Fisher Family Genealogy
STEWART Silas
1796 - 1871 (74 years)-
Name STEWART Silas [1] Birth 25 Oct 1796 Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA 
[2] CENSUS 21 Aug 1850 Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN [3] - Silas' son John Stewart living next door. Shared occupation of druggist which suggests they were in business together.
Census: 1850 U.S. - Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN, Roll M432_142; Page: 13A; Image: 30 CENSUS 01 Aug 1860 Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN [4] 
Census: 1860 U.S. - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN, Roll M653_253; Page: 765; Image: 134; Family History Library Film: 803253 WILL 22 Jun 1868 Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN [5] I, Silas Stewart, of the County of Decatur and the State of Indiana, being in perfect health and sound mind and memory, do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament.
1st. I bequeath to my son, Daniel Stewart, if he survives me, Two Thousand Dollars to be paid him as soon after my death as possible.
2d. I bequeath to my son, John H. Stewart, all my real estate in Wilders addition to the city of Greensburg, containing about seven acres.
3d. To my daughter, Elizabeth Hogue, I bequeath Two Thousand five hundred dollars to be paid her as soon after my death as possible.
4th. To my daughter, Martha J. Wilder, I give one promissory note I hold on John T. Wilder for Six Thousand dollars to be given to her as soon after my death as possible.
5th. I give and bequeath to the Methodist Episcopal Church, first charge of the City of Greensburg, One Thousand dollars to be paid as soon after my death as possible to the board of stewarts of said first charge, and by them to put at interest, which interest is to go for all future time to the support of the preacher, and I hereby require that the principal shall remain at interest, and the interest to be used only in the way above indicated.
6th. I bequeath to Ann Nevitt the sum of Two Thousand five hundred dollars to be paid to her as soon after my death as possible.
7th. It is my will that after all special bequests are paid that the remainder of my personal property and real estate shall be equally divided between my two daughters Elizabeth Hogue and Ann Nevitt.
8th. In all cases where special bequests are made to my children above, I will that if any of them should not survive me, then I desire that their children shall in that case have the same share the parent would have had if he or she had lived.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of June, 1868, and again declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
(Signed) SILAS STEWART.
Witnesses :
WILL CUMBERCK
R. M. BARNES.CENSUS 15 Jun 1870 Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN [6] - Silas living with family of son John.
Census: 1870 U.S. - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN, Roll M593_308; Page: 192A; Image: 389; Family History Library Film: 545807 RELI Methodist [7, 8] - GREENSBURG CIRCUIT.
That fall of 1833 Conference was held at Madison, and I was sent to the Greensburg Circuit. When we came to Greensburg things appeared discouraging. The town had been visited by typhoid fever, and many had died - Dr. Teal, George Robinson, and Mrs. Silas Stewart, and others. There had been no religious services for some time. There was no Methodist churth. I preached in private houses, and in David Gageby's cabinetshop, where the Rogers House is now, on the northwest corner of the public square. I went to work visiting the sick and praying for them. It was a long time before Silas Stewart got restored from his sickness to health of body and mind. Until he got to walking about, he thought he owned the town.
The Church members were collected together, and had prayer-meetings in private houses, such as Freeman's, Roszel's, Stewart's, and sometimes in the old court-house. Preaching was had in the old court-house, but it was a hard house to preach in. In the spring I got fifteen dollars from James Freeman, five dollars from Silas Stewart, five dollars from Jacob Stewart, and five dollars from James Robinson, and bought the lot that Mr. F. Dowden owned on Franklin Street, and, though the Church was feeble, it built the house that is now on that lot.
Death 17 Feb 1871 Johnson City, Washington Co., TN Burial South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN - Headstone reads: Silas Stewart, Oct. 21 1796, Feb. 17, 1871
Headstone: Silas Stewart 1796-1871
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Stewart Monument
Includes inscriptions for Silas Stewart, first wife Mary Hendricks Stewart and second wife Rachel Fisher Stewart.
Plot: NPerson ID I304 Main Last Modified 6 Feb 2010
Father STEWART Jacob, b. Abt 1755 d. 4 Apr 1835, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 80 years) Relationship Birth Mother DUNN, Edith /Elizabeth d. Aft 6 Nov 1801, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA Relationship Birth Marriage Middlesex Co., NJ [9] Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 HENDRICKS, Mary, b. 10 Sep 1803, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 17 Sep 1833, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN (Age 30 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1823 Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN [10] 
Marriage Record: Stewart, Silas and Mary Hendricks - 1823 Children 1. STEWART Daniel, b. 3 Feb 1824 [Birth] + 2. STEWART John House, b. 26 Oct 1826, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN d. 18 Sept 1892, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN (Age 65 years) [Birth]3. STEWART Elizabeth, b. 13 Apr 1828 d. 23 Mar 1892, Iowa (Age 63 years) [Birth]4. STEWART Ann Mariah, b. 3 Sep 1830, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN d. 27 Jan 1911, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co., IN (Age 80 years) [Birth]Family ID F144 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Feb 2010
Family 2 FISHER Rachel, b. 11 Feb 1806, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 13 Jun 1864, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN (Age 58 years) Marriage Westmoreland Co., PA [11, 12] Children + 1. STEWART Martha Jane, b. 22 Sep 1837, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN d. 29 Feb 1892, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN (Age 54 years) [Birth]Family ID F89 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Feb 2010
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Oct 1796 - Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA 
Marriage - 7 Oct 1823 - Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN CENSUS - 21 Aug 1850 - Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN 
CENSUS - 01 Aug 1860 - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN WILL - I, Silas Stewart, of the County of Decatur and the State of Indiana, being in perfect health and sound mind and memory, do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament. 1st. I bequeath to my son, Daniel Stewart, if he survives me, Two Thousand Dollars to be paid him as soon after my death as possible. 2d. I bequeath to my son, John H. Stewart, all my real estate in Wilders addition to the city of Greensburg, containing about seven acres. 3d. To my daughter, Elizabeth Hogue, I bequeath Two Thousand five hundred dollars to be paid her as soon after my death as possible. 4th. To my daughter, Martha J. Wilder, I give one promissory note I hold on John T. Wilder for Six Thousand dollars to be given to her as soon after my death as possible. 5th. I give and bequeath to the Methodist Episcopal Church, first charge of the City of Greensburg, One Thousand dollars to be paid as soon after my death as possible to the board of stewarts of said first charge, and by them to put at interest, which interest is to go for all future time to the support of the preacher, and I hereby require that the principal shall remain at interest, and the interest to be used only in the way above indicated. 6th. I bequeath to Ann Nevitt the sum of Two Thousand five hundred dollars to be paid to her as soon after my death as possible. 7th. It is my will that after all special bequests are paid that the remainder of my personal property and real estate shall be equally divided between my two daughters Elizabeth Hogue and Ann Nevitt. 8th. In all cases where special bequests are made to my children above, I will that if any of them should not survive me, then I desire that their children shall in that case have the same share the parent would have had if he or she had lived. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of June, 1868, and again declare this to be my last Will and Testament. (Signed) SILAS STEWART. Witnesses : WILL CUMBERCK R. M. BARNES. - 22 Jun 1868 - Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN CENSUS - 15 Jun 1870 - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN 
Death - 17 Feb 1871 - Johnson City, Washington Co., TN 
Burial - - South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN 
Marriage - - Westmoreland Co., PA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - SILAS STEWART, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dunn) Stewart, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, October 25, I796, and died at Rockwood, Tennessee, February I7, 1890. For some time prior to his residence in Tennessee he was of Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, as indicated in his will... [13]
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Sources - [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 974.8 D2c 1978.
ghjgj - [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 571, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
SILAS STEWART, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dunn) Stewart, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, October 25, I796... - [S155] Census: 1850 U.S. - Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN , (Ancestry.com), 21 Aug 1850, Roll M432_142; Page: 13A; Image: 30 (Reliability: 3).
- [S158] Census: 1860 U.S. - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN , (Ancestry.com), 01 Aug 1860, Roll M653_253; Page: 765; Image: 134; Family History Library Film: 803253 (Reliability: 2).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 570-571, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
- [S159] Census: 1870 U.S. - Washington Township, Decatur Co., IN , (Ancestry.com), 15 Jun 1870, Roll M593_308; Page: 192A; Image: 389; Family History Library Film: 545807 (Reliability: 2).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 571, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
5th. I give and bequeath to the Methodist Episcopal Church, first charge of the City of Greensburg, One Thousand dollars to be paid as soon after my death as possible to the board of stewarts of said first charge, and by them to put at interest, which interest is to go for all future time to the support of the preacher... - [S198] Rev, Joseph Tarkington, Autobiography of Rev. Joseph Tarkington, (Cincinnati: Curtis& Jennings, 1899), 1899, 126-127, 31833025769271. (Reliability: 2).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 570, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
Jacob Stewart married (first) Elizabeth Dunn. - [S196] compiled by Colleen Alice Ridlen, Decatur County, Indiana, early marriage records, 1822-1839, (Beach Grove, Ind. : C.A. Ridlen, 1977), 27 Dec 1823, Book1, page 5, 977.216 V2r. (Reliability: 3).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 576, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
RACHEL FISHER...married Silas Stewart. - [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 571, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
He (Silas Stewart)...married (second) Rachel Fisher. - [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 570, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 974.8 D2c 1978.