"STEWART, William D., Johnstown, was born on the old homestead, north of Sammonsville, January 27, 1839. He was educated in the public school and is a farmer by occupation. He has been highway commissioner for two terms. On March 19, 1862, he married Julia A. Veghte. His nephew, Charles Stewart, married Emma Suits, and they have three children: Blanch, Archie and Grace. William Stewart, father of William D., was born in the same place in 1799, and in 1825 married Elizabeth Dorn, and they had six children, four daughters and two sons: Catherine, who married John M. Dillenbeck; Robert, who married Catherine Reid; Elizabeth, who married William Craig; Jane M., who married Daniel C. Livingston; and William D. The grandfather, Robert Stewart, located here [from Foss, Perthshire, Scotland] two years [actually three years in 1786] after the Revolutionary War."
- Excerpt from typewritten "History of Fulton County" by Washington Frothingham obtained from Ruth Stewart Gros (descendant of Dugald Stewart of Johnstown).
- Excerpt from typewritten "History of Fulton County" by Washington Frothingham obtained from Ruth Stewart Gros (descendant of Dugald Stewart of Johnstown).
"STEWART, William D., Johnstown, was born on the old homestead, north of Sammonsville, January 27, 1839. He was educated in the public school and is a farmer by occupation. He has been highway commissioner for two terms. On March 19, 1862, he married Julia A. Veghte. His nephew, Charles Stewart, married Emma Suits, and they have three children: Blanch, Archie and Grace. William Stewart, father of William D., was born in the same place in 1799, and in 1825 married Elizabeth Dorn, and they had six children, four daughters and two sons: Catherine, who married John M. Dillenbeck; Robert, who married Catherine Reid; Elizabeth, who married William Craig; Jane M., who married Daniel C. Livingston; and William D. The grandfather, Robert Stewart, located here [from Foss, Perthshire, Scotland] two years [actually three years in 1786] after the Revolutionary War."
- Excerpt from typewritten "History of Fulton County" by Washington Frothingham obtained from Ruth Stewart Gros (descendant of Dugald Stewart of Johnstown).
- Excerpt from typewritten "History of Fulton County" by Washington Frothingham obtained from Ruth Stewart Gros (descendant of Dugald Stewart of Johnstown).
Inscription
W. D. Stewart d:18 May 1910, aged 70 years
Gravesite Details
William Dorn is the grandson of Robert Stewart, buried in Johnstown Colonial Cem. 1750-1837
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