1. Charles Stewart: b. 16 Jul 1797, Kentucky, occupation: Carpenter, m. (1) 9 Sep 1824, in Clark Co., Ohio, Susanna Elder, (daughter of Robert Elder and Ann Ingram) m. (2) 18 Dec 1832, in Clark County, Ohio Sarah McIntire, b. 4 Jun 1803, Ohio, (daughter of John McIntire and Elizabeth Long (?)) d. 29 Jun 1901, Coles Co., Illinois. Charles died 20 Aug 1849, Harmony Twp., Clark Co., Ohio, buried: Plattsburg Cemetery, Clark Co., Ohio.

That Charles Stewart married a Susanna Elder in Clark County, Ohio, in 1824 is well documented; that it was this Susanna Elder whom he married, although not proved, is extremely likely. There was no other Susanna Elder in the area at the time.

During the summer of 1828, Charles Stewart built the cupola for the original courthouse in Springfield, the county seat of Clark County; he received $480. He and James S. Christie put in some of the wood work. The courthouse was completed in October, 1828. Fifty years later, the building was torn down to make way for a new one.

On July 4, 1827, Charles Stewart purchased from William McIntire, for $300, a tract of land in Springfield Township of Clark County. Nine years later, on April 4, 1836, he purchased a lot in the town of Vienna, in Harmony Township, from McClung Huffman for $125. A little over three months later, on July 25, 1836, he and Sarah Stewart sold the tract of land in Springfield Township to McClung Huffman for $800. The next year, on September 25, 1837, he and Sarah Stewart sold the lot in Vienna to Emanuel Mayne for $120.

Sarah: After Charles Stewart died, Sarah married John Henry, 22 October 1851.

(THE HISTORY OF CLARK COUNTY, OHIO [Chicago: W. H. Beers and Company, 1881], p. 260; in County Offices in the A. B. Graham Building in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio: Deed Book D, pp. 286, 319; Deed Book Q, pp. 124, 371.)

2. i   Ann Stewart b. Abt 1827, Ohio, m. 16 Feb 1848, in Clark Co., Ohio, Samuel W. McCoy.
   
3. ii  Jane Stewart b. Abt 1829, Ohio.
   
4. iii Robert Elder Stewart b. 20 Mar 1832.

   Children by Sarah McIntire:

5. iv  David Stewart b. 16 Apr 1836.
   
6. v  Elizabeth E. Stewart b. Abt 1838, Ohio, m. 30 Dec 1857, in Clark Co., Ohio, William Henry.
   
7. vi  Mary Stewart b. Abt 1842, Ohio.

Second Generation

4. Robert Elder Stewart b. 20 Mar 1832, Harmony Twp., Clark Co., Ohio, occupation: Carpenter & Cabinet Maker, m. 18 Jun 1854, in Shelby Co., Ohio, Nancy A. Wright, b. 5 May 1834, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania, (daughter of James Wright and Mary Ann Jacobs) d. 22 Mar 1918, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: 24 Mar 1918, Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.

Robert died 11 Feb 1898, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.

Robert's obituary states that he "had been ailing and almost entirely helpless for eight years, and death comes as a great relief in his case." He died early in the morning at his home at 1317 High Street in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.

Nancy: Nancy A. Wright died the same morning as did her nine-day-old great granddaughter, Jean Frances Stewart, daughter of Paul L. Stewart and Brite F. Beall. Their obituaries appeared next to each other in the Logansport, Indiana Pharos-Reporter of March 22, 1918.

8. i   Ella Iona Stewart b. 27 Sep 1856, Cass Co., Indiana, d. 14 Jun 1879, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.
   
9. ii  Mary S. Stewart b. 10 Aug 1859, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, d. 3 Nov 1876, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.
   
10. iii John Henry Stewart b. Abt 1864.
    
11. iv  Anna Laurie Stewart b. 2 Feb 1867, Cass Co., Indiana, m. 16 Nov 1887, David J. ("Jay") Simpson, b. 22 Apr 1861, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, (son of John H. Simpson and Mary Jane Kerlin) occupation: Farmer, d. 12 May 1943, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana. Anna died 23 Aug 1908, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.
    
12. v   Charles L. Stewart b. 4 Mar 1873.

5. David Stewart b. 16 Apr 1836, Ohio, occupation: Farmer, m. 14 Feb 1867, in Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, Mary Elizabeth Osborn, b. 2 Mar 1848, Clark Co., Ohio, (daughter of James Osborn and Rachel Jacobs) d. 12 Nov 1897, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, buried: Hindsboro, Douglas Co., Illinois. David died 12 Sep 1869, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, buried: Hindsboro, Douglas Co., Illinois.

David Stewart moved from Ohio to Douglas County, Illinois to marry Mary Elizabeth Osborn. The Osborns had lived in Springfield, Ohio and had moved to Illinois where they had purchased a farm in Douglas County. David Stewart corresponded with Mary Elizabeth and finally proposed to her by letter. When she accepted, he moved to Illinois to marry her. They settled on a farm in Coles County.

13. i   John Edwin Stewart b. 31 Mar 1868.
    
14. ii  James David Stewart b. 22 Oct 1869.

Third Generation

10. John Henry Stewart b. Abt 1864, Indiana, m. Frances J. _______. John died Bef 24 Mar 1918.

John Henry Stewart drove a circus wagon with an 8-horse hitch. This work took him to various parts of the country. While in California he met the woman who was to become his wife and settled in Los Angeles.

15. i   Vesta Stewart b. 26 Nov 1898, California.
    
16. ii  Dora Stewart
    

12. Charles L. Stewart b. 4 Mar 1873, Cass Co., Indiana, occupation: Carpenter, m. (1) 8 Sep 1892, in Cass Co., Indiana, divorced 1894, Ina ("Mimi") Calvert, b. 23 Feb 1872, Cass Co., Indiana, (daughter of Darwin Johnson Calvert and Sophia Jane Smith) d. 14 May 1928, Paris, Monroe Co., Missouri, buried: Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana, m. (2) 22 Sep 1896, in Cass Co., Indiana, Laura Ellen Winn, b. 6 Jan 1872, Thornhope, Pulaski Co., Indiana, (daughter of James D. Winn and Martha J. Umphrey) d. 12 Jun 1954, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: 15 Jun 1954, Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana. Charles died 4 Jun 1955, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: 6 Jun 1955, Spring Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Cass Co., Indiana.

Ina: After her divorce, Ina Calvert did not remarry. For the last several years of her life, she lived with her son, Paul L. Stewart. She was living with him and his family at the time of her death. At that time, Paul L. Stewart was serving the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Paris, Missouri, as its minister.

Laura: A birth record on file in the Cass County Government Building in Logansport, Indiana, for a female who must have been Reba Stewart, Laura E.'s daughter, shows the mother's name as "Laura Gargiver." The record of her marriage to Charles L. Stewart, however, clearly shows her name as "Laura Gangwer," the name she acquired by her first marriage.

17. i   Paul Lemuel Stewart b. 7 Jul 1893.
    

18. ii  Reba Blanche Stewart b. 12 Jul 1897, Cass Co., Indiana, m. (1) 14 May 1914, in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio, divorced 1920, Anson Guy Insley, b. 4 Dec 1896, Illinois, (son of Anson Bird Insley and Anna Bell Newell) occupation: Farmer, d. 22 Dec 1956, m. (2) 31 Dec 1920, in Cass Co., Indiana, divorced 1922, Anson Guy Insley, b. 4 Dec 1896, Illinois, (son of Anson Bird Insley and Anna Bell Newell) occupation: Farmer, d. 22 Dec 1956, m. (3) 6 Feb 1923, in Cass Co., Indiana, Sam Lemon Griffith, b. 25 Feb 1891, Carroll Co., Indiana, occupation: Machinist, d. 14 Jan 1969, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana. Reba died 19 May 1954, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, buried: 22 May 1954, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana.
    
19. iii Hortense Stewart b. 27 May 1900, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana, religion: Disciples of Christ, m. Omer E. Collins, b. 1890, religion: Disciples of Christ, occupation: Musician; Minister, d. 16 Jun 1965, Remington, Jasper Co., Indiana, buried: Remington Cemetery, Remington, Indiana. Hortense died 24 Jul 1979, Marion, Grant Co., Indiana, buried: 28 Jul 1979, Remington Cemetery, Remington, Indiana.

13. John Edwin Stewart: b. 31 Mar 1868, m. _________.

20. i   Chase James Stewart.
    

14. James David Stewart: b. 22 Oct 1869, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, occupation: Farmer, m. 24 Sep 1899, in Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, Grace Mae Gilbert, b. 18 Nov 1871, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, (daughter of Meade W. Gilbert and Mary Elizabeth Williams) d. 25 Jul 1961, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, buried: Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois. James died 21 Aug 1960, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, buried: Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois.

21. i   Genevieve Mary Stewart b. 4 Jul 1901, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, m. 25 Jan 1930, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, Carl Gleason Tuttle, b. 1 Apr 1893, Brushy Fork, Douglas Co., Illinois, (son of Reuben Alonzo Douglas Tuttle and Phylena Ellen Louthon) occupation: Jeweler, d. 6 Sep 1976, Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois, buried: 10 Sep 1976, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois. Genevieve died 26 Mar 1992, Cherokee Village, Fulton Co., Arkansas, buried: 29 Mar 1992, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois.
    
22. ii  Robert Stewart b. 30 Dec 1904, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois, d. 3 May 1961, Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois.

Fourth Generation

17. Paul Lemuel Stewart b. 7 Jul 1893, Cass Co., Indiana, religion: Disciples of Christ, occupation: Minister (Disciples), m. 7 Oct 1916, in Cass Co., Indiana, Brite F. Beall, b. 25 Dec 1892, New Waverly, Cass Co., Indiana, 17 Mar 1907, 9th St. Christian Ch., Logansport, Ind., (daughter of Charles Ellsworth Beall and Martha F. ["Mattie"] Fisher) religion: Disciples of Christ, d. 4 Feb 1975, Tallahassee, Leon Co., Florida, buried: 6 Feb 1975, Roselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida. Paul died 2 Feb 1991, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Co. Florida, buried: 5 Feb 1991, Roselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida.

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