James Alexander Stewart was the son of Daniel Forbes Stewart (1821-1891) and his wife Mary Helen Scott (1834-1905). Both parents were born in Scotland and resided first in Ontario, Canada where "J. Alex" was born. His father was a Baptist minister who preached throughout the Plains and Upper South, including western North Carolina. J. Alex trained as a school teacher and for a time taught in Happy Valley, NC where he first met Harriet ("Hattie") Coffey, ten years his junior. The couple married on December 22, 1896 at Harper's Chapel Methodist Church in Patterson.
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Stewart-Coffey.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Hattie E. Coffey, daughter of the late Elijah Coffey, Esq., of Patterson, to Mr. J.A. Stewart, of Minco, Ind. Ter. Rev. Geo. D. Sherrill is to officiate, and the ceremony is to take place at Harper's Chapel, this (Tuesday ) evening.
We congratulate our friend Stewart on his good sense in coming back to Caldwell for a wife. He formerly lived at Connelly's Springs, and taught school at Patterson several years ago. He is at present engaged in merchandising at the place named above where he will take his bride to live. The TOPIC, in advance, extends its heartiest congratulations.
["The Lenoir Topic" (Lenoir, NC), December 22, 1896, 3.]
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J. Alex then took his bride out to the Oklahoma Territory. He had been offered a position as a schoolteacher at the newly established El Meta Bond College in Minco. That position failed to materialize and J. Alex instead opened a hardware store in Minco, eventually joined in the business by his brother-in-law, Lee T. Coffey.
Later in life J. Alex was burdened by poor health, made heavier by the tragic death of his only son by drowning in July 1920. Soon after John F. Stewart's death, J. Alex retired from business and moved with his wife and daughter to Enid, OK.
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JAMES A. STEWART CLAIMED BY DEATH
A heart attack yesterday morning proved fatal for James A. Stewart, 70, an elder and prominent worker in the Central Christian church, who died last night at 9 o'clock at his home, 1516 West Broadway.
Surviving him are his widow and a daughter, Mary Helen of the home. Miss Stewart for several years has been instructor of English at Enid high school.
Eight years ago the Stewarts came here from Minco where they had resided many years. Mrs. Stewart's sister, Miss Mary Coffey of near Raleigh, N. Car., recently came here to reside and it so happened that their brother, Lee Coffey and family of Minco had come for a week-end and were with Mr. Stewart when he died.
Funeral services will be from the Central Christian church in the morning at 10 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. R.C. Snodgrass officiating. The body will be taken to Minco where a service will be held in the Presbyterian church and burial made in the Evergreen cemetery by the side of his son who died nine years ago.
[Unidentified newspaper (Enid, OK), March 4, 1929.]
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Stewart-Coffey.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Hattie E. Coffey, daughter of the late Elijah Coffey, Esq., of Patterson, to Mr. J.A. Stewart, of Minco, Ind. Ter. Rev. Geo. D. Sherrill is to officiate, and the ceremony is to take place at Harper's Chapel, this (Tuesday ) evening.
We congratulate our friend Stewart on his good sense in coming back to Caldwell for a wife. He formerly lived at Connelly's Springs, and taught school at Patterson several years ago. He is at present engaged in merchandising at the place named above where he will take his bride to live. The TOPIC, in advance, extends its heartiest congratulations.
["The Lenoir Topic" (Lenoir, NC), December 22, 1896, 3.]
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J. Alex then took his bride out to the Oklahoma Territory. He had been offered a position as a schoolteacher at the newly established El Meta Bond College in Minco. That position failed to materialize and J. Alex instead opened a hardware store in Minco, eventually joined in the business by his brother-in-law, Lee T. Coffey.
Later in life J. Alex was burdened by poor health, made heavier by the tragic death of his only son by drowning in July 1920. Soon after John F. Stewart's death, J. Alex retired from business and moved with his wife and daughter to Enid, OK.
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JAMES A. STEWART CLAIMED BY DEATH
A heart attack yesterday morning proved fatal for James A. Stewart, 70, an elder and prominent worker in the Central Christian church, who died last night at 9 o'clock at his home, 1516 West Broadway.
Surviving him are his widow and a daughter, Mary Helen of the home. Miss Stewart for several years has been instructor of English at Enid high school.
Eight years ago the Stewarts came here from Minco where they had resided many years. Mrs. Stewart's sister, Miss Mary Coffey of near Raleigh, N. Car., recently came here to reside and it so happened that their brother, Lee Coffey and family of Minco had come for a week-end and were with Mr. Stewart when he died.
Funeral services will be from the Central Christian church in the morning at 10 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. R.C. Snodgrass officiating. The body will be taken to Minco where a service will be held in the Presbyterian church and burial made in the Evergreen cemetery by the side of his son who died nine years ago.
[Unidentified newspaper (Enid, OK), March 4, 1929.]
James Alexander Stewart was the son of Daniel Forbes Stewart (1821-1891) and his wife Mary Helen Scott (1834-1905). Both parents were born in Scotland and resided first in Ontario, Canada where "J. Alex" was born. His father was a Baptist minister who preached throughout the Plains and Upper South, including western North Carolina. J. Alex trained as a school teacher and for a time taught in Happy Valley, NC where he first met Harriet ("Hattie") Coffey, ten years his junior. The couple married on December 22, 1896 at Harper's Chapel Methodist Church in Patterson.
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Stewart-Coffey.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Hattie E. Coffey, daughter of the late Elijah Coffey, Esq., of Patterson, to Mr. J.A. Stewart, of Minco, Ind. Ter. Rev. Geo. D. Sherrill is to officiate, and the ceremony is to take place at Harper's Chapel, this (Tuesday ) evening.
We congratulate our friend Stewart on his good sense in coming back to Caldwell for a wife. He formerly lived at Connelly's Springs, and taught school at Patterson several years ago. He is at present engaged in merchandising at the place named above where he will take his bride to live. The TOPIC, in advance, extends its heartiest congratulations.
["The Lenoir Topic" (Lenoir, NC), December 22, 1896, 3.]
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J. Alex then took his bride out to the Oklahoma Territory. He had been offered a position as a schoolteacher at the newly established El Meta Bond College in Minco. That position failed to materialize and J. Alex instead opened a hardware store in Minco, eventually joined in the business by his brother-in-law, Lee T. Coffey.
Later in life J. Alex was burdened by poor health, made heavier by the tragic death of his only son by drowning in July 1920. Soon after John F. Stewart's death, J. Alex retired from business and moved with his wife and daughter to Enid, OK.
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JAMES A. STEWART CLAIMED BY DEATH
A heart attack yesterday morning proved fatal for James A. Stewart, 70, an elder and prominent worker in the Central Christian church, who died last night at 9 o'clock at his home, 1516 West Broadway.
Surviving him are his widow and a daughter, Mary Helen of the home. Miss Stewart for several years has been instructor of English at Enid high school.
Eight years ago the Stewarts came here from Minco where they had resided many years. Mrs. Stewart's sister, Miss Mary Coffey of near Raleigh, N. Car., recently came here to reside and it so happened that their brother, Lee Coffey and family of Minco had come for a week-end and were with Mr. Stewart when he died.
Funeral services will be from the Central Christian church in the morning at 10 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. R.C. Snodgrass officiating. The body will be taken to Minco where a service will be held in the Presbyterian church and burial made in the Evergreen cemetery by the side of his son who died nine years ago.
[Unidentified newspaper (Enid, OK), March 4, 1929.]
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Stewart-Coffey.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Hattie E. Coffey, daughter of the late Elijah Coffey, Esq., of Patterson, to Mr. J.A. Stewart, of Minco, Ind. Ter. Rev. Geo. D. Sherrill is to officiate, and the ceremony is to take place at Harper's Chapel, this (Tuesday ) evening.
We congratulate our friend Stewart on his good sense in coming back to Caldwell for a wife. He formerly lived at Connelly's Springs, and taught school at Patterson several years ago. He is at present engaged in merchandising at the place named above where he will take his bride to live. The TOPIC, in advance, extends its heartiest congratulations.
["The Lenoir Topic" (Lenoir, NC), December 22, 1896, 3.]
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J. Alex then took his bride out to the Oklahoma Territory. He had been offered a position as a schoolteacher at the newly established El Meta Bond College in Minco. That position failed to materialize and J. Alex instead opened a hardware store in Minco, eventually joined in the business by his brother-in-law, Lee T. Coffey.
Later in life J. Alex was burdened by poor health, made heavier by the tragic death of his only son by drowning in July 1920. Soon after John F. Stewart's death, J. Alex retired from business and moved with his wife and daughter to Enid, OK.
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JAMES A. STEWART CLAIMED BY DEATH
A heart attack yesterday morning proved fatal for James A. Stewart, 70, an elder and prominent worker in the Central Christian church, who died last night at 9 o'clock at his home, 1516 West Broadway.
Surviving him are his widow and a daughter, Mary Helen of the home. Miss Stewart for several years has been instructor of English at Enid high school.
Eight years ago the Stewarts came here from Minco where they had resided many years. Mrs. Stewart's sister, Miss Mary Coffey of near Raleigh, N. Car., recently came here to reside and it so happened that their brother, Lee Coffey and family of Minco had come for a week-end and were with Mr. Stewart when he died.
Funeral services will be from the Central Christian church in the morning at 10 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. R.C. Snodgrass officiating. The body will be taken to Minco where a service will be held in the Presbyterian church and burial made in the Evergreen cemetery by the side of his son who died nine years ago.
[Unidentified newspaper (Enid, OK), March 4, 1929.]
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