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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