| Name |
John W. Stewart |
| Title |
Capt. of "Clifton" |
| Suffix |
(immigrant) |
| Birth |
15 Sep 1829 |
Glasgow, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1870 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- John Stewart M 40y Scotland
Fredereka Stewart F 18y Louisiana
Hiram Stewart M 16y Texas
John Stewart M 12y Texas
Peter Stewart M 8y Texas
William Stewart M 7y Texas
Fredreka Stewart F 4m Texas
C Crossman M 49y Lttein
Fredereka Crossman F 43y Germany
Charles F Crossman M 20y Louisiana
John Crossman M 16y Louisiana
William Crossman M 13y Louisiana
Caroline Crossman F 12y Louisiana
Bertha Crossman F 10y Louisiana
Henry Crossman M 8y Louisiana
Fredrick Crossman M 5y Louisiana
Albert Crossman M 2y Texas
next door:
probably brother William Stewart, age 35 laborer, born in Scotland; living with C.E. Coronia 1805 France; and wife Alinda Coronia 53 (1817) Louisiana; and children.
|
| Census |
1880 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Jno. Stewart 57 Scotland Scotland Scotland capt. pilot boat
F. Stewart 27 Louisiana Germany Germany
H. Stewart 26 Texas Scotland Prussia
Jno. Stewart 22 Texas Scotland Prussia
Wm. Stewart 14 Texas Scotland Prussia
Frederica Stewart 11 Texas Scotland Louisiana
Maggie Stewart 8 Texas Scotland Louisiana
Alx. Stewart 6 Texas Scotland Louisiana
|
| Death |
3 Nov 1886 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
 |
The Great Storm of 1886:
A Day of Agony and Death at Sabine Pass, Texas
By W. T. Block
Reprinted from Beaumont Enterprise, January 9, 1977
website:
Great Storm of 1886
By W. T. Block
Reprinted from Beaumont Enterprise, January 9, 1977
website: http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/great1.htm |
| Census |
1920 |
Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama |
- John A Stewart 60 1860 Alabama Scotland Texas steamboat captain (edited in Ancestry that A is Aden or Arlen)
Maria C Stewart 52 Alabama Denmark Denmark (edited to Marie E.)
John A Stewart 28
Henry E Stewart 26
Carrie Stewart 17
|
| Notes |
- (from email from Charlie Vincent - cvincent@281.com)
The Gentz or Gantz name is familiar because a woman by
that name married John Stewart in Sabine Pass in the mid-1800s. John's sister was Margaret Stewart, who was married to another of my great grandfathers, C.W. (Colin) Balston, who served with Spaight's troops at Sabine Pass and was later assigned to one of the ships the Confederates captured there 8 Sept. 1863.
Thanks again,
Charlie
---
(ancestry.com)
Inquiry abt John Stewart from Chris Miller
My name is Chris Miller and I'm looking for information on John STEWART (ancestors and descendants and how John got to Texas). I hope the following story will ring a bell.
During the Civil War, John Stewart was captain of the gunboat Clifton (Previously caputed from the North and used by the South for blockade-running of cotton to Mexico.). One day during a heavy fog, the Clifton ran aground off the coast of Sabine Pass, Texas. Two Yankee gunboats were in pursuit in an effort to recapture the Clifton and its cargo. To prevent recapture, Captain Stewart ordered the cotton to be saturated with kersene and the ship set afire. The crew walked to Sabine Pass. In due time, the rocker-arm of the ship was salvaged and mounted on a concrete base on the bank of the Sabine River, within the city of Beaumont, as a memorial to the courageous crew.
John's son Willie, John's first marriage, married Emma ALLEN (both of Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas). Willie and Emma died in 1896-1898 leaving their 5 children as orphans. They all moved in with an Aunt Kate Stewart in Mobile, Alabama. I have information once the family got to Alabama.
Thank you for your help,
Chris.
|
| Person ID |
I1388 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
22 Sep 2016 |
| Family 1 |
Alwine Marie Friederike "Alvina" Gentz, (immigrant), b. 13 Apr 1836, Dewichow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia d. 27 Jun 1863, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Nov 1853 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
- Name: Alvina Gentz
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1855
Spouse: Capt. John Stewart
Marriage County: Jefferson
Marriage State: Texas
Source: Texas Marriages, 1814-1909
|
| Children |
| + | 1. Hiram Stewart, b. 28 Nov 1854, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 14 Nov 1932, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 77 years) |
| + | 2. John Aden Stewart, Sr., b. Apr 1858, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 20 Nov 1942, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (Age ~ 84 years) |
| + | 3. Capt. Peter Joseph Stewart, b. Dec 1862, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 9 Apr 1931, Galveston Co, Texas (Age ~ 68 years) |
| + | 4. William J. Stewart, b. 9 Mar 1863, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 26 Mar 1899, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 36 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F592 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Apr 2011 |
| Family 2 |
Maria Frederika Crossman, b. 3 Feb 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana d. Sep 1923, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
1868 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
| Children |
| | 1. Frederika Stewart, b. 1 Mar 1870, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Abt 1966, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 95 years) |
| | 2. (child) Stewart |
| | 3. Margaret Stewart, b. 1872, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1900, of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 29 years) |
| | 4. Alexander Dundas Stewart, b. 26 Aug 1874, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 12 Oct 1886, Hurricane of 1886, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 12 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F599 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1829 - 1886 (57 years)
