Amelia (Jackson) Stewart (1894 - 1977)

Born 12 Feb 1894 in Decatur, Indiana, United States

Wife of Samuel VanDerwater Stewart — married 3 May 1924 (to 1958) in Decatur, Indiana, United States

Biography

Amelia Jackson, 1894-1977, married Samuel V. Stewart. ^[1]

Amelia Jackson, the daughter of Samuel Jackson and Mary Hamilton, and Samuel V. Stewart, the son of W.K. Stewart and Ada Rankin, were married on 3 May 1924 in Decatur, Indiana. J.K. Bliss officiated. Amelia was born 12 Feb. 1894 in Decatur. Samuel Stewart was born 19 Feb. 1887. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 1930, the Stewarts lived in Westfield, Union, New Jersey. Their rent was $65 per month. Samuel Stewart, 43, born in Indiana (father b. Ohio; mother b. IN), a WWI veteran, who married at age 36, worked in the electrical industry. His wife, Amelia, 36, married at 30, was also born in Indiana (father b. OH; mother b. IL). ^[5]

In 1940, they lived in Westfield, New Jersey. They had moved within the last five years. They owned their house, valued at $12,500. Sam Stewart, 53, had completed one year of college, and worked as a clerical supervisor for a manufacturer of telephone equipment. He had worked 52 weeks in 1939, and earned $3000. His wife, Amelia, 46, had completed four years of high school. ^[6]

Amelia (Jackson) Stewart was born in 1894. She passed away in 1977. Amelia is buried with her husband, Samuel Stewart, and his parents, grandparents, a sister, and other family at Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Indiana. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch sourced family tree (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LD7C-79L)
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFB-W43 : 3 August 2022), Samuel V Stewart and Amelia Jackson, 02 May 1924; citing Decatur, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170590.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RCH-1RPZ : 3 August 2022), Amelia Jackson in entry for Sam V Stewart, 1924.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCKW-LCZM : 3 August 2022), Amelia Jackson in entry for Samuel V. Stewart, 1924.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4N7-KQS : accessed 9 January 2023), Amelia Stewart in household of Samuel Stewart, Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 15B, line 97, family 359, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 2,341,125.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YX-LWH : 11 January 2021), Amelia Stewart in household of Sam V Stewart, Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-207, sheet 1B, line 47, family 29, 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 2390.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52456754