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Vance A. Stewart


VANCE A. STEWART,  farmer, post-office Jamestown, Penn., is a son of James and Jane (Thompson) Stewart; she is a daughter of James Thompson, one of the early settlers of Shenango Township. The father of our subject was born in Hickory Township, where he resided till his death, in 1838. His widow survives him, and lives with the widow of her son, James, in Hempfield Township. Their family were: James, who died April 16, 1888; our subject, and John P., who died in Hickory Township July 16, 1884. Our subject was born February 21, 1836, in Hickory Township where he was reared and educated. In early life Mr. Stewart taught in the township schools, and in 1861 located in Venango County and engaged in the oil business, where he remained some eight years. In 1869 he returned to Mercer County and engaged in farming, having purchased his present farm previously. In 1881 our subject removed to Greenville, where he lived until the spring of 1888. He has served as school director for his township and other township offices. He was married in 1864 to Miss Melissa, daughter of the late Dr. Cyrus Ramsey, of New York City. Six living children are the fruits of this marriage: Mary E., Willard L., Virda, Myron V., Frank and Laura. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Greenville, and in politics is a Republican.

History of Mercer County, 1888, page 1209

Note:  Vance A. Stewart died in 1932 and is buried in Shenango Valley Cemetery


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