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lege. Since 1904 he has been engaged in the drug business at Gordon.
Mr. Steinhaus has resided in Nebraska since 1884, and was in country school on 12th of January, 1888, the day of the big blizzard.
On August 26, 1909, he was married to Jennie E. Haynie at Pacific Junction, Iowa. Mrs. Steinhaus was born at Pacific Junction, December 14, 1881, and before her marriage was a teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Steinhaus have two children, Victor, born November 24, 1912; and Fay, born August 18, 1916. Victor was graduated from Gordon High School in 1929, while Fay will graduate with the class of 1933. Victor has had one year in business management at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
A Democrat, Mr. Steinhaus has always been interested in local party politics. He served three years in the Nebraska National Guard at Columbus, Nebraska, after the Spanish American War. He is a Baptist, a member of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 169, and of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 195. His favorite sports are hunting and fishing. Residence: Gordon.
John Jacob Steininger
John Jacob Steininger, clergyman, was born at Osage City, Missouri, October 22, 1861, son of John Nicholas and Catherine (Holzbierlein) Steininger. The father was a farmer.
Upon the completion of his public school education in 1877, John Jacob Steininger attended Central Wesleyan College at Warrenton, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in 1888 and 1891. On January 11, 1897 he was married to Louisa Steinmeyer at Lincoln. They have four children.
Mr. Steininger is a member of the Second Methodist Episcopal Church. For a number of years he has served as superintendent of the Lincoln district of the West German Conference, holding various charges. Residence: Lincoln.
Francis J. Stejskal
For the past 25 years Dr. Francis J. Stejskal has engaged in the practice of medicine at Crete, Nebraska. He was born at Borovany, Czechoslovakia, November 25, 1876, the son of Vaclav and Katharine (Bouska) Stejskal. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Borovany, March 6, 1842, and died there April 10, 1880. His mother was born at Borovany, November 10, 1856, the daughter of Anthony Bouska and Barbara (Hruska) Bouska; she died at Borovany, March 30, 1928.
Dr. Stejskal received his elementary and preparation education in Czechoslovakia, attended the Omaha Commercial College, and was a student at Creighton University Medical College at Omaha, for four years. He was admitted to the medical profession at Omaha, June 21, 1906, took interneship at St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital at Omaha, 1906-07, and has practiced surgery and medicine at Crete, since then, serving as county physician for Saline County for several years.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Medical Society, the Saline County Medical Society, the American Medical Association. He is affiliated with Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Crete, the Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Workmen.
During the World War Dr. Stejskal served as first lieutenant in the United States Army, and at this time is a member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. His sports are hiking, fishing, and hunting.
On January 24, 1924, he was united in marriage with Helen Agnes Krejei at Tabor, South Dakota. Mrs. Stejskal, who is a graduate nurse, was born at Crete. They have three children: Francis and Florence Katherine, twins, born November 7, 1924; and Robert Eugene, born September 6, 1931, Residence: Crete. (Photograph on Page 1139).
Charles Adam Stenglein
Charles Adam Stenglein, one of Waterloo's most prominent citizens, was born February 8, 1884, son of Adam and Johanna (Emmerick) Stenglein. Adam Stenglein was born in Bay Reuth, Germany, March 4, 1843, and held the rank of lieutenant in the German Army in 1866. He came to America in 1868 and became construction foreman on the Union Pacific Railroad which was nearing completion at Promontory Point. Afterward he engaged in farming until his death at Waterloo, on June 21, 1916. Johanna Emmerieh was born in Hannover, Germany, December 7, 1851, and is still living.
Mr. Stenglein attended the Waterloo public schools to and including the 10th grade, and received his Ph. C. degree from Highland Park College of Pharmacy at Des Moines, in 1901. A resident of the state his entire life, he has followed the drug business continuously since 1899, although he has since become manager of the Postal Telegraph Company and handles estates and real estate loans.
He is a Democrat, and during the World War was a large purchaser of Liberty bonds and made liberal contributions to relief societies, He is a Lutheran, a 32nd degree Mason, and member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine, and is a member of the Elks. Mr. Stenglein enjoys fishing and big game hunting. He is a mineral rock collector and a lover of Indian lore. He also collects coins and stamps, is a dog fancier and trainer, a landscape artist and nurseryman, and enjoys mechanics of all types. Residence: Waterloo.
Dan Vorhees Stephens
Dan V. Stephens, banker, educational publisher, farmer and manufacturer, was born at Bloomington, Indiana, November 4, 1868. He comes of a line of pioneer settlers in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana. He is the son of Richard Lewis Stephens, born in Indiana about 1830, a farmer, who died near Bloomington about 1912. His mother, Martha (Lambkins) Stephens, was born and died near Bloomington, Indiana.
He received his early education in the public schools of Indiana, and the city schools of Bloomington. He attended Valparaiso College from 1886-87. In North Bend, Nebraska on June 24, 1890, he was married to Hannah Boe. Mrs. Stephens was born in Bergen, Norway, May 10, 1866. She was formerly a teacher. Of the two children born to this marriage, one, Edith, is deceased; the other, Estella, is the wife of Benjamin Harrison of Omaha.
Always a Democrat, Mr. Stephens began his political career as delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1904. He was delegate at large and chairman of three following Democratic national conventions: Denver, in 1908; San Francisco, 1920; New York, 1924 Upon the death of James P. Latta, he was elected to the 62nd congress, 1911-13, to fill the unexpired term, and was re-elected to the 63rd and 65th congresses, 1913-19, from the third Nebraska district. During this time he was a member of the interstate and foreign commerce committee.
An author of considerable note, his published works include Silas Cobb (1902) and Phelps and His Teachers (1903), together with many articles on banking, appearing in the American Bankers Magazine and elsewhere.
He is the organizer of the Hammond & Stephens Company, educational publishers; the Fremont State Company and the Fremont Mortgage Company. He is president of the Fremont National Bank, etc.
Elected to United States Congress in 1926, to represent the fourth Nebraska district, he rendered a service to his district that was highly pleasing to his constituents. Always attentive to his legislative and departmental duties, he initiated the idea of the weekly news letter, which would report congressional activities,
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as a means of keeping the people informed as to what is going on in Congress.
Defeated in 1928, by the narrow margin of 218 votes, in which election Hoover carried the district by 18,653 votes, he was elected over Charles W. Sloan in 1930.
He has always been active in farm organizations and is a former president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. He has attended many conferences and conventions on farming. He is also a Chautauqua and Lyceum lecturer. Residence: Fremont. (Photograph on Page 1141).
Lamont L. Stephens
One of Nebraska's able lawyers is Lamont L. Stephens who has been engaged in legal practice at Loup City, Nebraska, since 1914. He was born at Rockville, Nebraska, December 8, 1887, and is the son of William Harrison and Anna Martha (Thompson) Stephens. His father, who was a farmer and stockraiser, was born at Durand, Illinois, January 17, 1851, and died at Hot Springs, South Dakota, December 24, 1908. His mother was born in Norway, November 12, 1852.
William Harrison Stephens was the son of William Harrison and Ruama (Randall) Stephens, who were natives of Onondaga County, New York, Theirs was the first marriage recorded in Wayne District and occurred October 26, 1836.
Mr. Stephens attended the Roekville Public School, was a student at Nebraska State Normal College at Kearney, Nebraska, and received the LL. B. degree in 1914 at the University of Nebraska where he received the Order of the Coif. He opened a law office in Loup City immediately after his admission to the bar and has been a leader in professional affairs since that date.
He was married at Ulysses, Nebraska, May 25, 1915, to Elizabeth Lueretia Warren, who was born at Rising City, Nebraska. Three children were born to them, of whom two are living: Ruth, born April 29, 1918; and Norman, July 21, 1920. Lowell Warren, who was born November 12, 1916, died January 20, 1917.
Mr. Stephens is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Masons, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He served as county attorney of Sherman County, 1915-23, and was county judge there from 1925 to 1929. Residence: Loup City.
Samuel Zigmund Stern
Samuel Zigmund Stern, dentist, was born at Omaha, Nebraska, December 6, 1902, son of Morris and Toney (Feiler) Stern. He attended the high school at Billings, Montana, and received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Stern has been in active practice since 1925, and is a member of the national, state and local dental associations. He is also a member of B'nai Brith. Residence: Omaha.
William Sternberg
William Sternberg, lawyer and educator, was born at Underwood. Iowa, April 7, 1880. He is the son of Ludwig and Antonia (Hauber) Sternberg, both natives of Germany. His father, who was born at Mecklenburg, in 1824, came to America when a young man and settled in Iowa. He died at Earling, Iowa, January 21, 1905. His wife, Antonia, was born at Roehlingen, Stuttgart, Germany August 27, 1837, and died at Defiance, Iowa, January 19, 1919.
Upon his completion of the elementary courses in the parochial school at Earling, Iowa, Mr. Sternberg was graduated from Woodbine Normal High School. He attended St. Benedict's College at Atchison, Kansas, and Drake University at Des Moines, receiving his A. B. and LL. B. from Creighton University.
Admitted to practice on April 30, 1910, he devoted ten years to the practice of law, as a member of firm of Crane Boucher & Sternberg 1910-20, and since 1920 has given his entire time to educational work. He is professor of law at Creighton University at the present time.
He was married to Erica Louise von Lehenner, at Omaha, on November 15, 1924. Mrs. Sternberg was born at Hamburg, Germany, January 19, 1904. They have one daughter, Isabell, born June 18, 1926. Professor Sternberg is independent in politics. He is a Catholic, and a member of the Holy Name Parish. Residence: Omaha.
William Van Meter Steuteville
William V. Steuteville, lawyer at South Sioux City, Nebraska, has lived in the state since February, 1880. He was born in Grayson County, Kentucky, March 12, 1876, the son of Richard F. and Narcissa E. (Haynes) Steuteville. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Grayson County, November 5, 1844, and died at Brownyille, Nebraska, April 16, 1930. His mother who was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, August 16, 1848, and died at Brownville, September 18, 1929, was a music teacher.
Mr. Steuteville attended the Brownville public school and was graduated from high school there in 1891; later he attended the University of Nebraska. For twelve years he was a teacher in rural and city schools, and since 1909 he has been engaged in the practice of law at South Sioux City. He is a member of the Nebraska Historical Society, is affiliated with the Boals Methodist Episcopal Church, and holds membership with the National Geographic Society, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Stella Vennum was solemnized at Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, July 21, 1915. Mrs. Steuteville was born at Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska, July 19, 1884. Their children are: Florence, born June 29, 1916; Fern, born November 10, 1927; Mary, born November 10, 1917; and William, born July 31, 1922. Residence: South Sioux City.
Harland Uriah Stevens
Harland Uriah Stevens, educator, was born at Knoxville, Iowa, August 8, 1884, son of Charles Freeman and Esther Meek (Kilgore) Stevens. His father, born at Paris, Maine, April 11, 1841, is a clergyman. His mother was born March 3, 1845. Both are living.
Professor Stevens attended the public schools at Knoxville, Iowa, and obtained his secondary education in the preparatory department of Union College. He holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Science, Union College, 1907; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1912. A special student at the University of Nebraska for a time, he is now associate professor in the department of Bible and religion at Union College.
His marriage to Inez Leona Hoiland was solemnized at College View, Nebraska, on September 15, 1909. Mrs. Stevens was born at Anita, North Dakota, March 26, 1886, and died at Arequipa, Peru, South America, December 22, 1925. One child was born to this union, Helen, on January 15, 1918.
In August, 1912, Professor Stevens and his wife sailed for Argentina, to answer a call from the Seventh Adventist Day Mission Board to direct the River Plata Academy in Entre Rios, near Diamante, which is about 300 miles north of Buenos Aires. Here he was engaged for seven years, after which he was appointed educational secretary for the South American division of the Seventh Day Adventist General Conference, and in this capacity traveled over the greater part of South America.
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Francisco, he was there appointed superintendent of the Inca Union Mission of that church, which embraces the Republics of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. He moved with his family to Lima, Peru, and was engaged in this administrative work four years. After the death of his wife he returned with his daughter to the United States and was appointed associate professor of Bible and religion at Union College, which position he holds at the present time.
Professor Stevens was married to Grace A. Evans at Berrien Springs, Michigan, on May 30, 1928. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
Herbert Herman Stevens
Born at Cromwell, Iowa, February 4, 1895, Herbert Herman Stevens has resided in Nebraska for the past 22 years, and for a number of years has been a printer and publisher.
His father, William LeRoy Stevens, was born in Ohio and died at North Platte, Nebraska, in June 19, 1917. He served as superintendent of Potter public schools. His ancestry was Scotch-Irish. His wife, Margaret Mary Parry, was born in Ohio and died at Potter, Nebraska, September 9, 1927. She was also of Scotch-Irish descent.
Mr. Stevens attended the public high school of Potter.
At the present time he is the editor of the Potter Review, and is village clerk and village treasurer. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Elizabeth Johanna Meyers was solemnized at Kimball, June 19, 1923. She was born at Potter on June 25, 1902. There is one son, Wesley, born February 9, 1931.
During the World War Mr. Stevens held the rank of sergeant in the 341st Machine Gun Battalion. He is a member of the American Legion, Potter Post No. 291. He is also a member of the Methodist Church, the Nebraska Press Association, the Potter Community Booster's Club, the Potter Rifle Club, and the Masons. His hobby is mechanics. Residence: Potter.
Albert Ray Stevenson
Albert Ray Stevenson, merchant, and mayor of Thedford, was born at Westmoreland, Kansas, March 9, 1888, son of Francis Amsberry and Adelaide (Allen) Stevenson. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1846, and is a veteran of the Civil War, of German and Scotch ancestry. The mother, born in 1848, died at Mullen on May 19, 1900. Her ancestry was French and Irish.
Upon the completion of his public school education, Mr. Stevenson became a farm laborer, continuing until 1908. The following two years he was a mail carrier, and for some time thereafter was connected with the firm of Moulton & Bass at Anselmo, four years as head clerk. Thereafter he was the manager of G. M. William's store for one year, resigning to start his own business. He first operated at Sweetwater and then at Thedford. At the present time he owns a store at Thedford, and another at Seneca which is being run by his brother.
Mr. Stevenson is a Republican, and has served as mayor of Thedford, 1925-26, 1931-32. He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Cross, the Nebraskana Society, and the Masons. His hobby is reading
On February 5, 1913, he was married to Zillah Fern Shankland at Callaway, Nebraska. Mrs. Stevenson was born at Callaway on October 1, 1893, of Scotch-Irish and Pennsylvania-Dutch parentage. There are five children, Frances Juanita, born August 14, 1913; Doris Evelyn, December 29, 1914; Alberta Valier, December 20, 1916; Alma Fern, October 10, 1922; and Gilbert Allen, June 21, 1926. Residence: Thedford.
Francis Chase Stevenson
Francis Chase Stevenson, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association at Hastings, was born at Lynn, Indiana, January 31, 1896. He is the son of James Elmer and Chloa Caroline (Kinsey) Stevenson, the former born at Modoc, Indiana, September 6, 1872, and the latter at Lynn, on September 19, 1872.
Mr. Stevenson was graduated from high school at Richmond, Indiana, in 1915, and received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Purdue University. He is a member of Alpha Zeta and Theta Chi.
From 1921 to 1926, Mr. Stevenson was secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association at Iowa State College, and from 1926-28, was state student secretary for Nebraska. He has held his present position since January, 1929.
His marriage to Ruth Marian Simmons was solemnized at Russiaville, Indiana, September 3, 1921. To them were born three children: Charles William, born August 25, 1923, who died September 5, 1930; Betty Lou, born May 20, 1925; and Richard Lee, born January 3, 1929. Mrs. Stevenson was born at Kokoma, Indiana, March 20, 1897.
Mr. Stevenson entered Officers Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, on May 15, 1917, was made first lieutenant of infantry, assigned to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, until September 18, 1918, from which time until June, 1919, he served with the 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
A member of the First Congregational Church at Hastings, Mr. Stevenson is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, General Secretaries Association, the Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, Lion's Club, the Nebraskana Society, and the State Association of Employed Officers in which he is serving as president (1930-31). Among his sports are hand ball, fishing and hunting, and his hobby is reading. Residence: Hastings.
Oliver Stevenson
Oliver Stevenson was born of a pioneer Nebraska family, at Nebraska City, on February 14, 1883. Members of the Stevenson family have been in America since 1681. In the spring of 1860, Granville L. Stevenson, father of Oliver Stevenson, came with his parents to Nebraska, stopping first in Brownville, and a little later moving to Nebraska City, where they established the first steam powered flour and grist mill on the upper river. All machinery was shipped to them by boat from Mount Vernon, Ohio, and their business rapidly flourished. A large amount of flour and other mill products were shipped to the Mormans at Salt Lake City, and to Denver City. Granville L. Stevenson was born at Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and died at Nebraska City, in 1915.
Julia Catherine (Petring) Stevenson, his mother, came to Nebraska City with her parents in the spring of 1856. Her father, Herman H. Petring, established a store in Nebraska City, and until recently this business was managed by the family. In 1846, her father and mother came from Berlin, to St. Louis, Missouri. Her father was a son of a merchant in Germany, and owned an establishment which is still operated by his relatives in Berlin.
Mr. Stevenson was graduated from the Nebraska City public school, and he has been in business in this city all his adult years, has taken an active interest in community affairs and is connected with all civic movements of importance. A Democrat, he served for a time as County Clerk of Otoe County. At the present time he is vice president of the Otoe Food Products Company at Nebraska City.
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at Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1886.
In the late war Mr. Stevenson served as secretary of the local draft board for Otoe County, working without compensation. He is a member of the executive committee of the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, and is past president of the Nebraska County Clerks Association. He is a Mason, a member of the State Historical Society, and the Isaak Walton League.
Mr. Stevenson is vitally interested in the good roads movement, and is past president of the Nebraska Good Roads Association. His favorite sport is motorboating. Residence: Nebraska City.
Cloyd Laverne Stewart
A leading lawyer at Clay Center, Nebraska, is Cloyd Laverne Stewart, who has been a resident of Clay County most of his life. He was born at Hill City, Kansas, August 22, 1891, the son of Charles Bell and Millie (Stewart) Stewart. His father, who was born at Highland, Kansas, April 10, 1864, is a hardware merchant; his Scotch ancestors came to this country prior to the Revolution. His mother, whose ancestors were related to Benjamin Franklin, was born at Washington, Kansas, April 11, 1876. She has served as city librarian at Laramie, Wyoming, and in Albany County, Wyoming, for the past 10 years.
Mr. Stewart attended the Kearney Military Academy at Kearney, Nebraska, for four years from 1905 to 1909. He was awarded the LL. B. degree at the University of Nebraska in 1915, where he was prominent in dramatics and debating. He was president of the junior class in 1914, held membership in the Innocents Society, was a member of Phi Alpha Tau, and in 1914 acted as delegate to the national convention of Delta Upsilon.
Since his admission to the bar in 1915 Mr. Stewart has been engaged in the practice of law and at this time is city attorney at Clay Center. A Democrat, he served as county attorney of Clay County for three consecutive terms. Be was formerly manager for the Redpath Homer Chautanquas. He holds membership in the Chamber of Commerce, the Lion's Club, Nebraska State Bar Association, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner. His social club is the Clay Center Golf Club, and his favorite sport is golf.
He married Elma Charlotte Kinnison at St. Joseph, Missouri, April 14, 1914. To this union one son, James Bill Stewart, was born on February 20, 1915.
His marriage to Marie Wumenberg occurred Jane 20, 1926 at Swanton, Nebraska. One child was born to this marriage: Charles, born April 21, 1928. Residence: Clay Center.
Don Warner Stewart
Don W. Stewart was born at Lincoln, Nebraska, December 6, 1891, the son of John Minor and Alice Mary (Warner) Stewart. His father, born at Danville, Iowa, December 14, 1856, is a lawyer and former assistant Attorney General of Nebraska. He is of Scotch-English ancestry. Alice Mary, his wife, was born in Illinois, January 18, 1861, and died at Lincoln, October 27, 1907. She was of English and Dutch descent.
Mr. Stewart attended the Lincoln public schools and was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1909. He received his A. B, from Nebraska in 1913, attended the University of Michigan, in 1911, and returning to Nebraska, received his LL. B. in 1915. His fraternities are Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Phi.
He was married to Laura Kathleen McRoberts of Mound City, Missouri, October 22, 1919. They have three children, John W, born September 3, 1920; Donald W., born December 22, 1923, and Roger M., born July 9, 1927. He is a Republican and was assistant United States Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-26. He is now a member of the law firm of Stewart, Stewart and Whitworth, and a director of the Lincoln Trust Company, the Lancaster Hotel Company, the Union Real Estate Company, the Markel Hudsen-Essex Company, and the Stewart Investment Company.
His professional memberships include the American, Nebraska State and Lancaster County Bar Associations. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Parent-Teachers' Association, and the Young Men's Christian Association. his sports are golf and tennis, and his clubs the University and Lincoln Country Clubs. Residence: Lincoln.
John Minor Stewart
John M. Stewart has been engaged in the practice of law in Nebraska for the past 52 years. He was born near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, December 14, 1856. His father, James Andrew Stewart, who was born near Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 12, 1810, was a farmer. His ancestors came from Scotland about 1780. He died at Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, September 23, 1893.
His mother, Lucinda (Cowles) Stewart, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 22, 1822 and died at Minden, October 14, 1899. The Cowles family came from England to Farmington, Connecticut in 1645.
Mr. Stewart attended the rural schools of Lee County, Iowa, until 1870. He was a student at Parsons College, at Fairfield, Iowa, 1877, and the Normal School at Kirksville, Missouri. He was admitted to the bar at Fairfield, Iowa, January, 1880, and began the practice of law at Minden, directly afterward.
A Republican, he served as county attorney at Minden, 1881-1885; was mayor of Minden, 1883-84; was deputy attorney general at Lincoln, four years 1887-1891; was city attorney of Lincoln, 1907 and 1908; and was chairroan of the executive department of the Constitutional Convention, 1920. He is a director of the Lincoln Trust Company at Lincoln, and the Union Loan & Savings Association. He has been a trustee of the Nebraska Wesleyan University for the past 42 years.
He is a member of the American Bar Association; the Nebraska State Bar Association; and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. He holds membership in the Young Men's Christian Association, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a life member of the Nebraskana State Historical Society. He is a member of the University Club and the Lincoln Country Club. He is affiliated with St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln. His sport is golf.
On October 22, 1881, he was united in marriage with Alice M. Warner, at Fairfield, Iowa. Mrs. Stewart was born at Campaign, Illinois, January 18, 1861, and died at Lincoln, October 27, 1907. She was of Dutch descent. Four children were born to them: Frances Edward, born September 22, 1882; Helen 13., born August 16, 1885, who married Earl B. Day; Marcia L., born March 18, 1888, who married John Walter Mayo; and Donald W., born December 6, 1891.
Mr. Stewart was married to Harriet Gilyre Muir, June 3, 1915. Mrs. Stewart is a niece of John Muir, a great scientist and naturalist. Residence: Lincoln.
John Thomas Stewart
John Thomas Stewart, automobile dealer, was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 23, 1876, son of Joel Littleton and Sara Isabella (Cory) Stewart. Joel L. Stewart was born at Mount Carmel, Illinois, February 19, 1837, of English parentage, his ancestors settling in Nova Scotia, about 1704. He was a wholesale grocer for many years and died at Council Bluffs, April 24, 1896. His wife, Sarah, was born in London, Canada, November 13, 1852, and is descended from English settlers in New Jersey, about 1700.
John T. Stewart was educated in the Council Bluffs public and high schools, and Yale University. He has
