John W. Stewart

As printed in 1914

JOHN W. STEWART.

John W. Stewart, who carries on farming and stock-raising on section 5, Pleasant Ridge township, was born August 5, 1867, in a log cabin on the same section. His father, E. M. Stewart, was born in Ohio county, Indiana, in 1824, and when a young man of twenty-three went to the California gold fields by way of the Isthmus. He was one of the earlier gold seekers. He returned to Iowa not much richer than when he went except in experience. He encountered many hardships upon the way and would probably have perished had it not been for the assistance of his brother, Augustus Stewart, who was a physician. Upon his return he settled in Lee county, Iowa, where he purchased land upon which there was a log cabin. This rude structure remained his home for many years and there his family was reared. The cabin was one of the oldest in the county and also one of the last to be torn down. E. M. Stewart met his death in an accident near Fort Madison. He was twice married, his hrst wife being Miss Elizabeth Woods, of Indiana. Their marriage occurred in Muscatine county, Iowa, and to them were born five children, of whom three are yet living-g, as follows: William, who is a farmer and stock-raiser in Oregon; C. E., a farmer at Whitney, Nebraska; and Mary E., the wife of George A. Childs, of Sunderland, Massachusetts. The two other children died in childhood. His second marriage was with Miss Julia A. Snook, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he had live children, as follows: John W., the subject of this review; Julia A., the wife of L. C. Woollen, a farmer residing in Missouri; A. J., who passed away at the age of thirty-seven years;

As printed in Story of Lee County, Iowa; (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.