Biography of Celia Elizabeth "Beth" Fellows Stewart (1888-1977)
By Joan Stewart Smith, one of her many granddaughters
Celia Elizabeth (née Fellows) Stewart was born on 16 May 1888 in Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, the eldest of the 8 children of Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey. Called Beth, she took great pride in her deep family roots that led back to Colonial America in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and across the Atlantic to England. Always aware of her legacy, she made a point to caption, in her distinctive handwriting, each of the many photographs she snapped or saved.
Beth graduated from Lake Geneva Community High School, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1906. At 21, she married the soft-spoken Robert Wright Stewart of Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1909 in Lyons. They met at the home of Robert's uncle Charles L. Nichols, where Beth lodged while teaching at the one-room country schoolhouse in Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Robert descended from the first Stewart homesteaders of Hebron, Illinois and the first Nichols homesteaders of Linn, Wisconsin, near the state border. Robert and Beth raised a family of six children on their 167-acre dairy farm on the Hebron prairie, which was Robert's portion of the land he inherited from his father. Their children were: Robert John (m. Sally C. Brown, Ruby Jannisch), Fred Fellows (m. Margaret K. Johnston, Agnes Bruce), Francese May (m. James E. Whitney), Elsie Jean (m. Maurice R. Woodbury), Charlotte Fellows (m. Arthur W. Eggert) and Bruce Maddox (m. Mary Kay Bergin).
Beloved, artistic, intelligent and hard-working, Beth was active in the little farm community and had many friends. Switching from Methodist to Presbyterian when she married, she taught Sunday School for many years at the Hebron Presbyterian Church.
Upon retirement, Robert and Beth moved a short distance up the hill on Stewart Road to a new little barn-red house with an apple orchard in the back. The property looked down on the Stewart farm and bordered the cow pasture, where black and white Holstein dairy cows peacefully grazed nearby.
Beth passed on her love of nature, reading, art and history to her descendants, nieces and nephews. She spent hours sketching birds, flora and fauna about the farm, opening the eyes of those around her. Many remember the collection of books on her shelves for the little ones and the print of Scottish tartans on the wall, a tribute to her husband's Stewart roots.
Beth survived Robert by 16 years, who passed away 10 Oct 1961, aged 77. During her last years, she lived with her daughter Charlotte Eggert and family in Hebron. After only two weeks, she died on 29 Apr 1977 at the Golden Years nursing home in Walworth, Wisconsin, aged 88. Beth was buried at her husband's side in South Hebron Cemetery, also known as Stewart Cemetery, down the road from the Stewart farm.
Beth's many grandchildren and great grandchildren adored her. When each was born, she added another silver charm to link to her charm bracelet. On one side of the charm was the name, and on the other side was the date of birth. This bracelet would make music as she moved, reminding each of us that we were always with her.
Obituary, The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Illinois, 26 Apr 1977, Tues, Page 4:
CELIA E. STEWART
HEBRON – Mrs. Celia Elizabeth Stewart, 88, 9620 St. Albans St., Hebron, died Monday, April 25, in Golden Years nursing home, Walworth, Wis.
She was born May 16, 1888, in Lyons, Wis., the daughter of Fred and Lily Woolsey Fellows.
On Oct. 13, 1909, in Lyons, she married Robert W. Stewart, who died Oct. 8, 1961.
A retired school teacher in the Walworth, Wis. area, she was a past president of Hebron American Legion Auxiliary; past president of McHenry County Homemakers; 4-H leader for many years; and member of Presbyterian Church of Hebron.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Elsie) Woodbury and Mrs. Arthur (Charlotte) Eggert, Hebron, and Mrs. James (Francese) Whitney, Hopkins, Minn.; three sons, Robert J., Genoa City, Wis., Fred F., Colton, Calif., and Bruce M., Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Stewart (Phebe Mae) Ellsworth, Monroe, Wis., Mrs. Michael (Susan) DeLotto, Laguna, Calif., and Mrs. Russell (Carma) Piper, Kenosha, Wis.; and two brothers, F.W. Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, Wis., and Richard Fellows, Townsend, Wis.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Stewart; a brother, Keith; and a granddaughter, Ardis Woodbury.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday in the Ehorn-Adams funeral home, Hebron.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda, Wis. Private family burial.
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Obituary of Celia Elizabeth Stewart, Unidentified Wisconsin Newspaper, April 1977:
Mrs. Celia Elizabeth ["Beth"] Stewart, 88, Hebron, Ill., died Monday, April 25 [1977], in the Golden Years Nursing Home, Walworth, Wis. She was the sister of Mrs. Stewart Ellsworth [Phebe May Fellows], Monroe.
Mrs. Stewart was born at Lyons in Walworth County on May 16, 1888, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Fellows Sr. [Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey]. She taught in rural schools in Walworth County and for 50 years was Sunday school teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Hebron.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Elkhorn Chapter of the D.A.R. and a former member of the Home Bureau of Illinois. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Robert W. Stewart on Oct. 13, 1909, the grandson of one of the first settlers of Hebron Prairie, Ill, also [named] Robert W. Stewart. Her husband died in 1961. They celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary in 1959.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James Whitney [Francese May Stewart], Hopkins, Minn., Mrs. Maurice Woodbury [Elsie Jean Stewart] and Mrs. Arthur Eggert [Charlotte Fellows Stewart], both of Hebron; three sons, Robert "John," Genoa City, Wis., Fred, Colton, Calif., and Bruce, Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. [Stewart] Ellsworth [Phebe M. Fellows], Mrs. Michael DeLotto [Susan M. Fellows], Laguna Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Russell Piper [Carma J. Fellows], Kenosha; and two brothers, F.W. ["Warner"] Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, and Richard R. Fellows, Townsend, Wis. [At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.
[At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.]
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Elkhorn-Adams Funeral Home. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda. Private burial services will follow.
Pallbearers are her nephews, Stewart David Ellsworth, Monroe; Clifford Fellows, Stevens Point; Richard Fellows, Oak Creek; Charles Fellows, Canton, Minn.; Stewart Mathison, Lake Geneva; and J.J. ["Jim"] Stewart, Hebron.
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The Lake Geneva Herald, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 15 Oct 1909, Fri, Page 1:
STEWART-FELLOWS.
Pretty Wedding at Lyons-Robert Stewart, of Hebron, and Miss C. E. Fellows were Married Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fellows of Lyons when their eldest daughter, Celia Elizabeth, was united in marriage with Robert Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Hebron.
The home was prettily decorated with red oak leaves and dahlia blossoms. A corner of the parlor was lined with oak leaves from the floor to the ceiling and this pretty background was studded with yellow and white dahlias. The bridal party took their places in this charming bower, and the Episcopal ceremony was performed by Rev. G. Kenneth Maclnnis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Edgerton, Wis. Mrs. Emma Wachter, of Lyons, played the wedding march.
Miss Dorcas Fellows, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor, while Donald Stewart served his brother as best man.
The bride was attired in a white wool gown daintily made and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses, while the maid of honor wore a gown of pale greenish silk and carried pink carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony the guests, about one hundred and twenty in number, were seated at tables and a bounteous luncheon was served. The out of town guests were from the following places: Sumner, la., Urbana, Ill., Hebron, Racine, Elkhorn, Lyons and Lake Geneva.
The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Hebron and the bride is a graduate of the high school of this city, class of 1906. Both have many friends who wish them much happiness in their journey through life. Mr. and Mrs Stewart have gone on a trip to Minnesota and will be at home after December first, on their farm near Hebron.
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Unidentified Newspaper, October 1959:
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. [Robert Wright] Stewart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13th [1959]. Mrs. Stewart was the former Beth Fellows, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Fellows of Lyons, Wisconsin.
Their children are Robert John of Genoa City, Wis., Fred F. of Riverside, California; Mrs. James Whitney (Francese) of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Maurice Woodbury (Elsie) and Mrs. Arthur Eggert (Charlotte) of Hebron; and Bruce M. of Winfield, Ill. There are 23 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Stewart, brother of the groom and sister of the bride, were the best man and bridesmaid on that cold Oct. other day, which was also the 17th birthday of the bridesmaid, Ruth ["Dot"] Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart reside on the Franelchar Farm acquired from the government 122 years ago by the first R.W. Stewart.
By Joan Stewart Smith, one of her many granddaughters
Celia Elizabeth (née Fellows) Stewart was born on 16 May 1888 in Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, the eldest of the 8 children of Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey. Called Beth, she took great pride in her deep family roots that led back to Colonial America in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and across the Atlantic to England. Always aware of her legacy, she made a point to caption, in her distinctive handwriting, each of the many photographs she snapped or saved.
Beth graduated from Lake Geneva Community High School, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1906. At 21, she married the soft-spoken Robert Wright Stewart of Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1909 in Lyons. They met at the home of Robert's uncle Charles L. Nichols, where Beth lodged while teaching at the one-room country schoolhouse in Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Robert descended from the first Stewart homesteaders of Hebron, Illinois and the first Nichols homesteaders of Linn, Wisconsin, near the state border. Robert and Beth raised a family of six children on their 167-acre dairy farm on the Hebron prairie, which was Robert's portion of the land he inherited from his father. Their children were: Robert John (m. Sally C. Brown, Ruby Jannisch), Fred Fellows (m. Margaret K. Johnston, Agnes Bruce), Francese May (m. James E. Whitney), Elsie Jean (m. Maurice R. Woodbury), Charlotte Fellows (m. Arthur W. Eggert) and Bruce Maddox (m. Mary Kay Bergin).
Beloved, artistic, intelligent and hard-working, Beth was active in the little farm community and had many friends. Switching from Methodist to Presbyterian when she married, she taught Sunday School for many years at the Hebron Presbyterian Church.
Upon retirement, Robert and Beth moved a short distance up the hill on Stewart Road to a new little barn-red house with an apple orchard in the back. The property looked down on the Stewart farm and bordered the cow pasture, where black and white Holstein dairy cows peacefully grazed nearby.
Beth passed on her love of nature, reading, art and history to her descendants, nieces and nephews. She spent hours sketching birds, flora and fauna about the farm, opening the eyes of those around her. Many remember the collection of books on her shelves for the little ones and the print of Scottish tartans on the wall, a tribute to her husband's Stewart roots.
Beth survived Robert by 16 years, who passed away 10 Oct 1961, aged 77. During her last years, she lived with her daughter Charlotte Eggert and family in Hebron. After only two weeks, she died on 29 Apr 1977 at the Golden Years nursing home in Walworth, Wisconsin, aged 88. Beth was buried at her husband's side in South Hebron Cemetery, also known as Stewart Cemetery, down the road from the Stewart farm.
Beth's many grandchildren and great grandchildren adored her. When each was born, she added another silver charm to link to her charm bracelet. On one side of the charm was the name, and on the other side was the date of birth. This bracelet would make music as she moved, reminding each of us that we were always with her.
Obituary, The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Illinois, 26 Apr 1977, Tues, Page 4:
CELIA E. STEWART
HEBRON – Mrs. Celia Elizabeth Stewart, 88, 9620 St. Albans St., Hebron, died Monday, April 25, in Golden Years nursing home, Walworth, Wis.
She was born May 16, 1888, in Lyons, Wis., the daughter of Fred and Lily Woolsey Fellows.
On Oct. 13, 1909, in Lyons, she married Robert W. Stewart, who died Oct. 8, 1961.
A retired school teacher in the Walworth, Wis. area, she was a past president of Hebron American Legion Auxiliary; past president of McHenry County Homemakers; 4-H leader for many years; and member of Presbyterian Church of Hebron.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Elsie) Woodbury and Mrs. Arthur (Charlotte) Eggert, Hebron, and Mrs. James (Francese) Whitney, Hopkins, Minn.; three sons, Robert J., Genoa City, Wis., Fred F., Colton, Calif., and Bruce M., Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Stewart (Phebe Mae) Ellsworth, Monroe, Wis., Mrs. Michael (Susan) DeLotto, Laguna, Calif., and Mrs. Russell (Carma) Piper, Kenosha, Wis.; and two brothers, F.W. Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, Wis., and Richard Fellows, Townsend, Wis.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Stewart; a brother, Keith; and a granddaughter, Ardis Woodbury.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday in the Ehorn-Adams funeral home, Hebron.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda, Wis. Private family burial.
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Obituary of Celia Elizabeth Stewart, Unidentified Wisconsin Newspaper, April 1977:
Mrs. Celia Elizabeth ["Beth"] Stewart, 88, Hebron, Ill., died Monday, April 25 [1977], in the Golden Years Nursing Home, Walworth, Wis. She was the sister of Mrs. Stewart Ellsworth [Phebe May Fellows], Monroe.
Mrs. Stewart was born at Lyons in Walworth County on May 16, 1888, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Fellows Sr. [Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey]. She taught in rural schools in Walworth County and for 50 years was Sunday school teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Hebron.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Elkhorn Chapter of the D.A.R. and a former member of the Home Bureau of Illinois. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Robert W. Stewart on Oct. 13, 1909, the grandson of one of the first settlers of Hebron Prairie, Ill, also [named] Robert W. Stewart. Her husband died in 1961. They celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary in 1959.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James Whitney [Francese May Stewart], Hopkins, Minn., Mrs. Maurice Woodbury [Elsie Jean Stewart] and Mrs. Arthur Eggert [Charlotte Fellows Stewart], both of Hebron; three sons, Robert "John," Genoa City, Wis., Fred, Colton, Calif., and Bruce, Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. [Stewart] Ellsworth [Phebe M. Fellows], Mrs. Michael DeLotto [Susan M. Fellows], Laguna Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Russell Piper [Carma J. Fellows], Kenosha; and two brothers, F.W. ["Warner"] Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, and Richard R. Fellows, Townsend, Wis. [At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.
[At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.]
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Elkhorn-Adams Funeral Home. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda. Private burial services will follow.
Pallbearers are her nephews, Stewart David Ellsworth, Monroe; Clifford Fellows, Stevens Point; Richard Fellows, Oak Creek; Charles Fellows, Canton, Minn.; Stewart Mathison, Lake Geneva; and J.J. ["Jim"] Stewart, Hebron.
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The Lake Geneva Herald, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 15 Oct 1909, Fri, Page 1:
STEWART-FELLOWS.
Pretty Wedding at Lyons-Robert Stewart, of Hebron, and Miss C. E. Fellows were Married Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fellows of Lyons when their eldest daughter, Celia Elizabeth, was united in marriage with Robert Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Hebron.
The home was prettily decorated with red oak leaves and dahlia blossoms. A corner of the parlor was lined with oak leaves from the floor to the ceiling and this pretty background was studded with yellow and white dahlias. The bridal party took their places in this charming bower, and the Episcopal ceremony was performed by Rev. G. Kenneth Maclnnis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Edgerton, Wis. Mrs. Emma Wachter, of Lyons, played the wedding march.
Miss Dorcas Fellows, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor, while Donald Stewart served his brother as best man.
The bride was attired in a white wool gown daintily made and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses, while the maid of honor wore a gown of pale greenish silk and carried pink carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony the guests, about one hundred and twenty in number, were seated at tables and a bounteous luncheon was served. The out of town guests were from the following places: Sumner, la., Urbana, Ill., Hebron, Racine, Elkhorn, Lyons and Lake Geneva.
The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Hebron and the bride is a graduate of the high school of this city, class of 1906. Both have many friends who wish them much happiness in their journey through life. Mr. and Mrs Stewart have gone on a trip to Minnesota and will be at home after December first, on their farm near Hebron.
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Unidentified Newspaper, October 1959:
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. [Robert Wright] Stewart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13th [1959]. Mrs. Stewart was the former Beth Fellows, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Fellows of Lyons, Wisconsin.
Their children are Robert John of Genoa City, Wis., Fred F. of Riverside, California; Mrs. James Whitney (Francese) of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Maurice Woodbury (Elsie) and Mrs. Arthur Eggert (Charlotte) of Hebron; and Bruce M. of Winfield, Ill. There are 23 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Stewart, brother of the groom and sister of the bride, were the best man and bridesmaid on that cold Oct. other day, which was also the 17th birthday of the bridesmaid, Ruth ["Dot"] Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart reside on the Franelchar Farm acquired from the government 122 years ago by the first R.W. Stewart.
Biography of Celia Elizabeth "Beth" Fellows Stewart (1888-1977)
By Joan Stewart Smith, one of her many granddaughters
Celia Elizabeth (née Fellows) Stewart was born on 16 May 1888 in Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, the eldest of the 8 children of Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey. Called Beth, she took great pride in her deep family roots that led back to Colonial America in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and across the Atlantic to England. Always aware of her legacy, she made a point to caption, in her distinctive handwriting, each of the many photographs she snapped or saved.
Beth graduated from Lake Geneva Community High School, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1906. At 21, she married the soft-spoken Robert Wright Stewart of Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1909 in Lyons. They met at the home of Robert's uncle Charles L. Nichols, where Beth lodged while teaching at the one-room country schoolhouse in Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Robert descended from the first Stewart homesteaders of Hebron, Illinois and the first Nichols homesteaders of Linn, Wisconsin, near the state border. Robert and Beth raised a family of six children on their 167-acre dairy farm on the Hebron prairie, which was Robert's portion of the land he inherited from his father. Their children were: Robert John (m. Sally C. Brown, Ruby Jannisch), Fred Fellows (m. Margaret K. Johnston, Agnes Bruce), Francese May (m. James E. Whitney), Elsie Jean (m. Maurice R. Woodbury), Charlotte Fellows (m. Arthur W. Eggert) and Bruce Maddox (m. Mary Kay Bergin).
Beloved, artistic, intelligent and hard-working, Beth was active in the little farm community and had many friends. Switching from Methodist to Presbyterian when she married, she taught Sunday School for many years at the Hebron Presbyterian Church.
Upon retirement, Robert and Beth moved a short distance up the hill on Stewart Road to a new little barn-red house with an apple orchard in the back. The property looked down on the Stewart farm and bordered the cow pasture, where black and white Holstein dairy cows peacefully grazed nearby.
Beth passed on her love of nature, reading, art and history to her descendants, nieces and nephews. She spent hours sketching birds, flora and fauna about the farm, opening the eyes of those around her. Many remember the collection of books on her shelves for the little ones and the print of Scottish tartans on the wall, a tribute to her husband's Stewart roots.
Beth survived Robert by 16 years, who passed away 10 Oct 1961, aged 77. During her last years, she lived with her daughter Charlotte Eggert and family in Hebron. After only two weeks, she died on 29 Apr 1977 at the Golden Years nursing home in Walworth, Wisconsin, aged 88. Beth was buried at her husband's side in South Hebron Cemetery, also known as Stewart Cemetery, down the road from the Stewart farm.
Beth's many grandchildren and great grandchildren adored her. When each was born, she added another silver charm to link to her charm bracelet. On one side of the charm was the name, and on the other side was the date of birth. This bracelet would make music as she moved, reminding each of us that we were always with her.
Obituary, The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Illinois, 26 Apr 1977, Tues, Page 4:
CELIA E. STEWART
HEBRON – Mrs. Celia Elizabeth Stewart, 88, 9620 St. Albans St., Hebron, died Monday, April 25, in Golden Years nursing home, Walworth, Wis.
She was born May 16, 1888, in Lyons, Wis., the daughter of Fred and Lily Woolsey Fellows.
On Oct. 13, 1909, in Lyons, she married Robert W. Stewart, who died Oct. 8, 1961.
A retired school teacher in the Walworth, Wis. area, she was a past president of Hebron American Legion Auxiliary; past president of McHenry County Homemakers; 4-H leader for many years; and member of Presbyterian Church of Hebron.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Elsie) Woodbury and Mrs. Arthur (Charlotte) Eggert, Hebron, and Mrs. James (Francese) Whitney, Hopkins, Minn.; three sons, Robert J., Genoa City, Wis., Fred F., Colton, Calif., and Bruce M., Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Stewart (Phebe Mae) Ellsworth, Monroe, Wis., Mrs. Michael (Susan) DeLotto, Laguna, Calif., and Mrs. Russell (Carma) Piper, Kenosha, Wis.; and two brothers, F.W. Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, Wis., and Richard Fellows, Townsend, Wis.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Stewart; a brother, Keith; and a granddaughter, Ardis Woodbury.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday in the Ehorn-Adams funeral home, Hebron.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda, Wis. Private family burial.
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Obituary of Celia Elizabeth Stewart, Unidentified Wisconsin Newspaper, April 1977:
Mrs. Celia Elizabeth ["Beth"] Stewart, 88, Hebron, Ill., died Monday, April 25 [1977], in the Golden Years Nursing Home, Walworth, Wis. She was the sister of Mrs. Stewart Ellsworth [Phebe May Fellows], Monroe.
Mrs. Stewart was born at Lyons in Walworth County on May 16, 1888, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Fellows Sr. [Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey]. She taught in rural schools in Walworth County and for 50 years was Sunday school teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Hebron.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Elkhorn Chapter of the D.A.R. and a former member of the Home Bureau of Illinois. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Robert W. Stewart on Oct. 13, 1909, the grandson of one of the first settlers of Hebron Prairie, Ill, also [named] Robert W. Stewart. Her husband died in 1961. They celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary in 1959.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James Whitney [Francese May Stewart], Hopkins, Minn., Mrs. Maurice Woodbury [Elsie Jean Stewart] and Mrs. Arthur Eggert [Charlotte Fellows Stewart], both of Hebron; three sons, Robert "John," Genoa City, Wis., Fred, Colton, Calif., and Bruce, Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. [Stewart] Ellsworth [Phebe M. Fellows], Mrs. Michael DeLotto [Susan M. Fellows], Laguna Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Russell Piper [Carma J. Fellows], Kenosha; and two brothers, F.W. ["Warner"] Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, and Richard R. Fellows, Townsend, Wis. [At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.
[At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.]
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Elkhorn-Adams Funeral Home. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda. Private burial services will follow.
Pallbearers are her nephews, Stewart David Ellsworth, Monroe; Clifford Fellows, Stevens Point; Richard Fellows, Oak Creek; Charles Fellows, Canton, Minn.; Stewart Mathison, Lake Geneva; and J.J. ["Jim"] Stewart, Hebron.
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The Lake Geneva Herald, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 15 Oct 1909, Fri, Page 1:
STEWART-FELLOWS.
Pretty Wedding at Lyons-Robert Stewart, of Hebron, and Miss C. E. Fellows were Married Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fellows of Lyons when their eldest daughter, Celia Elizabeth, was united in marriage with Robert Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Hebron.
The home was prettily decorated with red oak leaves and dahlia blossoms. A corner of the parlor was lined with oak leaves from the floor to the ceiling and this pretty background was studded with yellow and white dahlias. The bridal party took their places in this charming bower, and the Episcopal ceremony was performed by Rev. G. Kenneth Maclnnis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Edgerton, Wis. Mrs. Emma Wachter, of Lyons, played the wedding march.
Miss Dorcas Fellows, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor, while Donald Stewart served his brother as best man.
The bride was attired in a white wool gown daintily made and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses, while the maid of honor wore a gown of pale greenish silk and carried pink carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony the guests, about one hundred and twenty in number, were seated at tables and a bounteous luncheon was served. The out of town guests were from the following places: Sumner, la., Urbana, Ill., Hebron, Racine, Elkhorn, Lyons and Lake Geneva.
The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Hebron and the bride is a graduate of the high school of this city, class of 1906. Both have many friends who wish them much happiness in their journey through life. Mr. and Mrs Stewart have gone on a trip to Minnesota and will be at home after December first, on their farm near Hebron.
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Unidentified Newspaper, October 1959:
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. [Robert Wright] Stewart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13th [1959]. Mrs. Stewart was the former Beth Fellows, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Fellows of Lyons, Wisconsin.
Their children are Robert John of Genoa City, Wis., Fred F. of Riverside, California; Mrs. James Whitney (Francese) of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Maurice Woodbury (Elsie) and Mrs. Arthur Eggert (Charlotte) of Hebron; and Bruce M. of Winfield, Ill. There are 23 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Stewart, brother of the groom and sister of the bride, were the best man and bridesmaid on that cold Oct. other day, which was also the 17th birthday of the bridesmaid, Ruth ["Dot"] Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart reside on the Franelchar Farm acquired from the government 122 years ago by the first R.W. Stewart.
By Joan Stewart Smith, one of her many granddaughters
Celia Elizabeth (née Fellows) Stewart was born on 16 May 1888 in Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, the eldest of the 8 children of Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey. Called Beth, she took great pride in her deep family roots that led back to Colonial America in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and across the Atlantic to England. Always aware of her legacy, she made a point to caption, in her distinctive handwriting, each of the many photographs she snapped or saved.
Beth graduated from Lake Geneva Community High School, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1906. At 21, she married the soft-spoken Robert Wright Stewart of Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1909 in Lyons. They met at the home of Robert's uncle Charles L. Nichols, where Beth lodged while teaching at the one-room country schoolhouse in Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Robert descended from the first Stewart homesteaders of Hebron, Illinois and the first Nichols homesteaders of Linn, Wisconsin, near the state border. Robert and Beth raised a family of six children on their 167-acre dairy farm on the Hebron prairie, which was Robert's portion of the land he inherited from his father. Their children were: Robert John (m. Sally C. Brown, Ruby Jannisch), Fred Fellows (m. Margaret K. Johnston, Agnes Bruce), Francese May (m. James E. Whitney), Elsie Jean (m. Maurice R. Woodbury), Charlotte Fellows (m. Arthur W. Eggert) and Bruce Maddox (m. Mary Kay Bergin).
Beloved, artistic, intelligent and hard-working, Beth was active in the little farm community and had many friends. Switching from Methodist to Presbyterian when she married, she taught Sunday School for many years at the Hebron Presbyterian Church.
Upon retirement, Robert and Beth moved a short distance up the hill on Stewart Road to a new little barn-red house with an apple orchard in the back. The property looked down on the Stewart farm and bordered the cow pasture, where black and white Holstein dairy cows peacefully grazed nearby.
Beth passed on her love of nature, reading, art and history to her descendants, nieces and nephews. She spent hours sketching birds, flora and fauna about the farm, opening the eyes of those around her. Many remember the collection of books on her shelves for the little ones and the print of Scottish tartans on the wall, a tribute to her husband's Stewart roots.
Beth survived Robert by 16 years, who passed away 10 Oct 1961, aged 77. During her last years, she lived with her daughter Charlotte Eggert and family in Hebron. After only two weeks, she died on 29 Apr 1977 at the Golden Years nursing home in Walworth, Wisconsin, aged 88. Beth was buried at her husband's side in South Hebron Cemetery, also known as Stewart Cemetery, down the road from the Stewart farm.
Beth's many grandchildren and great grandchildren adored her. When each was born, she added another silver charm to link to her charm bracelet. On one side of the charm was the name, and on the other side was the date of birth. This bracelet would make music as she moved, reminding each of us that we were always with her.
Obituary, The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Illinois, 26 Apr 1977, Tues, Page 4:
CELIA E. STEWART
HEBRON – Mrs. Celia Elizabeth Stewart, 88, 9620 St. Albans St., Hebron, died Monday, April 25, in Golden Years nursing home, Walworth, Wis.
She was born May 16, 1888, in Lyons, Wis., the daughter of Fred and Lily Woolsey Fellows.
On Oct. 13, 1909, in Lyons, she married Robert W. Stewart, who died Oct. 8, 1961.
A retired school teacher in the Walworth, Wis. area, she was a past president of Hebron American Legion Auxiliary; past president of McHenry County Homemakers; 4-H leader for many years; and member of Presbyterian Church of Hebron.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Elsie) Woodbury and Mrs. Arthur (Charlotte) Eggert, Hebron, and Mrs. James (Francese) Whitney, Hopkins, Minn.; three sons, Robert J., Genoa City, Wis., Fred F., Colton, Calif., and Bruce M., Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Stewart (Phebe Mae) Ellsworth, Monroe, Wis., Mrs. Michael (Susan) DeLotto, Laguna, Calif., and Mrs. Russell (Carma) Piper, Kenosha, Wis.; and two brothers, F.W. Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, Wis., and Richard Fellows, Townsend, Wis.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Stewart; a brother, Keith; and a granddaughter, Ardis Woodbury.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday in the Ehorn-Adams funeral home, Hebron.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda, Wis. Private family burial.
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Obituary of Celia Elizabeth Stewart, Unidentified Wisconsin Newspaper, April 1977:
Mrs. Celia Elizabeth ["Beth"] Stewart, 88, Hebron, Ill., died Monday, April 25 [1977], in the Golden Years Nursing Home, Walworth, Wis. She was the sister of Mrs. Stewart Ellsworth [Phebe May Fellows], Monroe.
Mrs. Stewart was born at Lyons in Walworth County on May 16, 1888, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Fellows Sr. [Fred Winslow Fellows and Lilla May Woolsey]. She taught in rural schools in Walworth County and for 50 years was Sunday school teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Hebron.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Elkhorn Chapter of the D.A.R. and a former member of the Home Bureau of Illinois. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Robert W. Stewart on Oct. 13, 1909, the grandson of one of the first settlers of Hebron Prairie, Ill, also [named] Robert W. Stewart. Her husband died in 1961. They celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary in 1959.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James Whitney [Francese May Stewart], Hopkins, Minn., Mrs. Maurice Woodbury [Elsie Jean Stewart] and Mrs. Arthur Eggert [Charlotte Fellows Stewart], both of Hebron; three sons, Robert "John," Genoa City, Wis., Fred, Colton, Calif., and Bruce, Anaheim, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. [Stewart] Ellsworth [Phebe M. Fellows], Mrs. Michael DeLotto [Susan M. Fellows], Laguna Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Russell Piper [Carma J. Fellows], Kenosha; and two brothers, F.W. ["Warner"] Fellows Jr., Elkhorn, and Richard R. Fellows, Townsend, Wis. [At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.
[At the time, two siblings were deceased: Clifford "Keith" Fellows, Lyons; Mrs. Donald H. Stewart [Ruth "Dot" Fellows], Hebron.]
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Elkhorn-Adams Funeral Home. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Linn Presbyterian Church, Zenda. Private burial services will follow.
Pallbearers are her nephews, Stewart David Ellsworth, Monroe; Clifford Fellows, Stevens Point; Richard Fellows, Oak Creek; Charles Fellows, Canton, Minn.; Stewart Mathison, Lake Geneva; and J.J. ["Jim"] Stewart, Hebron.
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The Lake Geneva Herald, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 15 Oct 1909, Fri, Page 1:
STEWART-FELLOWS.
Pretty Wedding at Lyons-Robert Stewart, of Hebron, and Miss C. E. Fellows were Married Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fellows of Lyons when their eldest daughter, Celia Elizabeth, was united in marriage with Robert Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Hebron.
The home was prettily decorated with red oak leaves and dahlia blossoms. A corner of the parlor was lined with oak leaves from the floor to the ceiling and this pretty background was studded with yellow and white dahlias. The bridal party took their places in this charming bower, and the Episcopal ceremony was performed by Rev. G. Kenneth Maclnnis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Edgerton, Wis. Mrs. Emma Wachter, of Lyons, played the wedding march.
Miss Dorcas Fellows, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor, while Donald Stewart served his brother as best man.
The bride was attired in a white wool gown daintily made and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses, while the maid of honor wore a gown of pale greenish silk and carried pink carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony the guests, about one hundred and twenty in number, were seated at tables and a bounteous luncheon was served. The out of town guests were from the following places: Sumner, la., Urbana, Ill., Hebron, Racine, Elkhorn, Lyons and Lake Geneva.
The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Hebron and the bride is a graduate of the high school of this city, class of 1906. Both have many friends who wish them much happiness in their journey through life. Mr. and Mrs Stewart have gone on a trip to Minnesota and will be at home after December first, on their farm near Hebron.
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Unidentified Newspaper, October 1959:
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. [Robert Wright] Stewart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13th [1959]. Mrs. Stewart was the former Beth Fellows, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Fellows of Lyons, Wisconsin.
Their children are Robert John of Genoa City, Wis., Fred F. of Riverside, California; Mrs. James Whitney (Francese) of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Maurice Woodbury (Elsie) and Mrs. Arthur Eggert (Charlotte) of Hebron; and Bruce M. of Winfield, Ill. There are 23 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Stewart, brother of the groom and sister of the bride, were the best man and bridesmaid on that cold Oct. other day, which was also the 17th birthday of the bridesmaid, Ruth ["Dot"] Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart reside on the Franelchar Farm acquired from the government 122 years ago by the first R.W. Stewart.
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