Isaac Mitton Stewart

father in revolutionary war

https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=K2HN-WBZ&section=memories   Baptism: 3 Feb 1842   http://fifeancestors.blogspot.com/2006/02/6-isaac-mitton-stewart.html   Stewart, Isaac Mitton, Bishop of Draper, Salt Lake county, Utah, from 1856 to 1890, was the son of Bickley Stewart and Alice Hopkins and was born at Burlington, New Jersey, March 14, 1815. He was of Scotch-Irish descent and his father was a soldier of the Revolution under George Washington. His father died when Isaac was but a lad, and the family moved to Illinois, where Isaac (then a young man) became acquainted with Joseph Smith’s mission and embraced the gospel. In 1843 he married Matilda Jane Downs. He shared the early persecutions of the Saints, and was on guard near Carthage when the Prophet Joseph and Patriarch Hyrum were murdered. Being driven with the Saints from Illinois, he moved to Kanesville, Iowa, where he remained until the spring of 1852, when he crossed the plains in a company of which he [p.794] was appointed captain. On reaching the Valley he located at what was then called South Willow Creek, now Draper, Salt Lake county. In October, 1856, he was set apart to act as Bishop of Draper Ward, in which capacity he served faithfully until his death, which occurred at Draper March 15, 1890. In 1856 he married Elizabeth White and Emma Lloyd, with whom he had a large family, being the father of twenty children and having eighty grandchildren. Thirteen of his children are now living. They are: James Z. Stewart of Logan; Isaac J. Stewart of Richfield; Joshua B. Stewart, William M. Stewart, Samuel W. Stewart, Charles B. Stewart, Barnard J. Stewart, all of Salt Lake City; Mary Ann Ballantyne, Logan; Alice C. Stringfellow, Draper; Elizabeth Fife, Ogden; Eliza J. Fife, Salt Lake City; Luella E. Lindsay, Montpelier, Idaho, and Nettie P. Stewart, Salt Lake City. Bishop Stewart served three successive terms (nine years) as county selectman of Salt Lake county, and was prominently associated with Judge Elias Smith, Bishop Reuben Miller, Jesse W. Fox and Bishop Archibald Gardner, in the construction of the various canals taken from the Jordan river in the southern part of Salt Lake county. He was strong and energetic in mind and body and had a progressive disposition, always taking an active interest in education. It was largely through his influence that Dr. John R. Park was employed and retained in educational work in Utah. Bishop Stewart was a typical example of a sturdy pioneer, honest and upright in every particular. His life and interests were centered in his religious faith.Source: (Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 4 vols. A. Jenson History Company and Deseret News, 1901-36.)   Name: Isaac Mitten Stewart Gender: Male Relationship to Primary Person: Self (Head) Father: Beakley Stewart [Bigley Stewart]  [Bickley Stewart]  Mother: Alice Hopkins Birth Date: 23 Feb 1816 Alternate Birth Dates: Mar 14, 1815 or Mar 14, 1815 Birth Place: Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Death Date: 15 Mar 1890 Death Place: Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Burial Place: Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Residences: Salt Lake County, Utah, USA: 1860 Willow Creek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA: 1870 LDS Church Ordinance Data: Baptism Date: February 3, 1842 Baptism Date: March 24, 1857 Patriarchal Blessing Date: June 2, 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Officiator: Hyrum Smith Ordained Seventy Ordained Bishop Date: October 1856 LDS Temple Ordinance Data: Endowment Date: February 6, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Endowment Date: July 5, 1928 Baptism Date: September 20, 1927 Sealed to Spouse Number 1 Date: January 25, 1857 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Vocations: Farmer; 1860, 1870 Comments: In 1860, Isaac had a household of 13, a real wealth of $1800, and a personal wealth of $2100. In 1870, he had a household of 9, a real wealth of $4000, and a personal wealth of $2000. Comments: #21. Isaac was Bishop of the Draper, Salt Lake, Utah ward from 1856 to 1890. He was of Scotch-Irish descent and his father was a soldier of the Revolution under George Washington. His father died when Isaac was very young and the family moved to Illinois. There he became acquainted with Joseph Smith and learned the gospel. He shared the early persecutions of the Saints and was on guard near Carthage when the Prophet Joseph and Patriarch Hyrum were murdered. Being driven with the Saints from Illinois he moved to Kanesville, Iowa where he remained until the spring of 1852. Then he crossed the plains in a company of which he was appointed captain. On reaching the Valley he located at what was then called South Willow Creek and now is called Draper. Isaac served three successive terms (nine years) as county selectman of Salt Lake county and was prominently associated with Judge Elias Smith, Bishop Reuben Miller, Jesse W. Fox and Bishop Archibald Gardner, in the construction of the various canals taken from the Jordan River in the southern part of the Salt Lake county.   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=LDSVitalMembership1830-1848&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=isaac&gsfn_x=NP_NN&gsln=stewart&gsln_x=NS_NP_NN&dbOnly=_83004006%7c_83004006_x&uidh=m42&pcat=37&fh=1&h=86984&recoff=4+6+54+66+78&ml_rpos=2   Stewart, Isaac Mitton, Bishop of Draper, Salt Lake county, Utah, from 1856 to 1890, was the son of Bickley Stewart and Alice Hopkins and was born at Burlington, New Jersey, March 14, 1815. He was of Scotch-Irish descent and his father was a soldier of the Revolution under George Washington. His father died when Isaac was but a lad, and the family moved to Illinois, where Isaac (then a young man) became acquainted with Joseph Smith’s mission and embraced the gospel. In 1843 he married Matilda Jane Downs. He shared the early persecutions of the Saints, and was on guard near Carthage when the Prophet Joseph and Patriarch Hyrum were murdered. Being driven with the Saints from Illinois, he moved to Kanesville, Iowa, where he remained until the spring of 1852, when he crossed the plains in a company of which he [p.794] was appointed captain. On reaching the Valley he located at what was then called South Willow Creek, now Draper, Salt Lake county. In October, 1856, he was set apart to act as Bishop of Draper Ward, in which capacity he served faithfully until his death, which occurred at Draper March 15, 1890. In 1856 he married Elizabeth White and Emma Lloyd, with whom he had a large family, being the father of twenty children and having eighty grandchildren. Thirteen of his children are now living. They are: James Z. Stewart of Logan; Isaac J. Stewart of Richfield; Joshua B. Stewart, William M. Stewart, Samuel W. Stewart, Charles B. Stewart, Barnard J. Stewart, all of Salt Lake City; Mary Ann Ballantyne, Logan; Alice C. Stringfellow, Draper; Elizabeth Fife, Ogden; Eliza J. Fife, Salt Lake City; Luella E. Lindsay, Montpelier, Idaho, and Nettie P. Stewart, Salt Lake City. Bishop Stewart served three successive terms (nine years) as county selectman of Salt Lake county, and was prominently associated with Judge Elias Smith, Bishop Reuben Miller, Jesse W. Fox and Bishop Archibald Gardner, in the construction of the various canals taken from the Jordan river in the southern part of Salt Lake county. He was strong and energetic in mind and body and had a progressive disposition, always taking an active interest in education. It was largely through his influence that Dr. John R. Park was employed and retained in educational work in Utah. Bishop Stewart was a typical example of a sturdy pioneer, honest and upright in every particular. His life and interests were centered in his religious faith.   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ldsbio&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=isaac%20mitton&gsln=stewart&MSAV=1&uidh=m42   Encyclopedic History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints C Crescent Ward The early settlers of Crescent belonged to the Draper Ward, and it was not until 1890 that the first presiding Elder, Soren Jensen, was appointed to hold meetings in what was known as Dry Creek or Pleasant View, under the direction of Bishop Isaac M. Stewart of Draper Ward. Previously (in 1886) Sunday school sessions had been commenced at the home of John Newman Eddins, and these were continued until a meeting house, a brick structure, was erected in the district in 1890. Soren Jensen acted in the capacity of presiding Elder until the Crescent Ward was organized March 22, 1896, that name being selected by Bro. Nels A. Nelson. View Full Context Encyclopedic History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D Draper Ward In 1849 Ebenezer Brown, of Mormon Battalion fame, and his two sons (Joseph G. and Norman) took a herd of cattle and horses into the district of country now the site of the town of Draper. The next year they built cabins on what was then known to the inhabitants of Salt Lake Valley as South Willow Creek, and brought their families to the settlement. In 1851 they were joined by Henry Day, William and Zemira Draper, Andrew Jackson Allen, Andrew Burnham, Perry Fitzgerald and a few others. For the benefit of these settlers a branch organization was effected with William Draper as presiding Elder. Brother Draper had acted as a Bishop on the frontiers before coming to Salt Lake Valley and in his honor Draper was named. By the end of 1852 about twenty families were living on South Willow Creek, among whom was George Bankhead, a convert from the Southern States. Bishop Draper acted as presiding Elder until 1856, when a more perfect organization was effected with Isaac M. Stewart as Bishop. In 1852 an adobe school house was erected in the district, which was used for meetings and all social gatherings until 1860, when a more substantial structure was built. In 1854 a fort with walls a foot thick and eight feet high was constructed at Draper as a protection against Indians. View Full Context Encyclopedic History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D Draper Ward Bishop Isaac M. Stewart acted as Bishop of Draper Ward until his death, which occurred March 15, 1890. He was succeeded by Wm. C. Allen, who in 1898 was succeeded by Willard B. Ennis, who was succeeded in 1911 by Søren Rasmussen, who being called in 1914 to act as counselor in the presidency of Jordan Stake, was succeeded by Peter C. Rasmussen, who in 1918. was succeeded by Millard B. Andrus, who was succeeded in 1927 by Alma F. Smith, who presided as Bishop Dec. 31, 1930. On that date the Draper Ward had 1,132 members, including 249 children. View Full Context   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=enclds&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=isaac%20mitton&gsln=stewart&MSAV=1&uidh=m42    

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