Stewart Documents, Articles, Memorabelia, etc.

• WWI Draft Registration Card
  More information about WWI Draft Registration Cards.
• 1820 Census Form
• 1830 Census Form
• 1840 Census Form
• 1850 Census Form
• 1860 Census Form
• 1870 Census Form
• 1880 Census Form
• 1900 Census Form
• 1910 Census Form
• 1920 Census Form
• 1930 Census Form

Stewart/Caddell/Morgan

• Death Certificate for David Wesley Stewart.
• Marriage Certificate for Funderburk Stewart and Bessie Littleton Benson.
• Funeral Memorial Card for Edith (Stewart) Johnson
• Civil War Pension Application for John L. Caddell. John is my G-G-G-Grandfather, the Grandfather of Laura Jane Caddell, my G-Grandmother and the wife of David Wesley Stewart.
• Obituary for Kenneth Bert Stewart, the eldest son of Bert & Bessie Stewart.
• Death Certificate for William Allen Stewart.
• Bessie Littleton (Benson) Stewart obituary.
• Funeral Memorial Card for Bessie Littleton (Benson) Stewart.
• Funeral Memorial Card for Bonnie (Atkinson) Stewart
• WWI Draft Registration Card for William Franklin Morgan. William was a Nephew of my G-G-Grandmother Adelaide "Delia" Elizabeth Morgan Stewart, a son of her brother Benjamin Franklin Morgan.
• Death Certificate for Laura Jane Caddell
• WWI 1918 Draft Registration Card for David Wesley Stewart.
• WWI 1918 Draft Registration Card for Joseph Cleveland Stewart. Cleveland was a brother of my G-Grandfather David Wesley Stewart.
• WWI 1918 Draft Registration Card for Arnold Drake Stewart. Arnold (Uncle "Non") was a brother of my G-Grandfather David Wesley Stewart.
• Obituary for Funderburk "Bert" Stewart.
• Photo of my Great Grandmothers old Regulator Wall Clock, Currently in the possession of my Aunt
• WWI 1918 Draft Registration Card for Arnold Drake Stewart.
• Bessie Stewart's Mother of the Year letter from Southwood Pentecostal Holiness Church.
• This is an old song that Grandpa used to play. I never heard Grandpa call the name of the tune, if it had one, so I'll just call it Grandpa's Ramble. I loved to hear it when I was a child, and my kids liked it too. So for 3 generations of children, this song brought smiles. Right click the link and click "Save Target As" to download the tune. Remember the folder you saved it to, or save it on your desktop. When download is complete, doubleclick the file to play the song.
  About 1984 I videotaped Grandpa playing his guitar on his front porch on McArthur Drive in Rockingham. "Grandpa's Ramble" was taken from this video. The other tunes that he played are available below for your enjoyment. You'll hear background noise and voices, but the music is great and brings back memories. The files are different sizes and may take a few minutes to download if you have dial-up.
  Download the other tunes here: Tune 1, Tune 2, Tune 3, Tune 4, Tune 5, Tune 6, Tune 7, Tune 8, Tune 9, Tune 10, Tune 11, Tune 12, Tune 13, and Tune 14.
  
• A short video of Grandpa picking and singing the tune I called "Grandpa's Ramble" mentioned above. For dialup, I have a smaller file but poorer quality (1 meg) for download. If you have a high speed connection, a larger file (4.3 meg) with better quality is available. Click here for the video: Dial-up connection or High Speed connection.
• Obituary for Kenneth Bert Stewart. Kenneth was the oldest son of my Grandparents, Bert and Bessie Stewart. Kenneth was blessed with musical talent and could play anything with strings, and played music since he was a teenager. I remember as a child that Kenneth and my Dad, Clarence, the next eldest son, would play and sing together. Kenneth and my Grandfather would also entertain us by playing music together. Kenneth's children and my brother and I were close in age, were close cousins, and were pretty much raised together.
• Newspaper Article about the Clarence and Louise Stewart's 50th wedding anniversary celebration. My siblings and I planned this celebration for a long time and went all out to make Mom and Dad feel special that day. We all were so glad that we had done this for them, and Dad expressed that that day was one of the most special days of his life. He died 13 months later, just one month after his and Mom's 51st anniversary.
• Death Certificate of Benjamin Lilly Stewart. Benjamin was a brother of my G-Grandfather David Wesley Stewart. Benjamin lived and died in Scotland County. According to the certificate, Benjamin died of cirhosis of the liver and dialation of the heart.
• Death Certificate of Minnie (Grooms) Stewart. Minnie was the wife of Arthur Colon Stewart. Colon was a brother of my G-Grandfather Bert Stewart. Minnie lived with Colon in Scotland County, and died in Scotland County. The certificate says that she died of a stroke in 1964. Her husband Colon died 6 years later in 1970.
• A letter (Page 1 and Page 2) written by my Grandmother Bessie Stewart to Essie May Stewart. Essie was the wife of James Roy Stewart, a first cousin of my Grandfather Bert Stewart. The letter was written to Essie about 2 years before my Grandmother died.

Censuses

• 1850 Census documenting the John Wesley Stewart Family. John was my G-G-G-Grandfather. John at 32 years old and his wife Eliza (Watkins) at 28 lived in the Centre District #1 in Stanly County. My G-G-Grandfather Arnold Wesley wasn't born yet, but listed in the household were his elder siblings. Thomas was 3 years old, Martha was 2, and Benjamin Lilly was 4 months old. John didn't make it to the 1860 Census as he died in 1855. John is the earliest Stewart ancestor that I have so far been able to trace.
• 1860 Census documenting Eliza Jane Stewart and her children. Eliza is the widow of John Wesley Stewart and at 38 was living in Moore County. She had not remarried, and was listed as a farmer with realestate value of $250.00 and personal property of 350.00. Her children were listed in the household. Thomas was 13 years old, Benjamin Lilly was 10, Mary Jane was 8, My G-G-Grandfather Arnold was 7, Ann was 6, and Josephine was 5.
• 1870 Census documenting Arnold Wesley Stewart at 18 years old living with his mother and siblings. By 1870, these Stewart ancestors have migrated to Moore County. Eliza, Arnold's Mother, is listed as head of household. Apparently, she hasn't re-married after John's death in 1855.
• 1870 Census recording Thomas Stewart, a brother of my G-G-Grandfather Arnold Wesley. Thomas at 22 was listed as a laborer in the household of a L.L. Lawhorn. He may have stayed on the property as a caretaker. The Lawhorns appeared to be well off, with real property valued at $1500.00, and personal property at $300.00. Quite a lot of money in 1870. There was also a domestic servant listed in the household. There was no wife listed for Thomas, so I assume that he was still single.
• 1870 Census recording John L. Caddell. John was my G-G-G-Grandfather on my Grandfather's Mother's side. John's second born, Martin M. Caddell was the father to my Grandpa Bert Stewart's mother, Laura Jane Caddell. John L. at 41 and his wife Hester were recorded to live in the Sandhills Township #9 in Moore County. On the next page of the census their children James M. at 15, Martin M., 10, and their sister Sarah are listed. John was a Blacksmith.
• 1880 Census recording my G-G-Grandfather Arnold Wesley and his family. The census taker spelled Arnold's name "Arnal", apparently spelling it like he heard it. Arnold and his family were living in the Williamson Township of Richmond County, now part of Scotland County. Listed with Arnold, age 27, are his wife Delia, age 25, My G-Grandfather David, age 4, and his brother, Arnold Drake, age 1. Arnold was farming, and Delia was housekeeping.
• 1880 Census recording my G-G-Grandfather Arnold Wesley's brother Benjamin Lilly Stewart and his family. Benjamin, age 29, lived in the Laurel Hill Township of Richmond County (now part of Scotland County) and worked in the cotton mill. Listed in his household was wife Eliza Jane (Wright), age 28, and their first child, Lou Ella, age 2.
• 1880 Census documenting my G-G-Grandfather Arnold Wesley's sister Josephine and her family. Josephine, age 22, and her husband C. A. Hodges, age 19, lived in the Laurel Hill Township of Richmond County. C. A. and Josephine were listed at the bottom of the census, page 48, and on the next page 49, was listed their firstborn child. The name of the daughter appears to "Leles", age 11 months. Like his brother-in-Law Benjamin, C. A. worked in the cotton mill also.
• 1880 Census documenting Albert Drake Stewart and his family. Albert was a brother of my G-G-G-Grandfather John Wesley Stewart. He too lived in the Ritter Township of Moore County.
• 1910 Census documenting David Wesley Stewart (my G-Grandfather) and his family. In this census he was living in the Carmichael Township in Hamer Village of Dillon County, South Carolina. Listed with David is his wife Laura, and his stepchildren Macie, James, Eupha, and on the next page Mary and Ludie Stubbs. The children are from Laura Jane's first marriage to James Stubbs. James died at an early age. Grandma Bessie Stewart told that James died fighting fire. His home caught fire and he died from smoke inhalation. I don't know the date, but he must have died about 1908-09 as Ludie is listed in the census as being 2 years old. This census was surprising in that I had never knew or heard that David Wesley ever lived in South Carolina. While doing my Census searches, I did find a lot of Stubbs living in South Carolina, but most of the listings were from Marlboro County. I figured that perhaps Laura lived there and when James died and my Great Grandfather David moved there with Laura after the marriage. David and Laura's first maternal child was William Allen Stewart. He was born September 1, 1909. This 1910 census was taken May 16, 1910. Allen should have been listed in this Census unless the enumerator was not recording children less than a year old. It was interesting to note that David's occupation was listed as a Night Watchman in the cotton mill. Also, Macie at 13 years old and James at 12 years old (he was actually only 10 as he was born in 1900) were both listed as spinners in the cotton mill, substantiating that there were no child labor laws existing in 1910.
• 1920 Census documenting David Wesley and his family. They lived on Middle Street in East Rockingham in 1920. All of David's children are listed except for Christine and Ruby, as they weren't born yet. Also listed in the household are stepdaughters Ludie and Mary Stubbs, from Laura's previous marriage.
• 1920 Census documenting James Stubbs and his wife Maggie. James and Maggie had no children in 1920. James was a step-brother to my Grandfather Funderburk "Bert" Stewart. Listed immediately after James and Maggie are Amon and Eupha (Stubbs) Player. Eupha was James Sister and Bert's step-sister. Amon and Eupha had no children yet either. James Stubbs and Amon Player were neighbors in 1920, and lived on Middle Street. They were again neighbors in 1930 living on Third Street, being so documented in the 1930 Census linked to below.
• 1930 Census documenting David Wesley Stewart and his family. The family lived on School Street in the Hannah Pickett Mill Village. Note that David paid $4.00 a month for rent, probably to the mill. David had two boarders living with them in 1930. The Census taker also spelled Christine's (Lyna Christine) first name wrong and recorded David Wesley as "Dave".
• 1930 Census documenting James ("Jim") Stubbs, Grandfather Funderburk "Bert" Stewart's step-brother from his mother's first marriage. Jim was a taxi driver. He was killed in 1942 when his taxi was struck by a troop train near Beaunit Mill. Grandfather Burt said that he heard the collision from his home near the old Safe mill in East Rockingham. He also said that the train pushed the taxi with Jim in it almost all the way to the old Safe Company store, about a quarter mile from the collision location. Grandpa said the train was doing about 75 miles per hour. James is buried in the old Mizpah Cemetery. His wife Maggie is buried next to him.
  Listed in this 1930 Census with James is his wife Maggie, his sons James Luther, Howard E., James W., and Robert Leo. Leo died at age 10, and is also buried at Mizpah, as is James Luther. Edith Stewart, Bert's maternal sister, is also listed in James' household as a stepsister. She must have been staying with the Stubbs at the time. Eupha (Stubbs) Player, a sister of James and step-sister of Bert is listed in the next household in the census with her husband Amon Player and their 2 daughters Gertrude and Hazel. Hazel was retarded and couldn't do anything on her own according to Grandpa. She died at 11 years old and is buried at Mizpah Cemetery. Laura Jane (Caddell) Stubbs Stewart, Bert and James' mother and my G-Grandmother is buried next to Hazel at Mizpah. Allan Stewart, Bert's brother is buried next to Laura Jane.

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