Eighth Generation

4089. Robert Lispenard Stewart was born on 7 February 1866 in Manhattan, New York, NY. He died prostate, kidney, heart and cancer issues on 13 August 1935 at the age of 69 in Coral Gables, Dade, FL. He was buried on 14 August 1935 in Orlando, Orange, FL. Robert was a civil engineer.

Robert Lispenard Stewart and Bertha Emma Meschenmoser were married on 1 July 1904 at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken, Hudson, NJ. Bertha Emma Meschenmoser, daughter of William Meschenmoser and Emma Gillig, was born on 18 December 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. She graduated in 1897 at Hunter College in Manhattan, New York, NY. She died on 27 March 1972 at the age of 94 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, NC. Her father was a German immigrant, and her mother was the daughter of German immigrants. Bertha was an 1897 graduate of Hunter College in New York City. She spoke 5 languages and was fluent in English and German. She traveled to Europe three times during her life. Before marriage to Robert and during the first couple of years of marriage, Bertha was a school teacher in Staten Island, NY. Her hobbies included compiling the Stewart genealogy of her husband back to Scottish kings and compiling a book of her favorite poems and sayings. She was raised Catholic, became a follower of Christian Science during her middle-aged years, and then as a senior citizen became an Evangelical Christian in Charlotte, as a member of the inter-denominational,Pentecostal congregation of Garr Memorial Church. She was buried on 29 Mar 1972 in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC. Bertha was buried on 29 March 1972 at Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC.

Robert Lispenard Stewart-7955 and Bertha Emma Meschenmoser-116091 had the following children: