"He came to Hutton Township, Coles County, IL in 1829, with his parents, William H. Stewart and Dicy Haynes Stewart. The story goes that John H. Stewart accompanied his elderly grandmother Patience Stewart from Kentucky to Coles County. Supposedly John H. Stewart proposed to a Boyer girl, and when she refused his offer of marriage he asked her sister, Tillie. Matilda Ann Boyer, called Tillie, did accept."
John H. Stewart
John H. Stewart, an aged citizen of Hutton township, died Monday morning at 6:45 o'clock. The deceased was 88 years old on the 29th of January, and was in town on business, in company with two daughters, only about a week before his death.
Mr. Stewart came to Coles county with his parents when quite young. At the age of 21 he married Matilda Bowyer. He is survived by one brother, William, of Charleston. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph of Westfield; Harvey of Charleston, Mrs. E. J. Waltrip of Charleston, Mrs. Rebecca Goble, Mrs. Ella Parker, Mrs. Cena Goble, Miss Dicy Stewart, of Westfield; and Mrs. Underwood, of Clairmont.
Mr. Stewart lived to see 5 generation,(sic) namely, 56 grandchildren. 26 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren.
In early life he united with the U. B. Church, but later transferred his membership to the Missionary Baptist Church at Good Hope, 1 1/2 miles south west of town.
He was active in the welfare of that church, and during the building of the new church house at Westfield, contributed liberally of his own means and solicited others to help, as their means would allow. His christian life was true to his belief. No one could say aught against "Uncle" John Stewart.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Liberty church and interment made in the nearby cemetery."
(unknown newspaper, handwritten data - 1913, original obituary owned by Bill & Cena (Parker) Ingram)
Second obituary
JOHN H. STEWART, AGED 88, DIED THIS MORNING
John H. Stewart, one of the early settlers of this section of the state died at his home two miles west of Westfield, this morning at 6:45 o'clock.
The deceased celebrated the 88th anniversary of his birth last Thursday. He settled in this part of the state at an early age, bought land at $1.25 per acre and lived to see the land increase many hundred per cent in value.
Mr. Stewart lived to see five generations of his own family. He is survived by a brother, William, of this city, and has the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph, of Westfield, Harvey, of Charleston, Elizabeth J. Waltrip, of Charleston, Rebecca Goble, Ella Parker, Cena Goble and Dicy Ann Stewart, Westfield, Emma Underwood, Clairmont.
The deceased was twice married, but both wives are dead. Besides the children that are left to mourn his death, there are 56 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He had been in ill health for many months, but his death his death is attributed to the infirmities that come with old age.
The funeral will take place from the lIberty church Tuesday, forenoon at 11 o'clock.
unknown newspaper
John H. Stewart
John H. Stewart, an aged citizen of Hutton township, died Monday morning at 6:45 o'clock. The deceased was 88 years old on the 29th of January, and was in town on business, in company with two daughters, only about a week before his death.
Mr. Stewart came to Coles county with his parents when quite young. At the age of 21 he married Matilda Bowyer. He is survived by one brother, William, of Charleston. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph of Westfield; Harvey of Charleston, Mrs. E. J. Waltrip of Charleston, Mrs. Rebecca Goble, Mrs. Ella Parker, Mrs. Cena Goble, Miss Dicy Stewart, of Westfield; and Mrs. Underwood, of Clairmont.
Mr. Stewart lived to see 5 generation,(sic) namely, 56 grandchildren. 26 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren.
In early life he united with the U. B. Church, but later transferred his membership to the Missionary Baptist Church at Good Hope, 1 1/2 miles south west of town.
He was active in the welfare of that church, and during the building of the new church house at Westfield, contributed liberally of his own means and solicited others to help, as their means would allow. His christian life was true to his belief. No one could say aught against "Uncle" John Stewart.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Liberty church and interment made in the nearby cemetery."
(unknown newspaper, handwritten data - 1913, original obituary owned by Bill & Cena (Parker) Ingram)
Second obituary
JOHN H. STEWART, AGED 88, DIED THIS MORNING
John H. Stewart, one of the early settlers of this section of the state died at his home two miles west of Westfield, this morning at 6:45 o'clock.
The deceased celebrated the 88th anniversary of his birth last Thursday. He settled in this part of the state at an early age, bought land at $1.25 per acre and lived to see the land increase many hundred per cent in value.
Mr. Stewart lived to see five generations of his own family. He is survived by a brother, William, of this city, and has the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph, of Westfield, Harvey, of Charleston, Elizabeth J. Waltrip, of Charleston, Rebecca Goble, Ella Parker, Cena Goble and Dicy Ann Stewart, Westfield, Emma Underwood, Clairmont.
The deceased was twice married, but both wives are dead. Besides the children that are left to mourn his death, there are 56 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He had been in ill health for many months, but his death his death is attributed to the infirmities that come with old age.
The funeral will take place from the lIberty church Tuesday, forenoon at 11 o'clock.
unknown newspaper
"He came to Hutton Township, Coles County, IL in 1829, with his parents, William H. Stewart and Dicy Haynes Stewart. The story goes that John H. Stewart accompanied his elderly grandmother Patience Stewart from Kentucky to Coles County. Supposedly John H. Stewart proposed to a Boyer girl, and when she refused his offer of marriage he asked her sister, Tillie. Matilda Ann Boyer, called Tillie, did accept."
John H. Stewart
John H. Stewart, an aged citizen of Hutton township, died Monday morning at 6:45 o'clock. The deceased was 88 years old on the 29th of January, and was in town on business, in company with two daughters, only about a week before his death.
Mr. Stewart came to Coles county with his parents when quite young. At the age of 21 he married Matilda Bowyer. He is survived by one brother, William, of Charleston. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph of Westfield; Harvey of Charleston, Mrs. E. J. Waltrip of Charleston, Mrs. Rebecca Goble, Mrs. Ella Parker, Mrs. Cena Goble, Miss Dicy Stewart, of Westfield; and Mrs. Underwood, of Clairmont.
Mr. Stewart lived to see 5 generation,(sic) namely, 56 grandchildren. 26 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren.
In early life he united with the U. B. Church, but later transferred his membership to the Missionary Baptist Church at Good Hope, 1 1/2 miles south west of town.
He was active in the welfare of that church, and during the building of the new church house at Westfield, contributed liberally of his own means and solicited others to help, as their means would allow. His christian life was true to his belief. No one could say aught against "Uncle" John Stewart.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Liberty church and interment made in the nearby cemetery."
(unknown newspaper, handwritten data - 1913, original obituary owned by Bill & Cena (Parker) Ingram)
Second obituary
JOHN H. STEWART, AGED 88, DIED THIS MORNING
John H. Stewart, one of the early settlers of this section of the state died at his home two miles west of Westfield, this morning at 6:45 o'clock.
The deceased celebrated the 88th anniversary of his birth last Thursday. He settled in this part of the state at an early age, bought land at $1.25 per acre and lived to see the land increase many hundred per cent in value.
Mr. Stewart lived to see five generations of his own family. He is survived by a brother, William, of this city, and has the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph, of Westfield, Harvey, of Charleston, Elizabeth J. Waltrip, of Charleston, Rebecca Goble, Ella Parker, Cena Goble and Dicy Ann Stewart, Westfield, Emma Underwood, Clairmont.
The deceased was twice married, but both wives are dead. Besides the children that are left to mourn his death, there are 56 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He had been in ill health for many months, but his death his death is attributed to the infirmities that come with old age.
The funeral will take place from the lIberty church Tuesday, forenoon at 11 o'clock.
unknown newspaper
John H. Stewart
John H. Stewart, an aged citizen of Hutton township, died Monday morning at 6:45 o'clock. The deceased was 88 years old on the 29th of January, and was in town on business, in company with two daughters, only about a week before his death.
Mr. Stewart came to Coles county with his parents when quite young. At the age of 21 he married Matilda Bowyer. He is survived by one brother, William, of Charleston. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph of Westfield; Harvey of Charleston, Mrs. E. J. Waltrip of Charleston, Mrs. Rebecca Goble, Mrs. Ella Parker, Mrs. Cena Goble, Miss Dicy Stewart, of Westfield; and Mrs. Underwood, of Clairmont.
Mr. Stewart lived to see 5 generation,(sic) namely, 56 grandchildren. 26 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren.
In early life he united with the U. B. Church, but later transferred his membership to the Missionary Baptist Church at Good Hope, 1 1/2 miles south west of town.
He was active in the welfare of that church, and during the building of the new church house at Westfield, contributed liberally of his own means and solicited others to help, as their means would allow. His christian life was true to his belief. No one could say aught against "Uncle" John Stewart.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Liberty church and interment made in the nearby cemetery."
(unknown newspaper, handwritten data - 1913, original obituary owned by Bill & Cena (Parker) Ingram)
Second obituary
JOHN H. STEWART, AGED 88, DIED THIS MORNING
John H. Stewart, one of the early settlers of this section of the state died at his home two miles west of Westfield, this morning at 6:45 o'clock.
The deceased celebrated the 88th anniversary of his birth last Thursday. He settled in this part of the state at an early age, bought land at $1.25 per acre and lived to see the land increase many hundred per cent in value.
Mr. Stewart lived to see five generations of his own family. He is survived by a brother, William, of this city, and has the following sons and daughters: Anderson and Joseph, of Westfield, Harvey, of Charleston, Elizabeth J. Waltrip, of Charleston, Rebecca Goble, Ella Parker, Cena Goble and Dicy Ann Stewart, Westfield, Emma Underwood, Clairmont.
The deceased was twice married, but both wives are dead. Besides the children that are left to mourn his death, there are 56 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He had been in ill health for many months, but his death his death is attributed to the infirmities that come with old age.
The funeral will take place from the lIberty church Tuesday, forenoon at 11 o'clock.
unknown newspaper
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