Stuart-Hall Family Collection
Title
Stuart-Hall Family Collection
Subject
Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885
Families
Stuart, John Todd, 1842-1905
Stuart, Emily Huntington Webster, 1845-1929
Brown, Elizabeth Jane Stuart, 1838-1865
Brown, Christopher C., 1839-1904
Hall, Mary Virginia Stuart, 1868-1945
Stuart, Robert, 1772-1836
Todd, Hannah, 1781-1834
Description
The Stuart-Hall family descends from Robert and Hannah Stuart. Robert, a Presbyterian minister and professor of languages at Transylvania University, married Hannah Todd, the aunt of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Edwards. Robert and Hannah's son, John Todd Stuart, came to Illinois in 1828 after studying the law and immediately set up practice in Springfield. He fought in the Black Hawk War as a major in the battalion in which Abraham Lincoln had commanded a company. He served in the House of Representative from 1832-1836 serving with Lincoln. When Lincoln passed the bar, he practiced with Stuart until 1841. Stuart was elected to Congress, in 1838 defeating Stephen A. Douglas. After serving two terms, he went back into practice with Benjamin Edwards, but was then elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848, serving one term from 1848-1852. After being elected to the U.S. House in 1862 and serving one term, he returned to the practice of law with Edwards. In 1858, his son-in-law, Christopher C. Brown joined the firm. John T. Stuart also served as president of the Springfield City Railway Company, president of the Springfield Watch Company, president of the Betty Stuart Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Lincoln Monument Association.
Stuart married Mary Virginia Nash of Jacksonville, Illinois on October 25, 1837. They had seven children: Elizabeth (Bettie), John Todd, Virginia, Frank, Robert, Hannah and Edwards. Bettie married Christopher C. Brown, a lawyer. After John T. Stuart’s death on November 28, 1885, Brown continued the law firm, eventually bringing his son, Stuart, into the practice.
John Todd and Mary Virginia's son, John Todd Stuart, married Emily Webster Huntington. Their daughter, Mary Virginia Stuart married George Ketchum Hall and their children included George Stuart, Henry Huntington, and Archibald Stuart.
The Stuart-Hay Families Papers at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library contain correspondence between several members of the Stuart family. This finding aid for this collection may be found at: http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/616.
Photographs in this collection include individual portraits of several members of the Stuart and Hall families including Mary Virginia Stuart Hall, George Hall, Henry Huntington, Elizabeth "Bettie" Brown, Christopher C. Brown, and Alice Stuart.
Stuart married Mary Virginia Nash of Jacksonville, Illinois on October 25, 1837. They had seven children: Elizabeth (Bettie), John Todd, Virginia, Frank, Robert, Hannah and Edwards. Bettie married Christopher C. Brown, a lawyer. After John T. Stuart’s death on November 28, 1885, Brown continued the law firm, eventually bringing his son, Stuart, into the practice.
John Todd and Mary Virginia's son, John Todd Stuart, married Emily Webster Huntington. Their daughter, Mary Virginia Stuart married George Ketchum Hall and their children included George Stuart, Henry Huntington, and Archibald Stuart.
The Stuart-Hay Families Papers at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library contain correspondence between several members of the Stuart family. This finding aid for this collection may be found at: http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/616.
Photographs in this collection include individual portraits of several members of the Stuart and Hall families including Mary Virginia Stuart Hall, George Hall, Henry Huntington, Elizabeth "Bettie" Brown, Christopher C. Brown, and Alice Stuart.
Collection Items
Mary Stuart and Bettie Stuart
Mary Stuart and Elizabeth "Bettie" Stuart pose in profile for a portrait.
Marcus Walker and Hattie Gladstone Walker
Marcus Walker and his bride, Hattie Gladstone Walker, pose for a portrait. On verso: "Emily Huntington accompanied them on their wedding trip from Boston to the White Mountains."
John Todd Stuart II
John Todd Stuart II, husband of Elizabeth Huntington Stuart, wears a bow tie during a portrait session.
Edward H. Kidder
Edward H. Kidder sits for a portrait holding his hat. On verso: "Edward H. Kidder, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 5, 1861. Do not know who he was."
Clara Fay
Clara Fay sits for a portrait at a table wearing a red dress. On verso: "Nee Clara Fay. Mrs. Lefferts afterwards."
Harry McKinney
A young Harry McKinney poses with a rifle while sitting on a fake log during a portrait session.On verso: "Harry McKinney, son of Bertha Walker McKinney, of Boston. He was kidnapped and never heard from again.
Robert S. Price
Robert Price, of Kentucky, poses for a portrait wearing a light jacket. On verso: "A cousin of my fathers. His mother is a sister of Hon. J. T. Stuart- Mary Jane Stuart Price (Mrs. James Brauch Price) grandmother M. P. Scruggs, Dallas, Texas."
May Slack
May Slack sits for a portrait wearing a dress with ruffles on the bodice and sleeves. On verso: "Friend of Alice, mentioned in C. L. H.'s letters as 'May S.' relative of the Bunn's."
Oxford Scholar
An unidentified man wears a minister's robe and sash for a portrait session.On verso: "Father of Frank and George Phillips; Yours faithfully, Thomas D. Phillipps; Oxford Scholar."
Mary Stanton
Mary Stanton poses in profile wearing a lace collar and beaded necklace.On verso: "My dearest girl friend."
Christopher C. Brown
Christopher C. Brown, law partner and son-in-law of John Todd Stuart (1807-1885), poses for a portrait. On verso: "Husband of Elizabeth (Bettie) Stuart, oldest child of Major John T. Stuart, (1st wife) and Caroline Owsley, 2nd wife."
Caroline Owsley Brown
Caroline Owsley Brown, the second wife of Christopher C. Brown, poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress and a white shawl.
Emily Huntington Stuart
Emily Huntington Stuart, wife of John Todd Stuart (1842-1905), poses for a portrait wearing a white dress and long earrings.
Leonora Henkle
Leonora Henkle poses for a portrait wearing a bridesmaid's outfit at the wedding of Ellie Henkle and Will Patton.
Virginia Hall
Virginia Hall poses for a portrait wearing an Air WACS (Women's Army Corps) military uniform.
Hall Family Portrait
Mary Stuart Hall and her sons, George, Henry, and Stuart, sit for a group photograph.On verso: "George Stuart Hall, 4 1/2, seated, Henry Huntington Hall, 3, standing, Stuart Hall, 6 months, on lap, and Mrs. George K. Hall (Mary S. Hall) and family."
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Stuart-Hall Family Collection