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William J Stewart
27 Aug 1854 – 4 Jul 1945
| Birth | 27 Aug 1854 |
| Death | 4 Jul 1945 |
| Cemetery | Ord Cemetery Ord , Valley County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Starlight on 10 Dec 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139851462 |
Bio
William J. Stewart is a native of the Empire state, from where so many early settlers in Nebraska state migrated, and who have proved such a power for the good of the locality in which they have dwelt so many years. Mr. Stewart's birth occurred in Oswego county, New York, August 27, 1854, he being the second of ten children in the family of Chauncey and Mary Ann (Southworth) Stewart, both natives of the state of New York, coming to Howard county, Nebraska, in the pioneer days of the western frontier, being of the first settlers of that county. Upon coming to this locality, our subject's father purchased land in section thirty-one, township fourteen, range ten, which remained the home place all through the years until death claimed this worthy couple, the mother having died on November 24, 1908, at the ripe old age of seventy-five years, and the father passing away in the fall of 1909, within a week of his ninety-first birthday. In March of 1879, William J. Stewart, subject of our sketch, came from Wisconsin to Howard county, and later on into Valley county; the Stewart family had moved from New York state to Walworth county, Wisconsin, in 1856. William Stewart came to Valley county, Nebraska, in the spring of 1879 and was a pioneer homesteader of that county; he now resides on the southeast quarter of section four, township nineteen, range fourteen. When first coming to Valley county, Mr. Stewart lived in the central part of the. county for several years, moving to his present farm home three miles north of Ord in June of 1908. He has one hundred and twenty acres of fine land, which is a well equipped farm, on which is a fine residence. Mr. Stewart engages in farming and stock raising, which has been his occupation for many years, as also that of his father before him, and he has made a success of life. He deals in a well bred grade of stock only, and on his farm has a goodly herd. Mr. Stewart was married to Margaret Hull in Valley county, November 21, 1886. The Hull family came from Bartholomew county, Indiana, in 1879, settling in Howard county, the family consisting of Byron and Mary (Robinson) Hull and six children. Mr. Hull is now living near Omaha, but his wife died March 23, 1890. All but one of the children survive and live in Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have eleven children, whose names are as follows: Cora Belle and Ora Ellen, twins, are teachers in the public schools of Valley county; Alta May, Estella, Enos, Ray, Hazel, Alice, Fay, Donald, and Aloa, all of whom reside at home. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart certainly have a charming family, all born on the old home farm and reared in Valley county, except the youngest child, Aloa. One unusual feature of Mr. Stewart's career is that he never lived on a rented farm and nearly everything he owns has been acquired by his own unaided effort. Mr. Stewart has done much toward the building up of Valley county, and always takes his part in the bettering of conditions and advancement along progressive lines. He is a republican in politics and a member of the Ancient Order United Workmen. When Mr. Stewart first came to Howard county herds of deer roamed the open prairies, and again in Valley county the same conditions prevailed. Mr. Stewart was out for a time in the blizzard of October, 1880, having gone to the school house to bring his younger brothers and sisters home. He braved the storm of January 12, 1888, to go part way home with a man, and safely returned to his own domicile. So severe were the winter storms of those days that he remembers on one occasion a buggy left out exposed was buried so deep in a drift that the top of the buggy was covered. Source: Compedium of History and Biography of Nebraska, Chicago: Alden Publishing Company, 1912, page 425-426
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Family
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Siblings
- Chester Henry Stewart 1851–1931
- Franklin "Frank" Stewart 1856–1918
- Lucy J Stewart Brown 1859–1937
- George Stewart 1864–1950
- Lillie Belle Stewart Brown 1865–1945
- John Stewart 1869–1943
- Mark Henry Stewart 1871–1964
- Mary A Stewart Warne 1875–1956
- Chauncey "Chance" Stewart Jr 1876–1970
Children
- Cora Belle Stewart Garnick 1887–1937
- Ora Ellen Stewart Dickinson 1887–1939
- Alta Mae Stewart 1891–1976
- Estelle F Stewart 1892–1968
- Ray William Stewart 1896–1984
- Hazelle M. Stewart Meese 1898–1975
- Ruth Alice Stewart Milton 1900–1991
- Faye Edward Stewart 1904–2000
- Donald Edward Stewart 1906–1991
- Aloha A Stewart Gergen 1908–1999
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