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Ellen Spencer Stewart

Birth
USA
Death
2 Jan 1916 (aged 79)
West Union, Clark County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Ellen (Spencer) Stewart was born Aug. 17, 1836; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Shoyer, in West Union, Jan. 2, 1916. She was married to Alfred Stewart in 1854. To them were born nine children, of whom five preceded her in death. The husband died in 1903. She united with the Methodist church some 20 years ago, and left to those who were with her the evidence that all was well. She leaves four children--Eliza Haddix, of Paris; Ida Dix, James Stewart and Martha Shoyer of West Union; three sisters--Hannah Layton of York; Deborah Canaday, of Hutsonville; Betsy Buckner of West York; and three grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church in West Union Monday, conducted by Eld. T. J. Wheeler. The body was taken to the Ziegler cemetery for interment.
Ellen (Spencer) Stewart was born Aug. 17, 1836; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Shoyer, in West Union, Jan. 2, 1916. She was married to Alfred Stewart in 1854. To them were born nine children, of whom five preceded her in death. The husband died in 1903. She united with the Methodist church some 20 years ago, and left to those who were with her the evidence that all was well. She leaves four children--Eliza Haddix, of Paris; Ida Dix, James Stewart and Martha Shoyer of West Union; three sisters--Hannah Layton of York; Deborah Canaday, of Hutsonville; Betsy Buckner of West York; and three grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church in West Union Monday, conducted by Eld. T. J. Wheeler. The body was taken to the Ziegler cemetery for interment.


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