William Stewart Sr. (1802 - 1887)

Born 9 Sep 1802 in Bath County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ann (VanSickle) Stewart — married 13 Sep 1823 in Jackson County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1887 at age 84 in Mason County, West Virginia

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William Stewart Sr. is a member of Clan Stewart.

Biography

William was born in 1802. William Stewart ... He passed away in 1887. ^[1]

His mother died during his birth and he along with his sister Elizabeth were sent to live with her parents, Benedict and Elizabeth Aleshire in Mason County, (West) Virginia. In the 1810 Census of Mason Co. the Aleshire family is shown to have one male child under 10. Benedict Aleshire's will dated 1810 and probated in Point Pleasant WV names his wife, children and grandchildren and William Stewart (see p.35 of Hardesty)

William married Martha Ann VanSickle, daughter of Anthony and Rebecca (VanMeter) VanSickle. Among their children are:

• John
• Julia, m. Peter Hawkins
• Henry
• Charles Volney
• Jesse
• Mary, m. James S. Kelly, moved to Iowa
• Elizabeth, m. Mr. McDaniel; d. 27 May 1926^[2]
• Zelphia, m. Cornelius White; d. 21 Jan 1930^[3]
• James
• Joseph Newton, b. 27 Nov 1846; d. 22 May 1922^[4]
• Sarah

William and his family are in the 1850 census, occupation farmer. Also living in the home are Mary J. Kuns age 4 and Rebecca Oliver, age 50.^[5] In the 1860 census, a child age 15 by the name of William is in the home (?) and also a couple named Mary and Morris George. In the 1870 census are William and Martha, son Joseph age 22 and a domestic named Anna Rainey, age 18, and a child, William White who is age 41 years. (This Anna Rainey is actually Anna Raines who married William's grandson, John R., son of William Jr. on August 28, 1870. William White is the son of William's daughter Zelphia who married Cornelius White.)^[6]

William and many of his children are buried in the Stewart cemetery at the old town of Maggie. These graves may have been moved from their original site in the existing TNT area to present site which was once know as the Doctor Bennett cemetery. Bennett was later moved to a prominent location in Point Pleasant.

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Sources

• Personal knowledge handed down from Aunt Jan's genealogy work.

• Pedigree Resource File as submitted by MMSD-TXS to Family Search.org.

• My Genealogy Home Page:Information about William Stewart.

• United States Census, 1830

• The 39th District, Mason County, Virginia August 21, 1850 US Census, Page 783 (392), Household ID 439, Family ID 443, Line 26 (spelled Stuart).

• District 1, Upper Falls Post Office, Mason County, Virginia August 9, 1860 US Census, Page 185, Household ID 1306, Family ID 1288, Line 4 (spelled Stuart).

• Robinson Township, Mason County, West Virginia June 20, 1870 US Census, Page 8-B (56), Household ID 53, Family ID 53, Line 11.

• Robinson Township, Mason County, West Virginia June 3, 1880 US Census, Page 3-C (327), Household ID 31, Family ID 31, Line 28.

• Listed as consort on his wife Susan's Register of Deaths Within the District, Mason County, West Virginia for the Year Ending 1886, Pg. 164-165, Ln. 3 (listed as M. J Van Sickle).

• Listed as father on his daughter Zelphia's Marriage License / Clerk's Certificate / Minister's Return Record, West Virginia, Mason County, Page 141.

• Listed as father on his son Henry's Marriage License / Clerk's Certificate / Minister's Return Record, West Virginia, Mason County, Page 78.

• Listed as father on his son James' Marriage License / Clerk's Certificate / Minister's Return Record, West Virginia, Mason County, Page 226.

• Listed as father on his son James' Register of Deaths within the District for the County of Mason, West Virginia, Pg. 313-314, No. 66.

• Listed as parent on his daughter Sarah's West Virginia Register of Deaths, Pg. 117, Ln. 38 (00079).

• Listed as father on his daughter Elizabeth's West Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics Death Certificate No. 7218 (0001240).

• Listed as father on his daughter Zelphia's West Virginia Register of Deaths, Pg. 183, Ln. 41 (00126).

• Listed as father on his daughter Zelphia's West Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics Death Certificate No. No. 808 (0000828).

• Listed as surviving husband of Martha on her Register of Deaths, Mason County, West Virginia, Page 334-335, Line 47 (spelled Marthe Stuart).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #81416912

Footnotes

1. ↑ Information entered by Dave McNally, Jan 17, 2013
2. ↑ West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
3. ↑ West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
4. ↑ West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
5. ↑ United States Census, 1850
6. ↑ United States Census, 1870

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Dave McNally for starting the profile (Stewart-6647) Thanks to Saundra Stewart for starting the profile (Stewart-22888). Thanks to Carol Hargett for starting the profile (Stewart-32064).

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