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William Jackson Stuart 1815 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Stuart

Mother: Hannah Kirk

Spouse(s): Sarah McCraken

Children(s): Charlotte Ofensend, George Stuart, Robert Stuart, Jessie Stewart, James Stuart, Thomas Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Anna Stewart

William Jackson Stuart was born in 1815 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Stuart and Hannah Kirk. In 1880, William Jackson Stuart resided in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. William Jackson Stuart married Sarah Jane McCraken, and had children including Charlotte M. Ofensend, George Nelson Stuart, Robert A Stuart, Jessie L. Stewart, James B Stuart, Thomas M. Stewart, Sarah J. Stewart, Anna G. Stewart. William Jackson Stuart passed away in 1886 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • William Jackson Stuart was born in 1815 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Stuart and Hannah Kirk.
  • In 1880, William Jackson Stuart resided in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Jackson Stuart married Sarah Jane McCraken, and had children including Charlotte M. Ofensend, George Nelson Stuart, Robert A Stuart, Jessie L. Stewart, James B Stuart, Thomas M. Stewart, Sarah J. Stewart, Anna G. Stewart.
  • William Jackson Stuart passed away in 1886 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stuart's Ancestors

Self
William Stuart
1815 – 1886
Birth Place: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Stuart
1776 – 1862
Ireland
Hannah Kirk
1804 – 1836
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Stuart
1756 – 1820
Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Sinclair
John Kirk
1777 – 1857
Brady, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Lydia Fisher
1783 – 1864
Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Stuart
1730 –
** Cadwalader
1747 – 1785
William Fisher*
1754 – 1845
Hannah Packer
1755 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Lamborn
1730 – 1790

William Stuart's Descendants

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William (Jackson) Stuart (1815 – 1886) m. Sarah (Jane) McCraken (01 Sep 1830 – 11 Sep 1914)
  1. 1. Charlotte (M.) Ofensend (1 October 1853 – 6 August 1935)
  2. 2. George (Nelson) Stuart (3 March 1855 – 18 March 1942)
  3. 3. Robert (A) Stuart (12 Nov 1858 – 18 Jan 1933) m. Matilda (C) REED (Apr 1865 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth (A) Stuart (21 May 1896 – 01 Aug. 1972) m. Thomas (Edward) Reed (7 Dec. 1894 – 29 Dec. 1953)
      1. 1. Thomas Reed (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Wilda (G) Reed (abt 1926 – )
      3. 3. Gladys (A) Reed (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. Robert (O) Reed (abt 1931 – )
      5. 5. Matilda (Irene) Reed (1932 – 1979) m. Raymond (Dale) Hassel (1927 – 2003)
        1. 1. Patricia (Lynn) Hassel (10 Nov 1968 – 1 Jul 2019)
      6. 6. John (M) Reed (abt 1935 – )
      7. 7. Betsy (D) Reed (abt 1941 – )
  4. 4. Jessie (L.) Stewart (Abt 1867 – 1 February 1942)
  5. 5. James (B) Stuart (29 Nov 1849 – 16 May 1942)
  6. 6. Thomas (M.) Stewart (Abt 1862 – )
  7. 7. Sarah (J.) Stewart (Abt 1864 – )
  8. 8. Anna (G.) Stewart (Abt 1866 – )

William Stuart's Timeline

3 Records

1815
1815
Birth of William Jackson Stuart in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
1880
Age 65
William Jackson Stuart resided here in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1886
1886
Age 71
Death of William Jackson Stuart in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 046601-049600
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1156; Page: 483c; Enumeration District: 230
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1156; Page: 483c; Enumeration District: 230

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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