Hunt Co., TX - Obit - J. F. Stewart
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STEWART, J. F. - Died July 29, 1916, at his home three miles northwest of
Cumby, suffering from an incurable malady. Mr. Stewart was 75 years old and
had resided in this part of the county seventy-two years, having come here
from Gibson County, Indiana, with his parents when he was only three years
old. He had been affiliated with the Baptist church for many years and was a
member of the Masonic order, under auspices of which he was buried at the
Stewart cemetery, Rev. W.I. McClung conducting the funeral service. Three sons
and five daughters, all married, survive Mr. Stewart. Four of the daughters,
namely, Mrs. L.D. Cass, Mrs. Cordie Elsberry, Mrs. Addis Benton and Mrs. Will
Wood, live in Hopkins County. Mrs. Claude Maples resides at Nelson, Okla. John
and Pleas Stewart are residents of this community, while Cal Stewart's home is
at Mayfield, Okla. (Cumby Rustler July 7, 1916) (This Stewart cemetery is
located in Hunt County, not the one in Hopkins County. John Franklin Stewart
lived in Hunt county. His parents were John aand Elinor Stewart who settled in
Hunt County, Texas. - J. T.)