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John Stewart and Jane Melvin
John Stewart was born on September 1, 1823, somewhere in Pennsylvania, probably in Washington County. His father's name is said to have been William. Current speculation is that he was the oldest son of William Stewart and Martha Alexander, of Washington County and later of Hancock County, West Virginia, but this remains far from verified.
Jane Melvin was born around 1824, also in Pennsylvania. There is a good chance that she was the Jane who was the youngest daughter of William Melvin and Margaret McCraig. If so, she had six older siblings: James, John, William, Samuel, Robert, and Margaret.
John and Jane married around 1848, and settled in Kings Creek, Hancock County, West Virginia, where John followed the profession of cooper (barrelmaker). Their first child, William Harvey Stewart, was born there on March 14, 1849, followed by Martha Jane (see above) on February 22, 1854, John M. in 1855, Sarah Elizabeth on January 19, 1856, Maggie in 1857, and Alice and Albert both in 1859 (it is not known whether they were twins or just born at the beginning and end of the year).
Around 1860 the family packed up and left Hancock County, travelling west to Illinois where they settled temporarily in Concord Township, Warren County. Their last two children were born there: a daughter named Hadasah on July 7, 1863, and a son named Chalmers.
By 1876 the family had moved on to Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri. Their daughter Sarah died there on June 1, 1876, at age 20, and was buried in the Old Plattsburg Cemetary. John died on February 8, 1888, and was buried near her, as was daughter Hadasah who died as a young married woman on August 27, 1891. It does not appear that Jane is buried there, so I have hopes that she lived into the twentieth century and may yet be found in a 1900 census record.
John and Jane's oldest son, William Harvey, married Mary Elizabeth Mehaffie on May 27, 1875, in New Market, Missouri, and had five children: Modena, Albert Ross, John Russell, Ralph Clark, and Flora Loyola. The images in this section were generously sent to me by Gale Stewart-Boyle, granddaughter of John Russell Stewart.
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