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THE STEWART/BROWNING FAMILY

JOHN MORGAN STEWART
Born:  September 20, 1870;  Died:  February 6, 1927
Buried in the Diamond Grove Mausoleum.
Married on February 19, 1896 to

SARAH ELMA BROWNING
Daughter of Geoge Harrison and Louisa Adcock Browning.
Click HERE to see their family.
Twin to Reverend Elmer Browning.
Born:  December 6, 1876;  Died:  February 17, 1945

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELMA STEWART:

1. BYRON WISEMAN STEWART
Born:  February 18, 1897;
Graduated from Brown's Business College and
lived and farmed on Mound Road.
Married on October 21, 1926 to
Elizabeth Lee Turley (b. Dec. 18, 1896, d. Feb., 1982)
Daughter:  Virginia Lee Stewart (b. March 4 1928;
Married Otto Lee Beerup, Jr.)

2. LEON BROWNING STEWART
Born:  November 8, 1898;
Graduated from Brown's Business College.
Farmed with his brother.  Worked at Farmer's State
Bank in 1938.  Married on November 2, 1926 to
Esther M. Collins (b. June 16, 1901;  d. March, 1974)
Children:  (1) Carolyn Esther Stewart
Born:  April 10, 1928;  Married on November 2, 1926
to Kendall D. Litchfield
(2) Warren Leon Stewart
Born:  March 15, 1930;  Married to Esther Wilding
on June 5, 1951

3. EDITH LEONA STEWART
Born:  October 6, 1900;  Married on June 12, 1923 to
Henry Lee Mason (d. Dec., 1977)
Children:  (1) Mildred Eileen Mason
Born:  August 19, 1925;  Married Henry Warrington Kent
on August 20, 1944.
(2) Homer Mason;  (3) Harlan Mason, (4) John Reginald
Mason

4. ARTHER JOHN STEWART
Born:  1902;  Graduated from Bronw's Business College;  Farmed in the Mound Road vacinity and a deacon at the First Baptist Church.  Married Helen Dumas in 1928.

5. ETHYL LOUISE STEWART
Born:  1904;  Graduated from Browns's Business College and was a secretary for Forsythe Ins. Co., Springfield, Illinois.  She was a member of Alpha Iota Sorority and International Secretaries Association.

6. INA MAE STEWART
Born:  1906;  Office manager and secretary for Drs. W.L. Frank Sr. & Jr.

7. CLARA ELMA STEWART
Born:  1908;  Graduated from Brown's Business College;
Secretary at Morgan County Abstract Company.
Married Barnard Camm in 1936. 
Daughter:  Barbara Mae Camm

8. NETTIE MARIE STEWART
Born:  1910; Secretary at the State Office at Springfield, Illinois.   Married Floyd H. Robinson in 1938.
Son:  James Elmer Robinson

9. BUELAH CATHERINE STEWART
Born:  1911;  Employed at Morgan County Farm Bureau.
Married Carlton Shumacher in 1940.  Resided in Chapin, Illinois
JOHN MORGAN STEWART met and courted SARAH
ELMA BROWNING when he went to live with his sister,
Mrs. Rice Maderis.  They married on February 19, 1896 and in 1901, they moved to the Robertson farm near Orleans, Illinois and then to the farm on Mound Road in 1911.  Mr. Stewart was a farmer his entire life.  He also served on school boards and was one of the organizers and builders of the Diamond Grove Mausoleum.  Mrs. Stewart was a charter member of the Mound Women's Country Club.  The whole family was active in the First Baptist Church.

THE STEWART/BROWNING FAMILY

JOHN MORGAN STEWART
Born:  September 20, 1870;  Died:  February 6, 1927
Buried in the Diamond Grove Mausoleum.
Married on February 19, 1896 to

SARAH ELMA BROWNING
Daughter of Geoge Harrison and Louisa Adcock Browning.
Click HERE to see their family.
Twin to Reverend Elmer Browning.
Born:  December 6, 1876;  Died:  February 17, 1945

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELMA STEWART:

1. BYRON WISEMAN STEWART
Born:  February 18, 1897;
Graduated from Brown's Business College and
lived and farmed on Mound Road.
Married on October 21, 1926 to
Elizabeth Lee Turley (b. Dec. 18, 1896, d. Feb., 1982)
Daughter:  Virginia Lee Stewart (b. March 4 1928;
Married Otto Lee Beerup, Jr.)

2. LEON BROWNING STEWART
Born:  November 8, 1898;
Graduated from Brown's Business College.
Farmed with his brother.  Worked at Farmer's State
Bank in 1938.  Married on November 2, 1926 to
Esther M. Collins (b. June 16, 1901;  d. March, 1974)
Children:  (1) Carolyn Esther Stewart
Born:  April 10, 1928;  Married on November 2, 1926
to Kendall D. Litchfield
(2) Warren Leon Stewart
Born:  March 15, 1930;  Married to Esther Wilding
on June 5, 1951

3. EDITH LEONA STEWART
Born:  October 6, 1900;  Married on June 12, 1923 to
Henry Lee Mason (d. Dec., 1977)
Children:  (1) Mildred Eileen Mason
Born:  August 19, 1925;  Married Henry Warrington Kent
on August 20, 1944.
(2) Homer Mason;  (3) Harlan Mason, (4) John Reginald
Mason

4. ARTHER JOHN STEWART
Born:  1902;  Graduated from Bronw's Business College;  Farmed in the Mound Road vacinity and a deacon at the First Baptist Church.  Married Helen Dumas in 1928.

5. ETHYL LOUISE STEWART
Born:  1904;  Graduated from Browns's Business College and was a secretary for Forsythe Ins. Co., Springfield, Illinois.  She was a member of Alpha Iota Sorority and International Secretaries Association.

6. INA MAE STEWART
Born:  1906;  Office manager and secretary for Drs. W.L. Frank Sr. & Jr.

7. CLARA ELMA STEWART
Born:  1908;  Graduated from Brown's Business College;
Secretary at Morgan County Abstract Company.
Married Barnard Camm in 1936. 
Daughter:  Barbara Mae Camm

8. NETTIE MARIE STEWART
Born:  1910; Secretary at the State Office at Springfield, Illinois.   Married Floyd H. Robinson in 1938.
Son:  James Elmer Robinson

9. BUELAH CATHERINE STEWART
Born:  1911;  Employed at Morgan County Farm Bureau.
Married Carlton Shumacher in 1940.  Resided in Chapin, Illinois

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