His parents are George Emory Steward and Victoria Virginia Wheelhouse.
What i know of him so far, is that he was born in Iowa and for sure by the time he was 14 (thanks to the 1900 census) he was in Indian Valley, Idaho.
Then in 1905 he married Jennie Hutchison. (The picture of her below was taken around 1890.)
And on January 16, 1907 they had their first child together, a son, Clarence H Steward.
In 1908 they had another child, a daughter, Jennie Steward. She was born on April 11 and on April 20th, Jennie Hutchison died (she was only 19 years old). Which leads me to believe it had to do with complications from the birth of her daughter, Jennie Steward. Although i can't be certain.
Below is Jennie's birth record
Clyde eventually moved on and married Grace Emily Ludwig.
I'm not certain when they married, but my guess would be sometime before 1912, cause that's when they had their first child together, a daughter, Georgie Victoria Steward.
Then in 1915 they had their second child together, a daughter, Gladys Steward.
And in 1917 they had their first son together, Harry Ludwig Steward.
In 1919 they had another daughter, Lucile.
In 1925 they had another daughter, Maxine.
And in 1927 they had another son, Karl. (My grandfather)
So all together Clyde had 8 children.
Then tragically on October 6th 1932 Clyde died in a farming accident, at the age of 45. Leaving behind his wife and children. He was buried with his first wife in Indian Valley.
Grace went on to live a full life, she died on April 12 1985 at the age of 94. She is also buried in Indian Valley.
This whole story is just so sad, Clyde marries Jennie only to have her die so young leaving him behind with their 2 young children. Clyde then remarries Grace only to die in a tragic accident and leave her behind with all the children. My heart breaks for everyone involved.
Here's what i can tell you about the kids...
Clarence (Jennie and Clyde's son), after his mother died, lived with his Grandparents (George and Victoria) for awhile. He then returned home to live with his father by the 1920 Census. On July 23 1926 he married Lillith Osburn, he was 19 years old. They had 4 daughters together: Roberta, Victoria, Kathaleen, and Pauline. Clarence died on October 26, 1969. He is buried in Indian Valley.
Jennie (Jennie and Clyde's daughter), after her mother's death, lived with several different people. First her Grandparents (George and Victoria) and then her Grandmother Anna (Jennie's mother) and her Uncle Clarence (Jennie's brother).
Which leads me to believe 2 things: 1) She never lived with her father again. and 2) her father must have blamed her for her mothers death.
I also believe she had a hard life. On June 13, 1925 (she was 17 years old) she married Harmon Manning. But before the 1930 census ,at the age of 22, they had divorce. I had the hardest time finding information about her, i'm still looking for more information on her. My heart breaks when i think of everything she must have gone through.
Georgie (Clyde and Grace's daughter) was born in Indian Valley on February 1, 1912 at 2:00 PM. She married Robert Dunham and they had some children together (I'm still trying to find out how many and all their names). After Robert died she eventually married again, to a man by the name of Newton T. Winfree. Georgie died on September 5, 2011 at the age of 99 years old. She is also buried in Indian Valley.
Gladys (Clyde and Grace's daughter) was born in Indian Valley sometime in 1915. She also married Harmon Manning (Jennie's ex husband), they were married on January 26, 1932 (Gladys was 17 years old). I don't know much more about Gladys, i'm having hard time finding information on her. I do know she passed away.
Harry (Clyde and Grace's son) was born in Indian Valley on February 13 1917. He moved to Utah sometime and married Ruth. He was a truck driver. I'm not sure if they had children or not. He passed away August 4 1961 at the age of 44. He is buried in Ogden, Utah. I also know he was in WWII. Below is his certificate of death and headstone.
Lucile (Clyde and Grace's daughter) was born in Indian Valley on April 20, 1919. She married Travis Yongue. I'm not sure if they had kids or not. She died January 13, 1995, she was 75 years old. She is buried in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Maxine (Clyde and Grace's daughter) was born in Indian Valley on April 25 1925. I don't have any information on her. All i know is she passed away on November 25, 2002.
Karl (Clyde and Grace's son) was born in Indian Valley. You can read about his life HERE.
If you have any information on any of the people listed above, i'd love to hear it.
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