Lurinda was born in 1846. During the US Civil War amongst all the soldiers under her care, Lurinda nursed her husband to be, Harry A Steward, at the US Army hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio for 18 months. She married Harry 9 July 1867. They had four children, Harry J, William Sherman, Emma (married Charles Eddy), and Charles who died at the age of 14 months. Lurinda passed away in 1929.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ9-3W3 : 21 December 2020), Lorinda Chapman in household of David Chapman, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-NL9J : 20 February 2021), Lurinda Steward in entry for Harry A Steward, 1862.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXN9-666 : 6 January 2022), Lurinda Stewart in household of Harry A. Stewart, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5W-GYN : 27 September 2021), Lorinda Chapman in entry for Harry J. Stewart and Margaret Wooderd, 1906.
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