Willis
P.
Stewart
Born in Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Stewart Jr.
and Adaline (Paul) Stewart
Died
at about age 20
in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2016
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Biography
Willis P Stewart was born about 1843. He was the son of John Stewart Jr. (1807-1859) and Adaline (Paul) Stewart (1809-1885).
A Civil War Casualty: 13th Vermont Inf., Co. C. age 19, credited to Berlin, VT Service: enl 8/29/62, m/i 10/10/62, Pvt, Co. C, 13th VT INF, d/dis Alexandria, Va., 8/15/63 Pension: Yes, mother Adaline, 4/6/1864
Willis P Stewart passed on 14 August 1863 at Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
Burial
Originally buried in Grave #919 in Alexandria National Cemetery, reinterred in Black Cemetery, Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, USA. Head stone reads:
- Willis P., son of John and Adeline Stewart died at Alexandria, Va. Aug. 14, 1863. Age 21. Member of Co. C. 13 Regt. Vt. Volunteers.
The Work Progress Administration's Graves Registration Card indicates that this is a cenotaph.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #72450814
- Vermont in the Civil War: Stewart, Willis P: (https://vermontcivilwar.org/get.php?input=29964)
- Vermont in the Civil War; 13th Vermont Infantry, Extracts from the 13th Regiment history (https://vermontcivilwar.org/units/13/history/index.php)
- Image in Civil War Uniform: Vermon in the Civil War, Unit 13, Co. 3, Stewart, W. P.: (https://vermontcivilwar.org/units/13/history/cstewart-wp.jpg)
- 1850 US Census: Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, Willis Stewart, white male, age 8: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2F-CPR : 23 December 2020), Willis Stewart in household of John Stewart, Berlin, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- Death Record: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89S-P1K : 19 February 2021), Willis R Stewart, 1863.
See also:
- Space: Black Cemetery, Berlin, Vermont; Index no. 77: (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Black_Cemetery%2C_Berlin%2C_Vermont)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
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~0.78%
Laura (Campbell) Grace
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~0.78%
Barbara Bettes :
23andMe, GEDmatch PQ5507542 [compare]
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~0.78%
Margo Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XN5691104 [compare], Ancestry member MARKGREENFIELD179
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~0.78%
Eugene Whitney :
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