Don Monroe Stewart (1917 - 2014)

Born 31 Jul 1917 in Lawrence, Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Died 4 Dec 2014 at age 97 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Biography

Don was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Don was born on July 31, 1917.^[1] Don was the son of William Henry Stewart and Nancy Rosa Coates.^[2][3]

Don volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[4][1]

On February 6, 1945, Don married Melitta Koch in Bronx, New York.^[5][6]

Don passed away on December 4, 2014 in Dalton, Georgia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193473001 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Donald Monro Stewart; Race: White; Age: 23; Birth Date: 31 Jul 1917; Birth Place: Cherokee, Alabama; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society; Height: 5 7; Weight: 130; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grant Suiter;
   Household Members Age:
   Donald Monro Stewart 23.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZM-ZMK : 31 January 2021), Donald Stewart in entry for William H Stewart, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3668-PMM : accessed 21 August 2022), Donald Stewart in household of William H Stewart, Gaylesville, Cherokee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 2B, line 55, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 6; FHL microfilm 2,339,741.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-974 : 7 January 2021), Don M Stewart in household of Geo A Renn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 85B, line 62, family 1, 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 2547.
5. ↑ "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
   New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Bronx
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61406 #268292 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Donald M Stewart marriage to Melitta Koch on 6 Feb 1945.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 1056; Sheet Number: 50; Enumeration District: 155-23
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127242864 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Donald Stewart (32), married head of household in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA. Born in Alabama.
7. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current"
   Publication Date: 10/ Dec/ 2014; Publication Place: Georgia, USA; URL: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/101954531?type=1
   Ancestry Record 7545 #349917007 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Donald Monroe Stewart; Gender: Male; Death Age: 97; Birth Date: 31 Jul 1917; Residence Place: Dalton, Georgia; Death Date: 4 Dec 2014; Death Place: Dalton, Georgia; Obituary Date: 10 Dec 2014; Spouse: Melitta.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 August 2022, 23:58), entry for Don M Stewart (FamilySearch Person: GF69-7FM ); contributed by various users.