My gr-gr-gr-grandfather was James Stewart. I have been able to locate him in the 1850 and 1880 census returns, but not the 1860 and 1870. In 1850 he was located in Blue Rock Township, Muskingum County, Ohio and in 1880 he was in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. I would like to be able to connect him to parents. Below is the information I have on him, my gr-gr-grandfather, gr-grandfather, and grandmother, Opal Elizabeth Stewart. If anyone has information that may connect to this line, I would love to hear from you. Thanks! Celia Snyder First Generation --------------------------------------------- 1. James STEWART. He was born ca 1810 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia according to family tradition; census records list Virginia. Death date unknown. Family tradition is that he first married Nancy NOLAN, possibly in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia. They possibly had the following children: i. George ii. Rose James second married Jane BROADHURST, daughter of Unknown BROADHURST. Census records have her born in New York. She is listed in Alonzo Nolan Stewart's (my gr-gr-grandfather) death certificate as his mother. They had the following children according to the 1850 and 1880 census records: 2 i. Alonzo Nolan (1837-1918) ii. George W. Born ca 1840. iii. Catharine M. Born ca 1841. iv. James F. Born ca 1843. v. John W. Born ca 1845. vi. William H. Born ca 1847. vii. Samuel G. Born ca 1849. viii. Rosanna. Born ca 1859. Second Generation --------------------------------------------- 2. Alonzo Nolan STEWART (James1). He was born on 15 Aug 1837 (according to the family Bible and death certificate) in Marietta, Washington, Ohio (according to his death certificate). Alonzo Nolan died in Albion, Edwards, Illinois, on 13 May 1918; he was 80. He was buried on 15 May 1918 in Old Albion Cemetery, Albion, Edwards, Illinois. Occupation: Blacksmith and Truck Farmer. Served in Company B, 58th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, having been mustered in at Princeton, Gibson, Indiana. He was wounded severely in the thigh, captured, and spent some time in a North Carolina prison. Conversely, his military record states that he was born in Virginia. On 14 May 1857 when Alonzo Nolan was 19, he first married Rosannah DOUGLASS, daughter of William F. DOUGLASS (ca 1804-) & Unknown, in ?, Gibson, Indiana.1 She was born on 27 Oct 1839 in Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana and died in ?, Wabash, Illinois, on 8 Oct 1877; she was 37. She is buried in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois. They had the following children: 3 i. William Augustus (1858-1936) ii. Sarah. Born ca 1859. Sarah died bef 1870; she was 11. iii. James F. Born on 16 Feb 1861. James F. died in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, on 10 Jan 1877; he was 15. iv. Alice J. Born on 12 Dec 1864. Alice J. died on 10 Nov 1892; she was 27. On 27 Sep 1881 when Alice J. was 16, she married William L. GREEN, in ?, Edwards, Illinois. Born on 29 Oct 1860. William L. died on 27 Mar 1897; he was 36. . On 27 Nov 1878 when Alonzo Nolan was 41, he second married Charlotte MEDLER, in ?, Edwards, Illinois. Born on 8 May 1844. Charlotte died on 8 Feb 1928; she was 83. Third Generation --------------------------------------------- 3. William Augustus STEWART (Alonzo Nolan2, James1). Born on 17 Jul 1858 in ?, Gibson, Indiana. William Augustus died in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, on 24 Mar 1936; he was 77. Occupation: Farmer and Ditch Excavation Contractor. On 15 Nov 1877 when William Augustus was 19, he married Elizabeth Jane CRACKEL, daughter of Richard CRACKEL (2 Jul 1831-Mar 1870) & Ann Elizabeth LAMBERT (19 Jul 1837-Jan 1885). Born on 2 Feb 1860 in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois. Elizabeth Jane died in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, on 17 Jun 1951; she was 91. Buried in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois. They had the following children: 4 i. William Luther (1879-1918) 5 ii. Mina Rosannah (1882-1969) 6 iii. Opal Elizabeth (1884-1954) 7 iv. Alonzo Nolan (1888-) 8 v. Mabel May (1891-) 9 vi. Bessie Agnes (1895-)