George W. Stewart Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: George W. Stewart: was born January 18, 1844, and worked at farming until he reached the age of 25. Married Miss Dora Morrow, of Fairview, January 24, 1872. In 1873, he took charge of the Virginia House, and has been engaged in that business ever since. He learned dentistry, and commenced practicing in 1877, in connection with the Hotel. They have a family of three children, Alexander T., James J. and Cora B.