Newspaper account of a house fire at the home of John Galbreath Stewart [I00235] and Mary (McKee) Stewart [I00269]. John had died in 1894 and Mary eventually moved back to the town where she was born, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. The report indicates the house was unoccupied, probably meaning the family had already moved by 1896.

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House Burned Near Buffington

The dwelling house of John G. Stewart, in Buffington township, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening of last week. The house was unoccupied and the fire is thought to be the work of an incendiary.

Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Source: Indiana [Pennsylvania] Progress "House Burned Near Buffington," 16 September 1896, Page 1, (Newspapers.com : downloaded 16 February 2021).