Nixon B. Stewart, son of John and Mary Blair Stewart, was born May 14, 1842. The 1860 census lists Nixon Stewart, 18, together with Margaret Stewart, 19, among the seven Stewart children living in the Adamsville (Muskingum County) residence of John and Mary Stewart. In August, 1862, Stewart enlisted in Company E, 97th Ohio Infantry, for three years' service. By November, 1862, Stewart, suffering from dysentery, was confined to a hospital in Nashville. He was transferred to the hospital in Louisville the following March, then received a medical discharge May 8, 1863. Stewart returned to Muskingum County, and following his eventual recovery, he joined the Adamsville militia. Elected sergeant, Stewart served with the militia when it was called for 100 days' active duty in May, 1864, and mustered into Federal service as Company E, 160th Ohio Infantry. In 1865, Stewart married Mary A. Shroyer (1845-1927). The census for 1870 describes Nixon Stewart as a 28-year-old farmer. Also listed in the household were Mary Stewart, 25, and two young Stewart children. The couple added a third child by 1880. Nixon Stewart died January 3, 1908, and was buried in Fairview Church Cemetery, Adamsville (Muskingum County), Ohio.