Winfield Scott STUART
1861 - 1950 (89 years)
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Name Winfield Scott STUART Born 27 May 1861 West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 1900 10 20 30 40 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1870, 1880 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation attorney Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [2, 3, 5, 6] Died 23 Nov 1950 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [7, 8] Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV [2] Notes - Winfield Scott Stuart was a prominent lawyer of West Union, a former prosecuting attorney of Doddridge County, and a B&O attorney for several years before retiring in 1946. He also was attorney for local several gas companies, and was divorce commissioner of Circuit Court for many years. The home he built in West Union in about 1915, plans for which were drawn by his wife Nannie, was placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1993 and is still in use as a law office.
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Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, Oct 14 1915, in its entirety:
"S. W. Stuart's new building near the court house looks more like a palace every day. When completed, it will be the most imposing appearing residence in town."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 28 1915, in its entirety:
"Work is progressing nicely on W. S. Stuart's new home just east of the Public Square, and each week as the workmen labor, new beauties are revealed. When completed, it will compare very favorably with the best residences in larger towns, such as Clarksburg, Parkersburg or Huntington. Such improvements add very materially to the value of every adjacent property; hence, we should all take a pride in them, and at least speak some word of encouragement for those who are making West Union a bigger and better town."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, June 22 1916, in its entirety:
"W. S. Stuart has completed the green tile roof on his splendid new residence and, needless to say, it is by far the most beautiful we have ever seen in this section of the country."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, July 20 1916, in its entirety:
"W. S. Stuart is laying a fine cement walk from the Republican office up Columbian Street to the corner opposite the West Union Bank, out Court Street to the corner opposite the Public Square and down the street, towards Howard Fountain to the Foley property line."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Aug 31 1916, in its entirety:
"Ed Harshbarger, formerly of West Union, but who now resides in Elkins, is doing the plumbing on the new residence of W. S. Stuart."
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 7 1916, in its entirety:
"H. E. Harshbarger, an Elkins plumber, assisted by A. C. Tarr of this place, are plumbing the fine new residence of W. S. Stuart on Chancery Avenue. Mr. Cell, an electrician of Clarksburg, is wiring the house, which when completed will be one of the finest in the city.
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 23 1916, in its entirety:
"W. S. Stuart has some carpenters engaged on the porches surrounding his new building, and is also having some tin work done on them by a local firm, there are more than three hundred feet of porches." [2]
Person ID I55013 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 7 Feb 2016
Father Chapman Johnson STUART, b. 8 Jan 1820, Highland Co, VA , d. 20 Apr 1888, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 68 years) Mother Mary Ann STUART, b. 8 May 1837, Bath Co, VA , d. 20 Jul 1917, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 80 years) Family ID F11798 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER, b. 19 Jun 1861, Virginia , d. 25 Feb 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 88 years) [9] Married 10 Oct 1893 Chicago, Cook Co, IL [10] Children 1. Don Channing STUART, b. 2 Oct 1894, d. 8 Jun 1897 (Age 2 years) 2. Jay Juan STUART, b. 25 May 1898, Pennsylvania Family ID F22750 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Winfield Scott Stuart was a prominent lawyer of West Union, a former prosecuting attorney of Doddridge County, and a B&O attorney for several years before retiring in 1946. He also was attorney for local several gas companies, and was divorce commissioner of Circuit Court for many years. The home he built in West Union in about 1915, plans for which were drawn by his wife Nannie, was placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1993 and is still in use as a law office.
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Documents 
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Sources - [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S14] Obituary.
- [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
- [S638] Headstone (year only).
- [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
- [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
- [S1752] Obituary - At home.
- [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).
- [S110] Obituary of husband.
- [S2709] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com & Illinois Dept of Public Health, Div of Vital Records).
Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Oct 10 1883. The Cook County marriage record shows the date as Oct 10 1893, with both parties age 32.
NOTE: The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago Worlds Fair) was in the last few weeks of its six-month run at the time.
- [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
