Mel Stewart was an American actor, television director, and musician. He is best known for playing Henry Jefferson on All in the Family.[1]
Milton "Mel" Stewart was born on September 19th 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of Morris A Stewart and Ida May Smith.[2] His father died of tuberculosis in 1940 and after his death, Milton's family lived with his maternal grandmother and step-grandfather in Cleveland, Ohio.[3]
↑ 2.02.1Social Security:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #14901518
Name: Milton Cornelius Stewart [Milton Christopher Stewart] [Milton Stewart]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 19 Sep 1929; Birth Place: Cleveland Co, Ohio [Cleveland Cu??, Ohio]; Death Date: 24 Feb 2002; Father: Morris A Stewart; Mother: Idan M Smith; Notes: Jun 1944: Name listed as MILTON CORNELIUS STEWART; May 1947: Name listed as MILTON CHRISTOPHER STEWART; 22 Jun 1984: Name listed as MILTON C STEWART.
↑"United States Census, 1940," ED 92-483, Cleveland Ward 19, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; sheet 3B, family 53, Milton Stewart in Eldin [sic, Elvin] Taylor household; FamilySearch,https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW52-SQG.
↑Obituary: "Private services held for Milton 'Mel' Stewart," Pacifica Tribune [California], 6 Mar 2002, page 2A, column 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121546116/ : accessed 24 Mar 2023).
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0358; FHL microfilm: 2341506 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #73846879 Milton C Stewart (0), single son, in household of Morris Stewart (21) at 2191 97 Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
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