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Catharine Stewart1,2,3

ID# 23562, (1855 - 1895)
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Parents:

FatherLewis K. Stewart (abt 1828 - 13 Feb 1862)
MotherLucina Cason (27 Nov 1821 - 4 May 1873)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Oct 1855,4,5,6
Marriage: 9 Feb 1876, Jasper Co., Illinois, Joshua Barnet Terhune (b. abt 16 Apr 1851, d. 29 Jan 1879)7
Marriage: 19 Jul 1883, Jasper Co., Illinois, John Henry Longsdorff (b. abt 18 Jun 1848, d. 20 Feb 1905)8,9
Death: 13 Apr 1895,10
Burial: Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois,11
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Narrative:

Catharine Stewart was born on 6 Oct 1855.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Washington Co., IllinoisG, in the household of her parents, Lewis K. Stewart and Lucina Cason.12
     Her father died on 13 Feb 1862, killed in the battle of Fort Donelson, when Catharine was 6 years old.13,14
     After the death of her father she moved with her mother to Jasper Co.G, where members of her father's family were living.
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IllinoisG, in the household of her mother, Lucina Cason.15
     Her mother died on 4 May 1873, when Catharine was 17 years old.16
      Her mother had been receiving a widow's pension based on her late husband's Civil War service, which ended with her death. On 9 Jun 1873 Catharine's uncle, Sanford C. Stewart, applied as guardian for a minor's pension based on her late father's service. The pension was subsequently approved. Details have not been found, but presumably it was for the benefit of Catharine and her three sisters.17
     Catharine married first Joshua Barnet Terhune, son of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, on 9 Feb 1876 in Jasper Co., IllinoisG.7
     Her husband died on 29 Jan 1879 in Willow Hill, Jasper Co., IllinoisG.18,19,20
     Catharine appeared with her daughters Lucy and Edith, on the 1880 Federal Census of New Liberty, Jasper Co., IllinoisG, in the household of Sanford C. Stewart and Elizabeth Jones, her uncle and his second wife.21
     Catharine married second John Henry Longsdorff on 19 Jul 1883 in Jasper Co., IllinoisG.8,9
     Catharine died on 13 Apr 1895 at age 39.10 She was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., IllinoisG.11

Children:
     Children with Joshua Barnet Terhune:

  1. Lucy Terhune (1877 - 12 Aug 1954)
  2. Edith Terhune (abt 15 Sep 1878 - 21 Jun 1906)

Children:
     Children with John Henry Longsdorff:

  1. Josie Everett Longsdorff (12 Nov 1884 - 24 May 1970)
  2. Odessa Longsdorff (5 Aug 1888 - 8 Jan 1988)
  3. Ernie L. Longsdorff (24 Oct 1892 - 24 Jul 1898)

Citations

  1. [S11680] L. K. Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Illinois, shows name as Catharine Stewart.
  2. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua B. Turhune and Catherine Stewart, citing FHL #1312611.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17222068, Catherine Stewart Longsdorff, includes photo of original tombstone showing name as Catharine, wife of J. Longsdorff, and photo of replacement stone showing name as Catherine (Stewart-Terhune) Longsdorff.
  4. [S11680] L. K. Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Illinois, shows age 4 and state.
  5. [S11681] Catherine Stwart household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 14 and state.
  6. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17222068, Catherine Stewart Longsdorff, shows date and includes photo of original tombstone showing age 39 yr 6 mo 7 days at death 13 Apr 1895, and photo of replacement stone showing date.
  7. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua B. Turhune and Catherine Stewart, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county, and state.
  8. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for John H. Longsdorff and Catherine Terhune or Stewart, citing FHL #1312612, shows date, county and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17222068, Catherine Stewart Longsdorff, shows date and includes photo of original tombstone showing her as his wife, and photo of replacement stone showing her as his second wife and date.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17222068, Catherine Stewart Longsdorff, shows date and includes photos of original tombstone and replacement stones, both showing date.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17222068, Catherine Stewart Longsdorff, includes photos of original and replacement tombstones.
  12. [S11680] L. K. Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Illinois.
  13. [S4321] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report, online, record for Lewis K. Stewart, shows date and place.
  14. [S2214] "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," Ancestry.com, record for Lewis K Stewart, shows date, killed, and place.
  15. [S11681] Catherine Stwart household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17240501, Elizabeth “Lusina” Cason Stewart, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S11686] Stewart, Civil War Pension Index.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 98133377, Joshua Barnett Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S11678] "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua Barnet Terhune, citing FHL # 1315767 and v 1 p 19 Ln 244, shows date, city, county, and state.
  20. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows his wife as widowed.
  21. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.

 

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