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Christopher Columbus STEWART

Christopher Columbus STEWART

Male 1894 - 1960  (65 years)

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  • Name Christopher Columbus STEWART 
    Born 18 Apr 1894  Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1917  [5] 
    barber 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 18 1917, in its entirety:
      "Columbus Stewart, a former resident, who has been working at the barber trade, arrived in town Tuesday, and went to work in V. E. Powell's barber shop."
    Residence 1917  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    shipping clerk at wholesale grocery 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 122 New York Ave.
    Occupation security guard (retired)  [1] 
    Residence Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 22 Mar 1960  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Cause: gunshot wound to head (suicide) 
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I64059  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    Father William Henry STEWART,   b. 24 Jun 1850, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1920, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Rhoda Ann MOORE,   b. 11 Jan 1853, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1932, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F53083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Atha MCKINNEY,   b. 19 Oct 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1973  (Age 84 years)  [7] 
    Married 30 Sep 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Aubrey Lee STEWART,   b. 17 Jul 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1977, Escambia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F26720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1366080&Type=Death.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S691] West Union Herald, 1/18/1917.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1368] Obituary of wife's mother.