Biographical Sketch of J.T. Stewart, De Kalb County, Missouri >From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888, Goodspeed Publishing Company Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) ********************************************************************** J. T. Stewart, a citizen of Fairport, and senior member of the firm of J.T. Stewart & Co., general merchants, was born in Hardin County, KY., on February 18, 1856. He is the second of seven children born to A.H. and Adner (Lewis) Stewart, both natives of Hardin County, KY. They reside at present in Daviess County, MO., to which point they removed in 1872. The father has been a very successful farmer and stock raiser. J.T. was reared on the farm, and received his educa- tion in the district schools of Kentucky, and in the high school at Gallatin, MO. He remained on the farm until February 1, 1880, when he removed to Fairport and engaged in his present business. The firm now carries a stock valued at between $5,000 and $6,000, in- cluding dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats, notions, groc- eries, etc. They do an annual business of from $25,000 to $30,000. On August 3, 1887, Mr. Stewart was united in marriage with Hattie Brant, who was born in Ohio. She is the daughter of William Brant, who lives near Stewartsville, De Kalb County. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny R. Harrell ====================================================================