Book compiled and edited by David H. Epperson
Notes and corrections by Florence Fife Draper
Elizabeth Stewart Fife
1. Page 73 misidentification: photos of Alice and Elizabeth were switched.
2. Pages 138 and 140 the photos are switched. The biographies are correct.
3. Page 240 Incorrect photo, and Jane is not her middle name. (She does not have a middle name.)
Point of Reference:
On Page 129 Alice and Elizabeth are correctly identified. Compare pages because this one is a confirmed ID.
Once I asked my mother, Mabel Erickson Fife, why it appeared the women in the Stewart family seemed overlooked, in education and family history. Mother explained that Isaac Mitton Stewart had three wives and seventeen children. Most of the girls were born first, and the family did not acquire wealth until the boys were ready for higher education.
When our progenitor, Elizabeth Stewart Fife was widowed at age 36, with seven children to raise, Elizabeth’s brothers were still too young to help or understand her challenges.
The age difference explanation is reflected in the lack of information about Elizabeth in Peace Like a River.
Other than the misidentification of photos, and scarcity of information about Elizabeth, this book is a wonderful reference to the Stewart family history. Enjoy!
Elizabeth Stewart Fife and children
From top left, Isaac David Fife (born 2 Oct 1885), Leland Taylor Fife (born 29 July 1887), Randolph Wilson Fife (born 20 Feb 1892), Walter White Fife (born 28 May 1894), Joseph Barnard Fife (born 31 Oct 1896).
Front row: Iretta Elizabeth Fife born 4 Sep 1889, Elizabeth Stewart Fife born 3 Sep 1863, William Stewart Fife born 18 Oct 1883.
