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• Birth	8 Aug 1811	South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI
  Christened	19 Jul 1829	First Baptist Church - South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Aft 1844	Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  Occupation	Farmer
  1850 Census	19 Sep 1850	Farmington, Van Buren Co., IA
  	Farmington Twp., Van Buren Co., IA, p. 390 James Stidman    39 M Mason    $500 RI Elizabeth "             29 F                           " Joshua    "            20 M                         "    Idiot James       "          17 M    "                   "    School Hannah    "          15 F                           "    school Ella            "            12 F                         "    school Mary          "             9 F                         MA?                   MO? (Mary Quinn) Ann          "             5 F                         Iowa Asa          "             3 M                           "
  1860 Census	1860
  	Not located
  1870 Census	27 Aug 1870	Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  	Bonaparte PO - Bonaparte Twp., Van Buren Co., IA, p. 188b Steadman, J.      58 M W Stone Mason $1000 $200 Rhode Island   citizen ---, Elizabeth      49 F W Keeping House                   Indiana ---, Asa             22 M W Farm Labor                         Iowa                citizen ---, M. J.             19 F W at Home                              Iowa ---, Josephine    16 F W at Home                              Iowa ---, Christopher 15 M W Works on Farm                  Iowa       school ---, Nevada         13 M W Works on Farm                  Iowa       school ---, Hugh             11 M W Works on Farm                  Iowa      school ---, Emma             8 F W at Home                            Iowa      school ---, Hattie             6 F W                                           Iowa      school
  1880 Census	1880	Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  	Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James STEADMAN   Self   M   Male   W   65   RI   Stone Mason   RI   RI Elizabeth STEADMAN   Wife   M   Female   W   58   IN   Keeping House   IN   VA Christopher STEADMAN   Son   S   Male   W   25   IA   Stone Mason   RI   IN Emma STEADMAN   Dau   S   Female   W   19   IA   Works In Woolen Mill   RI   IN Harriet L. STEADMAN   Dau   S   Female   W   16   IA   Works In Woolen Mill   RI   IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa NA Film Number   T9-0367 Page Number   459A
  Census	Apr 1895	Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  	Iowa State Census
  	http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/1895/1895-IA-vanburen-BonaparteTwn.txt Bonaparte Town - Bonaparte Twp., Van Buren Co., IA, p. 16 21 1 35 37 Steadman James 84 M W M R Island Stonemason 21 2 35 37 Steadman Elizabeth 74 F W M Ind 21 3 36 38 Steadman William A. 47 M W M VB Co Iowa Stonemason 21 4 36 38 Steadman Amy 39 F W M NY 21 5 36 38 Steadman Cora 22 F W S VB Co Iowa 21 6 36 38 Steadman Jennie 20 F W S VB Co Iowa 21 7 36 38 Steadman Nellie 14 F W S VB Co Iowa 21 8 36 38 Steadman Emma 32 F W S VB Co Iowa
  Died	2 Apr 1895	Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  Buried	4 Apr 1895	Bonaparte Cemetery - Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA
  Person ID	I10863	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	07 Feb 2006 10:22:00
  Father	Asa Wells Stedman, Sr., b. 18 Jun 1769, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI
  Mother	Grace "Gracie" Sweet, b. 5 Jun 1772, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI
  Family ID	F1694	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Mariah Tennant, c. 14 May 1829, First Baptist Church - South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, as Maria Stedman
  Married	Bef 14 May 1829
  Children	1. Joshua Stedman, b. 1830, ____, ____, RI   2. James Stedman, b. 1833, ____, ____, RI   3. Hannah Stedman, b. 1835, ____, ____, RI   4. Elmira Lucretia "Ella" Stedman, b. 13 Oct 1837, Peace Dale - South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI
  Last Modified	07 Jan 2006 16:25:00
  Family ID	F4634	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Elizabeth Jane Swift, b. 26 May 1820, ____, ____, IN
  Married	8 Feb 1845	Saint Louis, St. Louis Co., MO
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Stedman, b. 1845, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   2. William Asa Stedman, b. 18 Feb 1847, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   3. Melissa J. Stedman, b. Abt Dec 1850, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   4. Josephine "Jessie" Stedman, b. 3 Aug 1852, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   5. Christopher Columbus Stedman, b. 15 Apr 1854, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   6. Nevada Frank Stedman, b. 19 Mar 1857, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   7. Hugh S. Stedman, b. Abt 1859, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   8. Emma Stedman, b. 18 May 1862, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   9. Harriet "Hattie" Stedman, b. 15 Jan 1863, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA   10. Son Stedman
  Last Modified	07 Jan 2006 16:25:00
  Family ID	F4635	Group Sheet

• Event Map

  Event Birth 8 Aug 1811 South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI




• Photos		James Steadman family in Iowa Starting Bottom row left 1 Jessie Dean Hitchcock 2 Neil Stedman Kuttruff 3 Jennie Henderson 4 Ross Henderson 5 Jim Dean 6 Elery Stedman 7 Cora Stedman Meadows second row left 8 Emma Stedman Bennet 9 Ella Stedman 10 James Stedman 11 Elizabeth Jane Swift Stedman 12 Melissa Stedman Dean 13 Harriet Stedman top row left 14 N.B. Henderson 15 Josephine Stedman Henderson 16 Amy Smith Stedman 17 William Asa Stedman 18 Nevada Stedman 19 Christopher Columbus Stedman 20 Martha Weiher Stedman 21 Jennie Stedman Busse

• Notes

  Settled in Van Buren County 1844 Deed to Land and 1850 Census (Iowa) May Be a son Robert ? 1850 census mortality index lists a Robert N. Stidman, age 1 b. IA, who died of brain fever in Van Buren Co., IA in February 1850. ________________ Obituary Mr. James Steadman At his home in Bonaparte Iowa April 2, 1895, James Steadman aged 83 years, 7 months, 24 days. Deceased was born in Kingston, Rhode Island, Aug. 8, 1811. He grew to manhood in his native state and was married to Miss Mariah, Tennant. Four children were born to them, two sons and two daughters. They came to Iowa in 1840 or 41. His wife died at a little town called Columbus, west of Bentonsport, and was buried at Lexington, a place one mile west of Bonaparte, in 1843. In that year he removed to St. Louis, Mo., where on Feb. 8, 1845, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Swift Quinn. He then returned to Bonaparte where he resided until his death. To this union 10 children were born, five sons and five daughters, of this number six are living, three sons and three daughters, thus leaving his companion and eight children to mourn their loss. He was for many years a member of the Baptist church and a consistent Christian, an industrious, Peaceable citizen. In his death the people of Bonaparte have lost one of their oldest and best citizens, his wife a faithful companion and his children a kind parent. The funeral took place from the Baptist church in Bonaparte, April 4, 1895, Rev. Geo. W. Barber of Eldon conducting the service. James Steadman, an aged resident of our town died on Tuesday and was buried in the Bonaparte cemetery on Thursday. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. G. W. Barber. He, was 83 years of age. Old age, an infirmity was the cause of his death.

• Sources

  [S119] Personal Communication - Thomas Cashman, (April 1999)