Obituary
W. T. Stewart
W. T. Stewart, one of the oldest citizens of Waxahachie, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will Moore, 1122 W. Main St. [Waxahachie] Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Born in White County, Tenn, Dec. 23, 1837, Stewart came with his parents to Texas when a small child. They settled near Long Branch, Ellis County, during the Civil War. He fought with the Confederate troops and was a member of the Winnie Davis Camp, U.C.V.
Twenty-one of the last thirty years Mr. Stewart spent in the far western part of Texas and in the western states where he engaged in mine prospecting. While living in West Texas in the early days before the country was settled, he had many thrilling experiences in hunting the wild buffalo.
For the last nine years Mr. Stewart and his wife have lived with their daughter, Mrs. Will Moore.
Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Will Moore, Waxahachie; Mrs. Ida Held, El Paso; Mrs. C. T. Tysen, Los Angeles, Calif.; Tom L. Stewart, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Chas. W. Stewart, Panama Canal Zone.
Rev. E. W. Potter officiated with burial in the City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eugene Kidd, Homer Poovey, W. T. Jackson, J. W. Tucker, Oscar Stevens and Dixon Boozer.
(Copied May 8, 1963 from clipping from Waxahachie Daily Light, Nov. 24, 1923)
Confederate Veteran Dies at Home of Daughter
Waxahachie, Texas
William Thomas Stewart, 84, Confederate veteran, and one of the oldest citizens of Waxahachie, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will Moore, 1122 W. Main St. Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Born in White County, Tenn, Dec. 23, 1837, Stewart came with his parents to Texas when a small child. They settled near Long Branch, Ellis County, during the Civil War. He fought with the Confederate troops and was a member of the Winnie Davis Camp, U.C.V.
Twenty-one of the last thirty years Mr. Stewart spent in the far western part of Texas and in the western states where he engaged in mine prospecting. While living in West Texas in the early days before the country was settled, he had many thrilling experiences in hunting the wild buffalo.
For the last nine years Mr. Stewart and his wife have lived with their daughter, Mrs. Will Moore.
Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Will Moore, Waxahachie; Mrs. Ida Held, El Paso; Mrs. C. T. Tysen, Los Angeles, Calif.; Tom L. Stewart, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Chas. W. Stewart, Panama Canal Zone.
Rev. E. W. Potter officiated with burial in the City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eugene Kidd, Homer Poovey, W. T. Jackson, J. W. Tucker, Oscar Stevens and Dixon Boozer.
[The above obituary is also found reproduced in History of Ellis County, compiled by Mrs. A. L. Feltenberger and the Rebecca Boyce Chapter DAR. Perhaps this source may be more accessable to you and may even contain additional information about Mr. Stewart.]
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