Margaret H. Smith married Cyrus Stewart in December of 1869.

Children:
Guy
Leon
John
Burg
Clide
Grace b. June 1882, Missouri
Alice b. Jan 1886, Illinois
Lizzie [Elizabeth] b. Jan 1888, Illinois
George S. b.Jun 1891 Illinois
Hattie R. b. Oct 1893 Illinois
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According to the book History of Adams County, 1879, Cyrus and Margaret - as of 1879 - had 5 children:

Guy
Leon
John
Burg
Clide
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1880 Census
Payson Township
Adams County
Illinois
Enumerated: June 4, 1880

Nancy Marston, age 72 (b. 1808) and her mother Mary Grant, age 90 (b. 1790) were listed as living with Nancy's son Cyrus, therefore Mary died sometime after 1880 in Payson, Adams Co., Illinois.

Name Age Birth Birth of Father, Mother
Cyrus Stewart, 29 b. IL f:IR m:ME
Margarett, 29 b. VA f: Germany m: VA

children
Guy 10, b. IL f. IL m. VA
Leon 8, b. IL f. IL m. VA
John 6, b. IL f. IL m. VA
Burg 4, b. IL f. IL m. VA
Clide 2, b. IL f. IL m. VA

MOTHER
Nancy 72, b. ME f. Vermont m. ME

GRANDMOTHER
Mary 90, b. ME f. Ohio m. ME

COUSIN
Anna Cutforth 18, b. IL f. England m.ME
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Census 1900
Payson Township
Adams Co., Illinois
Enumerated:

Cyrus Stewart, b. July 1849, age 50
Margaret H., b. Oct 1840, age 50

Grace 17, b. June 1882, Missouri
Alice 14, b. Jan 1886, Illinois
Lizzie 12, b. Jan 1888, Illinois
George 8, b.Jun 1891 Illinois
Hattie 6, b. Oct 1893 Illinois
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Excerpt from the book HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, 1919, page 837.

STEWART CYRUS, farmer; P. O. Payson; the thirteenth child of William and Nancy (Marston) Stewart; was born in Payson in July, 1849; was educated in the village and at Camp Point. In December, 1869, he married Margret H. Smith, born in Frederick county, Va., in October, 1849. Have five children: Guy, Leon, John, Burg, and Clide.

MR. STEWART makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred Cotswold sheep; takes great interest in the Adams County Agricultural Society, and is one of its directors.

HIS FATHER, William Stewart, was born near Belfast, Ireland, October 29, 1802. He enjoyed superior educational advantages up to his fifteenth year, though he had to walk four miles to school.

HE evinced a love for mathematics and navigation; was apprenticed on board a merchantman which sailed between Europe and the United States. He became second mate, soon after which, the vessel was captured by pirates. He narrowly escaped with his life and abandoned the sea.

HE married Nancy Marston, in Maine, in May 1823. In 1836 they came to Payson township. When back on a business trip, he brought a pint of apple seed from New York, which he planted, and started the first nursery in that part of the county.

HE took great pains to cultivate choice varieties of fruit tress and ornamental shrubbery, and many of the beautiful door yards of Adams county are living monuments of his enterprise and good taste.

THEY had fourteen children; thirteen still living. He died Dec. 13, 1857. He and his wife were zealous members of the Baptist church. She owns the homestead of 295 acres, worth $70 an acre."

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