Brief Life History of Frank Arthur
When Frank Arthur Stewart was born on 15 May 1863, in Industry, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas B. Stewart, was 23 and his mother, Rachel Bridges, was 18. He married Anna J Decker in 1884, in McDonough, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Napa, Napa, California, United States in 1910 and Vallejo, Solano, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 5 June 1934, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Frank A Stewart, "United States Census, 1920"
- Frank A Stewart, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- Frank Aurthur Stewart, "California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960"
Spouse and Children
1863–1934 Male
1863– Female
Children (3)
1885–1953 Male
1890–1915 Male
1891–1966 Male
Parents and Siblings
1839– Male
1844–1924 Female
Siblings (2)
1863–1934 Male
1866–1945 Female
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 6
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 19
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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