Jim Tennessee Marriage Records 1780-2002 Arthur Stewman to Miss Emma Eslick on 29 May 1910, Moore Co., TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "James L. Danley" <jldanley@sbcglobal.net> To: "TNLINCOL" <TNLINCOL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:02 AM Subject: [TNLINCOL] George W. Stewman > Dear List, > > In the "Cemetery Records of Lincoln-Moore Counties, Tennessee," by Helen & > Timothy Marsh, on pg. 156 (Rose Hill Cemetery) is a GEORGE W. STEWMAN (b. > Jun 1851; d. 4 Jan 1920) and his wife, ELLA STEWMAN ("Died May 1870," > "Age: > (not given)"). Buried on one side of this couple is George W. Stewman's > son, Robert L. Stewman (b. 12 Mar 1894; d. 15 Jun 1962). Buried on the > other side of this couple is presumed to be another son, J. D. Stewman (b. > 1899; d. 1944). A couple of headstones away is George W. Stewman's > daughter, JOSIE STEWMAN SHELTON (b. 10 Oct 1897; d. 16 Oct 1957) along > with > her husband, Lonnie Rufus Shelton (b. 14 Feb 1892; d. 16 Apr 1964). > > I believe this GEORGE W. STEWMAN to be the son of Reuben W. Stewman & Leah > Jane Scivally. In the 1860 LCT census (Stuman, Rubin household), GEORGE > is > listed as 10 years old. In the 1870 LCT census--enumerated on 21 June > 1870--G. W. STEWMAN is listed as 20 years old, with his wife, R. A. (age > 18) > in household #81-81. Household 80-80 is R(euben) W. Stewman & L(eah) > J(ane). > > The Franklin Co., TN marriage record has STEWMAN, GEO. W. to RUTHA A. > TIPPS > on 14 Jul 1869--no return. > > I have been unable to locate GEORGE W. STEWMAN in the 1880 census. > > However, in the 1900 Moore Co., TN census is the following household > (208/208): > Stewman, George W. Head June 1850 49 M TN TN TN (Married 29 years) > Laura L. Wife May 1870 30 F TN TN TN > (Married 29 years ???) > > 5 children / 4 living > William A. Son Nov 1886 13 M TN TN TN > Henry C. Son Dec 1890 9 M TN TN TN > Robert L. Son Mar 1893 7 M TN TN TN > Josie C. Dau Oct 1896 3 F TN TN TN > John W. Son Apr 1900 1/12 M TN TN TN > > > Are all of these GEORGE W. STEWMANs the same person? If so, then it would > appear that he married: > > 1. Ella _____ who died May 1870. (OR COULD THIS ACTUALLY be a daughter > buried with her father?) > > 2. Rutha A. Tipps, license dated 14 Jul 1869. BUT THERE IS NO RETURN, so > she probably married immediate following the death of Ella _____ . Rutha > A. > Tipps is listed as George W. Stewman's wife on 21 Jun 1870. > > 3. Laura L. _____, who is only 30 years old in the 1900 Moore Co., TN > census is listed as having 5 children, with only 4 living. However FIVE > children are listed. Therefore, the eldest son, William A. Stewman, is > likely not hers but Rutha A. Tipps' son; and another child died before > 1900. > (HOWEVER Rutha A. Tipps going 18 years without a child to then have one in > 1886 really doesn't seem likely.) > > Speaking of WILLIAM A. STEWMAN, there is an ARTHUR W. STEWMAN who married > Emily B. "Emma" Eslick. I have yet to locate their marriage record. > However they are buried in the Champ-Ward Cemetery (pg. 287 of the > "Cemetery > Records of Lincoln-Moore Counties, Tennessee"). They are listed as: > > Arthur W. Stewman > 1886-1963 > & > Emma E. Stewman > 1888-1955 > > Arthur W. Stewmans' birth year (1886) matches the birth year of William A. > Stewman (Nov 1886) in GEORGE W. STEWMAN's household in the 1900 Moore Co., > TN census. I suspect that Arthur W. Stewman and William A. Stewman are > the > same person. > > Is anyone researching this family? Would anyone have any idea as to > whether > there really is only the one GEORGE W. STEWMAN who married three times? > Are > Arthur W. Stewman and William A. Stewman the same person? And who really > is > his mother? Are J. D. Stewman (b. 1899) and John W. Stewman (b. Apr 1900) > the same person? > > Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > James L. Danley > Vista, CA > jldanley@sbcglobal.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message