Her death certificate records Mary Jane Stewart, age 66 years 2 months 5 days, born 1 Nov 1880 in Rowan Co., Ky, widow of Morgan Stewart, died 5 Feb 1947 in Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky, father Marion McClurg, mother’s maiden name Josephine Markwell, cause of death coronary thrombosis, informant Mrs. Mort May, Morehead, Ky.

Her obituary in the Rowan County News of Feb. 13, 1947 reported “Mrs. Mary Jane McClurg Stewart died last Wednesday at the age of 66.

Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church in West Morehead by Luther Bradley, William Caudill and Lindsey Caudill with burial in the family cemetery at Clearfield. Casket bearers at the funeral were: George McDaniel, William White, Milzie Cox, Lindsey Caudill, Jesse J. Caudill and Charlie Hogge.

She was born Nov. 1, 1880, the daughter of Marion and Josephine Markwell McClurg. Her parents both died while she was a child. A half-sister Rosetta McClurg died in 1912. She married Morgan Thomas Stewart Dec. 28, 1895. She was left a widow in 1928.

Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Stella Martt and Mrs. Lottie May of Morehead; Mrs. Martha Barndollar and Mrs. Ethel Crager of Clearfield, and five sons: Morgan, Jim, Bill, Fred and Arthur of Shelby, Ohio. She also leaves 28 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Stewart became a member of the Baptist Church early in her life, and was a devout church worker. Arrangements were handled by the Lane Funeral Home.”

Rowan Co., Ky, marriage register A, p. 97, records the marriage on 15 Dec 1895 of Morgan Stewart and Mary McClerg.

Morgan and Mary Jane had 10 children, but I am only entering Morgan Jr., because his second wife was my second cousin twice removed Motie McClain. For more information on this family, see Louis Stewart’s page on the family Alexander Stewart & Martha Patton at http://members.aol.com/jcarter725/page11.html, and his page on the children and grandchildren of Morgan Thomas Stewart and Mary Jane McClurg, at http://members.aol.com/jcarter725/page12.html