SECOND GENERATION

4. James K.² STEWART (Benjamin¹ STEWART) was born in NOV 1844 in Pennsylvania, USA. There is some uncertainty about the year he was born. The early census records suggest he was born before 1844, while the later census records suggest he was born after 1844. He appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census with his parents in Erwin Twp., Steuben Co., New York. Ten years later he appeared on the census again with his parents, this time in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan. He died on 19 JUN 1904. He was buried in Polkton Cemetery, Coopersville, Ottawa Co., Michigan.

He was married to Elizabeth before 1866 in Ottawa Co., Michigan, most likely. The marriage date and place of James and Elizabeth are an estimate based on the date and place of birth of their first child and their residence in the 1870 census. They appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan. Elizabeth was born about 1849 in Ohio, USA. James K. STEWART and Elizabeth had the following children:

+21 i. Emmagine³ STEWART.
22 ii. Mandonna³ STEWART was born in 1868 in Michigan, USA. She appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census with her parents in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan.
23 iii. Robert³ STEWART was born about 1869. He appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census with his parents in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan.

He was married to Nancy ROGERS about 1872 in Ottawa Co., Michigan, most likely. The marriage date and place of James and Nancy are an estimate based on the date and place of birth of their first child and their residence in the 1880 U.S. Census. They appeared on that census in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan. Nancy ROGERS was born about 1847 in New York, USA. She died on 26 SEP 1882 in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan, USA. She died of consumption (tuberculosis). James K. STEWART and Nancy ROGERS had the following children:

+24 i. May³ STEWART.
25 ii. Otto³ STEWART was born about FEB 1875 in Michigan, USA. He appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census with his parents in Chester Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan. In 1900 he appeared on the U.S. Census in the household of John Petri in Almond Twp., Portage Co., Wisconsin. He died in Wisconsin.
+26 iii. Omar Lowell³ STEWART.
+27 iv. Elgie E.³ STEWART.

He was married to Elizabeth about 1897 in Ottawa Co., Michigan, most likely. Elizabeth's surname was probably UPLINGER. James and Elizabeth appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census in the household of James' son-in-law, Milo ROGERS and James' daughter, Emmagine in Wright Twp., Ottawa Co., Michigan. This Elizabeth is clearly not the same wife, Elizabeth, who was Emmagine's mother. The ages in the censuses are significantly wrong. Elizabeth was born in APR 1864 in Michigan, USA.


James K. STEWART and Elizabeth had the following children:

28 i. George³ STEWART.
29 ii. William³ STEWART.

He was married to Gusta WESTPHALL (daughter of William WESTPHALL) in Waupaca Co., Wisconsin, most likely. James and Gusta boarded with William WESTPHAL in Marion Village, Waupaca Co., Wisconsin in the 1900 U.S. Census. Ms. The appearance of James in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a wife named Elizabeth on the 1900 U.S. Census and a wife named Gusta in Waupaca Co., Wisconsin, on that same census is a strong indication that he was married to two women at the same time.
Gusta WESTPHALL was born in JUL 1862 in Germany. Herald Allen Stewart claimed his mother and Gusti, one of the wifes of James K. Stewart were sisters. Neva Royer independently claimed the same thing. The name is also spelled WESTFALL in some places.