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Guy Melvin Stewart
1880 - 1939 (59 years)-
Name Guy Melvin Stewart Birth 27 Feb 1880 Howard, Steuben County, New York 
Gender Male Death 26 Oct 1939 Bath, Steuben County, New York Burial Nondaga Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York Notes - Buck Settlement—The people of this community were shocked Thursday afternoon to learn of the sudden passing of Guy Stewart, a well-known farmer of this place. Mr. Stewart had seemed in his usual health and had gone to his field to dig potatoes about two o'clock. His daughter, Miss Alice Stewart returned from Bath later in the afternoon and, not finding her father at the barn, went to the field and found him unconscious. She summoned a neighbor who with others brought Mr. Stewart to the house. An examination disclosed the fact that Mr. Stewart had died about four o'clock from a heart attack. Mr. Stewart was fifty-nine years of age. He was born in the town of Howard, the son of Samuel Edgar and Mary Jane Watts Stewart. In early life he married Miss Margaret Dobbin whom he survived. Later he married Miss Vera Evans. Left to mourn his loss beside his wife are three children, Luther and Mervin Stewart of Bath and Miss Alice Stewart at home; two brothers Jackson Stewart of Howard and Bennet Stewart of Hornell; three sisters, Mrs. Eugene Stewart of Howard. Mrs. John Ross of Canisteo and Mrs. Charles Patterson of Wallace, two aunts, Mrs. Grant Jeliff and Mrs. Thomas Gulliver, of Canisteo, also one Uncle Ray Watts of Arkport. Mr. Stewart had resided on his farm for more than thirty years and was a member of the North Cameron Grange. He was a devoted husband and father and had hosts of friends who gathered at his home Sunday afternoon to pay final tribute to his memory. The services were in charge of the Rev. E. D. Chapman of North Cohocton. Burial was in Nondaga Cemetery at Bath.
(Bath Advocate, November 3, 1939)
Person ID I11782 OurNorthernRoots | Pam's Ancestors Last Modified 7 Jan 2023
Father Samuel Edgar Stewart, b. 23 Jan 1849, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York d. 19 Dec 1932, Howard, Steuben County, New York (Age 83 years) Mother Mary Jane Watts, b. 13 Jan 1852, Cameron, Steuben County, New York d. 26 Dec 1903, Howard, Steuben County, New York (Age 51 years) Marriage Abt 1878 Family ID F3109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret Ann Dobbin, b. 18 Sep 1879, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 4 Dec 1915, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 36 years) Marriage 9 May 1900 Bath, Steuben County, New York Children > 1. Luther J. Stewart, b. 1901, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 16 Mar 1942, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 41 years)+ 2. Mervin Stewart, b. 27 Jul 1904, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 8 Jul 1971, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 66 years)3. Alice E. Stewart, b. 21 Feb 1911, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 25 Aug 2006, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 95 years)Family ID F3107 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jan 2023
Family 2 Vera Julia Evans, b. 1891, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 1 Aug 1958, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 67 years) Marriage 16 Sep 1919 Canisteo, Steuben County, New York Family ID F3264 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jan 2023
- Buck Settlement—The people of this community were shocked Thursday afternoon to learn of the sudden passing of Guy Stewart, a well-known farmer of this place. Mr. Stewart had seemed in his usual health and had gone to his field to dig potatoes about two o'clock. His daughter, Miss Alice Stewart returned from Bath later in the afternoon and, not finding her father at the barn, went to the field and found him unconscious. She summoned a neighbor who with others brought Mr. Stewart to the house. An examination disclosed the fact that Mr. Stewart had died about four o'clock from a heart attack. Mr. Stewart was fifty-nine years of age. He was born in the town of Howard, the son of Samuel Edgar and Mary Jane Watts Stewart. In early life he married Miss Margaret Dobbin whom he survived. Later he married Miss Vera Evans. Left to mourn his loss beside his wife are three children, Luther and Mervin Stewart of Bath and Miss Alice Stewart at home; two brothers Jackson Stewart of Howard and Bennet Stewart of Hornell; three sisters, Mrs. Eugene Stewart of Howard. Mrs. John Ross of Canisteo and Mrs. Charles Patterson of Wallace, two aunts, Mrs. Grant Jeliff and Mrs. Thomas Gulliver, of Canisteo, also one Uncle Ray Watts of Arkport. Mr. Stewart had resided on his farm for more than thirty years and was a member of the North Cameron Grange. He was a devoted husband and father and had hosts of friends who gathered at his home Sunday afternoon to pay final tribute to his memory. The services were in charge of the Rev. E. D. Chapman of North Cohocton. Burial was in Nondaga Cemetery at Bath.
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Birth - 27 Feb 1880 - Howard, Steuben County, New York 
Marriage - 9 May 1900 - Bath, Steuben County, New York 
Marriage - 16 Sep 1919 - Canisteo, Steuben County, New York Death - 26 Oct 1939 - Bath, Steuben County, New York 
Burial - - Nondaga Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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