Absalom N. Stewart was a native of Symmes township, where he was born on November 21, 1825. He was married in the same township on January 24, 1850, to Elizabeth M. Handley, who was born in Monroe County, Virginia, on December 3, 1831.
Their children are:
- Mary E. (Cooper), born December 17, 1850, resides in Symmes township;
- Emanuel T., June 1, 1852, resides in this township;
- Myra J., December 23, 1853, resides in this township;
- Lavina H., July 24, 1855, died December 31, 1871;
- Julia M., on May 1, 1860, resides in this township.
John C. Stewart, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born August 7, 1800, and his mother, Sarah (McCartney) Stewart, was born January 17, 1802. They both settled in this county in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Stewart are Samuel Handley, born in 1796, and Elizabeth (Barger) Handley, born in November 1800. They came to this county in 1841. Mr. Stewart has been a trustee of Symmes township for four years and a clerk for one year.
He was a soldier of the war of the rebellion, enlisting in September 1864, in Company K, 173d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He served one year and was discharged at the close of the war. Mr. Stewart is a farmer in Symmes township. His post office address is Sherritt’s, Lawrence county, Ohio.
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