Marty and Karla Grant

!PARENTS:John seems to be illegitimate, and his mother seems to be Jane STEWART, 1880 census seems to prove this;

!NOTES:Willa Cooper has shared data with me on this family, including information that the death certificate of John Stewart lists his father as "John Stewart" and his mother as "Jane Millard". The Dillard Stewart family was closely tied to the David Miller family of Haywood Co, NC, as David's wife Cassandra Wallace was a sister of Dillard's wife Sarah Wallace. Perhaps one of the Millers is John's father.


!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co, NC Town of Leceister # 269 John STEWARD, 1 (1858/59) born NC, residing with Dillard STEWARD, 53 & Sarah STEWARD, 48, (Grandparents);


!CENSUS:1870 Buncombe Co., NC Sulfur Springs Township No 2, Asheville PO, # 67/68
Sarah Steward 62 Keeping House $-/50 NC
Nancy 32 Farm Laborer <---
Sarah 30 Farm Laborer
Martha Davis 30 (Black), Farm Laborer
Lucinda Steward 28 Farm Laborer
Rachel 26 Farm Laborer
Lorena 23 Farm Laborer
Noah 20 Farm Laborer
Narcissa 14 Farm Laborer
Mary 13 at home
Harvey 12 at home
John 12 at home <---
Newton 10 at home
Elburn 8 M
Rachel 6
Riley 4;



!CENSUS:1880 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville (9th) Township # 217/249
Jane Stewawrt, 30 S*, Housekeeping NC-NC-NC
Jno 21 son Farmer
Rachel 16 dau
Wm 10 son Farm Hand
Sally 4 dau
*Single;


!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 John STEWARD, May 1860, 40, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, married 20 years (1879/80);

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 Lilly STEWARD,
Apr 1863, 37, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC, married 20 years
(1879/80), 6 children born, 6 living;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 Mary STEWARD,
Jun 1883, 16, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 William STEWARD,
Apr 1889, 11, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 Daniel STEWARD,
May 1893, 7, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;

!CENSUS:1900 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Twp, Haw Creek # 240 Adie STEWARD,
Feb 1898, 2, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC;