Martin Stewart Sr. Family
STEWART, BRINKMAN, BRENNAN, TJARKS
Posted By: Cathy Joynt Labath (email)
Date: 10/13/2006 at 16:53:11
--From Graettinger [Palo Alto Co, IA] Centennial 1893-1993
p. 299Martin Stewart Sr. Family
Martin Stewart married Marie “Mary” Brinkman on January 7, 1904. Martin was the son of Joseph “Isaac” and Catherine (Brennan) Stewart.
Mary was the daughter of Meno and Etta Marie (Tjarks) Brinkman, who had lived and were married in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Mary was born on December 17, 1883 in Grundy County, Iowa. Mary died on January 13, 1954. Martin and Mary Stewart and his parents, Isaac and Catherine Stewart are buried in St. Jacob’s Cemetery.
Martin and Mary farmed northeast of Graettinger. They had six children:
Frances Irene, born on October 16, 1904 and died on October 19, 1988.
Charles Albert, born on December 19, 1907 and died on May 17, 1969.
Anna, born on September 21 1912.
Mary, born on July 31, 1918.
Leo, born on July 18, 1921 and died on October 4, 1988.
Martin Jr., born on September 15, 1926.
Descendants of James Brennan and Catherine Walsh
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