Benjamin Stewart Family Bible, Bowie County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Shirley Bogart Harper Date: Aug 2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm *********************************************************** This Bible appears to be 8-1/2 x 11 or 12 inches. The copyright date is 1881. The records were submitted by Shirley Bogart Harper, Bonita, CA 91902-1730. This CERTIFIES that Ben F. Stewart and S. A.Herrley [Hanley]were united by me in HOLY BONDS of MATRIMONY at Ft Worth on the _____day [on the 18] of Nov 18 in the year of our Lord 1861. In presenceof [presence of] J Criner and Milton Stewart MARRIAGES The page is titled BIRTHS but actually contains marriages. M. M. Stewart was married April the 30th 1871 toD [to D]. M. Bafsham (Bassham) [Basham] M. A. Hanley was married Aug the 10th 1875 to W.C. Ellis Jno. M. Stewart was married May the 15th 1880 R. A. Stewart was married June 19th 1889 toEdward [to Edward] J. Bonacker. Mattie (or Hattie) [Mattie] J. Stewart was married July 28th1889 [28th 1889] to Carter E. Hazelton. Dora Lee Stewart was married Jan 10. 1898 [1893]to L. P. Cole Carrie M Stewart was married Sept. 17, 1894 to W. C.Colcord. [W. C. Colcord] Ida R. Hazelton was married Dec 20-1914 [1913]to James R. Carter. Una R. Hazelton married Sep. 15-1921 to Chas. Aiken Bogart Pearl Hazelton married to Lyman Curtis Oct. 3, 1922 (name ofLyman [of Lyman] noted by submitter –Bible page is torn) Along left side of page in margin; Will C. Hazelton married to Alta Duke May 21, 19. [1927] [(divorced) SBH] Mattie Leola Hazelton married to Emmet Earl Furrey, March1929 [March 1 1929] BIRTHS This page is titled Marriages but actually contains births Bn. [Ben] F. Stewart was born July the 7th 1833(changed to 1832) S. A. Stewart was born April 26 1838 Mary M Stewart was born May 19th (?) 1859 [May 15th 1854] M. A. Hanley was born Oct 26 1857 Jno M Stewart was born Sept 6th 1862 [I think this was written over 1861 - SBH] Alma K [R] Stewart was born Aprl [April] 11th 1866 Julia M Stewart was born May the 3rd 1870 Dora Lee Stewart was born Dec 29th 1872 Lucia Maud Stewart was born March 29th 1875 Carrie Mish Stewart was born Oct 25th 1877 Aca Lewis Ellis was born Mar. 11th 1888 Lewis Brook Hazelton was born Dec 26 1890. Lorena Bonacker. Was born March 22 1891. Upper portion of page in margin; Grandma (Obedience Harer)Hazelton born 1827 [1829] died 1907 And Pa [Grandpa](PearseRichardson)[Pearce Richardson - SBH] Hazelton born 1819 died(18)78 [1878] DEATHS The items in parenthesis have been provided by the submitter. The page has been torn and taped back together. Lucia Maud Stewart died (Jan) the 19th [14th] 1876 Mollie C. E(llis)[Ellis] died Mar. 30th 1888 Aged 31years, 5 months. Aca Lewis Ellis died Apr 19th 1888. Harold Colcord died July 7 1903. Eddie Jennings Bonacker died Oct 23, 1912. Benj. Franklin Stewart died Apr. 17th.1913. AtTempe [At Tempe]Ariz. Age 81 yr. 10 mo and 10 days. Sarah Artemishie [Artimishia] Stewart – Jan-1921. Alma Ruth Bonacker died Apr 19-1926 Lewis Brook Hazelton Killed in France July 28, 1918 Maud Hallum died Jan 3-1919 Ben Hazelton [died - SBH] Oct.18-1924 Bennie Carter Hazelton [died - SBH] Mar 23 1926 One other entry at bottom of page unreadable______________Basham died ________1926 [Mary Melvina Basham Died 1926] Top margin; Doris Albertine Carter died Apr. 19-1921 Enos Carter Hazelton Died Nov. 1st 1928 MEMORANDA Carrie Viola Bonacker born September 1.1892 Ida Ruth Hazelton Dec. 8th [30]1892 Rita Gladys Cola____ [Cole] May 14 1894 _____ [Gordon] Franklin Stewart June 13 [28]-1892 Gertrude _______ [it was just blank - SBH] Stewart July 4 1894 Mabel Claire Colcord Oct 16-1895 Pearl Hazelton Apr.18 1895 Una Rose “ (Hazelton) “ (Apr) 27 1897 Ben Franklin “ (Hazelton) Sep 10 1900 George Pierce “(Sep) 14 1905 Will Carter Hazelton May 17-1902 [1907] Mattie Leola “(Hazelton) Jan. 3 1909 James R Carter Nov 29 1922 Edna Lewis Carter June 29 1918 Dorithy Frances Curtis July 13 1922 [1923] Bottom Margin; Doris Albertine Carter Nov. 2 1924 Other writing did not copy Top Margin; Betty Loraine Bogart born Oct 3- 1925 Rita Mae Hazelton born May 24-1927 Luther Lewis Hazelton born Feb 2-1928 Left margin; (Verna Jean Curtis born) Nov 11-1929 (Bon)nie [Bonnie] Louise Furrey born Dec. 24-1929 Submitter states that Benjamin Franklin Stewart [18]is listed on the 1850 Bowie County Census with his [other orphaned] siblings: George W. 16, Mary L. 17, Sam M. 9, Emma 7.] According to family sheet included, his father John Nunn Stewart (1802-1843)and mother, Isabella Jane Hoskins (1808-1847/1848) were both buried in Bowie County. [Also, Benjamin Franklin Stewart was probably married first to Elizabeth Alford and they had Mary Melvina. Sarah Artimishia Herron was first married to Jesse Alexander Hanley and they had Mary "Molly" Hanley]