Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Stewart was born in January 1844, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, his father, Daniel M. Stewart, was 30 and his mother, Nancy Cargil Bennett, was 29. He married Sarah Elizabeth Morris on 30 December 1876, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in District 1, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Summer's Magisterial District, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 15 January 1921, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77.
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Sources (15)
- Richard Stewart in household of Danl Stewart, "United States Census, 1860"
- Richard Stewart, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
Spouse and Children
1844–1921 Male
1854– Female
Children (2)
1877–1965 Female
1879– Male
Parents and Siblings
1814–1900 Male
1814–1890 Female
Siblings (11)
1836–1921 Male
1838–1902 Male
1839– Male
1840– Male
1841– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 2
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 6
1865
Age 21
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In the Anglo-Saxon period this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Norman Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal, for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate. In Scotland the term was also used of a magistrate originally appointed by the king to administer crown lands, forming a stewartry.
History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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