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"Memoirs of Georgia", Historical and Biographical Sketches, by S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., published in 1896

Andrew J. Stewart, farmer, Buchanan, Haralson Co., Ga., son of Walter and Nancy (Calloway) Stewart, was born in

Monroe county, GA., in 1816. His paternal grandfather, Jarret Stewart, was a native of Scotland, and one of the early

settlers of Georgia. Mr. Stewart’s father was born and grew to manhood in what is now Henry county, in Georgia. He was

 a very good English scholar for the times and his surroundings, and was a soldier in the last war with Great Britain. In

1837 he moved from Henry to Carroll County, Ga., settling and clearing a farm in the woods, undergoing all the privations

and hardships incident to frontier life where he lived until he died. He was a very  pious man, and strictly observed all the

 ordinances of his church. Mr. Stewart’s mother was a daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth Calloway, who were natives

 of Maryland, and came to Georgia in an ox-cart and settled and cleared a farm in Hancock county about the beginning

 of this century. Mr. Stewart grew to manhood on the farm, and was entirely deprived of educational advantages. But

he was a hard worker, economical and a good manager, as may be inferred when it is stated that when he settled
where he now lives, his only worldly possessions were a wife and child and fifteen cents in money; but now he owns 900

acres of good land, and very considerable property in Buchanan. Mr. Stewart has been married four times. His first wife

 was Miss Nancy, daughter of Elijah and Rachel Brooks, whom he married in 1837, and by whom he had six children- four living:

John, Mary J., Nancy A., and Calloway B. The mother was Georgia-born, a member of the Baptist Church, and died in

 February 1856.  In November of that year he married Miss Jane, daughter of Jerman Burton, who died early in 1858.

October following he married Miss Emily, daughter of Martin and Sarah Ayers, who died April 1, 1882. In September 1888,

he married Melinda, daughter of John K. Holcombe. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

(Note 2/5/2003: Buried at Buchanan City Cem., born Sept. 11, 1816, died Feb 9, 1903. No headstones for any of the wives)

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