Floyd Allen STEWART Living STEWART Rebecca L BORN Lawrence Candler STEWART Letitia Chestnut THOMPSON Mini tree diagram
Clarence Grady STEWART

Clarence Grady STEWART1,3,5,2,8,7,6

29th Dec 19043,5,6,7 - 31st Dec 19711,3,4

Life History

29th Dec 1904

Born in Georgia.1,2

(most likely)

24th Dec 1905

Born in Georgia.3,5,6,7

(less likely)

31st Dec 1971

Died in Lithonia, Dekalb, Georgia.1,3,4

Other facts

 

Married Rebecca L BORN

 

Social Security number 252-01-6356.1

 

SSN issued in Georgia.1

 

Birth of daughter Living STEWART

Notes

  • 1910 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia, 21 April, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 17, page 10, Hse/Fam #63
    Stewart, Floyd A  Head M W 28 Married 6 years GA GA GA Miller
    Stewart, Martine C  Wife F W 29 Married 6 years GA GA GA
    Stewart, Clarence G Son M W 5 GA GA GA

    In this census, another Stewart family is living about three doors down.  This is Alexander S Stewart, age 59, and his wife Mattie L, also 59, with a 15-year-old daughter Flora.  I do not have enough information to determine how this Stewart household might be kin to Floyd and Martine.  They are both born in Georgia and all four of their parents were born in South Carolina.  They are of an age to be the parents of Floyd.  A correspondent also considered this possibility in an email mesasge in September 2010.

    "Floyd Stewart's second wife's name was Lititia C. Thompson .... The Alexander S. Stewart was married to Martha L. Thompson, aunt to Lititia.  Alexander and Martha had two children, Floyd and Flora - I will have to check to see if it is the same Floyd - something new for me to look into."
    --  joanncol, Ancestry messaging email to  24 Sep 2010

    The 1900 census, which I found afterwards, seems to match Alex and Mattie Stewart, and the son Floyd's age and birth date in August 1881 matches the other records for Floyd.

    1900 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia, 22 July, McWilliams District, Enumeration District 11, page 10A, Hse/Fam #175
    Stewart, Alex S Head W M Nov 1850  49 Married 8 years GA SC GA Farmer Owns Can Read and Write
    Stewart, Mattie Wife W F Dec 1850  49 Married 8 years  1 children/1 living TX MS TX Can Read and Write
    Stewart, Floyd  Son W M Aug 1881  18 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer
    Stewart, Flora W F Sept 1894  5 Single GA GA GA

    Note that this report says Mattie has had only one child.  This would mean Floyd is not her child, but Flora would be.  The record also reports that Alex and Mattie have been married only 8 years.  I do not have information on the first wife.

    In 1920 and 1920, Floyd's wife is reported under the name of Letitia C.  Other information seems to indicate this is the same woman reported in 1910 as Martine.  Her name appears to be written Letticia.  It is partly obscured by the flourishing tail of the Y in Floyd's name from the line above.

    1920 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia, 28 January, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 17, page 3B, Rock Springs and Macedonia Rd, Hse/Fam #41
    Stewart, Floyd A  Head M W 38 GA GA GA Farmer
    Stewart, Letticia C  Wife F W 38 GA GA GA
    Stewart, Clarence G Son M W 15 GA GA GA Laborer, Home Farm
    Stewart, Lawrence C Son M W 9 GA GA GA
    Hightower, Rawlie W Boarder M W 60 Widowed GA GA GA Farmer

    Stewart's occupation has changed from Miller to Farmer.

    From this census we can determine that the birth year for Clarence was 1914.  The census was taken in January, and his age is given as 15.  In 1910, in an April census, he was 5 years old.  This means ten years had passed, and his birthday is not from January to April of the census year.

    Sometime after the 1920 census and before the 1930, Clarence's father Floyd died.  In the 1930 census enumeration, Clarence is at home with his widowed mother.

    1930 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Georgia, 17 April, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 4, page 3A, Thompson Mill Rd, Hse #47, Fam #50
    Stewart, Letitia C  Head F W 49 GA GA GA Farmer, Dairy Farm
    Stewart, Clarence G Son M W 25 GA GA GA Farmer, Dairy Farm

    In this census the name of the county is spelled DeKalb.  The K was not capitalized in 1910 or 1920.

    In this census there is another Stewart household not far from them.  Alexander, who was nearby in 1910, does not appear.  The other families are:
    William E (age 55) and wife Nora (age 46) and their children
    Mary E 21
    Thomas E 18
    Edna E 6 and daughter Willie B 6
    All of these were born in Georgia as well as all the parents of William and Nora.

    1940 Federal Census, Fulton County, Georgia, 13 April, Lakewood Heights, District 65A, page 9B, 26 Conrad St, Hse #193, Rents $20
    Stewart, L Candler Head M W 29 Grade 7 b GA lived in same house in 1835 Grocerey Clerk, Feed and Grocery Store
    Stewart, Gladys M Wife F W 26  Grade HS-3 b GA lived in same house in 1935
    Stewart, James F Son M W 5 Single 0 b GA
    Stewart, John C Son M W 2 Single Grade 0 b GA
    Stewart, Letitia Mother F W 57 Widow Grade 7 b GA lived in same house in 1935
    Stewart, Clarence G Brother M W 35 Single Grade HS-1 b GA Truck Driver, Daily Paper Co

    A genealogy provides more detail about Clarence.

    Clarence Grady Stewart
    Birth 24 Dec 1905 in Georgia
    Death 31 Dec 1971 in Georgia
    Father Floyd A Stewart, Mother Leticia Thompson
    --  Ancestry Trees, Smith, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5451042/person/561328294?stid=12527699&spid=-238981169&pg=32787%2c32787

    This genealogy reports a different birth date than the Social Security Death Index.  SSDI says Grady was born in 29 Dec 1904.  I found a Grady Stewart with that birth date who also died in December 1971.  I found Grady's Social security name was Clarence Stewart.

    Social Security Death Index, www.ancestry.com
    Clarence Stewart
    Born 29 Dec 1904
    Died Dec 1971
    Last Residence Lithonia, Dekalb, Georgia 30058
    SSN 252-01-6356 issued Georgia (Before 1951)

    Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
    Clarence G Stewart
    Certificate #039108
    Residence Dekalb County
    Death Date 31 Dec 1971 Dekalb County
    Age 67 years

Sources

  • 1. Social Security Death Index
  • 2. 1940 Federal Census, Fulton County, Georgia
    • 13 April, Lakewood Heights, District 65A, page 9B, 26 Conrad St, Hse #193, Rents $20
  • 3. Ancestry Trees
    • Smith, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5451042/person/561328294?stid=12527699&spid=-238981169&pg=32787%2c32787
  • 4. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
    • Certificate #039108
  • 5. 1930 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia
    • 17 April, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 4, page 3A, Thompson Mill Rd, Hse #47, Fam #50
  • 6. 1920 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia
    • 28 January, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 17, page 3B, Rock Springs and Macedonia Rd, Hse/Fam #41
  • 7. 1910 Federal Census, Dekalb County, Georgia
    • 21 April, McWilliams Militia District (1448 Precinct), District 17, page 10, Hse/Fam #63
  • 8. Roger Louis McSwain, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, November 2007

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