THE STUART FAMILY ARCHIVE
Albert Edward Stuart
- Birth
- 30 Jan 1941
- Birthplace
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Recorded life status
- living
Family update, September 23, 2026: Albert Edward “Bud” Stuart and Sandra Traina married on May 27, 1975. Source: Joe Stuart, family testimony supplied in this chat on September 23, 2026. The marriage date agrees with existing archive evidence 100.90.001, an original Virginia marriage return previously inspected by the research project. Joe supplies the nickname Bud.
Earlier research notes (retained): Albert Edward Stuart Paternal grandfather of James family supplied and 1981 genealogy Birth: 30 Jan 1941 Recorded parents: Henry Wallace “Harry” Stuart , Margaret Elizabeth Scott . Relationship estimate: 90% — uncertain. Subjective research estimate based on family testimony or a compiled pedigree; original relationship records have not all been checked. Sources: FAMILY Original marriage evidence [100.90.001]: Original Virginia marriage return inspected on 20 September 2026, image 345 of 504, clerk number 615; indexed certificate 75-013841. Albert Edward Stuart and Sandra Lee Traina married on 27 May 1975 in Alexandria, Virginia. Albert is recorded born 30 January 1941 in Pennsylvania, age 34, with father Harry W. Stuart and mother Margaret Scott. Sandra is recorded born 25 August 1950 in Illinois, age 24, with father Alfred J. Traina and mother Camille Criola. The license was signed 19 May 1975. The form records Albert as divorced, entering his second marriage, and Sandra as single, entering her first marriage. The prior spouse is not named. The certificate supports the recorded parent-child links; it is not a birth certificate or evidence about Alfred’s biological versus adoptive parentage.
Sibling research, 22 September 2026: The Descendants of William Ramsey compilation, PDF page 51, lists Katharine Stuart (21 May 1934–5 September 1997), Alice Elizabeth Stuart (born 1936), Margaret Kendig Stuart (14 December 1937–5 April 2009) and Albert Edward Stuart (30 January 1941) as children of Henry Wallace Stuart and Margaret Elizabeth Scott. Parentage and dates for the three sisters are secondary compilation assertions pending original birth, census or obituary verification. The same page identifies Hay and Sieczkowski as married surnames without spouses’ given names. No unnamed husband profiles are invented. [100.80.015]
Original school record inspected October 5, 2026: Kishacoquillas High School, Reedsville, Pennsylvania, 1959 yearbook, printed p.34/image38 of112. Portrait caption names Albert Edward Stuart and nickname Bud, academic course. It describes store work, interest in flying and Pittsburgh, and an ambition to be a commercial pilot. Activities include yearbook, chorus, county chorus, art, drivers training, homemaking and JV (sport not specified). Exact full name, nickname and Mifflin County setting support identity. No birthdate or later pilot career is established; database estimate1943 not adopted. [WEB-20261006-015547-0a6d235e]
Earlier spouse identified, October 5, 2026: Joe Stuart confirms Patricia M. Polityka is Mike’s mother [WEB-20261006-020033-a435adf2]. The original NJ bride index records Patricia M. Polityka / Albert E. Stuart, August1963, statefile26861, code18483 (Manville, Somerset County in Ancestry’s place expansion). It gives no exact day, ages or parents. Florida divorce index records Albert E. Stuart / Patricia, November19,1974, Broward County, certificate050640, possibly filing date. Original marriage certificate and divorce decree not inspected; indexed identities are correlated with family confirmation and the known1975 second marriage. [WEB-20261006-015732-1643bf43; WEB-20261006-015807-a46a5545]. This supplies a documented earlier-marriage trail while preserving Sandra’s separate1975 marriage and the existing child-parent relationships.
Recorded name forms
Bud
Relationship source notes
- Sandra
Albert Edward “Bud” Stuart and Sandra Traina married on May 27, 1975. Confirmed by source: Joe Stuart, family testimony supplied in this chat on September 23, 2026. The marriage date agrees with existing archive evidence 100.90.001, an original Virginia marriage return previously inspected by the research project. Earlier relationship source note: Marriage recorded May 27, 1975, original record 100.90.001. Current relationship confirmed by Joe Stuart on September 28, 2026: Albert and Sandra (Sandi) are each other’s current spouse. Family testimony; this confirms current status separately from the 1975 marriage return.
- Pat
Former spouse; family testimony, surname and marriage date unresolved.
October5,2026 resolution: Joe identifies her as Patricia M. Polityka, Mike’s mother [WEB-20261006-020033-a435adf2]. Correlated marriage index August1963, Manville NJ, file26861; exact day unknown [WEB-20261006-015732-1643bf43]. Correlated divorce index November19,1974, Broward FL, certificate050640; original decree/date semantics unverified [WEB-20261006-015807-a46a5545]. Earlier unresolved wording retained as history.
Recorded life history
- Education
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
- Major life events
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
Married 27 May 1975, Alexandria, Virginia; original marriage return inspected [100.90.001].
- Court and prison events
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
- Cause of death
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
- Manner of death
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
- Religion
- Status
Not established in reviewed evidence; research pending
- Events
- Sports participation
- Status
Unknown; source research pending
- Events
- Clubs and organizations
- Status
Unknown; source research pending
- Events
- Hobbies and personal interests
- Status
Unknown; source research pending
- Events
- Discover events
- Events
- Category
Education
- Date
1959
- Place
Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Statement
Original yearbook portrait caption Albert Edward Stuart, Bud, academic course. Store work and flying interest; ambition commercial pilot, not proof of later occupation.
- Status
Original yearbook inspected; exact name/nickname/place correlated
- Evidence ids
WEB-20261006-015547-0a6d235e
- Organization
Kishacoquillas High School
- Source notes
Printed page34, image38/112. Database birth estimate1943 excluded.
- Source url
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1265/records/475225238
- Category
Marriage
- Date
August 1963
- Place
Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey (Ancestry expansion of code18483)
- Statement
Albert E. Stuart and Patricia M. Polityka, original NJ bride index, statefile26861. Exact day not supplied.
- Status
Original index inspected; identity correlated with family testimony
- Evidence ids
WEB-20261006-015732-1643bf43
WEB-20261006-020033-a435adf2
- Source notes
Joe identified Patricia M. Polityka as Mike’s mother, October5,2026. Full certificate not inspected.
- Source url
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61253/records/991947690
- Category
Divorce
- Date
November 19, 1974 (indexed; may be filing date)
- Place
Broward County, Florida, United States
- Statement
Albert E. Stuart and Patricia, Florida divorce index, certificate050640. Original decree not inspected.
- Status
Index only; identity correlated; legal decree date unverified
- Evidence ids
WEB-20261006-015807-a46a5545
- Source notes
Consistent with original1975 return stating divorced, second marriage.
- Source url
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8837/records/1971471
Recorded parents
Henry Wallace Stuart · Margaret Elizabeth Scott
Recorded spouses
Sandra Lee Traina · Patricia M. Polityka
Sources and evidence
- Albert E. and Patricia Stuart — correlated 1974 Florida divorce index
- Albert Edward Stuart (Bud) — 1959 Kishacoquillas yearbook portrait
- Albert Edward Stuart and Sandra Lee Traina original marriage return 1975
- Albert Edward Stuart and three sisters in Ramsey compilation
- Birthday research — deceased-status corrections and unresolved date leads
- Family account of the Franklin letter’s custody — Stuart and Wallace families
- Harry W. Stuart — original Pennsylvania WWII compensation application, 1950
- Patricia M. Polityka and Albert E. Stuart — original 1963 NJ marriage index
- The Scott Family History — page 7
