Sixth Generation

364. Pauline FRY was born in 1818 in Kentucky. She died on 16 September 1846 at the age of 28.

Pauline FRY and Alfred Addison STIRMAN were married on 22 March 1838 in Marion County, Missouri. Alfred Addison STIRMAN was born on 20 February 1816 in Mercer County, Kentucky. He died on 20 September 1844 at the age of 28 in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri.

Pauline FRY and Alfred Addison STIRMAN had the following children:

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Erasmus Irving STIRMAN was born on 11 April 1839 in Benton County, Arkansas. He died on 4 January 1914 at the age of 74 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

From FindAGrave: "Erasmus Stirman was born when his parents were moving from Palmyra, MO to Fayetteville, AR. It was the day they crossed the Arkansas line that he was born in camp that night."

1850 Census, Marion Co MO, Liberty Twp, p.580
Rebecca Fry, age 56, b. KY [born 1794] Kellar age 27, b. KY [1823]
Erasmus J. Stirman age 11, b. AR Wm. F. Stirman age 8 and Sarah R. Stirman age 7, b. MO
Leander Privit age 14, b. MO

1860 Census. Fayetteville, Washington, AR, Hh 35, boarding with the family of William Francis, Merchant: Erasmus Stiman, 21, Clerk, b. AR

From the Stirman family history: "he was a Colonel in the Civil War and a lawyer after the war. He sent school ...Kentucky University and graduated from the law college in 1869. He moved to Colorado around 1879 due to his health and practiced law. His grandfather, William Sturman, was a gospel preacher. He married Marium Gist at New Castle, KY"

1880 Census. Denver, Arapahoe Co, CO, Hh 6
E. I. Stirman, 40, Lawyer, b. AR
M. G., 31, wife, b. KY
Mary P., 9, dau, has Diptheria, b. AR as were all the children
Gertrude, 7, dau, has Diptheria
Nellie R., 5, dau, has Mumps
Wm J. G., 3, son, has Mumps

1900 Census. Denver, Arapahoe Co, CO, Hh 163
1826 Lincoln Ave
Erasmus I Stirman, b. Apr 1839, 61, married at age 29, b. AR, Lawyer
Marium G., wife, b. Jun 1848, age 61 (she was younger!), 10 children - 5 are living, b. KY
(apparently listed married children....)
Mary P., dau, b. Apr 1862 (sic - 1872), 28, b. AR
Will G., son, b. Jan 1877, 23, b. AR, Shipping Clerk
Marium G., dau, b. Sep (1880), 19, b. CO
Helen D., dau, b. Jun 1884, 15, b. CO, at school

1910 Census. Denver Ward 9, Denver, CO, Hh 289
Erasmus Sturman, 70, married once for 40 years, b. Kansas, Lawyer
Marian G., wife, 61, 10 children - 5 are living, b. KY
Mary Metcalf, Lodger, 39, married 7 years, 2 children, b. AR
Gertrude Osborn, Lodger, 37, married 10 years, 1 child, b. AR
W. G. Sturman, son, 33, married 3 years, b. AR, Bookkepper
Marian F Sturman, dau, 28, b. CO

Married Marium Gist (1848-1926)

Buried Fairmount Cemetery, Denver.

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William Fry STIRMAN was born on 29 December 1841 in Missouri. He died on 31 December 1924 at the age of 83 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.

Married to Alice Idella Jernigan, b. abt 1855, d. 1900.

1880 Census. Fayetteville, Washington, AR, Hh 96
William F. Stirman, 37, City Marshall, AR
Della A., 25, wife, TN

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Sarah Rebecca STIRMAN was born in 1843 in Missouri. She died on 2 August 1912 at the age of 69 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.

Married (1) to James E. Trott, 17 Sep 1867, Faytteville, AR and (2) Benjamin Rush Davidson, 18 Jun 1876.

Trott died 24 March 1870 "from the effects of a wound received about three weeks ago from an accidental discharge of a gun". They had a daughter, Roberta "Robbie", b. Jun 1869, d. Jul 1960. She married John Turner Stinson about 1890.

Davidson (1847-1938) was a corporation lawyer. They had a son in 1883 that died in infancy, buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville.

1880 Census - Prairie Twp, Washington, AR, Hh 388
Elija Davidson, 76, retired Carpenter, b. KY
Nancy, 72, wife, b. KY
Perry, 47, son, house carpenter, b. IL
Olah, 32, dau-in-law, b. MO
Lenny, 11, granddau, b. MO
Benjamin, 32, son, Lawyer, b. IL
Rebecca, 34, dau-in-law, b. MO
Robbie Trott, 11, granddau, b. AR

1900 Census. Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR, Hh 428
Ben R. Davidson, b. Feb 1847, 53, married 24 years, b. IL, Lawyer
Rebecca, wife, b. Mar 1843, 57, 2 children - 1 is living, b. MO
Robbie Stinson, dau, b. Jun 1869, 31, b. AR
Rebeca Stinson, b. Jul 1889, age 1
Marry Lee, sister, b. 1858, widow, 4 children - 2 are living, b. IL
Mary Dandby, Servant, b. 1850, 49, widow

1910 Census. Fayetteville, Ward 3, Washington Co, AR, Hh 456
128 Davidson Ave.
Benjamin R. Davidson, 63, married once for 33 years, b. IL, Lawyer, Corporation
Rebecca, wife, 67, married twice, 1 child - living, b. MO

The Springdale News, 2 Aug 1912
Mrs. B. R. Davidson died of appendicitis Friday morning at the City Hospital at Fayetteville after an illness of four days. She had been a long time resident of Fayetteville.