Cass County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Stewart, Richard Madison ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. sanmarjr@sbcglobal.net October 25, 2007, 3:55 pm Cemetery: Chain Lake (Lake View), Calvin Twp., Cass Co. MI Name: Richard Madison Stewart Date Of Photograph: November 4, 2006 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/stewart124428gph.jpg Image file size: 228.8 Kb Richard M. Stewart of the 100 Regiment U.S. Colored ? Died Jan 9, 1865 Aged 38 YRS This marker is laying in the ground. The letter or word following Colored on the marker is not distinguishable. Richard Madison Stewart was born circa 1827 in OH. Richard Madison Stewart is the son of Richard Stewart and Barbara Creacy. Richard Madison Stewart married Lucinda Mathews 27 Apr 1849 in Gallia Co. OH. Richard M. and Lucinda Stewart were the parents of: William J. b. 13 Nov 1850, Louisa J. b. 2 Sep 1851, Barbara Ann b. 10 Sep 1854, Richard C. b. 8 Jan 1857, Susan b. 14 Sep 1858, Harriet M. b. 10 Nov 1859, Pleasant A. b. 2 Aug 1861, Catherine E. b. 28 Apr 1863, Amanda M. b. 28 Nov 1864. Richard M. Stewart enlisted on 26 Oct 1864 in Urbana OH. He enlisted to serve with the USCT Volunteers for one year. Richard was a private in the 12th USCT Co D. and was unassigned. Richard Madison Stewart died 9 Jan 1865 in Nashville TN, at the Wilson Hospital, while serving in the Civil War. The cause of death for Richard Madison Stewart was pneumonia. Chain Lake Cemetery Additional Comments: Sanders Transcription Team Research Contributor: Esther Stewart Transcribed and photographed by: Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/stewart124428gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb