Stewart, Joseph Adger (1877-1954) Collection, 1555-1976
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Stewart, Joseph Adger, 1877-1954
Title: Collection, 1555-1976
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 3.33 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A S851
Scope and Content Note
Genealogical research and correspondence of Stewart’s regarding his various family lines. The families are traced back to the 18th century or earlier. Most of the material consists of copies, transcripts, and Stewart’s research data and correspondence. Also included are photostats of correspondence of the Reverend John Brown, Brown family members, and a few prominent Virginians and early Kentuckians; genealogical data on the Brown family; and correspondence and printed material regarding Liberty Hall in Frankfort, Ky., the home of the Senator John Brown family.
Biographical Note
1877 Born in Conyers, Georgia.
1891-1892 Attended Emory College, Oxford, Ga.
1892-1895 Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.
1899 Married Anna Briggs Carter.
1899-1905 President of the Louisville Forge Co.
1901 President of the Cheatham Electric Switching Device Co.
1905 President Thierman Land Co.
1908 President Louisville Axe and Tool Co.
1930-1949 Director of the Federal Chemical Co.
1946 President of the J. B. Speed Art Museum.
1947-1950 President of the Filson Club.
1954 Died in Louisville.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Miscellaneous correspondence, photocopies. Floyd, Walker, Christian, etc. 1749-1785 Nov. 4.
2 Alexander Breckinridge correspondence, 1778 May 17-1782 Oct. 21. Photocopies.
3 Battle of Point Pleasant and John Floyd letter, 1834 Mar. 4. Photocopy and typed transcript.
4 Brown family correspondence, 1792 Mar. 29-1840 Mar. 24. Photocopies, photographs and transcriptions.
5 James Brown correspondence, 1789 Jan. 14-1792 Jan. 6. Photocopies.
6 Brown family correspondence predominantly Reverend John Brown to William Preston, 1770 Dec. 12-1784 Feb. 26.
7 Brown family Bible records, 1812 Jan. 1.Photostats.Transcripts and additional data, 1940 Jan. 25.
8 Memoranda of the Preston family, 1842-1939.Photostats.
9 Photographs of Brown family members and Liberty Hall.
10 Brown family biographical and genealogical data.
11 Descendants of Senator John Brown biographical and genealogical data. James Brown biographical data.
12 Descendants of Dr. Samuel Brown biographical and genealogical data.
13 Descendants of Dr. Preston W. Brown biographical and genealogical data.
Box 2
14 Biographical and genealogical notes on Brown family members.
15 Liberty Hall, Garden Club printed material, 1938-1943.
16 Printed material about Liberty Hall.
17 Information on, map of Frankfort, Ky.
18 Blueprints of Liberty Hall and its grounds, 1940 Apr.
19 “The Land Title to Liberty Hall,” by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1939 Apr.
20 Liberty Hall-Phi Beta Kappa correspondence, 1940 Mar. 14-1941 Jan. 2.
21 Liberty Hall Inc. correspondence, records, articles of incorporation, data on Liberty Hall, 1892 May-1950 Sept. 26.
22 J. Adger Stewart-Preston Brown correspondence about portraits of and data on the Brown family, 1938 Dec. 12-1948 Dec. 17.
23 Stewart correspondence regarding portraits of and data on the Brown family,1939 Nov. 2-1949 Jan. 21.
Box 3
24 Caldwell family biographical and genealogical data.
25 Will and inventory of John Carson estate, 1761 Dec. 4-1762 Apr. 1.
26 Carson family biographical and genealogical data.
27 Carson family indentures.
28 Carson family deed book extracts and tax lists.
29 Carson family wills.
30 Carson family Revolutionary War records and data.
31 Carson family charts.
32 Carson family research data and correspondence, 1903 Jan. 9-1952 Aug. 18.
33 Dinwiddie family biographical and genealogical data.
34 Dinwiddie family biographical and genealogical data.
35 Dinwiddie family research correspondence, 1892 July 19-1932 Mar. 15.
Box 4
36 Dinwiddie family research correspondence, 1933 Jan. 5-1933 Dec. 23.
37 Dinwiddie family research correspondence, 1934 Jan. 1-1955 May 13.
38 Dinwiddie genealogy charts.
39 Dinwiddie family wills, will book extracts.
40 Dinwiddie family deed book extracts and indentures.
41 Hardwick family biographical and genealogical data.
42 Hardwick family research correspondence, 1901 Apr. 1-1928 Feb. 7.
43 Hardwick family wills, will book extracts.
44 Helm family biographical and genealogical data.
45 Helm family wills, will book extracts.
46 Helm family deed book extracts.
Box 5
47 Hines family biographical and genealogical data, charts.
48 Hines family research correspondence, 1911 Mar 13-1972 Dec. 7.
49 Hines family wills.
50 Hines family deed, marriage, and will book extracts.
51 Letter from Robert Parker to Levi Hollingsworth, 1794 Mar. 2.
52 Hollingsworth family biographical and genealogical data.
53 Hollingsworth family biographical and genealogical data.
Box 6
54 Hollingsworth family research correspondence, 1881 June 15-1929 Sept. 14.
55 Hollingsworth family research correspondence, 1930 Feb. 24-1939 June 26.
56 Hollingsworth family research correspondence, 1940 Mar. 19-1976 July 1.
57 Hollingsworth family wills (transcripts), deed book extracts.
58 Hollingsworth family manuscript/proof of book with correspondence and annotations.
Box 7
59 McClanahan family biographical and genealogical data.
60 McClanahan family research correspondence, 1901 June 9-1962 Apr. 6.
61 McClanahan family wills.
62 McClanahan family deeds and indentures, deed book extracts.
63 McTyeire family biographical and genealogical data, research correspondence, 1908 Jan. 28-1941 Feb. 3.
64 McTyeire family wills, deed book extracts, indentures, etc.
65 Porter family biographical and genealogical data, research correspondence, 1927Apr. 12-1933 Dec. 5.
66 Andrew Rogers estate sale inventory, 1808 Jan. 5.
67 Rogers family biographical and genealogical data.
Box 8
68 Rogers family biographical and genealogical data.
69 Rogers family research correspondence, 1933 Nov. 22-1935 Oct. 29.
70 Rogers family research correspondence, 1935 Nov. 6-1935 Dec. 31.
71 Rogers family research correspondence, 1936 Jan. 19-1942 Nov. 16.
72 Rogers family wills, deed extracts, indentures.
73 Ruddle family biographical and genealogical data, research correspondence, wills and deed extracts, 1928 Nov. 30-1933 Jan. 31.
74 Stewart family; The Stewarts of Ballintoy; genealogical data.
Box 9
75 Thomasson family biographical and genealogical data.
76 Thomasson family research correspondence, 1900 Apr. 11-1962 Mar. 28.
77 Thomasson family wills, deed extracts, indentures.
78 Walker family biographical and genealogical data, research correspondence, wills deeds, etc., 1904 Aug. 17-1947 July 22.
79 Webb family biographical and genealogical data.
80 Webb family genealogy charts.
81 family research correspondence, 1904 Mar. 31-1944 Apr. 18.
Box 10
82 “The Webb Family,” by Robert Dickens Webb, 1894.
83 Manuscript of Webb family history by John Webb. Printed booklet concerning same manuscript and reprint from Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine.
84 Webb family wills, deeds, etc.
85 Miscellaneous.
86 Brown, Dinwiddie, and Rogers family duplicates.
