Obit: Stewart, John (1844 - 1925)

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Surnames: Stewart, Shanks, McMahon, Mead, Root

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (11 Jun 1925)

Stewart, John (8 OCT 1844 - 31 MAY 1925)

John Stewart, at one time a prominent citizen of Clark co., Wis. Died on May 31, 1925 in Portland, Oregon. He was a member of the County Board of Supervisors of Clark Co., Wis. For several years.

Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 8, 1844, emigrated to Canada in 1858, thence to Michigan in 1864, and to Wisconsin in 1866. His wife preceded him in death a few months ago. She was a sister of Mrs. Margaret Shanks and Eugene McMahon of Greenwood, Thomas McMahon of Prescott, Ariz., Mrs. Agnes Mead of Berkeley, Calif. and Mrs. Mary Root of Neillsville.

He leaves two sons, Dr. J. Arch Stewart and David Stewart, both of Portland, and two daughters, Bernice of Portland, Ore., and Elizabeth of Santa Monica, Calif. He also leaves six grandchildren.