Benton Co., AR - Biographies - William Holland Steward

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William Holland Steward may be mentioned as one of the prosperous and 
progressive farmers and stock raisers of Benton County, Ark. He was 
born in Bedford County, Va., December 23, 1829, and is a son of Josiah 
Edwin and Mary (Signor) Steward, who were born in Virginia February 
24, 1805, and March 23, 1800, and died in Indiana in 1872 and December 
30, 1886, respectively. The father was a farmer, and he and wife were 
members of the Protestant Methodist Church. The great grandfather 
Steward was born in Scotland, and came to America, serving in the 
Revolutionary War. William Holland Steward was taken to Indiana by his 
parents when quite a small boy, and was there reared, educated and 
married, the latter event taking place in 1852, to Miss Lydia Ellen 
Coonfield, who was born in Marion County, Ind., October 27, 1833. 
Their union was blessed in the birth of ten children: Mary A., wife of 
Thomas Mason; George Newton (deceased), Elmira J., wife of Robert 
True; John A.; Martha A., wife of James, True; Isaac E., William A., 
James W., Theodore J. and Richard A. Mr. Steward commenced life with 
small means, and met with severe losses during the late war, but by 
industry and good management has now a comfortable competency and a 
good and well-cultivated farm of 120 acres. He and family worship in 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have been worthy residents of 
Benton County, Ark., since 1854. Mrs. Steward's parents were Isaac and 
Lydia (Epperson) Coonfield.