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Esther Melissa Stewart

Esther Melissa Stewart

Female 1837 - 1920  (83 years)


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  • Name Esther Melissa Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 10 Mar 1837  Sandy Creek, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 5 Nov 1920  Richland, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I56687  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Draper Henry Stewart,   b. 6 Apr 1808, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1897, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Look,   b. 1813, Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1850, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1834 
    Family ID F18670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry Wood,   b. 1831, Richland Township, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1901 (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Reuben Wood,   b. Abt 1856, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1913 (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
     2. Thomas Wood,   b. 1862   d. 1863 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Lewis Stewart Wood,   b. 14 Sep 1865, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1943, Richland NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F11920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Wesley John Sheeley,   b. May 1836, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1920, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 83 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1907  Altmar, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - November 11, 1920 Sandy Creek News - Mrs. Esther Stewart Sheeley - Mrs. Esther Stewart Sheeley passed away Friday afternoon, following an illness of several months, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Sarah Brown, No. 19 North street, Pulaski, where she had made her home some time. She was born March 10, 1837, Sandy Creek and many years ago resided on a farm near Pulaski. Mrs. Sheeley married as her first husband the late Henry Wood and two sons survive from this union, Reuben and Louis. A brother, Thomas R. Stewart, lives in Lincoln avenue, Pulaski and many other relatives survive. Funeral services were held from the hous Sunday at 1:30 p. m. The body was taken to Richland for burial.

      Vitals - November 6, 1920 - Esther Melissa Sheely, age 83 years, 8 months, 25 days. Date of birth March 10, 1837, born in Sandy Creek, New York. Sex, female; race, white; widowed; occupation, not listed. Name of husband, Wesley Sheely. Name of father, Draper Stewart, born in Petersburg, New York. Name of mother, Mary Look, born in Petersburg, New York. Informant, Amy E. Stewart, Pulaski, New York. Cause of death, cerebral hemorrhage. Signed by F. W. Crocker, M.D., November 6, 1920, Pulaski, New York. Place of burial, Richland, New York, November 7, 1920. Undertaker, S. J. Hewitt, Pulaski, New York.

  • Sources 
    1. [S163] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the li;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 915;Family History Film: 1254915; Page: 71D; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 0144.
      Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Richland, Oswego, New York, United States

    2. [S23] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    3. [S257] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1855, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    4. [S379] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1875, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    5. [S368] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: M432_578; Page: 246A; Image: 254.

    6. Details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 915; Family History Film: 1254915; Page: 71D; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 0144. Citation Text: Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Richland, Oswego, New York, United States.

    7. [S369] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: M653_838; Page: 882; Image: 645; Family History Library Film: 803838.

    8. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Albion, Oswego, New York; Roll: T624_1062; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375075.

    9. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1144; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241144.

    10. [S358] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: M593_1074; Page: 401A; Image: 104; Family History Library Film: 552573.

    11. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Draper Henry Stewart
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=40461279466&indiv=try

    12. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Draper Stewart
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6697608444&indiv=try