Alexander Stewart

1822 - 1886  (64 years)

• Name	Alexander Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	16 Jan 1822	Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Jan 1822	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Residence	1841	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	1851	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1870	Florence, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1880	Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head of House: Brother
  Residence	1885	Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA   [12]
  	Marital Status: Widowed
  Probate	12 Apr 1886	Benton, Iowa, USA   [9]
  Residence	Benton, Iowa   [9]
  Died	29 Apr 1886	Benton, Iowa, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Buried	Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA   [10, 11]
  Person ID	I27698	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Andrew Stewart, Innkeeper at Gartmore,   b. 24 Feb 1790, Mill of Drummond, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jun 1852, Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Marshall,   b. 1791, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Oct 1872, Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Between 25 and 26 Oct 1817	Drymen, Stirling, and Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland   [13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Family ID	F9130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F22764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  **This Alexander Stewart should not be confused with Alexander Stewart in Gartencaber and Ardencaple, son of Andrew Stewart and Margaret McFarlane. He is not the Alexander Stewart who died in 1871 in Ardencaple, Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. that is Alexander, son of Andrew Stewart and Margaret McFarlane.** --- Alexander Stewart was born on 16 Jan 1822 in Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the second son of Andrew Stewart and Margaret Marshall. "January 16th 1822, Andrew Stewart and Margaret Marshall, spouses at Milltown had a lawful son born called Alexander." (Buchanan Parish Register) In 1841, at age 15, Alexander Stewart was residing at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with his parents and siblings. In 1851, at age 28, Alexander Stewart was residing at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with his parents. He was employed as a farmer's son. In 1852, Alexander Stewart's father died. Alexander Stewart immigrated likely sometime around 1860 to Iowa, USA. He is not found in either the 1860 USA census or the 1861 Scotland census, suggesting that he immigrated after the 1860 census was taken and before the 1861 census was taken. In 1870, at age 50, Alexander Stewart was residing in Florence, Benton, Iowa, USA, with the family of his younger brother, William Stewart. He was employed as a farmer. Their elderly mother, Margaret Stewart, was also residing with them. In 1880, at age 59, Alexander Stewart was residing in Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA, in the home of his brother, William Stewart. Alexander Stewart died on 29 Apr 1886 in Benton, Iowa, USA.

  
  

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