Jul-28-2018
Husband: James W. Stewart
Born: ca 1848 in Highland Co, VA 1 Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1858 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 2 Resided: 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: 1868 laborer 2 Military: Sep-24-1861 Civil War 3,1 (see note 1) Father: James H. Stewart Mother: Clarissa ___ Other spouse 2
Wife: Leah Virginia Brown Also known as: Virginia Brown 4 Married: Jun-30-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: ca 1847 1 Died: bef Mar 1879 6 Census: 1870 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Lemuel E. Brown (1823 - 1877) Mother: Jemima Stutler (1825 - 1859) Notes
M Child 1: George L. Stewart Born: Sep-18-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Occupation: 1880 stave factory worker 9
F Child 2: Mary J. Stewart Also known as: Mary J. Stuart 1 Born: Aug-11-1868 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 10,7,11,12 (see note 2) Died: May-18-1946 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 11 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 11 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1928 at Stealey (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Husband: Ellsworth "Dick" Kinney b. May- -1868 d. 1913 Also known as: Elsworth Kinney 14 Married: Feb-22-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: James M. Brown b. Jan-15-1875 d. May- 4-1940 Married: Aug-18-1928 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Walter B. Stuart Born: ca 1871 16 Died: Aug- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Cause of death: sawmill accident 18 Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 4: James Logan Stuart Also known as: J. Logan Stuart 18 Born: Jan- -1872 in Wood Co, WV 19,20 Died: Jan-18-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Rosa Belle Dawson b. Jun- -1877 Also known as: Rosa Dotson 21 Married: Oct-26-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Birth record of daughter. (3) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James W. Stuart, 19, b. Highland Co Va, res. Doddridge Co, occupation "Soldier, U.S.," son of James A. & Clarissa Stuart; and Leah Virginia Brown, 17, b. (blank), res. Doddridge Co, dau of Lemuel & Jemima Brown. Married Jun 30 1864 in Doddridge County, officiaed by A. J. Lyon. MR p. 248, Line 10 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id= 11791871&Type=Marriage. (6) Record of husband's remarriage. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) 1870 Census, Taylor County, WV. (9) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (10) Taylor County Birth Records, Grafton, WV, BR p. 68, Line 169 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1908302&Type=Birth. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Headstone. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as James M. Brown, widowed, 53, b. Lewis Co, res. RFD 1 Salem, son of William H. & Mary Ellen (Nair) Brown; and Mrs. Mary J. Kinney, widowed, 50, b. Doddridge Co, res. Stealey Additon of Clarksburg, dau of James & Emily (Brown) Stewart. Married Aug 18 1928 in Clarksburg. (Note: Wife's given age is understated by ten years. Basis for her mother's name Emily is not know, as it is shown in other records to be Leah Virginia Brown. Her father's surname has been found to be spelled both Stewart and Stuart.), MR p. 203 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=33746&Type=Marriage. (16) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two entries for this death: (1) Walter B. Stuart, d. Aug 12 1888, son of James & Alice; and (2) Walter Stuart, d. Aug 15 1888, parents not listed. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (20) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Birth record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Enlisted in West Union, Doddridge County. Note (2) Birthplace given in both marriage records as Doddridge County, but birth and death records show it as Taylor County.Name Index