Robert Donald Stewart (1833 - 1891)

Born 11 Apr 1833 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1891 at age 57 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Robert Stewart was born on 11 April 1833 in Fentress Co., TN. He was the son of James Stewart and Ann (UNKNOWN) Stewart.^[1]

Robert, 17, was enumerated in the 1850 census of Fentress County, Tennessee.^[2]

Robert and Nancy were married ... ^{[citation needed]}

Robert, Nancy, and five children were enumerated in the 1870 census of District 8, Fentress, Tennessee.^[3]

Robert, Nancy, and eight children were enumerated in the 1880 census of District 8, Fentress, Tennessee.^[4]

Robert died at the age of 57 on 4 March 1891 in Fentress Co., TN.^[1]

Robert was buried after 4 March 1891 in Wolf River, Fentress Co., TN.

His daughter Ermine was born in 1874^[5] and married John Davis in or before 1895 (their son Robert was 5 in 1900).^[6]

Research Notes

• Grandchildren of Robert Stewart tell the story of old Grandpap Stewart coming Home from Civil War with big money and lots of it. It was no good, Confederate money
• They also told story of Robert Stewart being hung by the Union soldiers. The `Rebels` came along and cut him down before he died. I have never found anything on Robert Stewart being in Civil War
• Someone in family remembers Robert Stewart getting mail from Liverpool, England. Was told by Willard Stewart of Muncie, IN. in June of 1996 that Robert Stewart fought for the South. Willard Stewart said he seen the confederate money

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: Title: dmmc72040.FTW. NOTEdmmc72040.FTW, Source Medium: Other. Citing: Data:
   • Text: Date of Import: Aug 25, 2004 (accessed before 16 November 2023)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDD-K7P : Thu Oct 05 08:56:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Jas Stewart and Ann Stewart, 1850.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8T-2DQ : Thu Oct 05 15:38:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Stewart and Nancy Stewart, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7Q-RHW : Fri Oct 06 13:04:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Stuart and Nancy Stuart, 1880.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7Q-RH6 : 15 July 2017), Ermine Stuart in household of Robert Stuart, District 8, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 39, sheet 557B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,254.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8X-FJN : accessed 3 October 2020), Ermine Davis in household of John Davis, Civil Districts 7-8, 11, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 8B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,569.

See also:

• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8L-D8H : 25 May 2014), Robert Stewart in entry for Ellen Stewart, 10 Sep 1921; citing Wolf Cemetery Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, v 15 cn 271, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,729
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDD-K7Y : 12 April 2016), Robert Stewart in household of Jas Stewart, Fentress county, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing family 606, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47473253/robert-donald-stewart: accessed 16 November 2023), memorial page for Robert Donald Stewart (11 Apr 1833–4 Mar 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #47473253, citing Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sabrina (contributor 46798328).