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Charles S Stewart
1871 - 1908

   
 
Father Birth Death  
John Ward Stewart, Jr, ca 1830, son of John Ward Stewart and Lavenia Smith;   Nov 9, 1886, Milam, TX  
 
Mother Birth Death  
Bethania Elizabeth Dismuke 1833, Harris Co., GA Apr 16, 1886/7, Milam, TX Married - Nov 10, 1850, Macon Co., AL
 

Siblings of Charles S Stewart
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William Jackson Stewart Thomas Jefferson Stewart Barbara Elizabeth Stewart Ellen Bethine Stewart Mary Lavina Stewart John Edmond Stewart Charles S Stewart
 
  Birth Death Notes
Charles S Stewart Apr 12 ?, 1871, Jackson Co., LA 1908, Lafayette Co., AR;  Buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Bradley, Lafayette Co., AR  m. Mary Eliza Adams  (b. Oct 26, 1879, Walnut Hill, Lafayette Co., AR, daughter of Robert T Adams and Fannie Baker; d. Feb 8, 1956, San Bernardino Co., CA.) -- Aug 29, 1897, Lafayette Co., AR

Mary married second  Henry Clay Shaffer (b. Dec 1, 1871, IA, son of Joseph Shaffer and Lizzie O'Brien; d. Dec 19, 1965, San Bernardino Co., CA) -- Aug 21, 1914, Dawson Co., MT. 

Both buried at Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA
 

Children of Charles S Stewart and Mary Eliza Adams
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Charles "Charley" Stewart Mack Stewart Mary Clyde Stewart Vera Stewart
 
Charles S Stewart and Mary Eliza Adams
 
1880 U. S. Census, Baileyville, Precinct Beat No 2, Milam County, Texas   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Stewart John W   W M 50 Farmer AL Scotland GA
  Betheny Wife W F 47 Keeping house GA GA AL
  Thomas J Son W M 24 Farm Laborer AL AL GA
  Mary L Dau W F 15 At home AL AL GA
  John E Son W M 11 At school AL AL GA
  Charles C Son W M 9   LA AL GA
 
To find the information on Charles S Stewart after 1880, it took several days of research going through the historical documents. 

Some family trees have his death listed as 1939.  This is incorrect.  Charles Stewart was a common name during this period so it is easy to see how some might confuse this Charles Stewart, with another.

To find this Charles Stewart  I needed to narrow my search to known facts:

1) Charles was born in Louisiana.  The family lived in Louisiana between 1870 - 1871 before appearing in Milam Co., TX
     in the 1880 Census.

2)  Mother Bethania was born in Georgia.  Father John Stewart was born in Alabama.

Since Charles' location in 1880 is confirmed by the Census records, the next place to look was the 1900 Census.  Using the known facts above, I searched for a Cha* Stewart or Stuart born around 1871 in Louisiana who had a father born in Alabama and a mother born in Georgia.  Using this method is often hit and miss because you can only hope that whoever is reporting the information to the census taker, actually knows the truth.  In this case, I was lucky.  I came across a Charles Stewart in Lafayette Co., Arkansas who fit this criteria.  [Tip:  use the * wildcard feature when doing a search on a name like Charles.  The * on the end of Cha* will give you all of the variations of the name Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chas, etc]

This was a solid lead because his older brother Thomas Jefferson Stewart eventually moves back and forth between Arkansas and Texas and finally settles down in Lafayette Co., AR.  What I have discovered about this family is that some (not all) end up moving to areas where their other family members are.  [Tip:  You need to research the entire family to find clues on finding the others]

The 1900 Census shows a brother, Pierce Adams.  It appears as if Mary provided the information.  This was her brother Franklin Pierce Adams, not Charles' brother.  With this information I went to look for a marriage record for a Charles Stewart and Mary Adams dated prior to 1900.  In the marriage records for Lafayette Co., AR the marriage record was found.
 
 
1897 - Charles marries Mary Adams Aug 29, 1897, Lafayette Co., AR Marriage license for C S Stewart and Mary Adams

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1900 U. S. Census, Roane, Lafayette County, Arkansas   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gen Birth
Month		 Birth
Year		 Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Stewart Charles S Head W M Apr 1871 29 M 3     Farmer LA AL GA
  Mary Wife W F Oct 1879 20 M 3 1 1   AR AR AR
  Charles Son W M Aug 1898 1 S       AR LA AR
Adams Pierce Brother W M Nov 1884 15 S     Farm laborer AR AR AR
Davis Cous Servant B M Jan 1873 27 S     Farm laborer AR AR AR
 
The next logical step at this point was to find Charles and Mary and son Charles in the 1910 Census.  I was not successful in finding Charles.  However, I did find Mary (now a widow) and son Charles, living with her other brother Albert S Adams with an additional three children.

This means Charles S Stewart died before the 1910 Census.  Since death records for Arkansas do not exist until 1914, I looked at cemetery records in Lafayette Co., AR.  I found a Charles S Stewart born in 1871 who died in 1908.  Also, this Charles S Stewart is buried in the exact same cemetery as his brother Thomas Jefferson Stewart who died in 1926. 
 
 
1908 - Charles S Stewart passes away in 1908

Grave marker for Charles S Stewart at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Bradley, Lafayette Co., AR

Photo taken by "Mr & Mrs"  a volunteer at Find A Grave

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1910 U. S. Census,  Roane, Lafayette County, Arkansas   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Adams Albert S Head W M 28 S     Engineer planer mill AR AR AR
Stewart Mary E Sister W F 30 Wd 6 4   AR AR AR
  Charles S Nephew W M 11 S       AR LA AR
  McKinly Nephew W M 9 S       AR LA AR
  Mary C Niece W F 5 S       AR LA AR
  Vera Niece W F 1 S       AR LA AR
 
To track the four living children of Charles S Stewart, one must follow widow Mary.
 
  1910 - 1914 - Mary moves to Montana.  A widowed woman of four children does not take off to the wilderness of Montana unless she is traveling with someone.  This someone was probably one of her brothers. 
 
 
1914 - Widow Mary marries Henry Clay Shaffer, Aug 21, 1914, Dawson Co., MT

Marriage license for H C Shaffer and Mary Stewart

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Sep 1915 - 1920 - Moved to Alberta, Canada and then to Virginia
 
 
1918 - Sep 10, 1918, Lived in Raymond, Alberta, Canada according to son Charley's WWI Registration Card  (see below)
 
  1920 - Census - Mary has moved from Montana to Virginia with her second husband where they live for a few years.  Charles Stewart's daughters Mary C and Vera have the last name Shaffer in this census.  It appears that daughter Mary's middle name is Clyde.  The birth place of father for Mary Clyde and Vera was also incorrectly reported as Iowa, which is Henry Shaffer's birth location.  However, when daughter Vera marries in the future, she is using the maiden name of Stewart.
 
1920 U. S. Census,  Norfolk Jefferson Ward, Norfolk County, VA   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Shaffer Henry C Head W M 41 M Proprietor Pool Room IA OH OH
  Mary E Wife W F 38 M   AR AR AR
  Clyde Dau W F 16 S Saleswoman dry goods AR IA AR
  Vera Dau W F 10 S   AR IA AR
  Fannie E Dau W F 4 8/12 S   MT IA AR
  Bee B Partner W M 43 S Proprietor pool room IA OH OH
 
Sep 1920 -  Aug 1922 - Moved back to Montana
 
  1930 - Census - By 1930, widow Mary has had three additional children with Henry Clay Shaffer and none of the four children she had with Charles are with her.  Daughter Vera did follow her back to Montana and married in 1926.
 
1930 U. S. Census, Cut Bank, Glacier County, Montana     See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Shaffer Henry C Head W M 51 M 35 Farmer IA OH IA
Mary E Wife W F 49 M 28 AR AR AR
Fannie E Dau W F 16 S MT IA AR
Henry C Son W M 9 S VA IA AR
Robert P Son W M 7 S MT IA AR
  1940 - Census - Mary and Henry Clay Shaffer are living without their three children in Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT
  1945 - Mary and Henry Clay Shaffer are living at the following address when their son's ship sank during WWII - 1726 N San Fernando Rd, Burbank, CA.  This is according to a book that that listed WWII causalities.  Son Robert was listed as wounded.
  1956 - 1965 - Both Mary and Henry Shaffer have moved to San Bernardino, CA and pass away here.  Both are buried at Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA
   
  Children of Henry Clay Shaffer and Mary Eliza Adams

Fannie E Shaffer - b. Aug 28, 1915, MT;  d. Aug 12, 2012; CA;  m. Leonard Martin;  m. Kunzman

Henry Clay Shaffer, Jr - b. Aug 7, 1920, Norfolk, VA;  d. Feb 2, 2014, CA

Robert Patrick Shaffer - b. Aug 31, 1922, Butte, Silver Bow Co., MT;  d. Jan 12, 1999, ID; m. Mary Jane Mclean.   Robert was a survivor of the USS Indianapolis which sank on Jul 30, 1945 during WWII.  Both buried at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Jerome Co., ID
   
Children of Charles S Stewart and Mary Eliza Adams
   
  Charles "Charley" Stewart - b. Aug 17, 1898  (1899 on WWII Records and burial info), Bradley, Lafayette Co., AR; d. May 5, 1960, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR.  Buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR (Section 9, Plot 210)
 
Charles "Charley" Stewart
  The first name for Charles and the variations, made him hard to track down.  He used Charles, Charlie, and Charley.  It appears that Charley was his preferred name. 

The middle initial of S only appears in the 1910 Census.

On his military registration cards he always refers to a relative in this family as his contact person, so it confirms that this is the correct Charles / Charley Stewart. 
  1910 - Census - Living with mother and siblings
 
1918 - Charlie refers to his mother Mary Shaffer as his emergency contact

WWI Registration Card for Charlie Stewart

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  1920 - 1940 Census - Cannot find in Census Records
 
1942 - Charlie refers to his uncle Franklin Pierce Adams as his emergency contact

WWII Registration Card for Charley Stewart

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  1942 - 1957 - Married Loma P --?
  1957 - 1960 - City Directories - Lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas at 221 Newton
 
1960 - Charley Stewart dies May 5, 1960, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR, 

Record of Interment for Charley Stewart

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  Mack Stewart - b. Apr 30, 1901, Bradley, Lafayette Co., AR;  m. Mary Elizabeth--? (b. May 9, 1899, IA;  d.  Mar 26, 1976;  married before Barlow)  Both entombed at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR
 
Mack Stewart
  Whether Mack is the actual first name or not is unclear.  Mack could very well be a nick name for McKinley.  The name Mckinley is only found in the 1910 Census.  All of the other times, only the first name of Mack is used.

In the Census records, WWII Registration, and city directories he was employed as a brakeman for the railroad
  1910 - Census - Living with mother and siblings under first name Mckinly
  1920 - Census - Unable to locate a Mckinley or Mack Stewart with his birth data in the Census.
 
1928 - Marries Mrs Mary Elizabeth Barlow, Mar 4, 1928, Jefferson Co., AR

Marriage license for Mack Stewart and Mary Elizabeth Barlow

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  1929 - City Directory - Pine Bluff, Arkansas living at 829 E 2nd Av
  1935 - Lived in Pine Bluff, Arkansas according to 1940 Census
 
1940 U. S. Census, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas     See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Stewart Mack Head W M 39 M H-1 Brakeman railroad AR
  Mary Wife W F 39 M H-2   IA
  1940 - Census - Of note on this census sheet are more details about wife Mary at the very bottom.
Father was born in WV, mother in IA.  She was married before at age 16 and had no children.
 
1942 - Living in Pine Bluff, AR

WWII Registration Card for Mack Stewart

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  1946 - City Directory - Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mack and Mary E living at 508 W 29th Av
  1960 - City Directory - Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mack and Mary E living at 2203 S Laurel
  1976 - Wife Mary Elizabeth passes away, Mar 26, 1976. 
 

Grave marker for Mack and Mary E Stewart at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR

Photo taken by Hank Rogers a volunteer at Find A Grave

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  The death date on Mack's tomb has not been engraved.  This leads me to believe that he died after his wife.  There was no evidence of any children. Therefore, there was no one to cover the final cost of the engraving or to make sure the cemetery did the work.  Which does happen quite often.  The other possibility is that he was never buried here and is buried elsewhere. I can not find a Mack Stewart with his birth date in the SSDI.  Again, not unusual if there was no wife or child to claim death benefits.   There is no online death index for Arkansas after 1961  (as of Feb, 2017)  so I can not check there.  Arkansas has a 50 year rule.
   
  Mary Clyde Stewart - b. ca 1904, AR
 
Mary Clyde Stewart
  1910 - Census - Living with mother and siblings under name Mary C Stewart
  1920 - Census - Mary is living with her mother, sister Vera, and step-father Henry Clay Shaffer in Norfolk, VA under the name Clyde Shaffer age 16.
  After the 1920 Census Mary is difficult to track.  I checked all marriages in Montana to see if she had returned to Montana with her mother. No marriage found under Mary Stewart or Shaffer. One thing to note was that she was working in 1920 which means, she did have her own source of income.  The other possibility was that she married someone in Virginia since she was at that age.

In the 1930 Census I did come across a Mary Clyde Dalton.  (indexed under Mary Clyde Dallin)  25 years old, born in Arkansas, living in Norfolk, VA.  She also appears in the 1940 Census in Norfolk, VA as divorced under the name Mary C Dalton at age 35.  This Mary Clyde Dalton was also found in the Virginia Divorce Records.  On the divorce decree document, the maiden name is not given.  The place of birth given was Hot Springs, AR which is no where close to Lafayette Co., AR.  Although, this could have been a fib or she did not know where in Arkansas she was born.  I am unable to find marriage records for Hampton, VA online for the date of Mar 15, 1930, to see the maiden name of Mary Clyde Dalton who married James Henry Dalton, Jr.

Tracking down James Henry Dalton, Jr was a dead end.  He appears with his father in the 1930 Census one month after the marriage to this Mary Clyde who does claim, she was deserted right after the marriage.
 

Divorce Decree for possible Mary Clyde

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  After this, I hit a dead end finding Mary.  Without an exact date of birth, Mary is too common of a name.  Hopefully in the future marriage records for Hampton, VA, 1930 will become available online to check on the the maiden name.
   
  Infant Stewart - b. and d. btwn 1900 - 1908  (per 1910 Census)
  Infant Stewart - b. and d. btwn 1900 - 1908  (per 1910 Census)
   
  Vera Stewart - b. Jan 12, 1909, Bradley, Lafayette Co., AR;  d. Jan 13, 1980, Tulare Co., CA  SS# 517-16-8224.  Buried at Vandalia Cemetery, Porterville, Tulare Co., CA with last husband Ivor Smith

m1. John Thomas Cantrell (b. Aug 28, 1888, SC, son of John T Cantrell and Nancy O'Dell;  d. Sep 17, 1966, Beaverhead Co., MT) Nov 25, 1926, Dillon, Beaverhead Co., MT; 

m2. Lee Vern Dennison  (b. Oct 18, 1894, Brookfield, Linn Co., MO, son of Albert L Dennison and Rosemary Mullins;  d. Nov 8, 1957, Wasco, OR)  Jan 17, 1940, Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT 

? Other possible marriages

m. Ivor Eli "Pete" Smith (b. Feb 25, 1907;  d. Sep 19, 1978.   Buried at Vandalia Cemetery, Porterville, Tulare Co., CA;  Was married and had children prior to marriage to Vera)
 
Vera Stewart
  1910 - Census - Living with mother and siblings under name Mary C Stewart
  1920 - Census - Vera is living with her mother, sister Mary Clyde, and step-father Henry Clay Shaffer in Norfolk, VA under the name Vera Shaffer age 10.
 
1926 - John Thomas Cantrell, Nov 25, 1926, Dillon, Beaverhead Co., MT

Marriage license for John T Cantrell and Vera Stewart

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1930 U. S. Census, Lima, Beaverhead County, Montana     See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Cantrel Tomas J Head W M 40 M 37 Farmer farm SC SC SC
Vera S Wife W F 22 M 19 AR AR AR
 
1940 - Lee Vern Dennison, Jan 17, 1940, Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT

Marriage license for Vera Cantrell and Lee Vern Dennison

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1940 U. S. Census, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana     See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Dennison Vern L Head W M 45 M 8 Mechanic automotive MO
  Vera Wife W F 31 M 8   AR
  1940 - 1978 - Moves to California and has married Ivor Smith
   
   
   
 
 
 


February 14, 2017