Helen J. Stewart

Helen Jane Stewart (April 16, 1854 – March 6, 1926) was a Southern Nevada pioneer, and was considered the "first lady of Las Vegas".

The Stewarts' first three children, William James (1874), Hiram Richard (1876), and Flora Eliza Jane (known as Tiza) (1879), were born in the Pioche area.

With the help of her father, Hiram, she ran the ranch and began to purchase adjacent properties in anticipation of a railroad being built through the area.

[1] In 1902, Stewart sold 1,834 acres (742 ha) of the ranch, including the water rights, to the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad for US$55,000.

She moved into a new home in the growing community of Las Vegas and became an important part of social, political, and business circles.