Elisha Stewart b. 16 Nov 1830 Monroe, Indiana, USA d. 11 Aug 1902 Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	Elisha Stewart [1, 2, 3]
Born	16 Nov 1830	Monroe, Indiana, USA [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Race	Colored [3]
Reference Number	1509
Residence	1850	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Residence	1 Jul 1863	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Age on 1 July 1863: 30Marital Status: Married
Residence	1880	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1]
	Age: 49Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Residence	1900	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Age: 70Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Died	11 Aug 1902	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA [3]
	Age: 72
Buried	Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	aka Lost Creek Cemetery
Person ID	I1509	Families

Father	Dixon Stewart, b. 8 Aug 1801, Wake, North Carolina, USA , d. 30 Mar 1889, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucinda Roberts, b. 1809, Wake, North Carolina, USA , d. Dec 1885, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Jan 1830	Monroe, Indiana, USA [4]
Family ID	F320	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Malone, b. 1833, North Carolina, USA , d. 1887 (Age 54 years)

Married 19 Dec 1865 Vigo, Indiana, USA [2]

Children

	1. Lucinda Stewart, b. 1868, Indiana, USA [natural]
	2. Mary A. Stewart, b. 1870, Indiana, USA , d. 1944, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]
	3. Arthur A Stewart, b. 1872, Indiana, USA , d. 1934, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 62 years) [natural]
	4. Armenia Stewart, b. Jul 1875, Indiana, USA , d. Abt 1906, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 30 years) [natural]

Family ID F222 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Emeline Chavous, b. Abt 1836, North Carolina, USA , d. 13 Mar 1863, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 27 years)
Married	14 Jul 1853	Vigo, Indiana, USA [2]
Family ID	F223	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 16 Nov 1830 - Monroe, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1850 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Married - 14 Jul 1853 - Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age on 1 July 1863: 30Marital Status: Married - 1 Jul 1863 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Married - 19 Dec 1865 - Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 49Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 70Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Died - 11 Aug 1902 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Buried - - Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

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Notes

Bio:
ELISHA STEWART, farmer, Burnett, was born in Monroe county, Indiana, in 1830, and came to Vigo county in 1832. He has been a resident of this county and of Lost Creek township ever since. In July, 1854, he married Emeline CHAVOUS. She died March 13, 1863, and December 19, 1865, he was married to Elizabeth WALDON, a native of North Carolina. Mr. STEWART is a member of the A.F. and A.M., and is a staunch republican. He has a fine farm, which he has under good cultivation.

HISTORY OF VIGO AND PARKE COUNTIES, Together With Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley
H.W. Beckwith - 1880
Lost Creek Twp. - p. 394

Sources

[S306] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 318; Family History Film: 1254318; Page: 239A; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0480.
Record for Elisha Stewart
[S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Title: , , ; Book: ; Page: .
Record for Elisha Stewart
[S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Elisha Stewart
[S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Page: 1295699.
Record for Dickson Stewart

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