Husband Samuel W. Stewart 1
Born: 29 Jun 1820 - Venango Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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Died: Oct 1900 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA
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Father: William B. Stewart ( -1822) 1
Mother: Isabella Craig (1801-Bef 1879) 2 3 4
Marriage: 1851
Wife Jane Elizabeth Haworth 1
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Died: Abt 1895
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Father: John Haworth (1797-Aft 1890) 5
Mother: Susan Short ( -Bef 1890) 5
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1 F Belle Stewart 6
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Spouse: William H. Wood ( - ) 6
2 M Ferris C. Stewart 6
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3 M William B. Stewart 6
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4 M James B. Stewart 6
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5 F Mary E. Stewart 6
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Died: Aft 1919
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General Notes: Husband - Samuel W. Stewart
Being a young child at the time of his father's death, he lived for some years afterward with his maternal grandfather, later making his home with his mother and stepfather. When sixteen years old he was apprenticed to McNair Brothers, of Butler, to learn the trade of millwright, which he followed in Venango County very successfully for a number of years after his return here, in 1840. He built several mills, in various sections of the county, and after locating on the tract in Allegheny Township which became his home farm erected a mill there which became well known to the inhabitants of the locality as Stewart's mills, and which he operated for many years. It was in 1850 that he settled on the farm, which lies in Allegheny Township three miles from Pithole and four miles east of Pleasantville, and most of which is still owned by the family. During the early part of his residence there Mr. Stewart was engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he always maintained an intelligent interest, serving many years as president of the Oil Creek Agricultural Association, which exercised potent influence in the improvement of the locality as a farming region. When oil was discovered Mr. Stewart immediately applied himself to the development of the new resource, his first operations being at Pithole, the scene of one of the most famous excitements in the history of oil. From that time forward his principal interests were in oil lands and his attention was devoted chiefly to their exploitation, his extensive and successful operations in several fields placing him among the county's wealthiest residents. His activities included operations in Grand Valley and in the Bradford field, and he acquired possession of one thousand acres of oil lands, including several acres in the Bradford territory. There were never any wells of special value on his home property. For many years his son Ferris C. Stewart was associated with him, but most of his oil interests have been disposed of, the family, however, still [1919] drawing royalties from the remainder. Mr. Stewart was a stockholder in the Pleasantville Bank and one of its directors. He maintained a live interest in all things affecting the betterment of social standards in the community as well as the progress of its material affairs, using his strong influence in the furtherance of every good cause. During his later years he indulged his love for reading, spending much of his time with the best writers of ancient and modern times. He continued to reside on his farm in Allegheny Township until the house was burned in March, 1900, after which he made his home with his son William B. Stewart, in Titusville, his death occurring there in October, 1900.
He attended services at the Presbyterian Church with his family, though he never became a member. In political sentiment he was a Democrat. Liberal in all his views, he was fair in his judgment in all things, and his substantial character and recognized intellectual capacity gave his opinions weight in every association. [CAB, 819]