John Quiggle Stewart (1825 - 1883)

Born 12 Feb 1825 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Watson) Stewart — married 27 Sep 1849 in Watsontown, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1883 at age 58 in Porter Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John was born on 12 Dec 1825 in Pennsylvania to Robert & Frances (Quigley) Stewart. ^[1]

He married Sarah Watson on 27 Sep 1849 in Watsontown, PA.

In the summer of 1850, the couple was blessed with their first child, George W. John worked as a hotelkeeper. He owned no real estate. The Stewarts lived next door to John's parents. There was also a black woman, Mary Jones, living in the hotel.^[2]

The Stewarts had another child, Alexander, in January 1852. Sarah died in December 1853, shortly before Alexander turned 2 years old. And, little George died in 1854 at the age of 3 1/2.

John married again about 1855 to Jane Mary Betz and this couple had at least seven children.

By 1860, John took up farming. He owned $4000 of real estate and $800 of personal property. The Stewart had two children before 1860, Frances and Laura.^[3]

The Stewarts added three more children to the family in the 1860s, William, Sarah and Cordelia. As John's family grew, so did the value of his property. In 1870, John owned $7000 worth of real estate and $1000 worth of personal property.^[4]

In 1880, John continued to farm. The Stewarts again had added more children to the family, Ella Maud in 1872 and Robert in 1874.^[5]

John passed away on 21 Nov 1883 and is buried in Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Lamar, PA.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birthdate calculated from grave stone. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88920027/john-quiggle-stewart : accessed 16 September 2021), memorial page for John Quiggle Stewart (12 Feb 1825–24 Nov 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88920027, citing Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Lamar, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by JRS (contributor 47580208) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H3-L9B : 21 December 2020), John Stewart, Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPG-7PY : 18 February 2021), John Stewart, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGZ-73R : 29 May 2021), Jno Steuart, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXJ-KMF : 20 February 2021), John Q Stewart, Porter, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 248, sheet 582A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,113.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLD-9QK4 : 15 December 2020), John Quiggle Stewart, ; Burial, Lamar, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery; citing record ID 88920027, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88920027/john-quiggle-stewart

• "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V263-D4B : 6 February 2020), John Q. Stewart in entry for William R. Stewart, 1885.
• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SM-W139?cc=1999196&wc=9PM2-HZ3%3A268494901%2C268559501 : 3 July 2014), Clinton > Wills 1839-1887 vol A-B > image 83 of 532; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.