In a message dated 11/18/2002 9:01:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, IVESTER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > X-Message: #2 > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:58:43 EST > From: Dazyy5@aol.com > To: IVESTER-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d2.211fe0f4.2b09b163@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [IVESTER] Re: IVESTER-D Digest V02 #149 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hi Gayle, your records need a little tweaking. The spelling is Stuart - > but > the mistake came from some mis-information (is that a word?) given many > years > ago by Trist herself. We don't know the reason for the information she > gave, > but it has now been proven incorrect. Trist was born two months before > Lacy > Stewart was killed at Chancellorsville. He was a 1st Lieutenant - CSA. > > Next, her brother's name was John Billups Stewart (not James). They were > both the children of Lacy Stewart (s/o John Stewart and Catherine > Whisenant) > and Amanda Jones. There were three other children of Lacy and Amanda - > namely William, Mary Catherine and Martin V. I can find nothing (except > census records on William and Martiin V.) However, I have been in contact > with a descendant of Mary Catherine and also John Billups > (great-granddaughters of each). I am a great-granddaughter of Trist - so > the > family is finally closing in on some information. Trist and John Billups > also had a half brother and a half sister from Amanda's second marriage. > She > married a John "Doc" Hughes from South Carolina and they had two children. > > When those children were very young, Hughs deserted Amanda and the children > > and returned to South Carolina. Before Amanda died, she asked that she be > buried under the name Stewart (instead of Hughes) and she is buried at > Macedonia. I don't remember right now, but I think John Billups and his > wife, Ella Taylor, are buried there as well - while John Stewart and > Catherine Whisenant are buried on the Stewart property somewhere in or > around > Habersham. > > Amanda's name was Amanda Melvina Jones. In the 1880 census her mother, > Mary > Jones is living with her. Mary Jones states that she is 86 years old, was > born in Georgia and that her father was born in Ireland. I have tried and > tried and cannot determine the name of Amanda's father. I do know that > Amanda and Lacy were married in Rabun County, so it's at least a good bet > she > is from one of the Rabun Jones' families. > > I don't know if you connect to the Stewarts or the Jones families - but I > have pictures if you are interested. I have a picture of Lacy, Amanda, > John > Billups, Trist, and Ella Taylor. > > I know that you are also researching Jones families - so if you have any > clues regarding Amanda, I'd sure appreciate any suggestions you might have. > > Other direct line names connected to Lacy Stewart (ancestors) are Eaker, > Carpenter, Kiser (Kaiser), Mullinax, and Visinand (now Whisenant). > > Fran > Thanks Fran for all the updates and corrections on the Stewart line! I'll email you directly with the information on the Hughes I found so we won't bore the Ivester folks. The Hughes line is getting a little far off from the Ivester's. Gayle Regards, Gayle Blackerby AGES Productions, Inc. Phone: 919-518-1171 Fax: 919-518-1172