Absalom N. Stewart
Absalom N. Stewart is a native of Symmes township, where he was born November 21, 1825. He was married in the same township January 24, 1850, to Elizabeth M. Handley, who was born in Monroe county, Virginia, December 3, 1831. Their children are: Mary E. (Cooper), born December 17, 1850, resides in Symmes township; Emanuel T., June 1, 1852, resides in this township; Myra J., December 23, 1853, resides in this township; Lavina H., July 24, 1855, died December 31, 1871; Julia M., May 1, 1860, resides in this township. John C. Stewart, father of the subject of this sketch, was born August 7, 1800, and his mother, Sarah (McCartney) Stewart, was born January 17, 1802. They both settled in this county in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Stewart are Samuel Handley, born in 1796, and Elizabeth (Barger) Handley, born in November, 1800. They came to this county in 1841. Mr. Stewart has been trustee of Symmes township for four years and clerk for one year. He was a soldier of the war of the rebellion, enlisting in September, 1864, in Company K, 173d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He served one year and was discharged at the close of the war. Mr. Stewart is a farmer of Symmes township. His postoffice address is Sherritts, Lawrence county, Ohio.
History of Lawrence Co., Ohio by Hardesty (1882)