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Maxville Shireman

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Maxville Shireman

Birth
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Death
6 Jan 1893 (aged 71)
Morgan County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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From Indiana State Library
Genealogy Database:
Marriages through 1850
Last Name: Cramer

First Name: Sarah

Spouse- Last Name: Shireman

Spouse- First Name: Maxwell

County: Morgan

Date: 3-5-1846
"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
PAGE 206

MAXVILLE SHIREMAN is a son of MICHAEL and ELIZABETH (SHUFFORD) SHIREMAN, and
was born in Lincoln County, N.C., November 2, 1821. In 1835, his parents
removed to Morgan County, Ind., where Maxville grew to manhood. March 6,
1846, he married MISS SARAH, daughter of ARCHIBALD and MARGARET CRAMER.
After his marriage, he settled on the farm which is now his home, and which
he has improved to be a good property, embracing a territory of 317 acres of
superior land. Mr. Shireman is an honorable and esteemed citizen, and the
parent of thirteen children--EMELINE, HENRY, ARCHIBALD, MAHALA, LEWIS,
ANDREW, JAMES, MARGARET, ROBERT, EDWARD, DAYTON, HARRY and one unnamed.
01/06/1893 Birth Date: 11/02/1821 Spouse: Sarah Cramer Survived By: Widow; 10 children. Other: Age 71. "Maxville Shireman died Friday night and the funeral was held Sunday from his home, Southeast of this city. He was of German descent and was born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, November 2nd, 1821 and moved with his parents to this county when he was 14 years of age. They settled on land now known as the 'Old Shireman Farm', East of this city. He lived with his parents [Michael and Elizabeth Shuford Shireman] until age 25 when he married Sarah Cramer and purchased a 160 acre tract. He was the father of 13 children, 10 sons and 3 daughters. Three sons have died, with the other 10 descendants living in this county. All are married except a son and a daughter. Besides his children, he leaves a wife, age 65. He was a member of the Lutheran Church." [From the Martinsville Republican for June 2, 1892: "Maxville Shireman, living Southeast of town, and the father of Henry and Luke Shireman of this city, is seriously ill."] Cemetery: Hilldale Obituary Source: Martinsville Republican, Jan. 12, 1893 Source Information: Cemetery index

Maxville's Father's OBIT:
Shireman
First Name: Michael
Middle Name/Initial:
Maiden Name:
Date of Death: 11/14/1850
Birth Date:
Spouse: 1) Catherine Darr Clodfelter; 2) Elizabeth Shuford
Survived By:
Other: Age 67. Born 1783 in Rowan Co., N.C.; son of George and Elizabeth Shireman. Had one son, John Scott, with first wife. Married second wife on April 15, 1897 in Lincoln Co., N.C. They had 13 children: Mary, Anna, Barbara, Daniel, George, Elizabeth, Rhoda, Maxville, Henry, Catherine, Michael, Lucy Susanna, and Clara Bothena. [Cemetery index indicates that his name is spelled on tombstone as Michieal.]
Cemetery: Sand Creek
Obituary Source:
Source Information: Cemetery index
Mother's OBIT:
Shireman First Name: Elizabeth Middle Name/Initial: Maiden Name: Shuford Date of Death: 03/21/1846 Birth Date: Spouse: Michael Shireman Survived By: Husband. Other: Age 57. Born 1789 in Lincoln Co., N.C.; daughter of Daniel and Mary Elizabeth Ramsour Shuford. Married April 15, 1807. Mother of Anna Shireman. [Cemetery index indicates that year of death might be 1840; tombstone was broken and hard to read.] Cemetery: Sand Creek






From Indiana State Library
Genealogy Database:
Marriages through 1850
Last Name: Cramer

First Name: Sarah

Spouse- Last Name: Shireman

Spouse- First Name: Maxwell

County: Morgan

Date: 3-5-1846
"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
PAGE 206

MAXVILLE SHIREMAN is a son of MICHAEL and ELIZABETH (SHUFFORD) SHIREMAN, and
was born in Lincoln County, N.C., November 2, 1821. In 1835, his parents
removed to Morgan County, Ind., where Maxville grew to manhood. March 6,
1846, he married MISS SARAH, daughter of ARCHIBALD and MARGARET CRAMER.
After his marriage, he settled on the farm which is now his home, and which
he has improved to be a good property, embracing a territory of 317 acres of
superior land. Mr. Shireman is an honorable and esteemed citizen, and the
parent of thirteen children--EMELINE, HENRY, ARCHIBALD, MAHALA, LEWIS,
ANDREW, JAMES, MARGARET, ROBERT, EDWARD, DAYTON, HARRY and one unnamed.
01/06/1893 Birth Date: 11/02/1821 Spouse: Sarah Cramer Survived By: Widow; 10 children. Other: Age 71. "Maxville Shireman died Friday night and the funeral was held Sunday from his home, Southeast of this city. He was of German descent and was born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, November 2nd, 1821 and moved with his parents to this county when he was 14 years of age. They settled on land now known as the 'Old Shireman Farm', East of this city. He lived with his parents [Michael and Elizabeth Shuford Shireman] until age 25 when he married Sarah Cramer and purchased a 160 acre tract. He was the father of 13 children, 10 sons and 3 daughters. Three sons have died, with the other 10 descendants living in this county. All are married except a son and a daughter. Besides his children, he leaves a wife, age 65. He was a member of the Lutheran Church." [From the Martinsville Republican for June 2, 1892: "Maxville Shireman, living Southeast of town, and the father of Henry and Luke Shireman of this city, is seriously ill."] Cemetery: Hilldale Obituary Source: Martinsville Republican, Jan. 12, 1893 Source Information: Cemetery index

Maxville's Father's OBIT:
Shireman
First Name: Michael
Middle Name/Initial:
Maiden Name:
Date of Death: 11/14/1850
Birth Date:
Spouse: 1) Catherine Darr Clodfelter; 2) Elizabeth Shuford
Survived By:
Other: Age 67. Born 1783 in Rowan Co., N.C.; son of George and Elizabeth Shireman. Had one son, John Scott, with first wife. Married second wife on April 15, 1897 in Lincoln Co., N.C. They had 13 children: Mary, Anna, Barbara, Daniel, George, Elizabeth, Rhoda, Maxville, Henry, Catherine, Michael, Lucy Susanna, and Clara Bothena. [Cemetery index indicates that his name is spelled on tombstone as Michieal.]
Cemetery: Sand Creek
Obituary Source:
Source Information: Cemetery index
Mother's OBIT:
Shireman First Name: Elizabeth Middle Name/Initial: Maiden Name: Shuford Date of Death: 03/21/1846 Birth Date: Spouse: Michael Shireman Survived By: Husband. Other: Age 57. Born 1789 in Lincoln Co., N.C.; daughter of Daniel and Mary Elizabeth Ramsour Shuford. Married April 15, 1807. Mother of Anna Shireman. [Cemetery index indicates that year of death might be 1840; tombstone was broken and hard to read.] Cemetery: Sand Creek








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