Who's Who at Gilby Meeting Room, ND

Gilby Meeting Room in Grand Forks, N.D. (TW) +1933+

Correspondent

Janette Douglas McKechnie Stewart +1933+ (b. 1895 Reed, Will, IL d. 1976 Gilby, Grand Forks, ND)

Families

Stewart family

• William Airth Stewart (1894-1984 Gilby, N.D.), married 1920 @ Grand Forks, N.D., son of John Ferguson Stewart (b. 1861 McNab Twp., Renfrew, ON - d. 1947 Gilby, N.D.) & Mary Ann Hamilton Stewart (b. 1862 McNab Twp., Renfrew, ON - d. 1949 Gilby, N.D.). John Stewart was raised in the Church of Scotland. In 1930, the William & Janette Stewart lived in Strabane, Grand Forks, N.D., their eldest twin sons both served in the Navy during WWII. William was a veteran of the Army during WWI (1917-1919).
• Janette Douglas McKechnie Stewart +1933+ (b. 1895 Reed, Will, IL - d. 1976 Gilby, Grand Forks, N.D.), daughter of Neil McKechnie (b. 1856 Chinguacousy Twp., Peel, ON - d. 1921 Cavalier, Pembina, N.D.) & Margaret Hannah "Maggie" Douglas McKechnie (b. 1866 Ekfrid, Middlesex, ON - d. 1902 Cavalier, Pembina, N.D.). Neil was a carpenter & miner, then a Presbyterian pastor. Neil's 2nd wife (1904 @ Chicago, IL) was Jean McKechnie (b. 1875 Braidwood, Will, IL - d. 1963 Cavalier, N.D.).
  • William Lee Stewart (b. 1922 Gilby, N.D. - d. pneumonia 1929 Grand Forks, N.D.)
  • John Arnold "Arni" Stewart (b. 1926 Grand Forks, N.D. - d. 2010 Gilby, N.D.). Wife: Lila Jean Lucas Stewart (b. 1931 Wahpeton, Richland, N.D.), daughter Dr. Samuel Chan Lucas (b. 1895 Wilson, Dunn, WI - d. 1965 Wahpeton, N.D.), a dentist, & Olive Gladys Lohr Lucas (b. 1899 Tipton, Hardin, IA - d. 1987 Wahpeton, N.D.). Arni served as an elder at the Gilby Presbyterian Church.
  • Dean Robert Stewart (b. 1926 Grand Forks, N.D. - d. 2002 Gilby, N.D.).

Sources

• 1933 TW AAB
• Ancestry.com