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From: "Sally F. Ross" <>
Subject: Fw: STEWART'S
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 03:00:35 -0600


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From: Sally F. Ross <>
To: genealogy computer quetions <>
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 2:49 AM
Subject: STEWART'S

>Please forgive multiple postings as I belong to many genealogy lists.
>Here is the info I have on my Line:
>DORR B. STEWART born about 1859-1861 poss. Battle Creek or Bedford
>Michigan died July 16, 1915 Battle Creek, Mich. According to death
>cert. father, mother, and place of birth unknown, Buried Youngs Cem.
>Battle Creek. Occupation Farmer. Informant on death cert, OSCAR
>STEWART. ( His son? ) DORR m. ELLA R. WRIGHT on Oct. 28, 1882 in
>Battle Creek. She was born 1865-1867 in Oneida County, New York.
>They supposedly had about 18 children! One of their son's was my
>great grandpa:
>
>FRED L. (LaTour) STEWART b. July 28, 1884 Battle Creek. Birth cert.
>not filed until Aug. 31 1885. He died Dec. 5, 1904 in Battle Creek
at
>the age of 20 yrs, 10 mos, 5 days per death cert. Death cert also
>lists birth date as January 20, 1884. The informant on his birth and
>death cert. was his mother ELLA, so I don;t know why the switch on
>birth dates. Occupation Farmer Married at 18 to GRACE IRENE PARKER.
>She was born in Olivet, Mich. May 13, 1881, and d. Aug 1, 1952 in
>Bellevue, Mich. Her last name at time of death was Emmerson (Mrs.
>CLARENCE BURT) She and FRED had 2 children, a girl died in infancy
>born between 1901 -1903. I believe name started with a "D", but
can't
>make it out. He was buried in Young Cem. His son, my grandpa was:
>
>DORR ALVIN STEWART b July 2, 1904 Battle Creek., d.Sep 18, 1966
Battle
>Creek. Buried Memorial Park Cem., Farley funeral home Battle Creek.
>Lansing, Mich (vital stats) does not have a birth cert.
>
>Am told that DORR and LaTOUR are family surnames passed down every
>other generation, as my dad's middle name was LaTour also.
>
>I probably told everyone more than ANYONE needed to know, LOL, but
>this line has me very frustrated! I also apologize for the hodge
>podge way this is posted, but I am a NEWBIE! Anyone with info I
hope?
>Thanks, Sally
>
>
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