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Descendants of Joseph Stewart

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH1 STEWART was born September 01, 1800, and died May 03, 1848. He married ELIZABETH WILSON, daughter of JOSEPH WILSON. She was born October 05, 1803, and died July 24, 1883.

Notes for JOSEPH STEWART:

Joseph and brothers Aaron, Jesse, and Thomas came to Darlington, Indiana in 1825 from Cynthiana, Kentucky. They started the first Methodist Church in that locality in 1828.

Children of JOSEPH STEWART and ELIZABETH WILSON are:

2. i. JOHN ALLEN2 STEWART, b. April 13, 1823, Kentucky; d. May 10, 1884.

ii. WILLIAM HARVEY STEWART, b. October 22, 1824; d. Unknown.

iii. SALLY ANN STEWART, b. September 02, 1827; d. Unknown.

iv. THOMAS STEWART, b. January 07, 1830; d. Unknown.

v. JAMES LAFAYETTE STEWART, b. May 01, 1833; d. August 1901; m. KATHERINE COX.

vi. HENRIETTA STEWART, b. December 22, 1834; d. 1920.

vii. ELIZA JANE STEWART, b. August 04, 1838; d. 1929; m. HAMMACH UNKNOWN.

viii. FIFTH SON STEWART, b. February 01, 1841; d. Unknown.

ix. HENRY STEWART, b. May 05, 1843; d. 1902.

3. x. ELIJAH WESLEY STEWART, b. May 05, 1845, Montgomery County, IN; d. March 04, 1932.

xi. ROBERT W. STEWART, b. October 27, 1848; d. August 02, 1929; m. (1) FIRST WIFE; m. (2) ANNA BOSCH.

 

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN ALLEN2 STEWART (JOSEPH1) was born April 13, 1823 in Kentucky1, and died May 10, 1884. He married FRANCES LEWIS. She was born 1825 in Ohio1, and died 1903.

Children of JOHN STEWART and FRANCES LEWIS are:

i. MARY A.3 STEWART, b. Bet. 1845 - 1847, Indiana2.

Notes for MARY A. STEWART:

1850 Census

Appears on 8/1/1850 Franklin Twp., Montgomery Co., IN census. Can't read age clearly - appears to be age 3-6. Mary does not appear in any of Aunt Bea's records.

4. ii. JAMES HARVEY STEWART, b. November 12, 1848, Indiana; d. 1911.

iii. CALVIN STEWART, b. 18503; d. 1926; m. MARTHA (SECOND WIFE).

iv. SARAH C. STEWART, b. 1854; d. Unknown; m. HAMMACK.

v. CHARLES H. STEWART, b. 1857; d. 1858.

Notes for CHARLES H. STEWART:

Charles died at the age of 11 months.

vi. EMMA STEWART, b. 1860; d. 1950; m. ED MOUNT.

vii. MORTON STEWART, b. 1861; d. 1910; m. ADDIE; b. 1859; d. 1934.

viii. ELMER STEWART, b. 1867; d. 1899.

 

3. ELIJAH WESLEY2 STEWART (JOSEPH1) was born May 05, 1845 in Montgomery County, IN, and died March 04, 1932. He married (1) MARGARET GOTT. She died July 04, 1876 in Probably Center Pointe in Lynn County (Iowa?). He married (2) REBECCA SHAFFER September 20, 1877.

Notes for ELIJAH WESLEY STEWART:

OBITUARY OF ELIJAH WESELY STEWART (Spelling from copy of Letter):

Elijah Wesely Stewart was born on May 5, 1845, in Montgomery Co., Indiana. His father died when he was 3 years old, and at 16, he was forced to quit school to assist with the support of his widowed mother.

Shortly thereafter he ran away from home and enlisted in the Union Army, in the 10th Indiana Battery, but he was sent back to his home when officers learned of his age.

He remained at home until April of 1864, when he enlisted a second time with the consent of his mother, entering Co. H, 135th, Indiana infantry, with which he served for a period of one year, being dismissed in September 1865, and his proudest possession was his discharge signed by President Lincoln.

(Then follows his war engagements.)

Soon after his discharge from the service, Mr. Stewart moved to Tama County, Iowa, where he lived until 1867. Then he moved to Center Point in Lynn County, where he made his home until 1900, when he and his family came to Rock Rapids.

His first wife, Margaret Gott, passed away on July 4, 1876. His second wife was Miss Rebecca Shaffer, who survives him. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart celebrated their Golden Anniversary on September 20, 1927.

Surviving Mr. Stewart are eight children, in addition to their mother. They are Mrs. E.H. Heverly of Aredale, Ivan Stewart of Sioux City, and Mrs. Ella Beaman, Mrs. Margaret Eckliff, Mrs. Sadie Hanson, Walter, Lloyd, and Harold Stewart, all of Rock Rapids.

Children of ELIJAH STEWART and REBECCA SHAFFER are:

i. E.H.3 STEWART, m. HEVERLY.

ii. IVAN STEWART.

iii. ELLA STEWART, m. BEAMAN.

iv. MARGARET STEWART, m. ECKLIFF.

v. SADIE STEWART, m. HANSON.

vi. WALTER STEWART.

vii. LLOYD STEWART.

viii. HAROLD STEWART.

 

Generation No. 3

4. JAMES HARVEY3 STEWART (JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 12, 1848 in Indiana4, and died 1911. He married SARAH ELLIOTT November 12, 1885 in Montgomery County, Indiana4, daughter of PETER ELLIOTT and ABIGAIL KERSEY. She was born April 12, 1858 in Near Thorntown, IN (Boone County)4, and died 1912.

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."

Children of JAMES STEWART and SARAH ELLIOTT are:

5. i. WALTER ALLISON4 STEWART, b. September 14, 1886, Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana; d. February 17, 1950, Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana.

6. ii. HERMAN ELLIOTT STEWART, b. September 09, 1888; d. 1951.

7. iii. BUELAH FRANCIS STEWART, b. March 19, 1892; d. December 09, 1975, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

8. iv. JAMES ADRIAN STEWART, b. November 01, 1894; d. 1979.

9. v. MARK LEWIS STEWART, b. May 04, 1898; d. February 01, 1955, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

10. vi. EDGAR WILSON STEWART, b. July 05, 1901; d. 1970.

 

Generation No. 4

5. WALTER ALLISON4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born September 14, 1886 in Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana4, 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:

11. i. BYRON LOUGH5 STEWART, b. June 09, 1904, Darlington, Indiana; d. 1966.

12. 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.

13. iv. BUFORD ALLISON STEWART, b. March 09, 1912; d. 1979.

14. v. BEATRICE STEWART, b. January 05, 1915; d. 1993.

15. vi. EVELYNE BERNICE STEWART, b. August 20, 1917, Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana.

16. vii. WILLIAM LEE STEWART, b. September 08, 1925.

 

6. HERMAN ELLIOTT4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born September 09, 18884, and died 1951. He married MINNIE V. STEVENS.

Children of HERMAN STEWART and MINNIE STEVENS are:

i. ROBERT5 STEWART, b. 1921; d. Unknown.

17. ii. SUZANNE STEWART, b. 1924.

 

7. BUELAH FRANCIS4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born March 19, 18924, and died December 09, 1975 in Crawfordsville, Indiana5. 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:

18. i. DONALD5 EDWARDS, b. October 23, 1914; d. July 09, 1995.

 

8. JAMES ADRIAN4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 01, 18946, and died 1979. He married ADA MCCLELLAN.

Children of JAMES STEWART and ADA MCCLELLAN are:

19. i. MARION5 STEWART, b. 1923.

20. ii. ANNA RUTH STEWART, b. 1925.

21. iii. BONNIE STEWART, b. 1928.

22. iv. MARY FRANCES STEWART, b. 1931.

v. BERNICE STEWART, b. 1932; m. JOHN WILSON.

23. vi. SHIRLEY STEWART, b. 1935.

 

9. MARK LEWIS4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born May 04, 18986, 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. RAYMOND5 STEWART, b. May 17, 1926; d. January 15, 1989, Jupiter, Florida.

24. 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.

 

10. EDGAR WILSON4 STEWART (JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born July 05, 19016, and died 1970. He married DOROTHY WILLIAMS.

Children of EDGAR STEWART and DOROTHY WILLIAMS are:

i. BARBARA5 STEWART, b. 1927; m. NEAL ZICK.

ii. EDWARD STEWART, b. 1940; d. 1990.

 

Generation No. 5

11. BYRON LOUGH5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born June 09, 1904 in Darlington, Indiana, and died 1966. He married GENEVA BLANTON. She died in 24 August 20017.

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:

25. i. ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, b. August 23, 1929, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

26. ii. MARY CAROLYN STEWART, b. July 02, 1934, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

27. iii. SARA GENEVA STEWART, b. January 28, 1936, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

 

12. BUREN CALVIN5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born August 21, 1905, and died 1972. He married HELEN ARNOLD. She died December 1996.

Child of BUREN STEWART and HELEN ARNOLD is:

28. i. ROBERT EARL6 STEWART, b. March 11, 1935.

 

13. BUFORD ALLISON5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born March 09, 1912, and died 1979. He married CLAUDIA.

Child of BUFORD STEWART and CLAUDIA is:

i. DIANNE6 STEWART, m. BROWN.

 

14. BEATRICE5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) 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.

Best of luck to all the Stewarts, wherever you may be, and I hope you will keep adding to this to keep your family history for your descendants.

Children of BEATRICE STEWART and CHARLES ROWLAND are:

29. i. CHARLES EDWARD6 ROWLAND, JR., b. January 25, 1938.

30. ii. NANCY DEARING ROWLAND, b. January 30, 1943.

 

15. EVELYNE BERNICE5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born August 20, 1917 in Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana. She married CHESTER WALMSLEY HOLMES March 11, 1939 in Anderson, Indiana (Byron's House), son of CHESTER HOLMES and ANNA WALMSLEY. He was born October 14, 1909 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana8, and died December 1978 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio8.

Children of EVELYNE STEWART and CHESTER HOLMES are:

31. i. ALISON ANN6 HOLMES, b. November 11, 1939, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

32. ii. JAMES STEWART HOLMES, b. May 19, 1942, Indianapolis,Marion Co., Indiana.

iii. THOMAS WARREN HOLMES, b. January 15, 1950, LaFayette,Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; m. (1) MARCIA KAY MILLER; m. (2) BARBARA WARD, January 08, 1994, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; b. January 31, 1952, Covington, Campbell Co., Kentucky.

33. iv. RICHARD ELLIOTT HOLMES, b. June 25, 1953, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

 

16. WILLIAM LEE5 STEWART (WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born September 08, 1925. He married MARGARET EADS.

Children of WILLIAM STEWART and MARGARET EADS are:

i. WILLIAM6 STEWART.

ii. NANCY STEWART.

 

17. SUZANNE5 STEWART (HERMAN ELLIOTT4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1924. She married WILLIAM INGALL.

Children of SUZANNE STEWART and WILLIAM INGALL are:

i. SALLY6 INGALL, b. 1953.

ii. SUZI INGALL, b. 1953.

 

18. DONALD5 EDWARDS (BUELAH FRANCIS4 STEWART, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born October 23, 19149, and died July 09, 19959. He married GEROGENA MERSON HOLLOWAY9 January 08, 19399.

Children of DONALD EDWARDS and GEROGENA HOLLOWAY are:

i. CAROLYN6 EDWARDS, b. 1949.

ii. PHILLIP EDWARDS, b. 1952.

 

19. MARION5 STEWART (JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1923. He married (1) ELLEN MICHELL. He married (2) EMMA.

Children of MARION STEWART and ELLEN MICHELL are:

34. i. JAMES N.6 STEWART, b. 1945.

35. ii. ALBERT RUSSELL STEWART, b. 1947.

iii. JILL ANN STEWART, b. 1949; m. THOMAS BEMIS.

36. iv. JO ELLEN STEWART, b. 1951.

37. v. FRANK STEWART, b. 1953.

vi. LESLIE H. STEWART, b. 1955.

vii. DONALD L. STEWART, b. 1958.

 

20. ANNA RUTH5 STEWART (JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1925. She married ALBERT GRAHAM. He died Unknown.

Child of ANNA STEWART and ALBERT GRAHAM is:

i. GREGORY ALLEN6 GRAHAM, b. 1951.

 

21. BONNIE5 STEWART (JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1928. She married PHILLIP JOLLY.

Children of BONNIE STEWART and PHILLIP JOLLY are:

i. STEVEN6 JOLLY, b. 1952.

ii. ROBIN JOLLY, b. 1955; m. BUSCHER.

iii. DENISE JOLLY, b. 1957; m. ELLINGTON.

 

22. MARY FRANCES5 STEWART (JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1931. She married ALBERT NOLAND.

Children of MARY STEWART and ALBERT NOLAND are:

i. GAIL6 NOLAND, b. 1961; m. GERALD POWELL.

ii. SARAH ELIZABETH NOLAND, b. 1964; m. CHRIS SCHUBERT.

 

23. SHIRLEY5 STEWART (JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1935. She married RICHARD FORD. He died Unknown.

Children of SHIRLEY STEWART and RICHARD FORD are:

i. SAMUEL6 FORD, b. 1963.

ii. TIMOTHY JOSEPTH FORD, b. 1965.

iii. KELLY FORD, b. 1967.

iv. MICHAEL FORD, b. 1970.

 

24. OCTOVA5 STEWART (MARK LEWIS4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born October 23, 1923 in Darlington, Indiana. She married DONALD F. ROBERTS.

Children of OCTOVA STEWART and DONALD ROBERTS are:

38. i. LARRY DON6 ROBERTS, b. June 13, 1943, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana.

39. ii. THOMAS GORDON ROBERTS, b. January 28, 1947, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

iii. SUE ELLEN ROBERTS, b. April 28, 1957, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; m. BRIAN MICHAEL, June 08, 1985.

 

Generation No. 6

25. ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART (BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born August 23, 1929 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana10. She married DONALD VOSS BADGLEY10 September 08, 1951 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana10, son of OLLIE BADGLEY and RUTH. He was born May 1927.

Children of ADRIENNE STEWART and DONALD BADGLEY are:

i. JAMES ANDREW7 BADGLEY, b. November 21, 1975, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

40. ii. ELIZABETH BLANTON BADGLEY, b. October 19, 1954, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

41. iii. DONALD TUCKER BADGLEY, b. November 07, 1956, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

42. iv. BARBARA CAROLYN BADGLEY, b. June 30, 1959, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

43. v. LUCY STEWART BADGLEY, b. October 29, 1961, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

44. vi. THEODORE LOUGH BADGLEY, b. November 06, 1971, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

 

26. MARY CAROLYN6 STEWART (BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born July 02, 1934 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana10. She married (1) JAMESON WOOLLEN February 28, 1959 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana10, son of EVANS WOOLLEN and LYDIA. He died September 11, 198710. She married (2) LOUIS LEONARD TUCKER September 14, 1996 in Boston, Middlesex County, Massachutes10, son of JOSEPH TUCKER and DORA.

Children of MARY STEWART and JAMESON WOOLLEN are:

45. i. BYRON7 WOOLLEN, b. January 18, 1960, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

46. ii. MARY JAMESON WOOLLEN, b. October 12, 1961, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

iii. PETER WOOLLEN, b. October 24, 1963, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana10; m. TANYA MELLEN, December 06, 1997, St. Paul, Hennepin County, Minnesota10.

 

27. SARA GENEVA6 STEWART (BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born January 28, 1936 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. She married DR. WILLIAM THORNTON WILDER June 28, 1958 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, son of GORDON WILDER and HAZEL RICHARDSON.

Children of SARA STEWART and WILLIAM WILDER are:

i. JENNIFER ANN7 WILDER, b. August 17, 1959, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan10; m. (1) SCOTT ANTHONY FOYE, August 15, 1981, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio10; m. (2) GUY MILTON MCNEELY MORGAN, November 06, 1993, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio10.

47. ii. WILLIAM STEWART WILDER, b. November 21, 1961, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

48. iii. CAROLYN ELIZABETH WILDER, b. July 03, 1963, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

 

28. ROBERT EARL6 STEWART (BUREN CALVIN5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born March 11, 1935. He married (1) JANICE O'CONNOR. He married (2) KAREN HYDEN. He married (3) BARBARA J..

Children of ROBERT STEWART and JANICE O'CONNOR are:

i. ROBERT7 STEWART, JR., b. 1958.

49. ii. SARAH STEWART, b. 1959.

iii. AMY STEWART, b. 1968.

 

29. CHARLES EDWARD6 ROWLAND, JR. (BEATRICE5 STEWART, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born January 25, 1938. He married JUDITH MCNABB 1961.

Children of CHARLES ROWLAND and JUDITH MCNABB are:

50. i. PAMELA SUE7 ROWLAND, b. June 18, 1963.

51. ii. MICHAEL DANIEL ROWLAND, b. March 06, 1965.

 

30. NANCY DEARING6 ROWLAND (BEATRICE5 STEWART, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born January 30, 1943. She married (1) ROGER HOLMBERG. She married (2) GEORGE GILLETT 1961.

Children of NANCY ROWLAND and GEORGE GILLETT are:

i. JON CHARLES7 GILLETT, b. May 10, 1962.

ii. LUCILLE ANN GILLETT, b. April 06, 1964.

iii. MICHELLE LYNN GILLETT, b. March 24, 1967; m. ANDREW DAVIES.

 

31. ALISON ANN6 HOLMES (EVELYNE BERNICE5 STEWART, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 11, 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. She married RICHARD ALLEN ROBERTS September 22, 1959 in Richmond, Wayne, Co., Indiana, son of CARL ROBERTS and GERTRUDE GRAY. He was born May 25, 1936 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Children of ALISON HOLMES and RICHARD ROBERTS are:

i. ANN RAE7 ROBERTS, b. March 26, 1960, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. (1) JAMES MATTHEW THOMPSON, March 28, 1981, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio; m. (2) JOHN MARK SMITH, August 31, 1985, Fairborn, Greene Co., Ohio; b. May 20, 1959, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

52. ii. RANDALL SCOTT ROBERTS, b. September 24, 1961, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

53. iii. TRACI LYNN ROBERTS, b. March 20, 1964, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

 

32. JAMES STEWART6 HOLMES (EVELYNE BERNICE5 STEWART, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born May 19, 1942 in Indianapolis,Marion Co., Indiana. He married MELINDA EBERHARD.

Children of JAMES HOLMES and MELINDA EBERHARD are:

i. MOLLY ELIZABETH7 HOLMES, b. July 29, 1969, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. TODD GIRALAMO, August 03, 1996, Dayton, Oh; b. February 10.

ii. LESLIE ANNE HOLMES, b. February 15, 1973, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

iii. SARA KATHRYN HOLMES, b. March 24, 1977, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

 

33. RICHARD ELLIOTT6 HOLMES (EVELYNE BERNICE5 STEWART, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born June 25, 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. He married VICTORIA TANGEMAN. She was born December 04, 1951 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio11.

Children of RICHARD HOLMES and VICTORIA TANGEMAN are:

i. ALEXANDER STEWART7 HOLMES, b. June 03, 1989.

ii. TIMOTHY VICTOR HOLMES, b. May 29, 1991.

 

34. JAMES N.6 STEWART (MARION5, JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1945. He married VICKIE PARMETER.

Notes for JAMES N. STEWART:

Could be "James M. Stewart"

Child of JAMES STEWART and VICKIE PARMETER is:

i. TROY LEE7 STEWART, b. 1964.

 

35. ALBERT RUSSELL6 STEWART (MARION5, JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1947. He married MARSHA PRESTON.

Child of ALBERT STEWART and MARSHA PRESTON is:

i. GARY7 STEWART, b. 1967.

 

36. JO ELLEN6 STEWART (MARION5, JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1951. She married FRED BREWER.

Child of JO STEWART and FRED BREWER is:

i. ELIZABETH ANN7 BREWER, b. 1973.

 

37. FRANK6 STEWART (MARION5, JAMES ADRIAN4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1953. He married DONNA SAGER.

Children of FRANK STEWART and DONNA SAGER are:

i. DAVID7 STEWART.

ii. DIANA STEWART.

 

38. LARRY DON6 ROBERTS (OCTOVA5 STEWART, MARK LEWIS4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born June 13, 1943 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. He married NANCY RAY April 08, 1965. She was born January 1944.

Children of LARRY ROBERTS and NANCY RAY are:

i. BART MATHEW7 ROBERTS, b. June 06, 1975.

ii. LAURA BETH ROBERTS, b. November 08, 1979.

 

39. THOMAS GORDON6 ROBERTS (OCTOVA5 STEWART, MARK LEWIS4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born January 28, 1947 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He married CAROLYN WALTER 1968.

Children of THOMAS ROBERTS and CAROLYN WALTER are:

54. i. WENDY MAE7 ROBERTS, b. January 23, 1970.

ii. JILL CAROLYN ROBERTS, b. October 02, 1972.

iii. ANDREW THOMAS ROBERTS, b. May 04, 1974.

iv. MICHAEL JORDAN ROBERTS, b. February 17, 1976.

 

Generation No. 7

40. ELIZABETH BLANTON7 BADGLEY (ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born October 19, 1954 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. She married LOREN ALVIN SIMMONS December 30, 1979 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

Notes for ELIZABETH BLANTON BADGLEY:

Is this Betsy?

Children of ELIZABETH BADGLEY and LOREN SIMMONS are:

i. ROBERT MORGAN8 SIMMONS, b. June 16, 1981, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

ii. PATRICIA RUTH SIMMONS, b. April 18, 1984, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

iii. MICHELLE ELISABETH SIMMONS, b. June 25, 1986, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

iv. LAURA CHRISTINE SIMMONS, b. November 18, 1989, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

v. RACHEL LYNN SIMMONS, b. October 04, 1991, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma12.

 

41. DONALD TUCKER7 BADGLEY (ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 07, 1956 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana12. He married KERRI DAMPTZ July 19, 1986 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois12, daughter of JOHN DAMPTZ and PATRICIA.

Child of DONALD BADGLEY and KERRI DAMPTZ is:

i. MATTHEW RYAN8 BADGLEY, b. September 24, 1988, Hoffman Estates, Cook County, Illinois12.

 

42. BARBARA CAROLYN7 BADGLEY (ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born June 30, 1959 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana12. She married JOHN ELLIOTT CORNETT October 15, 1988 in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky12.

Children of BARBARA BADGLEY and JOHN CORNETT are:

i. JOHN PAUL8 CORNETT, b. December 21, 1994, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky12.

ii. GRACE CLAIR CORNETT, b. April 10, 1999, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky12.

 

43. LUCY STEWART7 BADGLEY (ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born October 29, 1961 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana12. She married DARYL LEONARD EZZO July 21, 1984 in Gaston, Delaware County, Indiana12.

Children of LUCY BADGLEY and DARYL EZZO are:

i. CHELSEA CURRAN8 EZZO, b. June 27, 1989, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana12.

ii. MICHAL ANTIONETTE EZZO, b. May 19, 1992, Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania12.

 

44. THEODORE LOUGH7 BADGLEY (ADRIENNE CLAIRE6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 06, 1971 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. He married LILI LYNN STADHEIM September 03, 1995 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota12, daughter of RICHARD STADHEIM and JANET.

Child of THEODORE BADGLEY and LILI STADHEIM is:

i. JARED STEWART8 BADGLEY, b. March 23, 1998, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana12.

 

45. BYRON7 WOOLLEN (MARY CAROLYN6 STEWART, BYRON LOUGH5, WALTER ALLISON4, JAMES HARVEY3, JOHN ALLEN2, JOSEPH1) was born January 18, 1960 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana12. He married WILLA CHRISTINE HALL October 08, 1995 in New York City, Manhatten County, New York12, daughter of WILLIAM HALL and RUTH.

Child of BYRON WOOLLEN and WILLA HALL is:

i. RILEY HALL8