Person:William Stewart (39)

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  1. James Finley Stewart1833 - 1899
  2. M. J. StewartAbt 1834 - Aft 1850
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Name William Stewart
Gender Male
Birth? 25 May 1810 Iredell Cty North Carolina
Marriage to Rosannah Simonton
Death? 1855 30 mi from Ft. McCavett, Guadalupe MtnsKilled By Commanche

Listed in the 1840 Lawrence County, Tennessee Census as Wm F. Stewart. In the household are: 1 male age 5-9; 1 male age 30-39; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 20-29.

Listed in the 1850 Lawrence County, Tennessee Census, District 8, enumerated October 15th, page 327, Dwelling 520, Household 520 as Wm F. Stewart, age 40, farmer, born NC. With wife and children, and Mother-in-Law Jane Simonton, age 80, born NC.

Rosannah is listed as the head of household in the 1860 Milam County, Texas Census.

There is a C.B. Stewart, age 74, widower, born SC, father born England, mother born NY listed in the 1880 Eastland County, Texas Census, District 124, Precinct 4, page 94D, Enumerated June 22, Dwelling 553, Household 553. I believe it says he is unable to work due to Inflammation, and there is a slash in the column marked "Deaf and Dumb." Living with daughter, Dora Kile, age 33, widowed, born TX, father born SC, mother born NC; granddaughter Lucy, age 5, born TX, father born AL; granddaughter Nannie, age 3, born TX; son E. B., age 23, single, farmer, born TX, father born SC, mother born AL; servant John Parker, age 35.

There is an AJ Stewart listed in the 1880 Eastland County, Texas Census records, ED 173, p.20, 178/206, as 46 years old, farmer, born Tennessee, father born South Carolina, mother born Tennessee. Also listed are his wife, AA, age 25, born Iowa, parents born Virginia; Elnora, daughter, age 19, born Tennessee; WA, son, age 17, born Tennessee; JN, son, age 12, born Tennessee; RB, son, age 9, born Tennessee; Bartlett, son, age 3, born Texas; SG, daughter, age 1 month (born in May), born Texas.

A JR Stewart is listed in the 1880 Eastland County, Texas Census records, ED 173, p.2, 11/14, age 40, merchant, born Tennessee, father born South Carolina, mother born Tennessee. Also listed are PF, wife, age 35, born Tennessee, father born Indiana, mother born Tennessee; SH, daughter, age 16, born Tennessee; MF, daughter, age 15, born Tennessee; CB, son, age 11, born Tennessee; WH, son, age 8, born Tennessee; LT, daughter, age 6, born Texas; KT, daughter, age 4, born Texas; Luna (not sure of the name), daughter, age 1, born Texas

Recorded in the Austin Gazette killed by Indians (Probably Comanche or Arapaho) in the Guadalupe mountain range some time in 1855. He was scouting for a party when killed, His body was stripped of clothing and probably would have been scalped except that the remainder of the party arrived.