Husband: Chapman Johnson Stuart
Born: Jan- 8-1820 in Highland Co, VA 1
Died: Apr-20-1888 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 (see note 1)
Cause of death: Brights disease 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: lawyer, prosecutor, judge, legislator 6
Father: Edward Stuart (1797 - 1870)
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Stuart (1801 - 1897)
Other spouse 2
Notes 6
Wife: Elizabeth J. Litle 6
Born: Sep- 2-1823 in Bedford Co, PA 7,8,6
Died: Oct-21-1855 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9 (see note 2)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Cause of death: dysentery 9
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Henry Litle ( - 1840)
Mother: Anna Unckles (1789 - 1871)
M Child 1: William Henry Stuart
Born: Oct-13-1846 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Died: Dec-10-1853 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,2 (see note 3)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: scarlet fever 2
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 2: Anna R. Stuart Born: Jan- -1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11 Died: Feb-25-1932 in Galesburg, Knox Co, IL 12 Buried: in St. Augustine, Knox Co, IL 12 Census: 1910 in Galesburg, Knox Co, IL Census: 1900 in Fulton, Whiteside Co, IL Census: 1880 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Matthew C. Dougherty b. Nov- -1835 d. Sep-29-1879 Census name: M. C. Dougherty Married: Aug-31-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Arthur Uncles Stuart
Born: Nov- 2-1851 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Died: Dec-20-1853 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 (see note 4)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: scarlet fever 2
F Child 4: Isabella Kate Stuart Also known as: E. C. Stuart 9 Born: 1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,8 Died: Oct- 1-1855 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,3 (see note 5) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Cause of death: dysentery 9
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 39, reports headstone reading with the same death date of Apr 20 1888, but with age at death given as 68y 8m 12d. This would put birth date at Aug 8 1819. But his death record clearly indicates his age as 68y 3m 12d, putting his birth date at Jan 8 1820. DR p. 9 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047520&Type=Death. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Headstone. (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) U.S. Biographies Project - West Virginia, http://www.wileygenealogy.com/~usbios/bios/wv. (7) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers /doddridgecountyhistory.html. (8) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046245&Type=Death. (10) 1900 Census. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) His two wives are inscribed on either side of the same monument. Note (2) Death date on headstone reported as Oct 27 1855, but death record shows it as Oct 21 1855. Death record indicates birthplace as Bath County, Virginia, but census and other records show it as Pennsylvania. Note (3) Death date given in death record as Nov 10 1853, but date on headstone is Dec 10 1853. Middle initial in death record appears to be T or F. Note (4) Death date given in death record as Nov 20 1853, but date on headstone is Dec 20 1853. Note (5) Age 10 months.