Beckham County, OK - Obits: James William Stewart, 1927
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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STEWART, JAMES WILLIAM
(23 Jun 1927, Erick Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
James William Stewart was born near Wild Rose, Waushara County, Wisconsin,
May 21st 1853.  His parents were Elisha J. Stewart and Jane C. Jeffers
both of New York State.  He was of Scotch-Irish ancestry directly
descendant from Mary, Queen of Scots.  His grandparents were pioneers to
New York state, his parents were among the first settlers in Wisconsin and
he, himself, was one of the first to migrate to Smith County, Kansas.
He was married February 13th, 1892 at Smith Center, Kansas, to May A. Farr
of Harlan, Kansas.  To this union was born one child, Mrs. A. P.
Pennington of Erick, Oklahoma.
After his marriage, he lived in Kansas and was influential politically
until 1911, when he moved to Okla., to the Texola community.  After only a
short stay he moved to Alva, Okla., where he resided until coming to Erick
three years ago.  He has been a partial invalid for nearly three years,
the climax coming three months ago when the final chapter of his life was
begun, which ended June 21st, 1927, when he was called to his longed for
rest at the age of 74 years and one month.
His father, mother, and sister and one brother have preceded him in death,
but he leaves besides his wife and daughter, a brother, Charles, of Nampa,
Idaho; a sister, Kate Taylor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and numerous other
relatives in Wisconsin and Kansas.
He was converted in the year 1894 in a United Brethren meeting under the
ministry and guidance of John Williams and Grandpa Grimes at the old
landmark, "The Old Stone Church," near Osborne, Kansas.

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