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Elijah Estep

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Elijah Estep was born circa 1772 in Surrey Co., North Carolina.
• Marriage: He married Rebecca Whittington in 1794 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina.
• Note: One source gives these additional children: Catherine (married Daniel Mathews), Betsy (married Joseph Woodyears), Eleanor, Sarah, John N. (married E. Copeland), Daniel, William, and Rachel.
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Stone before 1840.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1840 in Barry County, Missouri, (the letter from Eli to his father was mailed to the Sarcoxie Post Office in Barry Co. MO).¹
• Residence: He lived in 1850 in Hilburn Township, Madison Co., Arkansas.²
• Death: He died in 1853 in Arkansas at age ~81.³
• Note: Feb. 1861 in Probate Book A, p. 147, administration of a land warrant for Elijah Estep, which was issued in 1857. Heirs listed are: James, Enoch, Eli C., Cyntha Larramore? and Obadiah....Rebecca Stone and Socrat...and Elinor.⁴

• Last Edited: 21 July 2024

Citations

1. [S540] Estep, Eli, Estep, Eli - letter of 1840 (Ancestry.com.)
2. [S15] Waldenmaier, Inez Ramey, Arkansas Travelers (FHL 928191 Item 4.)
3. [S288] Madison Co. Cemeteries (Arkansas) (published by the Madison Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, Huntsville, Arkansas, 1996), V. II p. 7 ff.
4. [S286] Madison County Probate Records, Madison Co. Arkansas Probate Books (Madison Co. Historical and Genealogical Society), Book A, p. 147.

Rebecca Whittington

Biography

• Birth: Rebecca Whittington was born in 1766 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina.¹
• Marriage: She married Elijah Estep, son of Shadrach Estep and Ruth Dugger, in 1794 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina.
• Name-Marr: As of 1794,her married name was Rebecca Estep.

• Last Edited: 21 July 2024

Citations

1. [S469] Rootsweb - WorldConnect, online rootsweb.com, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwhit01&id=I3307. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb.

John Preston Stewart¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Preston Stewart was born on 12 July 1815 in White Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3
• Marriage: He married Nancy Jane Brown, daughter of John Brown and Sally Carr, on 10 May 1835 in Tennessee.^1,4
• Occupation: John Preston Stewart was a farmer with $1500 in real estate and a $450 personal estate in 1860 in Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in District 7, Double Springs, Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1870 (see 1860 - still in same location).⁵
• Death: He died on 20 March 1875 in Putnam County, Tennessee, at age 59.²
• Burial: He was buried in Stewart Cemetery, between Baxter and Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee.^6,2

• Last Edited: 1 May 2023

Citations

1. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 7, PO Double Springs, p.44B, #706.
2. [S403] Stewart-Nabors-Stark, Betty Viola, Stewart Cemetery Book (1998), p. 9.
3. [S827] Jesse Stewart Family, Stewart Family Bible (Salt Lake City, Utah: Familysearch.org, 2023); Kenneth W. Shirley, Familysearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M73X-RND/jesse-stewart-1790-1862. Hereinafter cited as Stewart Family Bible.
4. [S404] J.T. Stewart (from Stewart Family Bibles), Stewart Family Record (Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin), Vol. VII, No. 3, Summer 1982.
5. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870 (Family History Library.)
6. [S121] Joyce Virgil, E-mail from Joyce Virgil (STEWART) (unknown publisher.)

Nancy Jane Brown^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nancy Jane Brown was born on 13 October 1818.^3,4
• Birth: She was born on 13 October 1818 in Kentucky.
• Birth: She was born on 13 November 1818.⁵
• Name-Var: Nancy Jane Brown was also known as Nancy J. Brown.⁵
• Marriage: She married John Preston Stewart, son of Jesse Stewart and Jemima West, on 10 May 1835 in Tennessee.^1,4
• Name-Marr: As of 10 May 1835,her married name was Nancy Jane Stewart.
• Note: In 1880 census, at age 61, she is living near Peyton Stewart age 42 and Jabus Stewart age 31. Living with Jane are daughter Eliza Stewart age 38 and granddaughter Lue Stewart, age 7.⁶
• Residence: Nancy Jane Brown lived in 1880 in Putnam County, Tennessee.⁶
• Death: She died circa 1899 at age ~81.⁵
• Burial: She was buried in Stewart Cemetery, between Baxter and Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 October 2022

Citations

1. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 7, PO Double Springs, p.44B, #706.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial #18658956. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870 (Family History Library.)
4. [S404] J.T. Stewart (from Stewart Family Bibles), Stewart Family Record (Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin), Vol. VII, No. 3, Summer 1982.
5. [S403] Stewart-Nabors-Stark, Betty Viola, Stewart Cemetery Book (1998), p. 9.
6. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library.)

Jesse Stewart^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Jesse Stewart was born circa 1790 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: He was born on 5 July 1790 in Greene County, Tennessee.³
• Note: Possible dates of birth include 1790 in Greene Co. Tennessee, 1774 in Yadkin Co. North Carolina and 1774 in Overton Co. Tennessee.
• Note: Yadkin Co. was formerly part of Surrey Co. North Carolina. Joseph Stewart, Jesse's father, left Jefferson Co. Tennessee sometime after August 1796. (History of Roaring River Baptist Church)
  Jesse Stewart was a member of Caney Ridge Church in Overton Co. Tennessee for several years beginning about 1827. He later returned to Roaring River Baptist Church. See Pioneer Baptists for an extensive discussion.⁴
• Marriage: He married Jemima West, daughter of Stephen West and Mary Belk, in 1811.^1,3
• Religion: Jesse Stewart was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Overton County.⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in District 7, Double Springs, Putnam County, Tennessee, next door to son Preston Stewart.¹
• Occupation: He was a farmer with $100 in personal property in 1860 in Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Death: He died circa 1862 in Todd County, Kentucky, at age ~72.
• Death: He died. Did he die in Kentucky? He was living in Tennessee at age 70.

• Last Edited: 27 May 2024

Citations

1. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 7, PO Double Springs, p.44B, #705.
2. [S260] J. T. Stewart, Letter from J.T. Stewart to Ruby Lindsey Bagwell (dated March 18, 1981.)
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135112083/jesse-stewart: accessed May 27, 2024), memorial page for Elder Jesse Stewart (5 Jul 1790–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135112083; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Joyce Parker (contributor 47124390). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S355] C.P.Cawthorn and N.L.Warnell, Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee 1799-1899 (Cawthorn and Warnell, 1985.)
5. [S656] Spring Creek Baptist Church, Minutes of Spring Creek Baptist Church of Overton and Jackson Counties, Tennessee, 1802-1868 (Family History Library.)

Jemima West¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Jemima West was born on 18 November 1795 in Lincoln, North Carolina.^2,3
• Marriage: She married Jesse Stewart, son of Joseph Stewart and Sarah Gilbert, in 1811.^2,4
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Jemima Stewart.
• Death: Jemima West died in 1862 in Todd County, Kentucky, at age ~67.³

• Last Edited: 27 May 2024

Citations

1. [S260] J. T. Stewart, Letter from J.T. Stewart to Ruby Lindsey Bagwell (dated March 18, 1981.)
2. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 7, PO Double Springs, p.44B, #705.
3. [S137] Tamara Stevens, E-mail from Tamara Stevens (WEST, BROWN) (From Putnam Co. Tennessee Listserve.)
4. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135112083/jesse-stewart: accessed May 27, 2024), memorial page for Elder Jesse Stewart (5 Jul 1790–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135112083; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Joyce Parker (contributor 47124390). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Joseph Stewart

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Joseph Stewart was born circa 1725 in Yadkin Co., North Carolina.
• Note: Yadkin Co. was formerly part of Surrey Co. North Carolina.
• Marriage: He married Sarah Gilbert.
• Religion: He was a member of Roaring River Baptist Church est. 1801.¹
• Death: He died before 1810 in Overton Co., Tennessee.

• Last Edited: 24 November 2022

Citations

1. [S355] C.P.Cawthorn and N.L.Warnell, Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee 1799-1899 (Cawthorn and Warnell, 1985), pp. 510-519.

Sarah Gilbert

Biography

• Birth: Sarah Gilbert was born circa 1734 in Yadkin Co., North Carolina.
• Marriage: She married Joseph Stewart, son of Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Sarah Stewart.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Samuel Stewart

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Samuel Stewart was born circa 1700.
• Marriage: He married Lydia Harrison circa 1720.
• Death: He died circa 1770 in Rowan, Farsythe Co., North Carolina, at age ~70.

• Last Edited: 21 May 2014

Lydia Harrison

Biography

• Birth: Lydia Harrison was born in 1699 in Oyster Bay, North Carolina.
• Marriage: She married Samuel Stewart, son of Samuel Stewart and Lydia Hampton, circa 1720.
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1720,her married name was Lydia Stewart.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Samuel Stewart

Biography

• Birth: Samuel Stewart was born circa 1674 in Yadkin Co., North Carolina.
• Note: Yadkin Co. was formerly part of Surrey Co. North Carolina.
• Marriage: He married Lydia Hampton.

• Last Edited: 24 November 2022

Lydia Hampton

Biography

• Birth: Lydia Hampton was born circa 1678 in Yadkin Co., North Carolina.
• Marriage: She married Samuel Stewart.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Lydia Stewart.

• Last Edited: 15 November 2022

George Washington Vaughan¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: George Washington Vaughan was born on 27 February 1813 in Warren Co., Tennessee.^2,3
• Marriage: He married Julia Ann Mason before 1838.
• Residence: He lived in 1838 in Barry Co., Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Vaughan after 1843.²
• Land: He bought land in 1852 in SW, SE, Sect. 4, Twp. 17, Range 27, Madison Co., Arkansas.⁴
• Occupation: He was a farmer with $9000 in real estate and $5200 in property in 1860.²
• Milit-Beg: He began military service in the Civil War, and was a Captain in the Union Army.
• Occupation: He was elected Judge in 1867.
• Occupation: He was a probate judge in 1870.⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Madison Co., Arkansas, on a farm owned by son Mark A. Youngman.⁶
• Death: He died circa 1888 in Madison Co., Arkansas, at age ~75.⁷
• Note: Conflicting stories: Anna and Robert were killed by bushwhackers, and G.W. Vaughan was appointed guardian of the children in April of 1867. (Probate book A, p. 448) BUT Anna appears before the court in 1870 to amend a petition regarding her deceased husband's estate (Probate Book B, p. 227). Is this the correct Vaughan?⁸

• Last Edited: 25 November 2022

Citations

1. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Company), pp. 1120-1121.
2. [S280] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), Prairie Township, Little Spring Post Office, Page 363, viewed at Joplin Public Library, 1998.
3. [S290] multiple authors, Madison Co. Musings (a publication of the Madison Co. Arkansas Historical Society), Summer 1997, p. 10.
4. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas, pp. 427 ff.
5. [S281] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1870 (ancestry.com.)
6. [S282] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (ancestry.com.)
7. [S256] LDS records on line (unknown publisher.)
8. [S286] Madison County Probate Records, Madison Co. Arkansas Probate Books (Madison Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.)

Andrew Vaughan¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Andrew Vaughan was born circa 1840 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S279] Hammett, C., Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (transcribed and published on-line), Prairie Twp. #80.

Rachel B. Easley

Biography

• Birth: Rachel B. Easley was born on 26 May 1922.¹
• Marriage: She married Raymond Fay Hill, son of Sam Houston Hill and Ora May Evans, on 1 January 1938 in Cherokee Co., Kansas.²
• Name-Marr: As of 1 January 1938,her married name was Rachel B. Hill.
• Death: Rachel B. Easley died on 23 August 1971 at age 49.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Baxter Springs Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Kansas.³

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S51] Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy, Cemetery Records, Cherokee Co. Kansas (Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical Society.)
2. [S54] Cherokee Co. Kansas Vital Records, Cherokee Co. Kansas Marriage Records (Cherokee Co. Kansas), from Book 28, p. 122.
3. [S51] Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy, Cemetery Records, Cherokee Co. Kansas, Baxter Springs Cemetery.

Nancy D. Troutt¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nancy D. Troutt was born on 19 June 1813 in Tennessee.^2,1
• Death: She died on 1 October 1874 in Madison Co., Arkansas, at age 61.³
• Burial: She was buried in Vaughan-Whitener Cemetery, Madison Co., Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 27 July 2008

Citations

1. [S279] Hammett, C., Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (transcribed and published on-line), Prairie Twp. #111.
2. [S280] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), Prairie Township, Little Spring Post Office, Page 372, viewed at Joplin Public Library, 1998.
3. [S417] from Cheryl McDonald, Troutt, Nancy - Tombstone (unknown publisher.)

Andrew Johnson Cardwell¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Andrew Johnson Cardwell was born on 25 August 1868 in Washington Co., Arkansas.
• Marriage: He married Nancy Lavine Riggins, daughter of John W. Riggins and Sarah Billingsley, on 20 October 1886 in Washington Co., Arkansas. An alternate marriage date is 25 Nov 1888.²
• Death: Andrew Johnson Cardwell died on 13 March 1952 at age 83.

• Last Edited: 19 October 2022

Citations

1. [S128] Lou Nelson, E-mail from Lou Nelson (CARDWELL) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S256] LDS records on line (unknown publisher.)

Ada Vaughan

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Ada Vaughan was born.
• Marriage: She married J. D. Bevens.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Ada Bevens.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Mark A. Youngman

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mark A. Youngman was born on 24 November 1858 in Madison Co., Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: He married Martha Miles on 3 August 1878.
• Occupation: He was the owner of a mercatile business in Hindsville in 1888.¹
• Religion: He was named a delegate to the Fayetteville Baptist Assoc.²
• Residence: He lived on a farm 3.5 miles West of Hindsville.¹
• Note: He was a Republican.¹
• Religion: He was pastor of Spring Valley Baptist Church 1904-1906.²
• Death: He died in 1916 at age ~58.³
• Will: He left a will on 31 October 1916 which can be found in the Madison Co. Arkansas Will Book p. 173.
• Note: His will names these sons: Robert, H.D., M.L. and W.H.

• Last Edited: 26 November 2022

Citations

1. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Company), pp. 1120-1121.
2. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955.)
3. [S287] recorded by Madison Co. officials, Madison Co. Arkansas Will Books (unknown publisher), Book 1, page 173.

Martha Miles

Biography

• Birth: Martha Miles was born in May 1862 in Benton Co., Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: She married Mark A. Youngman, son of George Washington Vaughan and Louhany Youngman, on 3 August 1878.
• Name-Marr: As of 3 August 1878,her married name was Martha Youngman.

• Last Edited: 5 November 2022

Citations

1. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 79; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240079.

Joseph A. Youngman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Joseph A. Youngman was born in August 1880 in Arkansas.²

• Last Edited: 29 September 2014

Citations

1. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Company.)
2. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 79; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240079.

Benjamin F. Youngman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Benjamin F. Youngman was born in August 1882 in Arkansas.²

• Last Edited: 29 September 2014

Citations

1. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Company.)
2. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 79; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240079.

George E. Youngman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: George E. Youngman was born in September 1886 in Arkansas.²

• Last Edited: 29 September 2014

Citations

1. [S158] Westin Arthur Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of NW Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Company.)
2. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 79; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240079.