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Note: Robert Stewart was a private in the war of 1812. The Stewarts like the Elders and Youngs were Scotch.

1860: Mercer, Mercer County, PA with wife Sarah? 71

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Robert Stewart, a veteran of the War of 1812, was a successful merchant and a leading member of First Presbyterian Church in Mercer. He and his wife, the former Maria Young, had ten children, including Elizabeth Stewart Kilgore. Elizabeth was born in 1808, married James Kilgore, and helped him with his Underground Railroad activities. She died in 1876 and is buried beside her husband in Old Mercer Graveyard.

Robert Stewart was born in Cumberland or Franklin CO. PA. He was a farmer, in Lackawannock Twp and a store keeper in Mercer PA. Mary Young was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Elder Young, married 1780 in Carlisle, PA. Elizabeth Elder (1762 - 1825) was the daughter of David and Margery Stewart Elder.

John Young (1746 - 1826) was a private in Col Irwin's 6th PA regiment. He was born in Franklin Co, PA and died in Mercer Co, PA. David Elder (1742 - 1813) served as a private in Cumberland CO PA Militia in 1782. He was born in Franklin CO, PA and died there. It is thought that Margery Stewart, the wife of David Elder, was the sister of LT Wm Stewart. (HIR)

John and Elizabeth Elder Young came to Mercer Co. in 1804 and are buried near New Willmington PA. Mary's sister Elizabeth (b 1795) married Charles Stewart of Ohio. When Mary Young died in 1872, Robert Stewart married Mrs Sarah Shipler who had 6 children of her own. Robert Stewart was an overseer in Lackawannock twp in the year 1807 and he was a supervisor in the same twp in 1808. (History of Mercer Co PA)

1850: Population Schedules of the 7th Census of the United States,
1850 - Record Group 29, Records of the Bureau of the Census, M432, Seventh Census of the U.S., Roll 796 - Pennsylvania, Mercer County - United States National Archives, Washington D.C.
1964 - Borough of Mercer - Borough of Mercer, October 6-8, 1850, enumerated by M. Yeager - Transcription by Richard S. Winder.

1850: 13 32 33 STEWART, Robert 69 M None 2150 Pa.
14 32 33 STEWART, Sarah 62 F Pa.
15 32 33 STEWART, Jane 27 F Pa.
16 32 33 STEWART, Margaret 26 F Pa.
17 32 33 STEWART, Sarah 24 F Pa.
18 33 34 STEWART, Hariet 20 F Pa. S
19 33 34 STEWART, Wm. 40 M Attorney at Law 7500 Pa.
20 33 34 STEWART, Aletta 27 F New Jersey
21 33 34 STEWART, Evelina 3 F Pa.
22 33 34 STEWART, Mary 1 F Pa.

1840: pg: 397 Robert Stewart
w. males: 1: 10-<15 / 1: 15-<20 / 1: 20-<30 / 1: 50-<60 /
w. females: 1: 10-<15 / 4: 15-<20 / 1: 20-<30 / 1: 50-<60 /
TOTAL:11 2: commerce

Will: I Robert Stewart of the Borrough & County of Mercer State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind do make this my last will & Testament
1st I bequeath to my Wife Sarah the use of the following Named Property So long as She remains my Widow. The house I now live in with the Lot on which the Said house is built wth all the buildings on Said lot & all my household furniture & a Cow
2nd it is my Will that after my Said Wifes' death or Marriage all the above mentioned Property be Sold & equally divided among my Children There are Somethings that my said Wife got from my Sister Prudence which is her own
I do constitute & apoint Joseph Shipler & A. H. Snyder Executors of this my Last Will & Testament witness my hand & Seal this Eleventh day of June one thousand Eight hundred & fifty
Witness present E Kilgore (Note: Elizabeth Young Stewart Kilgore, daughter)
Robert Stewart (Seal)

Robert lived next door to James Kilgore according to the 1850 Census.

Source: (Name)
Title: GEDCOM File : ~ATF1.ged
Note: ABBR GEDCOM File : ~ATF1.ged
Data:
Text: 4 DEC 2002

Occupation: Place: Merchant

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Mercer, Mercer County PA

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania

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Martin, Carl Herbert Tedcastle (b. 10 SEP 1879, d. ?)

Note: Sept 12, 1918 WWI draft registration, 4020 Florida, San Diego, San Diego, California

Name: Carl Herbert Martin
City: San Diego
County: San Diego
State: California
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1879
Race: White
Roll: 1543649
DraftBoard: 1

Occupation: Date: 1917
Place: Policeman

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Mercer, Mercer County, PA

Census: Date: 1900
Place: District 57, Civil District 18, Shelby, TN

Census: Date: 1920
Place: San Diego, San Diego, California

Census: Date: 1930
Place: Coronado, San Diego, California

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Freeman, John (b. ABT 1806, d. 1870)

Census: Date: 1870
Place: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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