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Generation No. 1
1.
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE He married ALICE FENIMORE.
Child
of ANOTHY CARSAYE and ALICE FENIMORE is:
2. i.
JOHN2 KERSEY, b. 1616, Scotland?; d. 1690, America.
Generation No. 2
2.
JOHN2 KERSEY (ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was
born 1616 in Scotland?, and died 1690 in America. He married JOHANNA
BEASLEY.
Notes
for JOHN KERSEY:
Kersey Family History
John
Kersey the elder (1616-1690) mathematician was baptized at Bodicit near
Benbury, Oxfordshire on November 23, 1616.
A
razor hone, now owned by Dale Kersey, Stilesville, bears the following
data carved in the edge:
John
Kersey brought this razor hone to America from Ayrshire, Scotland in
1650. Gave it to his son John about 1706. Was given to his son William
about 1742. William gave it to his son Amos about 1780. Was given to
Amos' son, James, in 1830. James gave it to his son, James Jr., in 1880.
Since that time James gave it to his son Dayton L. in 1911. Dayton L.
gave it to his son Fred James, and Fred James gave it to his son Dale
Soots Kersey.
Child
of JOHN KERSEY and JOHANNA BEASLEY is:
3. i.
JOHN3 KERSEY, JR., b. Abt. 1700.
Generation No. 3
3.
JOHN3 KERSEY, JR. (JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born Abt. 17001. He married LOIS
HARRIS, daughter of HUGH HARRIS and ELIZABETH BRINTON. She was born Abt.
1701 in Birmingham Twp, Chester, PA.
Notes
for JOHN KERSEY, JR.:
Kersey History
Lexicographer revised the work of his father. He was mainly occupied
with lexicography.
Miss
Virginia Kersey says "John Kersey and his twelfth son William were among
the early settlers in Pennsylvania. William migrated to North Carolina
and settled on Richland Creek, in Gilford County.
Children of JOHN KERSEY and LOIS HARRIS are:
4. i.
WILLIAM4 KERSEY, b. 1722, Pennsylvania; d. November 20, 1764,
New Garden, Guildford Co., North Carolina.
ii.
MARY KERSEY, b. February 14, 1712/131.
Generation No. 4
4.
WILLIAM4 KERSEY (JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born 1722 in Pennsylvania,
and died November 20, 1764 in New Garden, Guildford Co., North Carolina.
He married (1) ELIZABETH 17442. She died 17452.
He married (2) HANNAH HUNT January 1748/49 in Deep River MM, Guilford
Co., North Carolina2, daughter of WILLIAM HUNT and
MARY WOOLMAN. She was born January 20, 1730/31 in Chester County,
Pennsylvania3.
Notes
for HANNAH HUNT:
Kersey Family History
Hannah Hunt, sister of William Hunt, who died of small pox while on a
religious visit to Friends in England.
Hannah is the first cousin of John Woolman (1720-1772) the eminent
minister and writer, author of the Journal and Essays of whom Rufus
Jones in his "Latter Periods of Quakerism."
Child
of WILLIAM KERSEY and ELIZABETH is:
5. i.
WILLIAM5 KERSEY, JR., b. November 15, 1745; d. Unknown.
Children of WILLIAM KERSEY and HANNAH HUNT are:
6.
ii. AMOS5 KERSEY, b. February 15, 1749/50, Maryland; d. July
07, 1831.
7.
iii. JESSE KERSEY, b. December 01, 1753; d. Unknown.
8.
iv. DANIEL KERSEY, b. November 06, 1757, Deep River, Guilford Co., North
Carolina; d. Unknown.
9. v.
THOMAS KERSEY, b. September 15, 1759, Guilford Co., North Carolina; d.
Unknown.
vi.
ELEAZER KERSEY, b. August 27, 1762, Springfield, Guilford Co., North
Carolina3; d. Unknown; m. (1) ELIZABETH CARTER; m. (2)
BETSY HARLAN.
Generation No. 5
5.
WILLIAM5 KERSEY, JR. (WILLIAM4, JOHN3,
JOHN2, ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born
November 15, 17453, and died Unknown. He married
HANNAH BENNETT September 08, 17664, daughter of JOSEPH
BENNETT and REBECCA FINCHUM.
Notes
for WILLIAM KERSEY, JR.:
Kersey Family History
The
Futhey-Cope History says William of Pennsylvania in the County of York,
late of North Carolina, son of Willima and Elizabeth Kersey, deceased,
became a prominent member of York Meeting and was appointed an elder in
1775, and the clerk of the monthly meeting in 1775. In 1778 he was clerk
of the Warrington Quarterly Meeting.
Children of WILLIAM KERSEY and HANNAH BENNETT are:
10. i.
JOSHUA6 KERSEY.
ii.
SAMUEL KERSEY.
11. iii. JESSE KERSEY, b. 1768; d. 1845.
iv.
JOSEPH KERSEY, b. Abt. 1774; d. May 26, 1790, York, Pennsylvania.
6.
AMOS5 KERSEY (WILLIAM4, JOHN3,
JOHN2, ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born
February 15, 1749/50 in Maryland, and died July 07, 1831. He married (1)
DIANAH BEESON March 29, 1785 in Center MM, Guildford Co., North
Carolina, daughter of ISAAC BEESON and ISABELL PARSONS. He married (2)
ELIZABETH WILSON April 17, 1794 in Guilford Co., North Carolina4,5,
daughter of JAMES WILSON and ABIGAIL BLACKBURN. She was born February
27, 1761, and died May 18, 1835 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
Children of AMOS KERSEY and DIANAH BEESON are:
i.
BENJAMIN6 KERSEY, b. December 21, 1786, Guilford Co., North
Carolina5; m. ANN OSBORN.
ii.
ISAAC KERSEY, b. December 23, 1788, Guilford Co., North Carolina5;
m. SALLIE LAMB.
iii.
ISABEL KERSEY, b. January 05, 1791, Guilford Co., North Carolina5;
m. JONATHON OSBORN.
Children of AMOS KERSEY and ELIZABETH WILSON are:
iv.
AMOS6 KERSEY, JR., b. January 24, 17955.
12.
v. EZRA KERSEY, b. May 25, 1797, Guilford Co., North Carolina; d. July
02, 1874.
vi.
LOIS KERSEY, b. December 12, 1798, Guilford Co., North Carolina5;
d. Unknown; m. ISAAC POTTER.
13.
vii. JAMES C. KERSEY, b. February 22, 1801, Guilford Co., North
Carolina; d. August 02, 1883, Spring Cemetery, Amo, Indiana.
viii.
ELIZABETH KERSEY, b. April 16, 1803, Guilford Co., North Carolina5;
d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH I. COFFIN.
7.
JESSE5 KERSEY (WILLIAM4, JOHN3,
JOHN2, ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born
December 01, 1753, and died Unknown.
Children of JESSE KERSEY are:
i.
STEPHANUS6 KERSEY, m. PHOEBE JOHNSON.
ii.
SAMUEL KERSEY, m. IRENA.
iii.
DAVID KERSEY, m. ELIZABETH BURGESS, February 06, 1849, Franklinville,
NC.
Marriage Notes for DAVID KERSEY and ELIZABETH BURGESS:
Fayetteville Observer, NC (February 20, 1849)
In
Franklinville on the 6th, David Kersey of Greensboro to Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of Emsley Burgess of Raleigh.
iv.
BEULEH KERSEY, m. JOHN OSBORN.
8.
DANIEL5 KERSEY (WILLIAM4, JOHN3,
JOHN2, ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born
November 06, 1757 in Deep River, Guilford Co., North Carolina5,
and died Unknown. He married MARY CARTER 17886,
daughter of JOHN CARTER and ANN WHIPPLE.
Children of DANIEL KERSEY and MARY CARTER are:
i.
HANNAH6 KERSEY.
ii.
WILLIAM KERSEY, b. August 27, 1781, Gilford Co., North Carolina6;
d. August 23, 1844, Spiceland, Henry Co., Indiana; m. RACHEL HIATT,
February 05, 1800, Gilford Co., North Carolina6; b.
March 30, 1781, Gilford Co., North Carolina6; d.
September 19, 1868, Spiceland, Henry Co., Indiana6.
Notes
for WILLIAM KERSEY:
Kersey Family History
Daniel Kersey to William Hiatt, 11-16-1799, 54.5 acres, 16 Shillings 7
pense South side of Richland Creek. Witness Amos Kersey.
9.
THOMAS5 KERSEY (WILLIAM4, JOHN3,
JOHN2, ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born
September 15, 1759 in Guilford Co., North Carolina7,
and died Unknown. He married REBECCA CARTER 17828,
daughter of JOHN CARTER and ANN WHIPPLE.
Children of THOMAS KERSEY and REBECCA CARTER are:
14. i.
JOHN6 KERSEY.
ii.
MARY KERSEY, m. ELI MILLIKAN.
iii.
ELIZABETH KERSEY.
iv.
NANCY ANN KERSEY, m. SIMON HADLEY.
Generation No. 6
10.
JOSHUA6 KERSEY (WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) He married PHOEBE JACOBS.
Children of JOSHUA KERSEY and PHOEBE JACOBS are:
i.
SAMUEL7 KERSEY.
ii.
JOHN KERSEY.
iii.
HANNAH KERSEY.
iv.
MARY KERSEY.
v.
SUSAN KERSEY.
11.
JESSE6 KERSEY (WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born 1768, and died 1845. He married ELIZABETH COATES,
daughter of MOSES COATES and MARY VICKERS.
Notes
for JESSE KERSEY:
Kersey Family History
The
Futhey-Cope History of Chester County PA contains a lengthy account of
Jesse Kersey. "His parents William and Hannah (Bennett) Kersey were
members of the Friends Society and endeavored to raise their son
according to the principles which they professed. It was a somewhat
difficult task as he was much exposed to the corrupting influence of
vicious company but by watchful care, he was in a great measure
preserved from the evils which were common among the children of the
place. As a boy Jesse served four years apprenticeship learning the
potters trade and followed that profession off and on for a number of
years. At the age of seventeen he appeared in public as a minister Jesse
was a man of extraordinary endowment. As a minister he was qualified to
enlist the attention of his hearers, to fix their minds upon the
Glorious truths of the Christian religion. It has been acknowledged by
competent persons within and without the Society Friends in England or
America no more gratified and impressive powers of the sacred cloquence
have been heard than those that proceeded from the lips of Jesse
Kersey."
Child
of JESSE KERSEY and ELIZABETH COATES is:
i.
ESTHER7 KERSEY, b. September 03, 1815; d. 1818.
12.
EZRA6 KERSEY (AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born May 25, 1797 in Guilford Co., North Carolina9,
and died July 02, 1874. He married MARY O'DELL November 05, 181810.
Child
of EZRA KERSEY and MARY O'DELL is:
15. i.
ELEAZOR7 KERSEY.
13.
JAMES C.6 KERSEY (AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born February 22, 1801 in Guilford Co., North Carolina10,
and died August 02, 1883 in Spring Cemetery, Amo, Indiana10.
He married ELIZABETH WILSON HODSON October 26, 1826 in Guilford Co.,
North Carolina10, daughter of JESSE HODSON and MARY
WILSON. She was born January 19, 1805 in North Carolina10,
and died May 06, 1873 in Spring Cemetery, Amo, Indiana10.
Notes
for JAMES C. KERSEY:
James
and wife Elizabeth (Hodson) came to Wayne County Indiana in 1830 and
went on to Hendricks County in 1832. James entered 320 acres of land
from the Government. Eighty acres of it has never been out of the hands
of his descendants.
Shortly after coming to this country, he took up the study of medicine.
After completing his course, he practiced his profession until the time
of his death. We are told that the regular charge for a call was 25
cents. He gathered his own herbs, mixed his own medicine, rode horseback
for transportation, and would go as far as anybody would come after him.
Kersey Family History
He
lived his last few years with his son, James Kersey, Jr.
Children of JAMES KERSEY and ELIZABETH HODSON are:
16. i.
JESSE7 KERSEY, b. June 10, 1827, North Carolina; d. January
23, 1850.
17.
ii. ABIGAIL KERSEY, b. September 14, 1829, North Carolina; d. May 28,
1863, Boone County, Indiana.
18.
iii. JAMES KERSEY, JR., b. October 25, 1831, Wayne County, Indiana; d.
September 18, 1911, Hendricks County, Indiana.
iv.
RACHEL KERSEY, b. November 19, 1833, Millcreek, Hendricks County,
Indiana11; d. January 25, 185111.
v.
MARY KERSEY, b. December 25, 1835, Millcreek, Hendricks County, Indiana11;
d. July 28, 187911; m. ABRAHAM WILLIAMSON.
19.
vi. ISAAC KERSEY, b. March 19, 1838.
vii.
JOHNATHON KERSEY, b. September 11, 184011; d. November
30, 189911; m. (1) ANNA JANE BENBOW; b. November 19,
1844, Millcreek, Hendricks County, Indiana12; m. (2)
ADDIE CRESSIN.
viii.
AMOS KERSEY, b. October 23, 1842, Hendricks County, IN13;
d. July 30, 1923, Hendricks County, IN; m. MARY CATHERINE CASSITY,
September 24, 1867; d. 1922, Hendricks County, IN.
Notes
for AMOS KERSEY:
From:
Larry Slavens [mailto:IArooster@earthlink.net]
Sent:
Monday, October 21, 2002 10:34 PM
To:
ann.roberts@noumena.com
My
ggggrandfather was Stephen Gowin, who died in Hendricks County in 1880.
Last week I was at the recorder's office there and copied a deed for the
sale of land to settle Stephen's estate. Listed in and signing off on
the deed are his widow, his surviving children, and. . . Amos and Mary
Kersey. I don't know of any connection between the families; do you? For
all of Stephen's children, the deed lists daughters' name then their
husbands, and sons'
names
then their wives, so I'm assuming that the connection was with Amos
rather than with Mary since he was listed first.
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Amos
Kersey's Obituary:
He
was killed accidently (broken neck) from being thrown from a horse (age
80 years., 9 mo., 20 d).
He
spent his childhood at the homestead entered by his parents in 1832 and
which he purchased later in life and owned until his death.
Amos
was a birthright member of the Friends Church and attended school at the
Old Spring School. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the Civil War. He
was in active service throughout the entire war and served his full
time.
On
September 5, 1867, he was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Cassity.
They lived together for 55 years until her death. To this union were
born eight children. He was the grandfather of 15 children and
great-grandfather of eight.
After
the death of his companion less than a year ago, he spent much time
reading the word of God, and frequently sang the words of an old song.
"If you get there before I do, look out for me, I'm coming too."
He
spent his life in the vicinity of Amo, as a successful, hard-working
farmer, where he manifested a spirit for generosity and helpfulness
toward the poor, and treasured the friendship of an honest man.
He
was a regular attendant at church, and will be greatly missed in the
community. He was the last of his father's family of nine children to
depart this life, and was in good health at the time of the accident.
Among
the treasured memories of the pleasant days of youth,
His
family round his fireside was instructed in the truth,
Tis a
pleasant retrospective, as on through life they trod
The
memory of their father's voice, reading the word of God.
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ANOTHER WRITTEN ACCOUNT:
Amos,
son of Dr. James and Elizabeth (Hodson) Kersey was born Oct. 10, 1842,
in Hendricks County, Indiana, two miles northwest of Amo. He spent his
childhood on the homestead entered by his parents in 1832, which he
purchased later in life. Received a common school education in his own
township. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Company I,
27th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served over three years
until the end of the war.
His
regiment was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. He participated in
the first and second battles of Bull Run, Winchester, Antietram, and the
three-day struggle at Gettysburg in July 1863. His regiment was then
transferred to the Sherman's Army and made the famous march to the sea
and participated in the battles of Atlanta campaign. He was captured and
put in Libby Prison where he almost starved.
When
the war was over he went home and farmed with his father until his
father's death in 1883. He then bought 208 1/4 acres of his father's
farm, and started farming for himself. He later bought another 100 acres
where he and his family lived the rest of life.
He
was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a birthright member of
the Friends Church, and always active in church affairs. In politics he
was a republican but not a partisan in the strict sense of the word.
ix.
EZRA KERSEY, b. November 14, 1844, Millcreek, Hendricks County, Indiana13;
d. August 05, 1863, Millican's Bend, Louisianna14.
14.
JOHN6 KERSEY (THOMAS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) He married ANNA STEDDON February 13, 181315.
Child
of JOHN KERSEY and ANNA STEDDON is:
20. i.
SAMUEL7 KERSEY, b. June 03, 1830, Warren Co., Ohio; d. July
31, 1897, Warren Co., Ohio.
Generation No. 7
15.
ELEAZOR7 KERSEY (EZRA6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) He married RUTH GORHAM.
Children of ELEAZOR KERSEY and RUTH GORHAM are:
i.
BUSINESS H.8 KERSEY.
ii.
ELLA KERSEY.
16.
JESSE7 KERSEY (JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born June 10, 1827 in North
Carolina16, and died January 23, 185016.
He married SARAH PICKETT.
Child
of JESSE KERSEY and SARAH PICKETT is:
i.
MARTHA ANN8 KERSEY.
17.
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY (JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born September 14, 1829 in
North Carolina16, and died May 28, 1863 in Boone
County, Indiana16. She married PETER ELLIOTT May 15,
1854 in Hendricks County, Indiana, son of NATHAN ELLIOTT and SARAH RICH.
He was born January 31, 1826 in Randolph County, North Carolina17,
and died March 28, 1898 in Boone County, Indiana18.
Notes
for PETER ELLIOTT:
1870
Census Records Thorntown, Sugarcreek Twp, Boone County, IN
Peter
Elliot 34 m Farmer Value of Real Estate: 1400 Value of Personal Estate:
375 POB: NC
Abigail 30 f POB: NC?
Sarah
2 f POB: Ind
A
Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks
Counties IND; Chicago, AW Bowen & Co, 1895
Peter
Elliott was reared to practical farming on the home farm, in the
meanwhile attending the public schools, and for two terms at the high
school at Bloomingdale, Parke County; he then taught school ten terms,
averaging four months to the term.
The
family are all members of the Society of Friends, and lead the lives
inculcated through the teachings of that society. A handsome and well
improved farm of ninety acres is sufficient for their support, and Mr.
Elliott's skill as a stock grower adds materially to his income. In
politics he is a republican, and for ten years was an overseer in the
religious order to which he belongs.
Children of ABIGAIL KERSEY and PETER ELLIOTT are:
i.
JAMES8 ELLIOTT, b. January 31, 1855, Boone County, Indiana19;
d. August 23, 1856, Boone County, Indiana20.
21.
ii. SARAH ELLIOTT, b. April 12, 1858, Near Thorntown, IN (Boone County);
d. 1912.
iii.
MARIETTA ELLIOTT, b. September 08, 1860, Boone County, Indiana21;
d. August 23, 1875, Boone County, Indiana21.
iv.
INFANT ELLIOTT, b. May 23, 1863, Boone County, Indiana21;
d. May 24, 1863, Boone County, Indiana21.
18.
JAMES7 KERSEY, JR. (JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born October 25, 1831 in
Wayne County, Indiana21, and died September 18, 1911
in Hendricks County, Indiana. He married ELMINA HUNT 1850, daughter of
ASHAEL HUNT and RACHEL JOHNSON. She was born April 08, 1832.
Notes
for JAMES KERSEY, JR.:
James
Jr. grew up on the homestead entered by his parents two miles northwest
of Amo, IN. He received a common school education in the local school.
After marrying Elmina, he bought 80 acres of land about one mile
northeast of his home place.
He
also studied medicine and became a veterinarian. He lived his life on
the same farm while practicing his medicine and farming.
Children of JAMES KERSEY and ELMINA HUNT are:
i.
ENOS C8 KERSEY, b. November 22, 1853.
ii.
JESSE KERSEY, b. September 16, 1855.
iii.
ALFRED KERSEY, b. July 03, 1858.
iv.
JAMES A KERSEY, b. April 24, 1861; d. June 10, 1862.
v.
SAMUEL L KERSEY, b. December 09, 1863; d. January 19, 1864.
vi.
RACHEL JANE KERSEY, b. January 09, 1865.
vii.
IRA C KERSEY, b. June 24, 1867.
viii.
DAYTON KERSEY, b. October 27, 1870.
19.
ISAAC7 KERSEY (JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born March 19, 183821.
He married LEAH CATHERINE STORMS December 28, 185821.
Children of ISAAC KERSEY and LEAH STORMS are:
i.
MARGARET ELIZABETH8 KERSEY, b. January 30, 187021.
ii.
CHILD1 KERSEY, b. December 31, 187621; d. August 30,
187721.
20.
SAMUEL7 KERSEY (JOHN6, THOMAS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born June 03, 1830 in Warren
Co., Ohio, and died July 31, 1897 in Warren Co., Ohio. He married (1)
ASENATH HOTS. He married (2) ARENA ELLEN MOTE March 24, 1864 in Miami,
OH.
Children of SAMUEL KERSEY and ARENA MOTE are:
i.
WILLIAM RUPHUS8 KERSEY.
ii.
ANNA MARY KERSEY.
iii.
MEDORA ELIZABETH KERSEY.
iv.
FANNY ELLEN KERSEY.
v.
EVA C. KERSEY.
vi.
BERTHA MAY KERSEY.
vii.
CORA LENA KERSEY.
Generation No. 8
21.
SARAH8 ELLIOTT (ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES
C.6, AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born April 12, 1858 in Near Thorntown, IN (Boone
County)21, and died 1912. She married (1) ALBERT L.
STUBBS, son of JONATHON STUBBS and RACHEL. He was born August 30, 185021,
and died October 20, 1882 in Iowa?21. She married (2)
JAMES HARVEY STEWART November 12, 1885 in Montgomery County, Indiana21,
son of JOHN STEWART and FRANCES LEWIS. He was born November 12, 1848 in
Indiana21, and died 1911.
Notes
for SARAH ELLIOTT:
OBITUARY OF SARAH ELLIOTT STEWART (Darlington dateline to Crawfordsville
Journal):
Following an illness of several months, Mrs. Sarah Elliott Stewart died
at her home four miles south of here Saturday night at eleven o'clock.
Her death was due to heart trouble. She was born near Thorntown in Boone
County about fifty-four years ago. On November 12, 1885, she was married
to James H. Stewart, who death occurred eleven months ago. Mrs. Stewart
had been a member of the Friends church all her life. She was a true
Christian and a devoted mother. She was a member of Maywood Temple, No.
105, Pythian Sisters, and a member of Antonio Court, No. 66, Tribe of
Ben Hur, of this place.
She
is survived by the following children: Herman E., Miss Buelah F., James
A., Mark L., and Edgar W. Stewart, all residing at home and Walter A.
Stewart living here. She is also survived by three brothers, George,
Mark and Enos Elliott, living near the old homestead, and three
grandsons. The funeral was conducted from the Friends church here
Tuesday morning at eleven. Rev. L.M. Reagan officiated and interment was
made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
NOTES:
The
three Elliott brothers mentioned in the obituary were half-brothers, the
sons of Peter Elliott and Eliza Cox. They were married September 16,
1868. Apparently Abigail Kersey Elliott died before that time and there
is no record of the date. Abigail and Peter Elliott were married in
1854, so apparently she did not live too long after the birth of two
daughters. In one account, Sarah's sister was listed as Mary and in
another as Etta, so I am assuming she was Mary Etta. Before she married
James H. Stewart, Sarah was married to a Stubbs and they had one child,
a son. They moved to another state, possibly Iowa, where both husband
and baby died in some epidemic.
Sarah
wrote with a beautiful script. Buren Stewart had a record book for James
H. Stewart's accounts and the heading are in her writing. Here is an
excerpt from one of her articles on Salem, Indiana. (Called New Salem)
"But in the year 1828 a log church was built. A name was chosen, Salem,
which means peace. At the time of building of the log church, there were
6 families, among them Joseph Stewart. Meetings were held at Joseph's
home until the church was built."
Child
of SARAH ELLIOTT and ALBERT STUBBS is:
i.
UNKNOWN9 STUBBS, d. Iowa?.
Children of SARAH ELLIOTT and JAMES STEWART are:
22.
ii. WALTER ALLISON9 STEWART, b. September 14, 1886,
Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana; d. February 17, 1950, Darlington,
Montgomery Co., Indiana.
23.
iii. HERMAN ELLIOTT STEWART, b. September 09, 1888; d. 1951.
24.
iv. BUELAH FRANCIS STEWART, b. March 19, 1892; d. December 09, 1975,
Crawfordsville, Indiana.
25.
v. JAMES ADRIAN STEWART, b. November 01, 1894; d. 1979.
26.
vi. MARK LEWIS STEWART, b. May 04, 1898; d. February 01, 1955,
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
27.
vii. EDGAR WILSON STEWART, b. July 05, 1901; d. 1970.
Generation No. 9
22.
WALTER ALLISON9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born September 14, 1886 in
Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana21, and died
February 17, 1950 in Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana. He married
CORDELIA ALICE LOUGH April 03, 1903, daughter of SAMUEL LOUGH and
LUCINDA BECK. She was born September 04, 1883 in Indiana?, and died
January 22, 1963.
Notes
for WALTER ALLISON STEWART:
OBITUARY: WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DIES AT HOME
Sadness entered many homes Friday morning when it was learned that
Walter A. Stewart, one of the best known men in this community, had
passed away at his home half a mile north of Darlington.
Altho
Mr. Stewart had suffered attacks of illness several times in the past
few years, he had seemed much better lately and had been leading the
singing at revival meetings in nearby towns.
Last
week he was singing at the Congregational Christian church in Linden. On
Thursday night, Mrs. Stewart, their grand-daughter, Alison Holmes, and
some friends accompanied him to Linden where an old fashioned service
was held. He returned home as well as usual but became ill about 3:30 am
Friday and passed away at 9:30.
For
more than forty years Mr. Stewart was a rural mail carrier here,
retiring only a few years ago.
His
work as a singing Evangelist took him to many towns in Indiana as well
as into neighboring states. He loved music and never was happier than
when leading a congregation in hymns or in doing solo work. For many
years he had attended the Quarterly meetings of Friends at Gravelly Run,
Sugar Plain, and Farmers Institute where he always led the singing.
Mr.
Stewart was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, to which he
gave devoted service. He was vice president of the Armory Club and was
serving as president at the time of his death.
The
son of James Harvey and Sarah Elliott Stewart, he was born on Sept. 14,
1886, at the old Stewart homestead south east of Darlington. He was
married to Corda Lough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lough.
Survivors, in addition to the widow, include five sons, Byron L. Stewart
of Anderson; Buren C. Stewart, editor of the Darlington Herald; R. Beryl
Stewart and William L. Stewart, all of Darlington; and Buford Stewart,
of Eaton, and two daughters, Mrs. C.E. Rowland, of Joplin, MO., and Mrs.
C.W. Holmes, of Darlington.
Four
brothers and one sister also survive, Herman Stewart, of Darlington;
James Stewart, of Ladoga; Mark Stewart, of Thorntown; Edgar Stewart, of
Crawfordsville; and Mrs. O.C. Edwards, of Mace.
There
are also 13 grandchildren surviving in addition to an aunt, Mrs. Emma
Mount, of Crawfordsville, sister of his father.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the
Congregational Christian church, where the many floral tributes which
banked the altar were silent reminders of the esteem with which Mr.
Stewart was regarded. The body had lain in state at the Smith Funeral
Home.
Before the arrival of the family at the church, Mrs. Glen Carson,
organist, played a group of hymns including "Close to Thee," "Now I'm
Coming Home," "Have Thine Own Way," "Take Time to be Holy," "A Touch of
His Hand," and "Still, Still With Thee."
At
the opening of the service, Mrs. Herbert Royer, with Mrs. Carson,
accompanist, sang "Beyond the Sunset." Willard Anderson, close friend of
Mr. Stewart, offered prayer and Mrs. Royer sang "Face to Face."
Rev.
David Nelson, pastor of the church, gave the address which he prefaced
by reading the 90th Psalm, the 23rd Psalm, and the 14th chapter of John.
For the closing of the service, Rev. Nelson read "Crossing the Bar" and
Mrs. Royer sang "Only Remembered."
Interment was in the Stewart family plot in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Attending the funeral and burial were many relatives and friends from
out of town.
Notes
for CORDELIA ALICE LOUGH:
History of Lough Family (Letter from J.N. Bilsland Ladoga IN to Mrs.
Walter Stewart Darlington, IN dated Sept. 13, 1930)
Nicholas Lough, the oldest Lough we have trace of, came from Germany to
Virginia when a small boy. There he grew up and married Barbra Miller.
To them were born ten children; five boys and five girls.
Jacob
was the oldest son of Nicholas Lough and he settled in Maryland and
married Nancie Warner, a cousin to George Washington. Their children
(Jacob and Nancie's) are John, Tom, Solomon, Daniel, Samuel, David,
Jacob, Washington, and the girls are Nancie, Allie, and Jane.
John
Jacob, the oldest, married are Thomas, Jacob, Samuel, William, Nancie,
Lucy, Betsy, Mahala, and Jane.
Tom
Jacob, (the boy that sadled the horse for Hil (I couldn't make that name
out)), a brother of Johns married Nancy Bushong. She lived in Kentucky.
Their children were Jacob B., George, Samuel, Martha, Allie, Sallie,
Margret, Jane, and Betsy.
Washington, the youngest brother of John and Tom and son of Jacob Lough
maried Catherine Carter of Kentucky. They had ten children: James, Levi,
John, Samuel, William, Thomas, Harrison or Tip as familiarly known and
George. The girls were Nancy, Jane, and Margret.
James, the oldest son of Washington, married Aley Ann Darling of Park
County, IN. Their children were Alvis, Wesley, Orlando, Alonzo,
Catherine, Martha, Luella, and Lillie.
Levi,
second son of Washington Lough, married Margret Lough who was born in
Ohio. To them were born five children: Willie, Joseph, Marvin, Luella,
and Sarah Jane.
John
Lough, third son of Washington Lough, never was married.
Their
fourth son is Samuel. He married Charlotte Yelton. Their children were
Johnie, Rufus, Edward, Liza, Minnie, Hattie, and Avaline.
William was next of Washington's sons. He married Margret Swaim of Park
County, IN. Their children were Osear and Omer, Larua, Liza, Minnie, and
Carrie.
"Shorty"
Tom, the next of Washington Loughs family married Ellen Hunt of
Montgomery County, IN. They have no family.
Tip
comes next. He married Sarah Jane Budd. Their children were David,
Arthur, Howard, Jessie, Herbert, Cora, Kate, Mable, and Lucy.
George was the youngest son of Washington Lough. He married Emma
Mustgrove of Park County Ind. The boys were Dell, Earle, and Harry. The
girls were Cleetus, Pearl, Ethel, and Mable.
Mrs.
Stewart, I am trying to get this out on this morning mail. Almost forgot
I promised it to your sister and have forgotten her address and will
send it to you.
Must
close hoping you get it all right.
Amanda Bilsland, Ladoga, RR1
Children of WALTER STEWART and CORDELIA LOUGH are:
28. i.
BYRON LOUGH10 STEWART, b. June 09, 1904, Darlington, Indiana;
d. 1966.
29.
ii. BUREN CALVIN STEWART, b. August 21, 1905; d. 1972.
iii.
ROBERT BERYL STEWART, b. July 26, 1907; d. 1986; m. (1) LORETTA IRONS (ESKEW);
m. (2) BETTY SMITH; m. (3) MILDREN GENTRY.
30.
iv. BUFORD ALLISON STEWART, b. March 09, 1912; d. 1979.
31.
v. BEATRICE STEWART, b. January 05, 1915; d. 1993.
32.
vi. EVELYNE BERNICE STEWART, b. August 20, 1917, Darlington, Montgomery
Co., Indiana.
33.
vii. WILLIAM LEE STEWART, b. September 08, 1925.
23.
HERMAN ELLIOTT9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born September 09, 188821,
and died 1951. He married MINNIE V. STEVENS.
Children of HERMAN STEWART and MINNIE STEVENS are:
i. ROBERT10 STEWART, b. 1921; d. Unknown.
34. ii. SUZANNE STEWART, b. 1924.
24.
BUELAH FRANCIS9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born March 19, 189221,
and died December 09, 1975 in Crawfordsville, Indiana22.
She married O.C. EDWARDS.
Notes
for BUELAH FRANCIS STEWART:
Died
at Carmen Nursing Home in Crawfordsville, IN
Child
of BUELAH STEWART and O.C. EDWARDS is:
35. i.
DONALD10 EDWARDS, b. October 23, 1914; d. July 09, 1995.
25.
JAMES ADRIAN9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born November 01, 189423,
and died 1979. He married ADA MCCLELLAN.
Children of JAMES STEWART and ADA MCCLELLAN are:
36. i.
MARION10 STEWART, b. 1923.
37.
ii. ANNA RUTH STEWART, b. 1925.
38. iii. BONNIE STEWART, b. 1928.
39. iv.
MARY
FRANCES STEWART, b. 1931.
v.
BERNICE STEWART, b. 1932; m. JOHN WILSON.
40.
vi. SHIRLEY STEWART, b. 1935.
26.
MARK LEWIS9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born May 04, 189823,
and died February 01, 1955 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He
married LAURA GORDON. She was born February 11, 1906 in Boone County,
Indiana, and died December 27, 1993 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana.
Children of MARK STEWART and LAURA GORDON are:
i.
RAYMOND10 STEWART, b. May 17, 1926; d. January 15, 1989,
Jupiter, Florida.
41.
ii. OCTOVA STEWART, b. October 23, 1923, Darlington, Indiana.
iii.
NEDRA UVAUGH STEWART, b. May 17, 1929, Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana;
d. October 1930, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
27.
EDGAR WILSON9 STEWART (SARAH8 ELLIOTT,
ABIGAIL7 KERSEY, JAMES C.6, AMOS5,
WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
ANOTHY1 CARSAYE) was born July 05, 190123,
and died 1970. He married DOROTHY WILLIAMS.
Children of EDGAR STEWART and DOROTHY WILLIAMS are:
i. BARBARA10 STEWART, b. 1927; m. NEAL ZICK.
ii.
EDWARD STEWART, b. 1940; d. 1990.
Generation No. 10
28.
BYRON LOUGH10 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON9,
SARAH8 ELLIOTT, ABIGAIL7 KERSEY,
JAMES C.6, AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born June 09, 1904 in Darlington, Indiana, and died
1966. He married GENEVA BLANTON. She died in 24 August 200124.
Notes
for BYRON LOUGH STEWART:
OBITUARY OF BYRON L. STEWART
BYRON
STEWART DIES SUDDENLY
COUNTY NATIVE
RETIRED ANDERSON INDUSTRIALIST WAS TRUSTEE AT WABASH
Darlington - Byron L. Stewart, 62, Darlington native who became a
prominent industrialist, died suddenly Monday afternoon at his home in
Anderson.
Stewart was a trustee of Wabash College and treasurer of the Indiana
Blue Cross at the time of his death.
He
retired as general manager of the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors
at Anderson on April 1, 1965. He had held that post since August 1958.
Immediately after his graduation from Wabash in 1926, Mr. Stewart joined
the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors at Anderson as a student
engineer. He advanced rapidly through a variety of production
assignments before being named assistant personnel director in 1939 and
director of personnel in 1952. He served in that capacity until promoted
to the Guide Lamp post.
As a
member of the General Motors central negotiating staff for many years,
he was directly identified with the planning of General Motors' overall
labor relations policy.
Throughout his many years in Anderson, he was active in a wide variety
of civic endeavors. He was past president of the Anderson Rotary Club;
member of the Anderson Country Club; director of the Indiana Chamber of
Commerce; 32nd Degree Mason; past president of the Madison County
Community Fund, and a director of the Anderson Banking Co.
Long
prominent in Wabash College affairs, Mr. Stewart was given the Alumni
Award of Merit in 1964.
Born
June 7, 1904, at Darlington, he was the son of Walter and Cordelia
Stewart. He was married to the former Geneva Blanton, also of
Darlington.
He
was graduated from Darlington High School and entered Wabash College,
graduating in 1926. At Wabash, he was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha
Fraternity, Tau Kappa Alpha honorary, and the student council.
The
survivors include the widow; three daughters; 10 grandchildren; two
sisters, Mrs. Edward Rowland of Arcadia, Calif., and Mrs. Chester Holmes
of Dayton, Ohio, and four brothers, Buren and Sam Stewart, both of
Darlington, Buford Stewart of Eaton, Indiana and William Stewart of
Lafayette.
Funeral services were held at 1:30pm, Wednesday at the First
Presbyterian Church in Anderson, with Dr. George S. Taggert in charge.
Burial was at the East Maplewood Cemetery at Anderson with Baker
Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
The
family has requested that friends make donations to the Byron L. Stewart
Memorial Fund at Wabash College in lieu of flowers.
Children of BYRON STEWART and GENEVA BLANTON are:
42. i.
ADRIENNE CLAIRE11 STEWART, b. August 23, 1929, Anderson,
Madison County, Indiana.
43.
ii. MARY CAROLYN STEWART, b. July 02, 1934, Anderson, Madison County,
Indiana.
44.
iii. SARA GENEVA STEWART, b. January 28, 1936, Anderson, Madison County,
Indiana.
29.
BUREN CALVIN10 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON9,
SARAH8 ELLIOTT, ABIGAIL7 KERSEY,
JAMES C.6, AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born August 21, 1905, and died 1972. He married HELEN
ARNOLD. She died December 1996.
Child
of BUREN STEWART and HELEN ARNOLD is:
45. i.
ROBERT EARL11 STEWART, b. March 11, 1935.
30.
BUFORD ALLISON10 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON9,
SARAH8 ELLIOTT, ABIGAIL7 KERSEY,
JAMES C.6, AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born March 09, 1912, and died 1979. He married CLAUDIA.
Child
of BUFORD STEWART and CLAUDIA is:
i.
DIANNE11 STEWART, m. BROWN.
31.
BEATRICE10 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON9,
SARAH8 ELLIOTT, ABIGAIL7 KERSEY,
JAMES C.6, AMOS5, WILLIAM4,
JOHN3, JOHN2, ANOTHY1
CARSAYE) was born January 05, 1915, and died 1993. She married (1)
CHARLES EDWARD ROWLAND 1937. He was born June 21, 1913, and died
December 17, 1975. She married (2) GRAVES M. BOYD 1974.
Notes
for BEATRICE STEWART:
Much
of the initial genealogy comes from notes from Aunt Bea which she
compiled from notes given to her by various people. The work that ARR
initially received appears to be from the 1970s.
NOTES
FROM BEATRICE STEWART ROWLAND BOYD
The
Kersey family history is the most complete and lengthy. The genealogy
was compiled by Theodore Kersey of Coatesville, Indiana. In it he has
gone through ten generations with all the descendants. I have picked out
of this our direct lineage. However, in my father's immediate family, I
have tried to list all the children and grandchildren so we will know
our cousins, etc.
The
Stewart family history is much more sketchy, and is compiled mostly from
a letter from Mrs. Juanita Cupples, Caldwell, Idaho, and sent to me by
Lloyd Stewart, Petaluma, Calif., who was a cousin of my father and a son
of Mort & Addie Stewart. Mrs. Cupples was a granddaughter of James
Lafayette Stewart and visited and corresponded with my father several
times.
My
great-great-uncle Robert W. Stewart was the youngest child of John Allen
Stewart and Francis Lewis. According to Robert's second wife, Anna, she
said that Robert's father died when he was quite young. If the dates are
correct, John died before Robert's birth. Anyway, the family lived in
great poverty in a log cabin in a new country. As you can read in Elijah
Wesley's obituary, he had to quit school to help support the family.
I can
remember vividly my Great-great-uncle Robert when I was a child. He took
me with him to visit his daughter Tula Durgan in Lafayette, Indiana. I
was very impressed to find out that her husband, George, was the Mayor
of Lafayette and later became a Congressman. While I was there, Uncle
Bob took me to lunch at the Lafayette Country Club and to a downtown
restaurant. He also bought me a new dress. All this made quite an
impression on a young child, and I can still remember the carved animal
heads on the chairs in the foyer of their house. He also told me about
his piano business in Iowa.
According to Mrs. Cupples, the Stewart family line could be traced just
so far, then is completely shut off. She has notes from letter from the
Kentucky State Historical Society. There are lists of marriages but none
seem to be immediate relatives as the dates are wrong. Harrison Co. was
taken from Bourbon Co. in 1793. The only mention of the Stewart name was
Oct. 13, 1789, John Stewart files his bond, signed by Jesse Stewart to
marry Lydia, and accompanying the bond is a note from Capt. John Stewart
saying that his whole family are "all willing for the marriage of his
daughter." In this case Jesse Stewart was presumably a relative of one
or both parties to this marriage. This marriage was in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
To
the best of my information and memory, the Stewart family came from
Scotland and first settled in Maryland. Then they came to Kentucky and
on to Indiana in 1825. Some of the family went on to Oregon. A Miss
Stewart from Noblesville, Indiana, claimed she had traced the Stewart
ancestry back to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, and claimed the name was
changed to Stewart when they came to America in order to prevent being
called back to Scotland for military duty.
According to THE STEWARTS by John Stewart of Ardvorlich (Johnston's Clan
Histories) the Stewart family originated in Scotland with Walter, who
came to Scotland prior to 1164, and was created Stewart (or Steward) of
Scotland by King David I. Walter, 3rd High Stewart, adopted the name of
his office as his surname, and thus became the first Stewart from whom
all of the name are descended. the different spelling of the names are
accounted to bad spelling or handwriting. Also, in France, the form
Stuart was adopted owing to the absence of letter "W" in the French
alphabet. The proper spelling is the original "Stewart."
Walter had several sons, including Alexander, who succeeded him. James,
the 5th High Stewart, lived during the Wars of Scottish Independence. In
his early days he was of those who submitted to King Edward, but soon
threw off the English yoke and followed Robert the Bruce. Walter, James'
son, was sixteen when his father died. When he was 21, Bruce gave him
command of the centre division of the Scottish Army. Walter acquitted
himself with singular skill and bravery, and was knighted by the Bruce
on the field of battle. Later he was given the hand of the King's
daughter, Marjory, in marriage.
On
the death of King Robert the Bruce's son, David II, the throne was
passed to Robert Stewart, son of Marjory Bruce and Walter, 6th High
Stewart of Scotland. Thereafter the title High or Great Stewart of
Scotland has been held by the heir to the Throne. Thus started the long
line of Stewart kings, by descent from whom our present Queen sits upon
the Throne of Great Britain.
During the two hundred years that this race held office as High
Stewarts, the star of the House of Stewart was in the ascendant; their
power increased, their possessions waxed ever greater as well as their
influence in affairs of State. It was only after they ascended the
Throne that fate seemed to turn against them, there followed that
melancholy tale of misfortune which ended four hundred years later on
the bloody field of Culloden, and earned them the name of "The Unlucky
House of Stewart." Of the fourteen crowned Stewart monarchs, four were
beheaded or murdered, two died in battle, one in exile, and two of a
broken heart.
It is
curious to reflect that no legitimate heir male of the Royal House of
Stewart survives; in fact, the Stewart family can be divided into two
categories:
(1)
The legitimate but unroyal, or those who came off the main stem before
the Stewarts became kings.
(2)
The royal but illegitimate descendants of the Stewart kings.
Today
Stewarts are to be found all over the world. Many distinguished men in
every walk of life have indeed borne the name. The Stewart Society was
founded in 1899, one of its objects being to collect and preserve the
history and traditions of the race. In this it has been singularly
successful, for THE STEWARTS, a magazine published under its auspices,
contains a mass of information connected with the name. The Society owns
a library which contains many books connected with the Stewart history.
(The library is housed in the Stewart Society's room within the office
of the Hon. Secretary Mr. Douglas Stewart at 48 Castle Street,
Edinburgh, where many Stewart relics, pictures, and other objects of
interest may be seen.)
Some
day I hope some of us will have the privilege of visiting Scotland and
perhaps finding a closer trace of our ancestors. We need to find the
parents of Joseph Stewart and when they cam to American and from where
in Scotland.
My
own remembrances also go to my great-aunt Emma Mount. We often visited
and since our birthdays were one day apart we had mutual celebrations. I
still cherish her turquoise and pearl ring she gave me on my 16th
birthday. She had married Ed Mount, brother to the Governor of Indiana,
but they were separated as long as I knew her but never divorced. She
had one daughter, now dead, who was the Dean of Women at an eastern
university.
Also,
another favorite was uncle Cal (really great-uncle Calvin) who always
wore a black Prince Albert coat, gold-headed cane, and a white goatee.
He was always very elegant, and I am told brought the song "The Sweet
Bye and Bye" to Indiana. Uncle Cal was a musician and married sisters.
One was Aunt Martha but I have forgotten the sister's name.
My
favorite would have to be Great-uncle Elmer Stewart. (I wasn't even told
about him until after I was married. Aunt Emma broke the news when I
asked about his picture.) Elmer was our drinking uncle -- played in
Sousa's Band and died of pneumonia in a gutter in Denver, Colorado.
I
have a picture of Grandfather Stewart, Great-uncle Mort, Great-aunt
Emma, Great-uncle Cal, and another sister who I thought was Aunt Molly.
I can find no record of her, so the picture may be of Sarah Stewart
Hammack. The picture had to be taken in 1910.
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