In this picture taken in 1919, Levi "Ben" Murphy Steward and Harriett (Henley) Steward, some of the early descendants of the Steward family, are standing near a woodpile at their home in Jackson Co., TN. Their descendants, who later changed their name to Stewart, moved to numerous parts of TN and to other states. Picture taken from a newspaper article in the Dispatch, Cookeville, TN, 19 August 1984.

Levi "Ben" Murphy Steward

b. 26 June 1844, Overton Co., TN
d. 10 January 1927
Wife: Harriett Henley, md 22 January 1867,
Jackson Co., TN, by Rev. Joel Henley
Father: John Steward
Mother: Cynthia Byrd
Buried: Dodson Branch Cemetery, Jackson Co., TN
See Chapter 7

Dodson Branch Freewill Baptist Church
Jackson Co., TN