The late Asberry Brass Stewart had 24 children for the same man, her husband, and reared them all successfully, without government assistance.
The late Asberry Stewart was a phenomenal mother; she bore 24 children to the same man and loved them all with every ounce of her being. As the nation celebrates Mother’s Day, Mrs. Stewart still holds the distinction of being the mother who bore the most children for the same man in our local history.
Mrs. Stewart, along with her husband, the late Rev. J. J. Stewart, pastor and first lady of the Greater New Hope Baptist Church, raised an astounding 24 children.
In an era when large families were more common, the Stewarts’ achievement remains unparalleled in our area. Despite…
