI 1860

7. Walter F. born June 1857 Cass Co. MI; died 19 Apr 1926 MI; married 31 Dec 1878 Mary E. Vosburgh born June 1863 MI; died 16 June 1944; daughter of Armenus Vosburgh and Arvilla (unknown).

    WALTER:
    CENSUS: Silver Creek Cass Co. MI 1860; Millburg Berrien Co. MI 1880; Benton Berrien Co. 1900; 1920

    MARY:
    CENSUS: Millburg Berrien Co. MI 1880; Benton Berrien Co. 1900; 1920

8. E. Wilbert born about 1861 MI; died 1893 MI.

9. George S. born 27 Nov 1862 MI; died 15 Aug 1863.

10. Lewis M. born 3 Oct 1864; died 25 Oct 1865.

Children of Maria Stewart and Philip Smith:

1. Ella born ca 1853.

    CENSUS: Catlin Chemung Co. NY 1860;

2. Emily born ca 1855;

3. Lewis E. born 22 Apr 1861; died 25 Nov 1869. Burial Martin Hill Cemetery Post Creek NY.

Children of Richard Stewart and Louisa Cannon/Carison:

1. Jennie born 2 Apr 1854 Corning NY; died 26 Nov 1906 Dowagiac MI; married 20 Sep 1874 MI Charles Byron Northrop born Apr 1850 Coopersville MI; died 2 June 1916 Tuscaloosa AL; son of Charles Northrup and Angeline McComber. Both are buried in Riverside Cemetery Dowagiac MI.

Children of Arthur Robbins and Mehitabel Agnes Stewart:

1. Francis born ca 1848 NY. Census: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860

2. Emma born ca 1851 NY. Census Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860

3. Josephine born ca 1853 IL. Census Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870

4. Edwin born ca 1857 IL. Census Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870

5. Arthur born ca 1864 IL. Census Amboy Lee Co. IL 1870

Children of Stephen Stanley Stewart and Elizabeth Myers:

1. Charles born Mar 1857 NY; died 21 Jan 1932 Hamilton Twp Van Buren Co. MI by suicide; married 19 Apr 1877 Zillah Rosella Hungerford born 9 May 1857 MI; died 8 Dec 1933 Calexico CA; daughter of Septimus Hungerford and Harriet N. Phelps. Charles was a farmer. Both are buried Allen Cemetery Cass Co. MI.

    CHARLES:
    CENSUS: Lansing Tompkins Co. NY 1860; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1870; 1880; Hamilton Van Buren Co. MI 1900; 1920
    OBITUARY: 6-29-32 CHAS. STEWART TAKES LIFE AT RURAL HOME

Apparently seized with a sudden fit of despondency over ill health Charles Stewart, 75, prominent lifelong resident of this section, took his own life at his home seven miles north of Dowagiac at 11 o'clock this morning. He went to his front lawn where he placed the muzzle of a 22-calibre rifle in his mouth and fired, death coming almost instantly. The shooting was witnessed by a driver of an oil truck. The tragedy proved a terrible shock to his family and many friends, for while he had been in ill health for years, he gave no indication of despondency and a short time before the deed had been chatting cheerfully with neighbors. Coroner A. E. Thompson, of Paw Paw, responded to a call and recorded the case as suicide. No inquest will be held. Dr. W. R. Lyman and Chief C. O. Burch of Dowagiac were called, but there was nothing to be done. The body was brought to the Robinson-McLauchlin undertaking parlors. Funeral arrangements had not been made early this afternoon.

Mr. Stewart was well and most favorably known by hundreds of people in Cass and Van Buren counties, as well as by many tourists who have met him at his roadside stand which he has operated for years. In recent years he had suffered several reverses, losing considerable money in unfortunate investments, losing his old farm home by fire two years ago, and by developing an illness that lasted for several years. In years gone by Mr. Stewart proved very successful in his farming enterprise. He is perhaps best known to many as a newspaper correspondent, work which he followed up to his death. His final list of items from Hamilton appear in today's Daily News, and among them is a notice of his being treated for illness by a Dowagiac doctor. In the old days he wrote his news under the name of "Hank Teeter" and they were widely read in many newspapers in this section.

He was married 55 years ago and his widow survives. Other survivors are the following daughters: Mrs. Zeborn Linton, of Springfield, IL., Mrs. Belle Kimball of Chicago, Mrs. George Mirkle of Silver Creek: Mrs. Albert Himmelwright, who lived next door to the Stewart home and Mrs. Bessie Marshall, north of Dowagiac. There are several grandchildren and great-grandchildren living.

    ZILLAH:
    CENSUS: Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1860; 1870; 1880; Hamilton Van Buren Co. MI 1900; 1920

2. Cora born 9 Nov 1858 NY; died 8 Dec 1908; married 17 Dec 1877 David Orr Garrett born 11 Oct 1849 MI; died 30 July 1904; son of John Garrett and Rosa A. Pettigrew.

    CORA:
    CENSUS: Lansing Tompkins Co. NY 1860; Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1870;

    DAVID:
    CENSUS: Keeler Van Buren Co. MI 1880; 1900

3. Emery born 13 Feb 1861 NY; died 13 Oct 1877 MI. Buried Allen Cemetery Cass County MI.

    EMERY:
    CENSUS: Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1870

4. Bertice born 2 April/May 1870 Michigan; died 9 Aug 1884. Buried Allen Cemetery Cass County MI. She apparently died of heart failure while on a trip to Dakota.

    BERTICE:
    CENSUS: Wayne Twp Cass Co. MI 1870; 1880

Children of Stephen Stanley Stewart and Orilla Cannon:

5. Mabel Orilla born 17 Aug 1886 Eaton Rapids MI; died 2 Jan 1969; married at St. Joseph Co. IN 28 Nov 1906 Oren Adam Fulkerson born 10 Dec 1882 South Bend IN; died 2 Jan 1969; son of Frank Lewis Fulkerson and Ida A. Weaver.

    CENSUS: South Bend IN 1910

Children of Salmon Stewart and Emily Bronson:

1. Daniel H. born 10 May 1861 MI; died Dec 25 1914 Dallas TX; married 4 Mar 1884 Elizabeth Blauvelt born 27 Apr 1864 Washington Twp Bergen County NJ; died 3 Mar 1946 Los Angeles CA; daughter of John Henry Blauvelt and Jemima Ann Van Buskirk. Went to Jackson MS 1896 and to Los Angeles CA after 1913. Elizabeth is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac MI. He was a carpenter.

    DANIEL:
    CENSUS: Keeler Van Buren Co. MI 1870; 1880

Children of Israel Patterson and Sarah Rebecca Stewart:

1. Oscar Eugene born May 1860; died 3 July 1908 on trip to Council Bluff IA; buried Minnesota Lake MN; married 13 Mar 1896 Makato MN Clarissa Mary Graves; born Nov 1868 Minnesota Lakes MN.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1860; 1870; 1900

2. George born Jan 1866.

    Census: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1870, 1880; 1900

3. Clara born Jan 1868

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL 1870, 1880; 1900

4. Addie born July 1872; married (unknown) Estey.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL   1880; 1900; 1910

5. Nancy born ca 1873.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL   1880;

6. Harry born Feb 1878.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL   1880; 1900

7. Hattie born Feb 1881.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. IL   1900

8. Walter born December 1883.

    CENSUS: Amboy Lee Co. 1900

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