History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 492.
[Bourbon County]  [Paris City and Precinct]

JOSEPH W. STIVERS, deceased; was born in Hutchinson Precinct, Oct. 23,
1830, son of Rozelle P. Stivers, born in March, 1779, who was a son of
Reuben.  Rozelle married Nancy Barger, who was born 1795, in Culpeper,
Va.  To them were born the following children: James, John, Elizabeth,
Joseph, Sarah, Samuel, Lou, Rebecca and George.  Mr. Stivers was married
Feb. 27, 1861, in Middletown, Ky., to Mary Settles, who was born Sept.
21, 1840.  She was a daughter of John and Polly (Swader) Settles.  She
died March, 1882.  John Settles was born Jan. 28, 1806; his wife, Polly,
Jan. 4, 1807, and were married Jan. 4, 1828.  Polly was a daughter of
Tobias Swader and Nancy De Hayden.  To John Settles and wife were born
seven children, viz: William H., Benjamin, Elizabeth, Joseph, Franklin,
John T. and Mary, who is the wife of the subject of these lines.  John
Settles died April 22, 1842.  After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Stivers, they located on Strode's Creek, in Middletown, and engaged in
farming pursuits.  In 1873 he removed to this precinct, locating on
the farm now occupied and owned by his family.  To him nine children
were born, viz: Joseph Hooker, Harvey S., Ella G., James R., Rebecca L.
Lillie S., Rufus P., Eva and Lizzie.  Mr. Stivers is the inventor and
patentee of the noted Blue Grass Stripper, which is now coming into
general use, patented June 21, 1870.  He died January 30, 1881.  He was
a soldier in the Mexican war; went at the age of sixteen as drummer boy
and served over three years in the late war as a field officer in the
14th Ky. Cavalry.

Stivers Barger Settles Swader
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Culpeper-VA

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