> Joseph Stewart b. abt 1828. Married Francis Catherine ? > Issues: James F. m. Melissa Angeline Lemasters > George W. > Eliza Ann > Sarah Mary E. married a Lee Jackson > > 1860 Census finds them in Wetzel Co., (W)VA. Says that Joseph and > Francis born in PA., children born in VA probably present day WVA. > > JAMES F. STEWART, b. abt. 1850 - *MELISSA ANGELINE LEMASTERS b. 15 Jun > 1843, Wetzel Co., WV. Married 13 Feb 1869. Census of 1880 of WV > shows them living in Proctor District, Wetzel Co., WV. James was born > in VA(could have been present WV) as was his mother, his father was > born in PA. (1850 census shows a Jospeph Stewart age 23 m. to Francis > ?, one son James age 2, Wetzel Co., WV.) Melissa's parents were Isaac > Lemasters b. 2 May 1818, Monroe County, Ohio, m. 7 Apr 1839, in Marion > County, Va, Christina Criss, b. 15 Nov 1821, Monroe County, Ohio, d. > 28 Mar 1884. Isaac died 31 Jan 1872, Proctor District, Wetzel County, > WV. 1880 census shows children: Lucy M. age 10, Joseph S. age 7, > Grandison age 5, William H. age 3 and Roxena age 1. Believe one of > the boys nicknamed Shorty. Also, believed to had at least another > child Nickolas McClare Stewart b. 1885 married Zona Stull b. 1888. > Children: Udall, Hugh, James, Ivan, Olive and Virginia. > > Hugh Smith > Raccoon, Ky >