The Shemwell Family

Alvin W “Barney” StewartAge: 58 years18721930

Name
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
Given names
Alvin W
Surname
Stewart
Nickname
Barney
Birth 1872 26 21
Birth of a sisterCordelia Josephine Stewart
August 25, 1874 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah M Stewart
1876 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Stewart
November 22, 1877 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherJames H Stewart
November 1879 (Age 7 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Melvin Stewart
August 9, 1882 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jane “Patsy” Hood
after 1884 (Age 12 years)

Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884
Death of a paternal grandmotherNaomi Wise Nelson
April 16, 1885 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 28 years)
MarriageAnna B TurnerView this family
September 26, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann Smith
May 24, 1915 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 46 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherJames Martin Stewart
December 5, 1921 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Melvin Stewart
May 8, 1928 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death June 21, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lakeside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1866Macoupin, Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
William Allen Stewart
Birth: October 30, 1867 22 17Carlinville Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: 1953Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida L Stewart
Birth: May 1870 25 19Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Death:
3 years
himself
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
Birth: 1872 26 21Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: June 21, 1930Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Cordelia Josephine Stewart
Birth: August 25, 1874 29 24White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: October 18, 1956Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Charles Melvin Stewart
Birth: August 9, 1882 37 32White Hall Township, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: May 8, 1928Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Family with Anna B Turner - View this family
himself
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
Birth: 1872 26 21Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: June 21, 1930Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States
wife
Anna B Turner
Birth: March 11, 1883Illinois, United States
Death: October 25, 1932Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Marriage: September 26, 1909Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Alvin W “Barney” Stewart has 34 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 84 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Stewart, James MWM35headMLaborerILTN
Stewart, Annie EWF31wifeMKeeping HouseIL
Stewart, William AWM12sonSAt HomexILILIL
Stewart, Ida SWF10daughterSSamexILILIL
Stewart, Alvin WWM8sonSxILILIL
Stewart, Josie DWF6daughterSILILIL
Stewart, Sarah MWF4daughterSILILIL
Stewart, James HWM2NovsonSILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 31 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Stewart, JamesheadWMFeb184555M33ILTNTNMail Agent0R H
Stewart, Annie EwifeWFMay185050M3376ILMOMOYesYesYes
Stewart, Alvin WsonWMMay187228SILILILClay Miner4YesYesYes
Stewart, James HsonWMNov187920SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Stewart, Charles MsonWMAug188217SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Saint, FrankgrandsonWMSept188910SILILILAt School8YesYesYes
Saint, EthelgranddaughterWFMay18928SILILILAt School8

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alvin W “Barney” Stewart - Household

ED 177 Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stewart, Anna BwifeRFW36MYesYesILUnknownUnknownYesScrub WomanWorking OutOA
Stewart, Alvin WheadMW47MYesYesILILILYesLaborerCorn Products CoW
Stewart, James MfatherMW74WdYesYesILTNILYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alvin W “Barney” Stewart - Household

Peoria State Hospital Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stewart, BarneypatientMW57MUNNoYesILUnited StatesUnited StatesNoInstNo