Charles Morton Stewart

Life and records

Leach 1910 / Political Graveyard: Charles Morton Stewart, son of Hon. David Stewart x Mary Adelaide Morton, b. Baltimore 16 Jul 1828, d. Old Point Comfort / Hampton, Va., 13 Aug 1900; m. Sophia DeButts 26 Feb 1850. Sun 14 Aug 1900 surviving children include Mrs. Robert McLean.

Also styled C. Morton Stewart. Coffee importer (C. Morton Stewart & Co., est. 1856); bank director; Consul for Argentina in Baltimore 1864-98; Consul for Venezuela 1875-77; president, Board of Trustees, Johns Hopkins University; senior vestryman St. Paul's; vestryman Garrison Forest Church. Summer home Cliffeholme, Green Spring Valley; winter house 924 N. Charles. Died bathing at Old Point Comfort, Virginia. Interment St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md. (Political Graveyard). Parents confirmed: Hon. David Stewart (13 Sep 1800 - 5 Jan 1858) x Mary Adelaide Morton (d. 6 May 1834). Marriages: (1) Sophia DeButts, 26 Feb 1850; she died 1 Apr 1864 (Leach). (2) Josephine Lurman, 30 Apr 1866 — stepmother of Rebecca, not blood. First-marriage children (Leach 1910): Sophia DeButts Stewart (unmarried as of 1910); Adelaide Morton Stewart (died young); Banny DeButts Stewart m. Dr. Samuel Johnston (d. childless 1896 per WikiTree, hence absent from 1900 surviving-children list); Rebecca Pinckney Stewart m. Robert McLean. Wikipedia's family list giving Charles's death as 1901 is wrong; Leach, Political Graveyard, and the 14 Aug 1900 Sun all say 13 Aug 1900. No public portrait or stone photo saved (FAG Cloudflare-blocked; St. Thomas Garrison Forest USGenWeb 503).

Family

Sources

1. Leach 1910: Helen West, youngest child of William West by Mary Hodge.

   Children of Charles Morton Stewart by his first wife: 134. i. Sophia DeButts Stewart, unmarried. 125. ii. Adelaide Morton Stewart, died young. 126. iii. Banny DeButts Stewart, married Dr. Samuel Johnston. 127. iv. Rebecca Pinckney Stewart, married Robert McLean, by whom she has issue. Children by second wife: 128. v. Frances Lurman Stewart, born 2 March, 1867; married … Edward Livingston Coster… 129. vi. Mary Morton Stewart, born 2 August, 1868; died 30 June, 1869. 130. vii. Charles Morton Stewart, Jr., born 10 May, 1870; married … Sophia Howard McHenry… 131. viii. John Stewart, born 29 April, 1871; died 27 September, 1903; married … Mary Washington Keyser… 132. ix. Gustav Lurman Stewart, born 29 April, 1871; married … Anna Gilmor… 133. x. Redmond Conyngham Stewart, born 4 October, 1873; married … Catharine Latimer Small… 134. xi. Priscilla Pinckney Stewart, born 11 June, 1876; married … John McHenry… 135. xii. William Plunkett Stewart, born 4 January, 1878; married … Elsie Foster Cassatt… 136. xiii. Ellinor Donnell Stewart, born 17 August, 1879; married … Frank Adair Bonsall… 137. xiv. Doris Lurman Stewart, born 7 May, 1881. 138. xv. Stephen Lurman Stewart, born 29 October, 1882. 139. xvi. Donnell Stewart, born 23 September, 1886; died 16 August, 1887. 140. xvii. William Donnell Stewart, born 27 January, 1889.

2. leach-1910-david-stewart: 1910 compiled genealogy, same book p. 88

   Honorable DAVID STEWART, only child of John Stewart by his wife Helen West, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, 13 September, 1800; died there, 5 January, 1858. … He married (1), 20 October, 1825, Mary Adelaide Morton, half sister of Mrs. Susan Bonaparte, and daughter of Nathaniel Morton by his wife Sarah Copeland. She died 6 May, 1834. He married (2), Priscilla Pinckney. Children of Honorable David and Mary Adelaide (Morton) Stewart, born at Baltimore: i. John Stewart, born 27 September, 1826; died 26 February, 1901 … ii. Charles Morton Stewart, born 12 July, 1828; died 13 August, 1900. iii. Sarah Stewart, died young. iv. David Stewart, died young.

3. Leach 1910: Helen West, youngest child of William West by Mary Hodge.

   CHARLES MORTON STEWART, son of Honorable David Stewart by his wife Mary Adelaide Morton, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, 16 July, 1828, and died at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, 13 August, 1900. ... He married (1), 26 February, 1850, Sophia DeButts, who died 1 April, 1864; (2), 30 April, 1866, Josephine Lurman ... iv. Rebecca Pinckney Stewart, married Robert McLean, by whom she has issue.

4. Surviving child Plunkett Stewart (Sun 14 Aug 1900 OCR).

   Stricken In the Surf: Mr. C. Morton Stewart Dies While Bathing at Old Point. ... Mr. Stewart is survived by his widow and 13 children. They are: Miss Sophia DeButts Stewart; Mrs. Robert McLean; C. Morton Stewart Jr.; ... Messrs. Lurman and Donnell Stewart. The latter was with him at the time of his death.

5. Surviving child Plunkett Stewart (Sun 14 Aug 1900 OCR).

   Mr. Stewart is survived by his widow and 13 children: Miss Sophia DeButts Stewart; Mrs. Robert McLean; C. Morton Stewart Jr.; Mrs. Edward L. Coster; Mrs. John McHenry; John Stewart Jr.; Gustav L. Stewart; Redmond C. Stewart; Plunkett Stewart; Miss Ellinor and Miss Doris Stewart; and Messrs. Lurman and Donnell Stewart.

6. Political Graveyard: son of David Stewart and Mary Adelaide (Morton) Stewart; born Maryland 16 Jul 1828; died Hampton, Va., 13 Aug 1900 (age 72 years 28 days).

   Charles Morton Stewart (1828-1900) ... Relatives: Son of David Stewart and Mary Adelaide (Morton) Stewart; married, February 26, 1850, to Sophia DeButts; married, April 30, 1866, to Josephine Lurman ... Born in Maryland, July 16, 1828. ... Died in Hampton, Va., August 13, 1900 (age 72 years, 28 days). Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.

7. Surviving child Plunkett Stewart (Sun 14 Aug 1900 OCR).

   Or. Stewart is survived by his widow and 13 children they Are Mist Sophia do Butts Stewart mrs. Robert Mclean.

8. Political Graveyard: CMS Jr married 1895 to Sophia Howard McHenry.

   Charles Morton Stewart (1828-1900) ... married, February 26, 1850, to Sophia DeButts; married, April 30, 1866, to Josephine Lurman ...