Charlotte Basset
and
Fred Cheeseman

Updated 17 October 2008

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The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc.  --   John M. Gwin, Mar 2009
SOURCES:

My first source of info for all this page is my father's late brother, James Bassett Gwin II. Page 46 of his collection is entitled BASSET FAMILY HISTORY and starts out:

"Compiled by James Basset Gwin II of 2918 45 St New Orleans 20, LA in the year 1949 from records submitted from the collections of Kate L. Gwin Tuscaloosa Al, and Edith Snow, Washington, DC.   Information obtained from Major Champ Carter McCullough who employed genealogists to trace this ancestry. "

My second source is Mr. Jeffrey Neil Bassett, bassettgenealogy@hotmail.com, who saw my page and sent me information he said came from Elizabeth Nitschke Hicks. I cut his info apart and added each piece where it was applicable. Thus each note preceded by JB/ENH came from him. Thanks, Jeffrey.

And now my third source is Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Nitschke Hicks herself , erootrot@usa.net , my third cousin once removed. Special thanks to you, Liz, for all your insight, help, and information! :-)

Today, 4 Apr 2007, another cousin checked in and supplied some more good data. He's Michael Stewart, my 4th cousin once removed, and I'm adding his input below in this green.  And in July 2007, 4th cousin Cecile Crawford followed up on what Michael sent, adding quite a bit more, which I'm continuing in this same green. Now here's more on this line from 4th cousin once removed Stephen David Stewart: in Oct 2008 he updated his family's section, which I'm also continuing in this same green.

DISCLAIMER and REQUEST 

There are still many gaps. Though some of it is proven, there is much possibility for error. I have no idea how correct some of the other information is. There may be some of you who will be sad or even angry when you read parts of this, because you know that a particular segment is wrong. But I present it here in good faith, so if you have information that proves, substantiates, corroborates, conflicts with, expands, disproves, corrects, or complements any of this information, please share it with me, and I will gladly include your family line, add your comment, correct the error, and/or present your claim! E.mail me at jmcdgwin@zianet.com.

John McDonald Gwin 

Basset, pronounced /bah-SAY/ is French. When Jean Jacques Luis Basset married Madamoselle Mary Lavalette and had two children, that's how they would have pronounced it. But when their son moved to England, the locals there called it Bassett, pronounced /BASS-ut/ (rhymes with "Pass it!"), and added the extra tee, which some of James' and Mary's children evidently kept. For example, Uncle James' middle name is Bassett, and he always pronounced it with the English pronunciation, never the French. He said his dad (same name) always pronounced it that way, too, and he assumed his grandmother, Ida Eliza Bassett, did also.

G e n e r a t i o n    O n e

21.00--Jean Jacques Luis Basset m. Madamoselle Mary Lavalette; 2 sons; (siblings and parents of JJLB and ML are unk. to me).

My uncle James Gwin's notes said his name was Georges Basset m. Madamoselle Lavalette. He got that information and all the following information in 1949 from the collections of Kate L. Gwin, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Edith Snow, Washington, DC, who had gotten it earlier from Maj. Champe Carter McCulloch, mayor of Waco, TX, who "employed genealogists to trace this ancestry." Uncle James' introductory paragraph to his Basset pages reads,

"The name BASSET is French and originally pronounced "BASS-A", with a long A. The first mention of this name revealed in research is found in 'The Geneva Armorial' in 1399 as a Burgess named Robert son of Permet member of the council of state in 1404 (sic). The closest relative found was a Georges Basset in Geneva, Switzerland, who was a member of a Hugenot family in the eighteenth century before the French Revolution. Georges Basset was apprenticed to a silversmith and fell in love with a Madamoselle Lavalette who was the daughter of a French nobleman. Her parents objected to their courtship and sent her away to Wales to school to separate them. Georges followed her and married her. They had two sons. One of them emigrated to America, and his whole family were wiped out in a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The other son, named John James Louis Basset married Mary Miles, an English girl, and they settled in Sussex, England and raised 14 children."
Some of what this unknown, employed, genealogist found is obviously correct, but it is also clear that some confusion exists. If Georges Basset is indeed in this line, he may have been the FATHER of the Jean Jacques Luis Basset I (John James Louis Basset I), the latter of whom went to England and married Mary Lavalette as is proven below.

Our cousin Liz Hicks sent me a photocopy of the old 1767 marriage license. I transcribe it here with typeset words in boldface type and handwritten words in italic type. The five signatures are also underlined. The fact that he is listed here as a watchmaker perhaps lends credence to the story of someone being apprenticed to a silversmith, above. The fact that the last names of the two witnesses are neither Basset nor Lavalette perhaps lends credence to the story of their eloping without either parents' permission (or at least presence). And the fact that the fourth child of JJL Basset II is George perhaps lends credence to the existence of a Georges in their upline somewhere.  

Transcription of the1767 Marriage Certificate of Jean Basset and Mary Lavalette
"Banns of Marriage____No. 93Jean Jaques Basset  of this  Parish Watchmaker andMary Lavalette  of the Parish of Saint Saviour
were Married in this Church  by Licencethis twentiethDay of August  in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven by me E. Willan Vicar. This Marriage was solemnized between Us JJBasset    Marie LavaletteIn the Presence of Joseph Leivers Rose Bottlion"

G e n e r a t i o n    T w o

 

22.01--One of the children (no name listed) allegedly emigrated to America; the family all allegedly perished in Philadelphia in a yellow fever epidemic.

22.02--John James Louis Basset (Jr.?) m. Mary Miles, an English girl; settled in Sussex, Eng.; 14 ch.; [JB/ENH notes: *53B1. Jean Jacques Luis "James" Basset; m. 13 Jun 1803 in St. Marylebone, London, Eng. to Mary Miles]

G e n e r a t i o n   T h r e e

Some of these fourteen children emigrated to America, almost all of whom came to Cahaba, AL. Those known (or reported/believed) to have made this trip (or these trips, as I so far know only how and when one family--William and Harriet--came, not the others) across the Atlantic include (1) James, (3) Charlotte (and her husband Fred Cheeseman), (4) George, (5) William (and his wife Harriet), (6) Louis (he married Sarah Gwin in Cahaba), (8) John (mentioned in Fry's Memories of Old Cahaba), (10) Joseph (he married Mary Gwin in Cahaba), and (11) Emma (all three of her marriages occurred in North America). Suffice it for now to say that little is known of and some confusion exists concerning the three youngest as to whether or not they came, exactly what their names were, and how and when they died.

Immediately next is the list I have of the fourteen. Following it is an expanded version of that list with known downlines.

23.01--James Basset
23.02--Mary Basset
23.03--Charlotte Basset (m. Fred Cheeseman)
23.04--George Basset
23.05--William Basset (m. Harriet Bowley)--(my great-grandparents)
23.06--Louis Basset (m. Sarah Gwin)
23.07--Sarah Basset (m. Robert Jordan)
23.08--John Miles Basset
23.09--Henry Basset
23.10--Joseph Lavalette Basset (m. Mary Ann Gwin)
23.11--Emma Maria Basset (m. Carl Ludwig Nitschke)
23.12--Thomas Archibald Basset, or Thomas Basset (twin)
23.13--Charles Basset, or Archibald Basset (twin)
23.14--Robert Basset or Charles Robert Basset
(23.15)--Harry Bridger (called Henry)--maybe adopted, maybe only a close friend raised by the family, but not blood related

23.03--Charlotte Basset, b. 3 Aug 1806 or 21 Jul l806, England; d. 4 Oct 1876 Matagorda Co.,TX (near Bay City and the Gulf Coast); m. 19 Sep 1830 at Preston, England [near Brighton--from their marriage certificate: "both of this parish, witnesses: James Basset(t) & Mary Cheeseman"], to Frederick Cheeseman (b. ca. 1806-07 [from Frederick Cheeseman's tombstone in Matagorda Co., TX: Born Horsham, England; Died 8 Nov 1866; Age 59 years.]; 3 ch. in the 1860 census;

[SOURCES: Information for Charlotte Basset's descendents collected from my uncle, James B. Gwin II, who got it in 1949 from his aunt, Kate Gwin of Tuscaloosa, AL, who got it from her cousin Edith E. Snow of Washington, D.C., from correspondence with a Mrs. Maggie Gibbs of Houston, TX, in 1929. In addition, Cousin Elizabeth (Liz) Nitschke Hicks < erootrot@usa.net  > sent me some photographs and other documents after we discovered each other on the internet in 1999 (Thank you, Liz!   :-).   Finally, I've seen and taken notes from the 1850 US Census of Cahaba Beat, Dallas, Co., AL.]

24.01--Charles F. Cheeseman, b. in Worthing, Sussex, England, in 1835 [according to Uncle James' records, but Liz Hicks sent me a copy of their listing for the 1870 census of Matagorda Co., TX, and his age appears there as 38, which would make him b. in 1831-32]; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Batistine Roe in Texas; 3 ch.;
[John M. Gwin NOTE: In the same 1870 census of Matagorda Co., TX, a Charlotte Cheeseman, age 42 and born in England, is listed as a housekeeper and living with Charles F. and the three children, Irene (9), Martin (8), and Frederick (4). We know that Charles' father, Fred, had died in 1866, and since Charles' wife, Batistine, does not appear in this census, we may assume that she also had died in the four years since baby Frederick was born; therefore, I believe that this Charlotte, listed as age 42 and being born in England, is indeed our Charlotte, the mother of Charles, and that either someone made a mistake in transcribing notes or she intentionally lied about her age, which in truth would've been 64, not 42!]
25.01--Irene "Rena" Cheeseman, b. in TX ca. 1861 [age 9 in Matagorda Co., TX, 1870 census]; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Walter Ives; 5 ch.;
26.01--(daughter) Ives, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. J. E. McMahon; 2 ch.; [Actually it is not known that the daughter who m. Mr. McMahon is the first daughter, nor is it known in which order the son appears.]
27.01--Rena McMahon, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

27.02--Lottie McMahon, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
26.02--(daughter) Ives, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

26.03--(daughter) Ives, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

26.04--(daughter) Ives, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

26.05--(son) Ives, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
25.02--William Martin Cheeseman, b. in TX ca. 1862 (age 8 in Matagorda Co., TX, 1870 census; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

25.03--Frederick Cheeseman, b. in TX ca. 1866 (age 4 in Matagorda Co., TX, 1870 census; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
24.02--Robert George Cheeseman, b. 18 Jul 1837 in Worthing, Sussex, England; d. 31 Jan 1893; m. 30 Jul 1862 in Cahaba, Dallas Co., AL, to Mary Ellen Lister (b. 18 Jul 1842 [age 76 in the 1920 census of Houston, TX, and living with her brother, Charles Lister, and her daughter, Maggie Gibbs]; [age 86 in the 1930 census of Houston, TX]; d.  aft. 1920 census on 18 Feb); 8 ch.; in the 1860 census, he was age 23, working as a mail contractor, and living with his parents in Matagorda Co., TX; [GWIN NOTE: Since he married Mary Ellen 2 years later in 1862 in Cahaba, he must've gone back there to marry her! According to Anna Fry in Memories of Old Cahaba, Jerry "Jere" Lister lived "over the point" (i.e., across the Cahaba River by ferry from downtown Cahaba) in the same neighborhood as did John and William Basset, two of Robert George Cheeseman's uncles. Fry says that each of the three were proprietors of fashionable tailor shops, and it may be that they were partners of a single shop. It is likely, then, that Mary Ellen Lister is the daughter of this same Jerry Lister. As stated above, she and her brother, Charles Lister, are still alive in 1920 and living with her daughter, Maggie Cheeseman Gibbs.]

25.01--Charles Frederick Cheeseman, b. unk; d. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

25.02--Mina Ida Cheeseman, b. unk; d. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

25.03--Maggie McKay Cheeseman, b. 13 Oct 1867 in Matagorda Co., TX [age 51 in the 1920 census of Houston, TX]; [age 62 in the 1930 census of Houston, TX]; d. unk; m1. 24 Dec 1890 to M. E. Coor Pender; 2 ch.; m2. 25 Jul 1899 to Archie Floyd Gibbs, Sr.; 1 ch.;
26.01--Lewis George Coor Pender/Coorpender [LGCP later took the name of his stepfather Gibbs]; b. 12 Dec 1891[age 18 in the 1910 census of Humble, Harris Co., TX]; [age 28 in the 1920 census of Houston, TX]; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Sydney Wolfe (b. ca. 1902 [age 18 in the 1920 census of Houston, TX]); 2 ch.;
27.01--Lewis George Gibbs, Jr., b. 16 Nov 1919 [age 14 mos. in the 1920 census of Houston, TX]; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;

27.02--Gloria Gibbs, b. 17 Mar 1925; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
26.02--Henry Joseph Coor Pender, b. 24 Apr 1894 [age 16 in the 1910 census of Humble, Harris Co., TX]; ; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Margaret Joller; 1 ch.;
27.01--Henry Joseph Coor Pender, Jr., b. 22 Apr 1931
26.03--Archie Floyd Gibbs, Jr., b. 30 Dec 1901 [age 8 in the 1910 census of Humble, Harris Co., TX]; [age 18 in the 1920 census of Houston, TX]; [age 26 in the 1930 census of Houston, TX]; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Emily (nee unk.; b. ca. 1906 in Alsace Lorraine [age 24 in the 1930 census of Houston, TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.) unk. ch.
From: othagrayatsbcglobaldotnet
Date: March 23, 2008
To: <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: j gibbs Gray

I am interested in the Archie Floyd Gibbs, [Sr.], who married Maggie McKay Cheesman.  My brother and I are looking for an Archie Floyd Gibbs who was the father of our grandfather George Travis Gibbs, Sr. of Summergrove, La.  Our Archie Floyd Gibbs was married to Georgia Annie Colquitt and they had only one son.  They either divorced or he died.  We know they left Summergrove, La., but we do not know if they were together or what.  I did find their marriage certificate at the court house in Shreveport, La.  My grandfather was born June 20, 1893 and was raised by his uncle, Will Colquitt.  I know he never mentioned his father and he never lived with his mother.  She lived in El Paso in later years.
Just wondering.
Jeanne Beth Gibbs G

Dear John,
    My grandfather was George Travis Gibbs, Sr.  His father was Archie Floyd Gibbs and his mother was Georgia Colquitt.  His parents (I assumed divorce when he was very young).  My grandfather was raised by Will and Virgie Colquitt of Summergrove, La.  He never mentioned his parents or any of the Gibbs'.  We have found nothing about her, but I know she was living around El Paso, Texas in the 1920's.
Thanks for writing.
Jeanne Gibbs Gray

From the 23, 24 Jun 1880 census of the village of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX
Res/Fam
 Name
 Relat
to HoH
 Race/
Sex
 Marr.
Stat.
 Age
 POB
S/F/M
 Occ.
 John M. Gwin Comments
5/5
 George Cheeseman
 head
 wm
 m
 42
 Eng/Eng/Eng
 druggist
 This is Robert George Cheeseman, second known child of Fred and Charlotte Basset Cheeseman. We learn here that he is a pharmacist

Mary Cheeseman wife
 wf
 m
 38
 AL/AL/MS
 keeps house
 This is the former Mary Ellen Lister, daughter (or granddaughter?) of Jere Lister who was a business partner in Cahaba, AL, of George's grandfather, William Basset.

Maggie Cheeseman daughter
 wf
 s
 12
 TX/Eng/AL
 at home
 Maggie was age two and the youngest child in the 1870 census.

Mary R Cheeseman daughter
 wf
 s
 10
 TX/Eng/AL at home
 This is our first introduction to Mary R., who had not yet been born in the 1870 census.

Hayes Milley
 servant
 bf
 s
 13
 TX/VA/LA
 servant

Ma(c? r?) Cheeseman nephew
 wm
 s
 18
 TX/Eng/AL clerk
 This person is the right age of and, by process of elimination, almost has to be William Martin Cheeseman, son of Fred and Charlotte's oldest, Charles F. Cheeseman and his wife and Batistine.
35/34
 Walter Ives
 head
 wm
 m
 27
 TX/Eng/VA
 constable
 We notice here that both their fathers were born in England, so having this in common with each other may have been what drew them together. Perhaps the fathers even knew each other in Cahaba or in England.

Rena Ives
 wife
 wf
 m
 19
 TX/Eng/AL keeps house
 This is the former Rena Cheeseman, older sister of the William Martin Cheeseman who appears two lines above.

George Allen Ives
 son
 wm
 s
 7mos.
 TX/TX/TX



From the 2 Jun 1900 census of the village of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 DOB
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md./
#Ch./#Lvg.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments
23/23
 Greenberry Stewart
 wm
 28
 Nov 1871
 head
 m/___
 stock raiser
 TX/TX/AL
 This is Greenberry "Green" Stewart, secondborn of Minna "Minnie" Jane Cheeseman and Walter Scott Stewart, Cecile's g-grandparents.

Maud A. Stewart wf
 14
 Oct 1875
 wife
 m/___2/2
TX/AL/SC

Georgia T. Stewart wf
 5
 May 1895
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/TX

Robbie L. Stewart wf
 1
 Apr 1899
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/TX
32/32
 Arthur C. Stewart wm
 26
 Aug 1873
 head
 m/5
 dry goods merchant
 TX/TX/AL This is our 5.3--Arthur Cheeseman Stewart and family.

Lillian Stewart wf
 26
 Dec 1873
 wife
 m/5/1/1
TX/TX/TX This is the former Lillian Cookenboo

Warner W. Stewart wm
 4
 Nov 1895
 son
 s
TX/TX/TX
47/47
 Walter S. Stewart
 wm
 22
 Oct 1877
 head
 m/1
 stock raiser
 TX/TX/AL
 This appears to be our 6.1--Walter Scott Stewart I,  b. 5 Oct 1877,  s/o Arthur  Cheeseman Stewart, Sr., and Lillian Cookenboo.

Addie Stewart
 wf
 21
 May 1879
 wife
 m/1
TX/Ger/Ger
 This is the former Addie Cookenboo, whose parents and siblings live next door at 48/48.

Martha Ellis
 bf
 65
 Feb 1835
 head
 m/45
SC/SC/SC
































From the 14 Jun 1900 Census of Ward 7, Caddo Parish, LA
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 Age/
DOB
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments

W. R. Colquitt
 wm
 24 Oct 1875
 head
 m/3
 farmer
 LA/GA/GA
 This must be William Colquitt, brother of Georgia Ann Colquitt, formerly wife of Archie Floyd Gibbs, Sr., who married second my cousin Maggie Cheeseman (5.3 above).

Virgie Colquitt
 wf
 26
 Feb 1874
 wife
 m/3
LA/LA/LA

Travis Gibbs
 wm
 6
 Jun 1893
 nephew
 s
LA/LA/LA This must be George Travis Gibbs. Ancestry.com had mistranscribed his given name as Fravis, making his search very difficult.

From the 26 Apr 1910 census of the village of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 Est.
DOB
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md./
#Ch./#Lvg.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments
129/129
 Green Stewart
 wm
 37
 1873
 head
 m1/[BLANK] stockman
 TX/TX/AL

Maud Stewart wf
 33
 1877
 wife
 m1/[BLANK]
LA/AL/SC

Georgia Stewart wf
 15
 1895
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA

Robbie Stewart wf
 11
 1899
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA

Grace Stewart wf
 4 or 7?
 1806 or 1803
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA I can't tell whether this is a four or a seven on her age. We'll have wait until we see the 1920 census and decide.
140/140
 Charles W. Burkhart
 wm
 38
 1872
 head
 m1/15
 farmer
 TX/PA/AL

Mrs. Irena
 wf
 40
 1870
 wife
 m1/15/3/3
TX/TX/AL

Stewart
 wm
 14
 1896
 son
 s
TX/TX/TX

Irene
 wf
 11
 1899
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/TX

Lawrence
 wm
 9
 1901
 son
 s
TX/TX/TX
210/210
 Arthur C. Stewart
 wm
 36
 1874
 head
 m1/15
 dry goods merchant
 TX/TX/AL

Lillian Stewart
 wf
 36
 1874
 wife
 m1/15/1/1
 housekeeper
 TX/Ger/Ger

Warner Stewart
 wm
 14
 1896
 son

TX/TX/TX


From the 26 Apr 1910 Census of Humble, Harris Co., TX
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md./
Ch.Bn./Lvg.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments

Archie F. Gibbs
 wm
 42
m2/11
LA/LA/TX
 Archie says right here that this is his second marriage, meaning to me that he most likely was indeed married to Georgia Colquitt and is the father of George Travis Gibbs.

Maggie M. Gibbs
 wf
 42
m2/11/3/3
TX/AL/England

George L. Coorpender
 wm
 18
s
TX/TX/TX

Henry F. Coorpender
 wm
 16
s
TX/TX/TX

Archie F. Gibbs
 wm
 8
s
TX/TX/TX This will be 6.3--Archie Floyd Gibbs, Jr.

From the 8 Jan 1920 Census of Houston, Harris Co., TX
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.
Stat.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments
2704 Helena/
145/174
 Maggie Gibbs
 wf
 51
 head
 wd
 owner, rooming house
 TX/England/AL
 This is 5.3 above, the widow of Archie Floyd Gibbs, Sr.

George Gibbs
 wm
 28
 son
 m
 oil co. agent
 TX/TX/TX
 This is Maggie's son (6.1 above)...

Sydney Gibbs
 wf
 18
 dau-in-law
 m
 none
 TX/IN/TX
 ...and his new bride.

Archie Gibbs
 wm
 18
 son
 s
 oil co. laborer
 TX/TX/TX This is Archie Floyd Gibbs, Jr., 6.3 above.

George Gibbs, Jr.
 wm
 14 mo.
 grandson
 s
 none
 TX/TX/TX This is George and Sydney's son, Lewis George Gibbs, Jr. (7.1 above).

Mary Cheeseman
 wf
 76
 mother
 wd
 none
 AL/USA/AL
 This is Mary Ellen Lister, widow of 4.2--Robert George Cheeseman.

Charles Lister
 wm
 72
 uncle
 wd
 none
 AL/USA/AL This is Mary Ellen's younger brother, Charles

Henry Franks
 wm
 52
 lodger
 wd
 bookkeeper, packing co.
 TX/USA/USA

From the 19 Apr 1930 Census of Houston, Harris Co., TX
Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Age1stMd.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments
5806 (illeg.)
686/767
 Archie Gibbs
 wm
 26
 head
 m/22
 Eng Dept, City
 TX/LA/LA

Emily Gibbs
 wf
 24
 wife
 m/21
 Seamstress, bag fact.
 AlsaceLor/AlsaceLor/AlsaceLor

Mary E. Cheeseman
 wf
 86
 g.mother
 wd
 none
 AL/AL/AL

Maggie Gibbs
 wf
 52
(sic)
 mother
 wd
 none
 TX/England/England
 Age is an error; the enumerator probably heard it wrong. Her age should be 62

25.04--Mary Rutherford Cheeseman, b. 15 Mar 1870; d. 5 Sep 1913, age 43; bd. unk; m. 12 Nov 1890 to Henry H. Franks; 2 ch.;
26.01--Emma Lee Franks, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. 22 Feb 1911 to George P. Brown; 4 ch.;
27.01--George P. Brown, Jr., b. 30 Sep 1912; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
27.02--Bettie Brown, b. 25 Nov 1913; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
27.03--Emma Lee Brown, b. 19 Aug 1916; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
27.04--Ruth Brown, b. 7 Apr 1919; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
26.02--Mabel Carl Franks, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
25.05--Charlotte Eliza Cheeseman, b. 5 Oct 1872; d. 17 May 1873, age 7 mo., 12 days; bd. unk;
25.06--Rosa Lister Cheeseman, b. 15 Jan 1875; d. 23 Oct 1875, age 9 mo., 8 days; bd. unk;
25.07--Addie Fisher Cheeseman, b. 12 May 1880; d. 12 Jun 1881, age 13 mo.; bd. unk;
25.08--Robert George Cheeseman, Jr., b. 12 Feb 1877; d. 23 Feb 1877, age 11 days; bd. unk
24.03--Arthur B. Cheeseman, b. in ca. 1843-44 in (Dallas Co.?) AL, according to the 1860 census, as he was age 16 then and living with his parents in Matagorda Co., TX; d. in an unk. federal prison during the Civil War; bd. unk; never married; no known ch.;

24.04--Minna "Minnie" Jane Cheeseman, b. in Worthing Sussex, England, in 1839, according to Uncle James' records, but ca. 1845-46 in (Dallas Co.?) AL, according to the 1860 census, as she was age 14 then and living with her parents in Matagorda Co., TX; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Walter Scott Stewart of TX; 5 ch.;

Address/
Res/Fam
 Name
 Race/
Sex
 Age
 		Est.
DOB
 Relat.
2HoH
 Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md./
#Ch./#Lvg.
 Occ.
 POB
S/F/M
 John M. Gwin Comments
129/129
 Green Stewart
 wm
 37
 1873
 head
 m1/[BLANK] stockman
 TX/TX/AL

Maud Stewart wf
 33
 1877
 wife
 m1/[BLANK]
LA/AL/SC

Georgia Stewart wf
 15
 1895
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA

Robbie Stewart wf
 11
 1899
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA

Grace Stewart wf
 4? 7?
 1906 or 1903
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/LA I can't tell whether this is a four or a seven on her age. We'll have wait until we see the 1920 census and decide.
140/140
 Charles W. Burkhart
 wm
 38
 1872
 head
 m1/15
 farmer
 TX/PA/AL

Mrs. Irena Burkhart wf
 40
 1870
 wife
 m1/15/3/3
TX/TX/AL This is the sister of the above Green Stewart.

Stewart Burkhart wm
 14
 1896
 son
 s
TX/TX/TX

Irene Burkhart wf
 11
 1899
 daughter
 s
TX/TX/TX

Lawrence Burkhart wm
 9
 1901
 son
 s
TX/TX/TX

25.01--Irene Stewart, b. 23 Dec1869 [age 40 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Charles W. Burkhart (b. ca. 1872 [age 38 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk; bd. unk); 3 ch.
26.01--Charles Stewart Burkhart, b. ca. 1896 in TX [listed as Stewart, age 14, in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk.; m. Lunelle Jones (fr. Livingston, TX; b. unk. d. unk.; d/o unk.); no ch.

26.02--Irene Burkhart, b. 14 Jul 1898 in TX [listed as Irene, age 11, in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. 3 Jun 1953; m. Mr. Johnson (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.,
28.01--unk. Johnson, b. unk.

28.02--unk. Johnson, b. unk.
26.03--Charles Lawrence Burkhart, b. ca. 1901 in TX [age 9 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk.; m. Sophia Doubeck (fr. Bay City, TX; b. unk. d. unk.; d/o unk.); 1 ch.

27.01--Charles Kent Burkhart, b. 22 Jul 1934; d. unk.; m. ca. 1955 to Patricia (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.); 3 ch., birth order unk.

28.01--Brad Burkhart, son, b. unk.

28.02--Tracy Burkhart, dau., b. unk.

28.03--name unk. Burkhart,
dau, b. unk.
25.02--Greenbury "Green" Stewart, b. ca. 1873 [age 37 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk.; m. Maud Lawson (fr. Matagorda; b. ca 1877 in LA [age 33 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 2 ch.
26.01--Georgia Stewart, dau, b. ca. 1895 in TX [age 15 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. in El Paso, TX; m. unk.; unk. ch;

26.02--Robbie Stewart, dau, b. ca. 1899 in TX [age 11 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. in El Paso, TX; m. unk.; unk. ch;

26.30--Grace Stewart, dau, ca. 1904 or 1907 in TX [age 4 or 7 in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Matagorda, Matagorda Co., TX]; d. in El Paso, TX; m. unk.; unk. ch;

25.03--Arthur Cheeseman Stewart, Sr., b. 1873; d. unk; bd. unk; m. Dec 1894 to Lillian Cookenboo (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.;
26.01--Walter Scott Stewart, I, b. 5 Oct 1877; d. 3 Aug 1936; m. 28 Dec 1898 to Addie Cookenboo (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.

27.01--George Sargent Stewart, b. 7 Oct 1901; d. 1970's in Tucson, AZ; m1.  to Bernice Baird (b. unk.; d. 1932); 2 ch.; m2. Irby Montgomery (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 son, Vernon [by previous marriage?]

27.02--Arthur Cheeseman Stewart, Jr., b. 9 Mar 1905; d. 17 Mar 1953; bd. Cedarvale Cem., Bay City, TX; m. 15 Jul 1929 in San Antonio, TX, to Mary Cecile Kaine (b. 29 Oct 1907; d. 23 Aug 1969; bd. Cedarvale Cem., Bay City, TX); 3 ch.
28.01--Mary Cecile Stewart, b. 22 Jul 1931;  m. 2 Feb 1952 to David F. Crawford, Jr. (b. 17 Dec 1926 in Amarillo, TX)
29.01--David Fort Crawford, III, b. 13 Jan. 1956; d. unk.; m1. 19 Aug 1978 in Houston, TX, to Kathy Lynn Robinson; m2. 15 Jun 1993 Jane Remer (b. unk., d. unk.); 3 ch.

30.01--Travis Lee Crawford, b. 28 Jan 1983 in Houston, TX; m. 5 Aug 2006 to Jessica Jarzombek (b. unk.; d. unk.)

30.02--Stewart Wesley Crawford, b. 5 Aug1985 in Houston, TX

30.03--Patrick Robinson Crawford, b. 24 Aug 1986 in Houston, TX

29.02--Mary Lynn Crawford, b. 25 Aug1958; m. 13 Jun1981 to Douglas Scott Fitch; 2 ch.
30.01--Katherine Lynn Fitch, b. 9 Feb 1985 in Houston, TX

30.02--Sarah Elizabeth Fitch, b. 10 Nov 1987 in Houston, TX

28.02--Walter Scott Stewart, II, b. 18 Aug 1935; d. 29 Nov 2005; m. 31 May 1957 in Bay City, TX, to Eileen Moselle Lankard (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.;

29.01--Lisa Eileen Stewart, b. 9 Nov 1959 in Bay City, TX;  m. 20 Aug 1990 to Walter Davidson (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.;

30.01--Connie Elizabeth Davidson, b. unk. date in Houston, TX;

30.02--Marie Sean Davidson, b. unk. date in Houston, TX;

29.02--Michael Scott Stewart, b. 28 Nov 1962 in Bay City, TX; m. Nov 1985 to Beverly (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.)

30.01--Mallory Sean Stewart, b. 28 March 2000;

28.03--George David Stewart, b. 22 Nov 1938; d. unk.; m. Sep 1963 to Marilyn Joyce Hahn (b. 24 Jan 1940 in Corpus Christi, TX);

29.01--Stephen David Stewart, b. 4 Aug 1965; m. 25 May 1991 in El Paso, TX, to Teresa Lynn Smith (b. 22 Aug 1966 in El Paso, TX); at least 2 ch.

30.01--Austin Warner Stewart, b. 1 Feb 1995 in Davenport, IA;

30.02--Brandon Cade Stewart, b. 20 Nov 1997 in Davenport, IA;

29.02--Patrick Albert Stewart, b. 13 Dec 1968 in Houston, TX; m. Georgia "Gina" (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.); at least 1 ch.

[30.00]--Jenining Grado, daughter of Gina and her first husband, b. 1 Feb 1990

30.01--Christopher Stewart, b. 10 Feb 1996;

29.03--Christopher Warner Stewart, b. 22 May 1970; n-m. to Sarah Elizabeth Dray (b. 18 Mar 1975);

[30.10]--Jocelyn Stewart, daughter of Sarah and her first husband, b. 7 Feb 1992; adopted by George and Marilyn Stewart

CWS n-m. to Kiska Victoria Barela (b. 26 Aug 1974)

30.02--Kiska Daegan Barela, b. 29 Sep 1998;

30.03--Tristan Doyle Barela, b. 20 Mar 2002;

29.04--Mary Cecile Stewart  b. 20 Nov 1971; m. 2002 to Richard Oliver (b. unk.; d. unk.);
 
26.02--Stewart, b. unk.;

26.03--David Stewart, b. unk.;

26.00--Warner Watson Stewart, b. ca. 1896
27.00--William Hart Stewart, Ret. Coast Guard Adm., b. Dec 1926; lives in Mobile, AL;
28.01--Carla Stewart, b. unk.

25.04--Walter Stewart, b. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk; d. unk; bd. unk; m. unk; ch. unk;
25.05--Minna Jane Stewart, b. 5 Nov 1880; d. 22 Nov 1915; m. never; no ch.

More info on Charlotte Basset and Fred Cheeseman:
From 1860 Census of Historic Matagorda County published by the Matagorda County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 264, Bay City, Texas 77414 (photocopy sent by Liz Hicks):
"105-95...
F. CHEESEMAN 53 M Farmer England 2,000--None
C. 55 F England
R. G. 23 M Mail Contractor England
A.B. 16 M Alabama
Minnie 14 F Alabama (p.) 17"


And from the 1870 Census Matatgorda County, Texas, p. 69 (photocopy sent by Liz Hicks):

15-15 CHEESEMAN Charlotte 42 F W Housekeeper ENG f m 600-942
Charles F. 38 M W Stockraiser ENG f m None-400
Irene 9 F W Attends School TX f
Martin 8 M W TX f
Frederick 4 M W TX f
Timeline for
Charlotte Basset and Fred Cheeseman
Date Event Source
3 Aug 1806 or 21 Jul 1806
Charlotte is born in Sussex England to John James Louis Basset (Jr.?) & Mary Miles
 unk. record
ca 1807 Fred is born in Horsham, England to unknown parents unk. record
19 Sep 1830 Charlotte, age 24,  is married at Preston, England (near Brighton) to Frederick Cheeseman unk. record
ca. 1832 Son Charles F. is born in England (age 18 in Nov 1850 census, age 38 in 1870 census)
18 Jul 1837 Son Robert George is born in Worthing, Sussex, England (but listed as age 14 in Nov 1850 census) unk. record
ca. 1836-1843 Cheeseman family sails from England, settles in Cahaba with two children (Charles, George) unk. record
ca. 1843 Son Arthur B. is born in AL (age 7 in Nov 1850 census) 1850 Census
ca. 1845 Daughter Minna is born in AL (age 5 in Nov 1850 census) 1850 Census
Nov 1850 Cheeseman family is living in Cahawba, Dallas Co., AL, with four children (C, G, A, M); Fred is listed as a carpenter owning real estate valued at $900 Nov 1850 Census
ca. 1850-1860 Cheeseman family moves (sails?) fr. Cahaba to Bay City, TX w/2 ch., (Chas., Geo.) unk. record
bef. 1860 census Charles F. marries Batistine Roe in TX unk. record
1860 Cheeseman family is living near Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX, with 3 ch. (G, A, M) 1860 Census
1860 son R.G. is working as a mail contractor in Matagorda Co., TX, age 23 1860 Census
1860 son A. B. is age 16 in Matagorda Co., TX 1860 Census
1860 daughter Minnie is age 14 in Matagorda Co., TX
 1860 Census
30 Jul 1862

Robert George, after returning to Cahaba, (Dallas Co.) AL, marries Mary Ellen Lister

unk. record

ca. 1861-1865

son Arthur enlists in CSA, is captured, and dies in unk. Federal prison; never marries
Fred dies and is buried in Matagorda Co., TX, age 59;

unk. record
8 Nov 1866 Charlotte is widow at age 60 photo, grave
4 Oct 1876 Charlotte dies at age 70 in Matagorda Co., near Bay City, TX unk. records
31 Jan 1893 Son Robert George dies unk. records

A Wonderful E.Mail from a New 4th Cousin,
Cecile "Cile" Stewart Crawford

From: CileDavidataoldotcom
Date: July 2, 2007 2:20:00 AM MDT
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Cc: CileDavidataoldotcom, erootrotatusadotnet
Subject: Re: Charlotte and Frederick Cheeseman

Hi John...........finally I am getting back to you with some information.  This has been a complicated spring and early summer....just lots of things going on that kept me from concentrating on any genealogy.  BUT.....There are a good many things that need to be corrected about the Cheeseman family that moved to Texas. 

To start with, for some reason others have indicated that the Frederick Cheeseman family lived in Bay City (or close to Bay City) in Matagorda Co., Texas.......well, when they came to Texas, I do not believe Bay City really existed.  They came to Matagorda, Texas, a lovely, thriving community, one of the main Texas ports during and before the Republic of Texas days, and also very important in the time of the Civil War.  They came to Matagorda to live and, I believe, to be planters.  The family may have settled on Matagorda Peninsula or in the Caney Creek area, but all of that was really considered Matagorda.  I need to check my research a bit about the children other than Minna Jane Cheeseman, but I do know much about her married life and descendents.  Minna Jane was my great-grandmother.

Frederick and Charlotte Basset moved their family to Matagorda, Texas, sometime in the late 1850's or early 1860's (I think).  Since the town of Cahaba was pretty much closed down by the Civil War, I don't think they would have left there until the outcome of the war was pretty certain.  I have been told though, the Cheeseman family was very musical and provided music for the grand balls held at the Colorado House, a fine hotel in Matagorda, and these dances stopped sometime during the Civil War. (One of the sons taught the latest dances--learned in New Orleans--I somewhere have a copy of his advertisement.) This may have been C. F., or R. G., or A. B., and I do not know their full names.  Charlotte and Frederick Cheeseman are buried in the historic cemetery in Matagorda.  Battie Cheeseman is buried by them, and her tombstone indicates she was the wife of C. F. Cheeseman and died Oct. 21, 1867.  Age 26 years. (I assume this is the person you list as Batistine Roe who married Charles F. in Texas.)  Frederick Cheeseman's tombstone states he was born in Horsham, Sussex County, England (no date given); he died at age 59, Nov. 3,1866.

Minna Jane Cheeseman was born in Alabama on Feb. 12, 1846.  She married Walter Scott Stewart in Matagorda, Texas, on March 11, 1869.  (I have a copy of their marriage license.)  He was born in Matagorda on Nov. 28, 1843 to Warner Watson Stewart and Lucy Tribble Stewart.  He was a soldier of the Confederacy and was gone from home and actively in the war from April 1862 until the war was over, returning home some time in 1865.  His brothers John A. Stewart and Greenbury Stewart were also Confederate soldiers.  John never came home--he died at Petersberg, VA, and we assume was buried there.  Minna Jane and Walter Scott Stewart are buried in Matagorda Cemetery along with all of his siblings except John and all but one of their children .

Minna Jane and Walter Scott Stewart had 5 children all born in Matagorda:
1)    Irene Stewart--born December 23, 1869 (m. Charles W. Burkhart , had 3 children)
a)  Charles Stewart Burkhart m. Lunelle Jones, from Livingston, TX--no children
             b)  Charles Lawrence Burkhart  m. Sophia Doubeck from Bay city 1 son:
1) Charles Kent Burkhart, b. July 22, 1934   m.Patricia _ about 1955
 (has 1 son Brad, 2 daughters , Tracy and ____- not sure of birthdates
c)  Irene Burkhart   - b.July 14, 1898   d.June 3, 1953   m. _ Johnson  2 children
   2)   Greenbury Stewart  -  ( born about 1871  died ?  m.  Maud Lawson from Matagorda,
                            2 daughters  - moved to El Paso , TX, died there year not  known         
   3)   Arthur  Cheeseman -  born in 1873 died in 1 married Lillian Cookenboo in Dec.1894,
             a)   Warner Watson Stewart   b.about 1896 
                      1) William Hart Stewart  (  Retired  Coast Guard Admiral)  b. Dec. 1926-                         Lives in Mobile,   Alabama
                              a) Carla Stewart       
 
   4)  Walter Scott Stewart - born Oct.5, 1877   Died Aug. 3, 1936  married Addie Cookenboo
                              Dec. 28, 1898.  Had 2 children both born in Matagorda :
                a) George Sargent Stewart......born Oct. 7, 1901   died in Tuscon, Ariz. 1970's
                     m1 Bernice Baird  d 1932  m2 Irby Montgomery ( she had 1 son, Vernon )
                b) Arthur Cheeseman Stewart  Born March 9, 1905  - died March 17, 1953
                    Married Mary Cecile Kaine July 15, 1929 (San Antonio, Texas) b. Oct.29, 1907-
                    died Aug. 23, 1969  -( both buried Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Texas.)
                    Three children :
                       1) Mary Cecile Stewart - b.July 22, 1931,  m.  David F Crawford Jr. 2-21952
                           ( David was  b.12-17-1926  Amarillo, TX                                                  
                         a) David Fort Crawford, III  b.Jan. 13, 1956 - m.1st Kathy Lynn Robinson
                                8-19- 1978, Houston, Texas   m.2nd Jane Remer 6-15-93
                                3 children all born in Houston, TX
                              1) Travis Lee Crawford b.Jan 28, 1983  - m.Jessica Jarzombek 8-5- 2006
                              2) Stewart  Wesley Crawford  b. 8-5-1985
                              3) Patrick Robinson Crawford  b. 8-24-1986
                           b) Mary Lynn Crawford    b. 8-25-1958   m Douglas Scott Fitch 6-13-1981
                             2 children:born in Houston, TX
                               1) Katherine Lynn Fitch   b.Feb. 9, 1985
                               2) Sarah Elizabeth Fitch  b.Nov. 10, 1987
 
                       2) Walter Scott Stewart -  b.Aug 18, 1935   d. Nov. 29 2005
                              Married  Eileen Moselle Lankard  May 31, 1957 in Bay City, TX
                                2 children :both born in Bay City, TX
                          a)  Lisa Eileen Stewart   b.Nov.9, 1959  m.Walter Davidson 8-20-1990
                                2 children: both born in Houston, TX
                             1) Connie Elizabeth
                             2) Marie Sean
                          b) Michael Scott Stewart  b.Nov. 28 1962    m. Beverly _  Nov. 1985
                             1) Mallory Sean Stewart  b.March 28, 2000
                      3) George David Stewart  b.11-22-38   m.Marilyn Hahn  Sept. 1963
                           a) Stephen David Stewart  b. 8-5-1964   m.Teresa _
                                 1) Austin Stewart
                                 2) Brandon Stewart
                           b) Patrick Stewart  b. Dec. 1966    m. Gina
                                 1) Christopher   b.about 1995or 96
                           c) Christopher Stewart  b.  May 1970
                                 1) Jocelyn Stewart  b. 2-7-1992
                                 2) Daegan Stewart  b  about 2000
                                 3) Tristan Stewart   b. about 2003
                           d) Mary Cecile Stewart  b.11-20-1971    m. Richard Oliver 2002
  5)  Minna Jane Stewart     b.Nov.5, 1880    d.Nov.22,1915   never married
 
Sooooooooo...........

I have just added about 35 or 40 blood relatives that you didn't know about......and quite a few spouses too......i am a bit vague about some of my great nices and nephews birthdays, but the dates are close..

As you can see, Minna Jane Cheeseman married into a family that repeated names over and over,  lots of times.....so it gets pretty confusing sometimes.  When Mike Stewart contacted you and gave you some family names, he actually skipped a generation........his father was Walter Scott Stewart, son of Arthur Cheeseman Stewart, son of Walter Scott Stewart, son of Warner Watson Stewart......but the first Walter Scott had a brother named
Arthur Cheeseman Stewart who named his son for his father, Warner Watson Stewart...........(Who's on first...)  The Burkharts were all named Charles something....and Addie and Lillian Cookenboo both married Stewart brothers....( and all of their Cookenboo brothers were named Henry- something- after their father , Henry ) 

I am not at all sure what relation I am to you, but probably 4th  or 5th cousin somehow.

In any case, it is fascinating to know how many people we are related to!!!!!!

I will send yousome pictures in the next few days.....I don't really have any Cheeseman pictures except one of Minna Jane......

The home that Minna Jane and Walter Scott built and lived in is still standing, but in very bad shape.  There is quite a lot of interest in real estate in Matagorda again at this time, and that house is supposed to be up for sale again.  It has not belonged to our family since 1944, but I spent quite a lot of time there when I was a child.  After Minna and Walter Scott died, their son Arthur and his wife Lillian lived in this house.  My father brought his bride from San Antonio to Matagorda to live in his family's home, and this was just one block from the home once lived in by Minna Jane and Scott. 

Irene Burkhart, Walter Scott's sister, only lived 3 blocks away.  The Burkhart home was started in 1832 by Rhodes Fisher who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836 (the Burkharts did not buy the home until the late 1800's).  The home Scott and Minna Jane built was probably begun in about 1869--but added onto later.  The home I grew up in was built in 1898 for Walter and Addie Stewart (and also added onto later).  It is a one story home....and has just been purchased and is being somewhat restored , probably if on the market now would be at a price approaching $300,000--really bizarre to consider that my family probably sold it for $10,000 in 1947 when my father decided to move his family to Bay City!  The house Minna Jane lived in will probably go on the market now for about $100,000, or more, but it would take another $100,000 or more to properly restore it, so as much as I would love to own it, it is not something I can afford.

There is quite lot of history in the Matagorda area...it was a deeply southern, cultural city by the bay when it was founded there by Stephen F. Austin's colony in about 1826, but many things happened over the years, and it has been just a tiny community for quite some time.  There is now a lot of interest in the waterfront there, and a magnificent new bridge will replace the old "swing" bridge over the Intercoastal Canal on the road that follows the Colorado River and leads to the Gulf of Mexico.  Property is suddenly very expensive (it will be interesting to see if anything sells!)

I love to go there when I can, but I have very few  relatives in that area anymore.  Sophia Burkhart is still alive (age 97), but even though she maintains the old Burkhart home in Matagorda, she actually lives in Bay City, and her son, Kent, lives in Florida.

Wow...I started writing this about 11:00 Sunday evening, and it is now almost 3:00 a.m. Monday...I best go and get some sleep, but I will send pictures soon and look for other Cheeseman information.

I am going to copy this to Liz Hicks (and to myself so I can remember what I wrote to you!!!), and I will forward it to Mike Stewart, too, but I don't know his e-mail right now.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Texas love,
Cile

From: "Rosemary Simons" <rhdotsimonsattescodotnet>
Date: March 4, 2008
To: <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Charles Frederick Cheesman or Cheeseman

Hello John,
 
I have just seen your web page concerning Charles Frederick Cheesman, headed Charlotte Basset and Fred. Ch., and I am wondering if there is any tie up with him and a possible second marriage to my gr-grandmother's sister, May Georgina Nazer in 1888. At least the name is the same, but the spelling of the surname seems slightly variable.
 
The only thing that I know about the husband of May Georgina Nazer is that he was a "rich old man". This was from my aunt, Betty, who, sadly, is no longer with us to furnish more details. I have found a marr. record in the IGI 24 Sep 1888, Manhatten, which corroborates her information, but I have been unable to find out any more about him. Later, she went off to Germany and married somebody else, which is also uncorroboratable, it would appear.
 
May Georgina Nazer was born in Northern Ireland, the daughter of Henry Kelly Nazer, and Eliza or Bessie G Sexton. Other kids of the family went to the States, too, producing a stock broker and an opera singer.
 
The image of the marr. cert. is not available, so I have got stuck.
 
I hope that, even if "my" CFC is not the same as yours, you may find him of interest !
 
P.S.: I have just realized that, in the IGI record, his parents are given as Fred C and Charlotte Bassett, and so I reckon we are talking about the same person.
 
Best wishes,
 
Rosemary Simons

From: Steve Stewart <steve.stewartatzayixdotcom>
Date: October 16, 2008
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Subject: Genealogy

John,
I stumbled across your page and I see that my aunt Cecile Crawford and my cousin Mike Stewart have already been in contact with you. I just wanted to provide you with some updates on my side of the family. I am Stephen David Stewart, b 4 Aug 1965 in Abilene, TX; m Theresa Lynn Smith on May 25, 1991 in El Paso, TX, born Aug 22, 1966 in El Paso, TX. My children are Austin Warner Stewart, b Feb 1, 1995 in Davenport, IA; and Brandon Cade Stewart, b Nov. 20, 1997 in Davenport, IA. We currently live in Houston, TX.
My father's information is correct--....8322366202. My mother is Marilyn Joyce Hahn, b Jan. 24, 1940 in Corpus Christi, TX. My brother Patrick Albert Stewart was born Dec. 13, 1968 in Houston, TX; his wife is Georgina (gina); Patrick and Gina have one son, Christopher, b Feb. 10, 1996, and Gina has a daughter, Jenining Grado, b Feb. 1, 1990. My brother Christopher was born May 22, 1970. Sadly, I don't remember the full names of the mothers of his children. Jocelyn's mother is Sarah, and Daegan and Tristan are the children of Kiska.
My sister Mary's information is correct. I do not remember the date of her wedding. I'll try to collect the additional information you are missing and send it to you ASAP.
Sincerely,
Steve Stewart

John,
Here's some additional information on my brother Christopher Warner Stewart: Jocelyn Stewart is the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth Dray, b 3-18-1975. Jocelyn was adopted by George and Marilyn Stewart. Christopher and Sarah were never married. Kiska Daegan Barela, b. 9-29-1998, and Tristan Doyle Barela, b 3-20-2002 are the children of Christopher and Kiska Victoria Barela, b 8-26-1974. Christopher and Kiska were never married.
I hope this helps.
Steve Stewart

Here's How These Sources and I Are Related
John M. Gwin's Line Relationship
 John M. Gwin's Line
 Relationship Cecile's, Mike's, and Steve's Line
21.00--Richard Gwin



22.00--Isham Gwin



23.04--John Gwin



24.02--William Gwin m.
Roseanne C. J. Wilson
(my great-great-grandparents)		 <---paternal/
maternal
in-laws--->		 24.05--William Basset m.
Harriet Bowley
(my great-great-grandparents)
 <---siblings--->
 24.03--Charlotte Basset m. Fred Cheeseman
(my great-great-granduncle and grandaunt)
25.02--Sutton Gwin m. Ida Basset <---same---> 25.04--Ida Basset m. Sutton Gwin
(my great-grandparents)
 <---1stCous---> 25.04--Minna Jane Cheeseman m. Walter Scott Stewart
26.02--James Basset Gwin
 <---same---> 26.02--James Gwin <---2ndCous---> 26.03--Arthur Cheeseman Stewart I
27.04--Adrian Gwin
 <---same---> 27.04--Adrian Gwin <---3rdCous---> 27.02--Arthur Cheeseman Stewart II
28.01--John Gwin <---same---> 28.01--John Gwin <---4thCous---> 28.01--Mary Cecile Stewart m. David Crawford
28.02--Walter Scott Stewart, II m. Eileen Lankard
28.03--George David Stewart
29.01--Jeremy Gwin
29.02--Charity Gwin
29.03--Sarah Gwin
 <---same---> 29.01--Jeremy Gwin
29.02--Charity Gwin m. Beau Pihlaja
29.03--Sarah Gwin m. Jason Johnson
 <---5thCous---> 29.02 (via 28.02)--Michael Scott Stewart
29.01 (via 28.03)--Stephen David Stewart
30.01 (via 9.02)--Asher Pihlaja
30.01 (via 9.03)--J. D. Johnson
30.02 (via 9.03)--Ryan Johnson
30.03 (via 9.03)--Tate Johnson
30.04 (via 9.03)--Zach Johnson		 <---same---> 30.01 (via 9.02)--Asher Pihlaja
30.01 (via 9.03)--J. D. Johnson
30.02 (via 9.03)--Ryan Johnson
30.03 (via 9.03)--Tate Johnson
30.04 (via 9.03)--Zach Johnson		 <---6thCous---> 30.01 [via 29.02 (via 28.02)]--Mallory Sean Stewart
30.01 [via 29.01 (via 28.03)]--Austin Warner Stewart
30.02 [via 29.01 (via 28.03)]--Brandon Cade Stewart