Hello Cousins, June 1, 2003 is the big day! The annual Stuart Reunion will be held in Neshoba County at Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. We would like to invite all descendants, and friends, of William Davis Stuart and Hannah Jones Stuart to attend. Please bring family photos (old and new) to the reunion. I plan to have a computer with a scanner there so we can scan your valued photo “while you wait”. This way you can take it home with you and not worry about someone else “borrowing” and losing it. When we get all of them scanned I will “burn” a CD of our “Family Photos” for all that want one. This way we can all have copies printed for our collection of family photos. I will mail CD’s to all who request them for the cost of postage only! We can add to this collection each year if people are interested. William Davis Stuart was the first of our family to move to Mississippi in 1850. He and his wife, Hannah Jones were recorded in the 1850 Winston County Census with their new baby girl, Mary Lodocia Ann “Polly” Stuart. A mighty big name to hang on a little baby! Hannah Jones was the daughter of Madison Dudley Jones and Hannah Stainton Jones. The Jones family moved to Neshoba County from Monroe County, AL in the late 1840’s. Both families and many of their descendants are buried in Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. The known children of William Davis (1823-1907) and Hannah Stuart (1833-1904) are as follows: 1. Mary Lodocia Ann “Polly” Stuart (1850-1902) married John Thomas "Jack" Talbert (1855-1939). (Some of these descendants spell the name Tolbert. Meltons and Nowells married daughters of Polly.) 2. Hanna Elizabeth Stuart (1852-about 1931) married William A. "Bill" Rowe. (Agents and Bealls married daughters of Hannah.) 3. Josephine "Jody" Stuart (1853-1911) married John K. Talley (1855-1911). (Tindols, Breazeales, and Jones married daughters of Jody.) 4. William M. "Bud" Stuart (1856-1931) married Texanna D. Marshall (1848-1920). (Daughters of Bud married Hisaws and Agents.) 5. Sarah G. "Bigger" Stuart (1857-1894) married William Arthur Talbert, II (brother of Jack) (1854-1938). (This family moved to Texas and we have mostly lost contact with descendants. Daughters married Downings and Balfours.) 6. George W. Stuart (1859-1944). Uncle George was a confirmed bachelor! 7. Missouri Stuart (1860-1878) died before marriage. 8. John Leroy Stuart (1861-1935) married Martha Elizabeth Tindol (1866-1954). (Daughters married Darbys, Perrys, and Harbours.) 9. James Monroe Stuart (1863-1947) married Nancy Emma Musgrove and moved to Oklahoma and Texas. (Daughters married Moores and Terrys. Many of these descendants attend the MS reunion each year.) 10. One of the twins, Henry Newton Stuart, M.D. (1867-1929) married Cora Mae McKay (1871-1934) and moved to Leake County. (Daughters married Murphys and Davis.) 11. The other twin, Jasper Marion Stuart, M.D. (1867-1917) married first to Lillian Chenault, who died shortly after they moved to Arkansas. He then married Alice Hyde (1879-1964). (Their one daughter married a Thompson. Descendants of this family often come to the MS reunion.) 12. Thomas Franklin Stuart (1875-1933) married Anna Ethel Stokes (1879-1921). (Tom’s daughters married Hills, Goodins, and Alfords.) Also, everyone be thinking about some family story (try to keep it factual!!) that we might be able to put together in a Stuart Book some day. These photos we are sharing would also be included if we ever do a book. Contact: George Stuart 26319 Hwy. 35 N. Raleigh, MS 39153 601-782-9497 gwstuart@c-gate.net

Thank you for posting this information to the list and I invite others to do the same. Ann McDonald List Manager -----Original Message----- From: George Stuart [mailto:gwstuart@c-gate.net] Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:36 PM To: MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSNESHOB] Stuart Reunion Hello Cousins, June 1, 2003 is the big day! The annual Stuart Reunion will be held in Neshoba County at Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. We would like to invite all descendants, and friends, of William Davis Stuart and Hannah Jones Stuart to attend. Please bring family photos (old and new) to the reunion. I plan to have a computer with a scanner there so we can scan your valued photo "while you wait". This way you can take it home with you and not worry about someone else "borrowing" and losing it. When we get all of them scanned I will "burn" a CD of our "Family Photos" for all that want one. This way we can all have copies printed for our collection of family photos. I will mail CD's to all who request them for the cost of postage only! We can add to this collection each year if people are interested. William Davis Stuart was the first of our family to move to Mississippi in 1850. He and his wife, Hannah Jones were recorded in the 1850 Winston County Census with their new baby girl, Mary Lodocia Ann "Polly" Stuart. A mighty big name to hang on a little baby! Hannah Jones was the daughter of Madison Dudley Jones and Hannah Stainton Jones. The Jones family moved to Neshoba County from Monroe County, AL in the late 1840's. Both families and many of their descendants are buried in Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. The known children of William Davis (1823-1907) and Hannah Stuart (1833-1904) are as follows: 1. Mary Lodocia Ann "Polly" Stuart (1850-1902) married John Thomas "Jack" Talbert (1855-1939). (Some of these descendants spell the name Tolbert. Meltons and Nowells married daughters of Polly.) 2. Hanna Elizabeth Stuart (1852-about 1931) married William A. "Bill" Rowe. (Agents and Bealls married daughters of Hannah.) 3. Josephine "Jody" Stuart (1853-1911) married John K. Talley (1855-1911). (Tindols, Breazeales, and Jones married daughters of Jody.) 4. William M. "Bud" Stuart (1856-1931) married Texanna D. Marshall (1848-1920). (Daughters of Bud married Hisaws and Agents.) 5. Sarah G. "Bigger" Stuart (1857-1894) married William Arthur Talbert, II (brother of Jack) (1854-1938). (This family moved to Texas and we have mostly lost contact with descendants. Daughters married Downings and Balfours.) 6. George W. Stuart (1859-1944). Uncle George was a confirmed bachelor! 7. Missouri Stuart (1860-1878) died before marriage. 8. John Leroy Stuart (1861-1935) married Martha Elizabeth Tindol (1866-1954). (Daughters married Darbys, Perrys, and Harbours.) 9. James Monroe Stuart (1863-1947) married Nancy Emma Musgrove and moved to Oklahoma and Texas. (Daughters married Moores and Terrys. Many of these descendants attend the MS reunion each year.) 10. One of the twins, Henry Newton Stuart, M.D. (1867-1929) married Cora Mae McKay (1871-1934) and moved to Leake County. (Daughters married Murphys and Davis.) 11. The other twin, Jasper Marion Stuart, M.D. (1867-1917) married first to Lillian Chenault, who died shortly after they moved to Arkansas. He then married Alice Hyde (1879-1964). (Their one daughter married a Thompson. Descendants of this family often come to the MS reunion.) 12. Thomas Franklin Stuart (1875-1933) married Anna Ethel Stokes (1879-1921). (Tom's daughters married Hills, Goodins, and Alfords.) Also, everyone be thinking about some family story (try to keep it factual!!) that we might be able to put together in a Stuart Book some day. These photos we are sharing would also be included if we ever do a book. Contact: George Stuart 26319 Hwy. 35 N. Raleigh, MS 39153 601-782-9497 gwstuart@c-gate.net ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237