George William Stewart (1937 - 2019)

Born 29 Apr 1937 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA

Ancestors

Died 5 Sep 2019 at age 82 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States

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Biography

Butch Stewart was born in Florida.

Butch Stewart is part of a Bahamian family.

Butch Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

Butch Stewart was a Freemason and a member of Dade Lodge #14, Key West, Florida.

Butch was born in 1937 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida. He is the son of George Stewart and Miriam Carey. In 1940, the family was living in the household of Elizabeth Carey, Butch's grandmother, in Key West.^[1] By 1945, they were still in the same home with the grandmother, but his father, George, was head of household, and his uncle Will Carey and his family were also living with them.^[2]

In the 1950 census George (age 12) was the son of George Stewart in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States.^[3]

Butch married Shirley Brill in Key West in Jul 1958.^[4] They resided in Key West, Florida, until 1979 when they relocated to Seffner, Hillsborough County, Florida.^[5] They have three daughters.

Butch served in the US Air Force. He worked on the Naval Station in Key West for years, along with his father, as a machinist, but later worked in the Merchant Marines as Chief Engineer with Murphy Pacific Marine on the Master Vessel Cable, where he was at sea for long periods of time.^[6] "In 1979 he relocated with his family to Seffner, Florida where he continued his 35 year career as a merchant seaman with North American Trailing Co. on the dredge ships Manhattan, Padre and Dodge Island."^[7]

Butch was a member of the Masonic Dade Lodge in Key West.^[8] "He was a 50 year member of Dade Lodge #14 Free and Accepted Mason, Key West and served as Worshipful Master in 1963. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Seafarer's International Union and St. Andrew's United Methodist Church. "^[7]

Butch passed away in 2019 in Florida. He was cremated and ashes spread in the mountains of his North Carolina home. His Find A Grave: Memorial #204278741 has a detailed obituary.^[7][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCW-4WX : 26 July 2019), George W Stewart in household of Elizabeth Carey, Ward 4, Key West, Election Precinct 6, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-15, sheet 16B, line 57, family 307, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 601.
2. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNX1-BMV : accessed 16 August 2015), George W Stewart, , Monroe, Florida; citing line 15, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,198.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 6090; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 44-32
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #83033092 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   George Stewart Jr (12) son in household of George Stewart (49) in Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
4. ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJKS-XC2 : 28 November 2014), Ceorge William Stewart, Jul 1958; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
5. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJJH-ZQZX : accessed 16 August 2015), George William Stewart, Residence, Key West, Florida, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
6. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Carolyn Atkinson
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 March 2020), memorial page for George William “Butch” Stewart (22 Apr 1937–5 Sep 2019), Find A Grave: Memorial #204278741, ; Maintained by Donna Jean Robinson (contributor 46886069) Cremated, who reports a Ashes spread in the mountains of his North Carolina home.
8. ↑ Carolyn Martin, personal knowledge, 24 Jan 2021
9. ↑ Legacy.com Obituary[1]

See also:

• 1945 Florida State Census, Monroe County, Florida, Precinct 9, P 7