Individual Details

William Jackson Stewart

(19 Dec 1814 - 5 Dec 1884)



Son of William Stewart and Elizabeth Van Hooser.
William and Sarah are buried Springville City Cemetery.

Mormon Pioneer:
Census and genealogical records indicate that the Stewart family traveled to Utah in 1849. Further research needs to be done to determine which company they traveled with. The Stewart family included William Jackson Stewart, his wife Sarah Dickens Gentry, and their children Permelia Jane, Sarah Elizabeth, John, Uel, Esli, Malakiah, and William Jackson, Jr.

1850 Census. Utah Co, Utah Territory, Hh 133
William J. Stewart, 35, b. TN
Sarah D., 35, b. KY
Jane,16, b. IL
Sarah E., 14, b. MO
John, 13, b. MO
Uel, 11, b. IL
Ezli, 8, b. IL
Melchi, 5, b. Indian Territory
William J, b. Iowa
John Smith, 30, b. Indiana
John McCulley, 30 b. Indiana


1860 Census. Springville, Utah, Utah Territory
Wm J. Stewart, 45, b. TN, Merchant
Sarah, 44, b. KY
John, 22, b. MO
Uel, 19, b. IL
Esli, 17, b. IL
Artimetia, 17, b. IL (female) She was not in the 1850 census...
Malachi, 15, b. NE
Wm J, 12, b. Iowa
Eunice A, 9, b. Utah
Uri, 6, b. Utah
Erie, (male), 3, b. Utah
Abner Warthen, 18, b. Illinois

Events

Birth19 Dec 1814Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee
Marriage29 Sep 1833Madison County, Illinois - Sarah Dickens Gentry
Death5 Dec 1884Springville, Utah County, Utah

Families

SpouseSarah Dickens Gentry (1815 - 1882)
ChildPermelia Jane Stewart (1834 - 1912)
ChildSarah Elizabeth Stewart (1836 - 1885)
ChildJohn Stewart (1837 - 1880)
ChildUel Stewart (1840 - 1893)
ChildNeri Stewart (1842 - 1844)
ChildEsli Stewart (1844 - 1904)
ChildMalakiah "Melchi" Stewart (1846 - 1919)
ChildWilliam Jackson Stewart Jr. (1849 - 1925)
ChildEunice Ann Stewart (1851 - 1906)
ChildUri Electus Stewart (1855 - 1924)
ChildErie Stewart (1857 - 1928)