LIVING

Father: LIVING

Family 1: LIVING 


          _McClure Wilson WEAR _
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LIVING

Family 1: LIVING

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Hyrum King NORTH

Father: Charles Addison NORTH
Mother: Albertina Josephine JOHNSON

Family 1: Althea Conk BEST 

                                _Levi NORTH _______
 _Charles Addison NORTH _______|
|                              |_Arriminta HOWARD _
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|--Hyrum King NORTH 
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|                               _Bertel JOHNSON ___
|_Albertina Josephine JOHNSON _|
                               |_Margreta LARSSON _
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(twin boy) STEWART

Father: Christopher Columbus STEWART
Mother: Frances Marie ACORD 

                                 _William Marion STEWART ____
 _Christopher Columbus STEWART _|
|                               |_Lavena Louisa Alice SWIFT _
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|--(twin boy) STEWART 
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|_Frances Marie ACORD __________|
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Notes

SIBLING: Had a twin brother; SOURCE: Joyce Lindstrom.

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Benjamin Hansford STEWART

Father: John Gilbert STEWART
Mother: Margaret COPELAND

Family 1: Missouri Hattie ALLISON
  1. +Mary Ellen STEWART
  2.  John William STEWART
  3.  Sarah Amanda STEWART
  4. +Charles Hansford STEWART
  5.  Lillian STEWART
  6.  Albert Christopher STEWART
  7. +Rose Ella STEWART
  8.  Susan Josephine Melissa STEWART
  9.  James Homer STEWART
  10.  Harriet Mae STEWART 
                         _Samuel P. STEWART __
 _John Gilbert STEWART _|
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|--Benjamin Hansford STEWART 
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|                        _James COPELAND _____
|_Margaret COPELAND ____|
                        |_Elizabeth SWALLOWS _
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Benjamin Hansford's house was on a hill one mile W of Mahomet, TX-about 5 00 feet of FM243, about 10 miles NE of Bertram. Built in 1905 for his so n, Homer and Viola Williams. Of the Daniel Estep Survey. One-third leag ue on waters of the N. San Gabriel Rvr.
They didn't know where they were going when they arrived in Texas, but th ey wanted to obtain land grants. Benjamin Hansford said that John Gilbe rt Stewart and five other families arrived in Texas with fourteen wagons . Indians stole their horses when they were "down south of Houston". T hey walked the rest of the way to Burnet Co.

Alternate deathdate 24 Mar 1932.

NOTES: I was told by my maternal grandmother Avis and her mother Lola Ma ttie Williams that Grandpa Ben (Benjamin Hansford Stewart) would talk abo ut the times when the family supported Bonnie Prince Charles becasue he w as family. Also, Grandpa Ben when he was in his eighties, would sit i n a rocking chair in the cotton field and pick more cotton from that chai r than the kids would during any day. He would pick cotton and then mov e the chair and start again. Source: Durward T. Stockman, 12 April 2006 , email: durward@crosswind.net.

BIOGRAPHY: Benjamin Hansford Stewart written by his great grandson, Odel l Burch, and published in the Burnet Co., Texas Bulletin, Feb. 1936. A p icture of him can be found at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txburnet/ Stewart.html.

The entire Mahomet community was thrown into sadness on March 24th at 8:1 5 P.M. when the word flashed over the wires that Benjamin Handsford Stewa rt was dead. He had been sick for several days and all was done for him t hat loving hands and medical skill could do, but to no avail. God was cal ling for him to join his beloved wife, who having proceded him in deat h a few years past.

Only those that were closely associated with him during his five years o f blindness know how sweet, patient and kind he was.

He would ask his daughter Miss Sallie, who took care of him so faithfully , if he was cross to her, saying, "If I am I don't intend to be."

It always seemed like he lived in a little world of his own. He took Go d into his life and was blessed abundantly. He was the father of ten chil dren: 4 sons and 6 daughters; 27 grandchildren, 1 step grandson, 40 grea t grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. All were at the funera l except a few of the grandchildren. All his children, grandchildren, son s-in-law and daughters-in-law loved and respected him, for he was a lovin g father unto all. Not one unkind word did I ever hear one of them utte r against him. Many are the happy hours that the little children spent ar ound his fireside, when he and his beloved wife had all the family home f or the bounteous Christmas dinner, that being his custom as long as he li ved. I let my thoughts travel back to childhood, what pleasant memories d o I behold. There was the barrel of [unreadable] red apples and other thi ngs to please the children. A long table groaning under the weight of th e many good things to eat. It seems to me like the good old hospitality s hown in the home is passing away.

He was always so loving and kind to his wife. He was a very industrious m an, always busy at something. After his eye sight became so bad, I have s een him get down on his knees so he could see to hoe the grass out of hi s yard. He took great pride in keeping his home neat and clean. He wa s a well-read man on the bible and other subjects. After he became blin d he said he would sit and think over what he had read and stored up in h is mind in his early days. During the 88 years that he lived here on eart h he saw more great things invented than has ever been invented in that l ength of time [unreadable] the world stood: such as the automobile, airsh ips, telephone, radio and many others. What a wonderful age for man to i n and now pause for a moment and think what progress he saw in travel--fr om the ox cart to the airplane.

He was born April 22nd, 1843 in Overton County, Tennessee, came to Texa s in 1861 in a wagon train. His father settled in Williamson County, live d there about 10 months, then came to Burnet County and bought a place. W hen they came to Texas the Indians were on a reservation. Yellow Wolf an d War Whoop were Indian chiefs of the Comanche tribe, and often visited i n the home of his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Stewart.(John Gilb ert Stewart)

The Indians were friends for a few months, but soon afterwards went on th e warpath and the Stewarts and other early settlers had to keep a sharp l ook out for the next 20 years.

In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He was stationed at Austin f or about three months, then moved to Tyler, in Smith County, after whic h he was moved to Arkansas, where he finished out his twelve months. Thou gh he was in the army a year, he was never in a battle. He was sick almos t all the time and at the end of twelve (12) months he was given a perman ent certificate of disability. He was strong when he went into the army , but it looked like every disease that came along, he took it, and was s oon so weak that he was unable to wait on himself much, much less fight f or his country. After obtaining his release, he returned to his home in B urnet.

Bob Cates was Sheriff of Burnet County in 1878. He resigned and in less t han one hour Mr. Ben Stewart was appointed to take his place. He led an a ctive life in enforcing the laws and collecting taxes .

When Mr. Stewart was a little boy, he didn't have a light to study and re ad by. There were no schools when he came to Texas, so all the educatio n he received for a few years was what he obtained by reading at home. I n the evening he would go out and bring in a large heap of dead sumac. H e would pile it on the fire so as to have a bright light to read by. He w ould pile on more sumac as it would burn out.

Imagine how many boys of today would be willing to go out and gather in b rush to make a light to read by at night so as to obtain an education. St ill some of the young people whine and complain about hard times with al l the modern conveniences.

He did not have many books and he soon had them read through many times.

When he was about fifteen years of age he went to visit his brother, Ma x Stewart in Kimble County, Texas. Max Stewart's mother-in-law, Mrs. Hill , a widow, lived with him and his wife. She soon saw that young Ben was v ery intelligent. Her husband had bought several sets of books before he d ied. The books were sets of English History, Mathematics, and several oth ers. They were counted very valuable in those days because books were sca rce and hard to get, especially of this quality. Mrs. Hill was very prou d of these books, but she saw how much they would benefit the bright eye d intelligent boy, Ben Stewart. She thought it would be a good kind dee d so she gave the books to him. He was very proud of them and when he ret urned home he carried them with him. It took quite a while for him to com plete them, and by that time he had earned money enough to buy more books . So this is the way he obtained his education.

He was married June 30th 1863 to Miss Hattie M. Allison. She came from Oc eola, Missouri.

Mr. Stewart taught school at what is now known as Briggs, Texas, but wa s then known as Gum Springs. He then moved to Florence, where he was a wo rker in a woodshop for a year. From Florence he moved to Gabriel Mills, o n the North Gabriel Creek, where he ran a corn mill for a little over a y ear.

In 1868 he bought a place about nine miles east of Bertram. He and his wi fe moved on it and there they lived and reared their family. His wife die d February 5, 1928. Miss Sallie, his only daughter at home, took care o f him after his wife's death.

Mr. Stewart was converted and joined the Progressive Christian Church i n 1870, living a very devoted life to his God until his death. He becam e a member of the Mount Horeb Masonic Lodge in 1868. He was also a membe r of the Scottish Rite. Mr. Stewart died March 24th, 1932.

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Record, Township of Richwoods , County of Lawrence, State of Arkansas, enumerated 12 October 1850, list s the following:
Stewart, John G., age 39, white, male, farmer, value of real estate $90 , born in Tennessee
Stewart, Margaret, age 40, white, female, born in Tennessee
Stewart, Benjamin, age 7, white, male, attended school within the year, b orn in Tennessee
Researcher: Lucinda Sorensen October 22, 2010.
NOTES: For a full census record, look under John G. Stewart's notes.

CENSUS: 1860 United States Federal Census Record, Williamson Division, C ounty of Williamson, State of Texas, Gabriel Mills Post Office, enumerate d 3 June 1860, lists the following:
Stewart, John G., age 49, white, male, farmer, real estate $1800, persona l estate $1200, born in Tenn
Stewart, Margt., age 49, white, female, born in Tennessee
Stewart, Benjamin H., age 17, white, male, born in Tennessee
Researcher: Lucinda Sorensen October 22, 2010.
NOTES: For a full census record, look under John Gilbert Stewart's notes.

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