Frank STEWART was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and Jane HENDERSON was born in 1831. They were married in Guernsey County, Ohio and moved to Illinois, settling near Little York, Warren County, on a farm. To them were born 13 children, all boys. All grew to manhood except Palmer, the third child, who died when about 2 years old. Mr. and Mrs. STEWART were members of the United Presbyterian church, but in later years joined the Seventh Day Adventist church. All their children were baptized in the United Presbyterian church. The family moved to Iowa in 1883 and settled on a farm 2.5 miles northeast of Eugene and 3.5 miles northwest of Tingley. The STEWART brothers were:

1) John Reendo STEWART, born 29 Jan 1860, Hale IL; died 02 Mar 1951, Forsyth MT
2) William Waldo STEWART, born 03 Sep 1861, Sumner IL; died 1957, Tingley IA
3) Andrew Palmer STEWART, born 1863, Sumner IL; died 1863, Sumner IL
4) Edwin Walker STEWART, born 01 May 1865, Sumner IL; died 08 Feb 1904, Chicago IL
5) Willis Baxter STEWART, born 08 Apr 1867, Sumner IL; died 13 Jun 1934, Brookfield IL
    Streetcar conductor
6) Louis Bassett STEWART, born 08 Apr 1867, Sumner IL; died 03 Feb 1918, Omaha NE
    Superintendent of Schools at Dunlap IA; Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Salesman
7) Andrew Riley STEWART, born 22 Feb 1869, Sumner IL; died 19 Apr 1955, Columbus OH
8) Jesse Taylor STEWART, born 01 Apr 1872, Sumner IL; died Oct 1936
9) Ernest McCully STEWART, born 14 Jan 1874, Sumner IL; died 15 Nov 1961, Cedar Rapids IA
10) Thomas Baird STEWART, born 01 Nov 1875, Sumner IL; died 25 Sep 1938
      Superintendent of public schools, Jefferson IA
11) Charles Ross STEWART, born 20 Aug 1877, Sumner IL; died 09 Apr 1958, Des Moines IA
12) Frederick H. STEWART, born 11 Dec 1879, Sumner IL; died 03 Nov 1961, Des Moines IA
      Mathematics teacher, North High School, Des Moines
13) Burris Henry STEWART, born 19 Apr 1882, Sumner IL; died 10 Jul 1911, McCook NE

NOTE: Frank was born in 1829 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died on March 18, 1918. Susannah "Jane" (HENDERSON) STEWART was born in 1839, the daughter of Rev. John Armstrong HENDERSON and Agnes Nancy (WALKER) HENDERSON. She died July 14, 1868. Frank and Jane were interred at Tingley Cemetery, Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa.

SOURCE: LESAN, Mrs. B. M.. Earliest History of Ringgold County, Iowa: 1844-1937 p. 68.

WPA Graves Survey

Transcription and note by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2009