I am looking for information on the James STEWARD (STEWART) and Elizabeth LAPLANTE family.
I know they had a son Henry who I believe was my gggrandfather. He was born in Indiana
about 1833, then in the Civil War from Wabash Co., Illinois in 1865 for three months and
died in 1869 in Illinois. He was married three times, the last time to my gggrandmother,
Elizabeth Maxwell. They had two daughters Julia and Mary Jane. According to Henry's
Civil War pension papers he died in 1869 and then Elizabeth died in 1871. I am wondering
if they might have been buried in Knox County. Henry also had two sons by two previous
marriages. They were living with LaPlante relatives in the 1870 and 1880 census. One (I
think Joseph) died in 1877, the other (I think August) in 1880. Any help or suggestions
as to where I might find out more about these two families would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Helen Jackson