William Lincoln Stewart (1861 - 1944)

Born 13 Apr 1861 in Ritchie, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Robert Wesley Stuart and Mary Eliza (Westfall) Stuart

Husband of Lucy Jane Goff — married 1 Nov 1888 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States

Husband of Dorcas Ellen (Kerns) Collins — married 14 Jul 1908 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1944 at age 83 in Gilmer, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Stewart has Appalachian roots, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

William Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

1900 residence Murphy District, Ritchie County, WV; 1910 residence Murphy District Precinct No 2, Ritchie County, WV; 1920 residence Precinct #5 Murphy District, Ritchie County, WV; 1930 residence Murphy District, Ritchie County, WV

He and Ellen divorced.

1940 residence Troy Magisterial District, Gilmer County, WV

He is buried in the Hardman Chapel Cemetery, near Smithville, Ritchie County, WV.

Sources

"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974

William L. Stuart death certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=433593&Type=Death

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56615306/William-Lincoln-Stewart

personal examination of his tombstone 1975

Wm L Stewart-Lucy J Goff marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=808589&ImageNumber=136

William L Stewart-D Ellen Kerns marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10375&Type=Marriage

U.S. census returns

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karen Stewart and Harrieton Merritt, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Stuart and Mary Westfall, the great great grandparents of Karen Stewart and great grandparents of Harrieton Merritt. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C1R, based on sharing 235 cM across 8 segments.