Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg Map

Family Group Records

Josiah Stirsman & Mary Ann McElvain

Josiah Stirsman.
Alternate name: Joseph.
Alternate surname spellings: Stear(s)man, Steer(s)man, Stir(s)man, Stur(s)man.
Born: 18 Oct 1826, Todd Co., Kentucky.
Married: 1) Elizabeth Hunt, 28 Dec 1848, Muhlenberg County.
Married: 2) Mary Ann McElvain, 20 Dec 1857, Muhlenberg County.
Died: 8 Dec 1870, Muhlenberg County.
Parents: Possibly the son of William Riley Stearsman & Hixey Ann Edwards.

Marriage 1: Family Group Record of Josiah Stirsman & Elizabeth Hunt.

Marriage 2: Mary Ann McElvain.
Born: 9 June 1833, Muhlenberg County.
Married: 1) John L. Anderson, 15 Dec 1849, Muhlenberg County.
Married: 2) Josiah Stirsman, 20 Dec 1857, Muhlenberg County.
Died: 1 June 1923, Hopkins Co., Kentucky.
Father: Abraham Lewis McElvain.
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Moore.

Children of Josiah Stirsman & Mary A. McElvain:

  1. Sarah A.F. Stirsman, born about 1858
  2. Cherry H. Stirsman, born about 1860; married Moses R. Duvall January 12, 1882 in Muhlenberg
  3. America “Molly” Stirsman, born April 18, 1864 in Muhlenberg; died March 21, 1946 in Muhlenberg; married 1) Nathaniel B. Brown February 23, 1882 in Muhlenberg. Married 2) Samuel R. Noffsinger October 28, 1919 in Muhlenberg. Buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Muhlenberg
  4. Nannie S. Stirsman, born about 1865; married James H. Anderson October 11, 1896 in Muhlenberg
  5. Jennie Stirsman, born about 1869
  6. Louis Andrew Stirsman, born January 7, 1870 in Muhlenberg; died January 11, 1923 in Muhlenberg; married 1) Minnie Kyle November 4, 1894. Married 2) Willie Casebier December 8, 1904.

Contributed by J.P. Johnson.

Updated August 7, 2017