Joseph Stewart
Joseph Stewart was born in Shelby County in 1838. He was reared on a farm. During the rebellion he enlisted in the 45th O. V. I. and served almost three years. He was engaged in twenty-seven battles. In 1866 he married Miss Mary Wright, a daughter of William Wright, who was a son of Gideon Wright, one of the pioneers of Shelby County, who entered 160 acres of land in Washington Township in the year 1817 and settled on it with his family the same year. The family consisted of seven children. William Wright, one of.the seven, was born in the State of Vermont in 1801, consequently was sixteen years of age at the time of their settlement in the county. In 1829 he married Caroline Broderick. There were by this marriage twelve children. Of this number there are but four living in the county: Aloma, the wife of Robert Fulton; Charles, of Sidney; Mary C., wife of Joseph Stewart; and Louisa, wife of James McDaniel. Wm. Wright died in 1863: his wife died in 1847. Gideon Wright died in 1863: his wife died in 1844. Gideon Wright was born in 1776: he was married to Abigail Bloomer.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883