Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
John Wireman II	Abt 1760	Unknown

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Nancy Oney	1807	James Wireman Mary "Polly" Wireman Nancy Wireman John Wireman IV Benjamin Wireman Elizabeth Wireman Jamima Wireman Margaret "Peg" Wireman Bunyon Wireman William Wireman Jackson Wireman Sarah Wireman
Mary Holmes

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place
Birth	Abt 1795	Carter Co., Tennessee
Marriage	23 Apr 1820	Floyd Co., KY
Marriage	31 Mar 1856	Morgan Co., KY
Death	Abt 1879	Wolfe Co., KY
Burial	Abt 1879	Wireman Cemetery, Magoffin, Kentucky

Notes


The name Wireman was variously spelled, such as Wyerman, and Wierman. I have chosen to use the spelling most commonly used at a given time. Jacob Wyerman and Nancy Oeny were married in 1820, when she was possibly only 13 years old. Despite her young age, the children came along regularly. The family resided on Swift Creek in Morgan Co., KY, and wrer Baptists, members of the Swift Camp Church. The Wireman's had previiously been Mennonites or Quakers. Jacob was a miller and farmer. Nancy died in 1851, after bearing 12 children. Jacob married Mary Holmes in 1856. It has been said there were three children of this marriage, but the only one I have record of is Jacob, born about 1856. The Civil War forced the young men in this family to choose a side. Sons John and Bunyon fought for the South, and Bunyon have his life. Sons William, Jackson, and James fought for the North, Jackson died in 1862, and James fought in the battle of Perryville. William was captured and held in prison. Son Benjamin died during the Civil War years, but there is no record of military service. Jacob Wyerman died in 1879, said to be 100 years lod, byt we don't have enough info to support that. Census records record him as born 1785 or 1797. He was buried in the Wireman cemetery near where they lived , as were others of the family.

The name Wireman was variously spelled, such as Wyerman, and Wierman. I have chosen to use the spelling most commonly used at a given time.

Jacob Wyerman and Nancy Oeny were married in 1820, when she was possibly only 13 years old. Despite her young age, the children came along regularly. The family resided on Swift Creek in Morgan Co., KY, and wrer Baptists, members of the Swift Camp Church. The Wireman's had previiously been Mennonites or Quakers.

Jacob was a miller and farmer.

Nancy died in 1851, after bearing 12 children. Jacob married Mary Holmes in 1856. It has been said there were three children of this marriage, but the only one I have record of is Jacob, born about 1856.

The Civil War forced the young men in this family to choose a side. Sons John and Bunyon fought for the South, and Bunyon have his life. Sons William, Jackson, and James fought for the North, Jackson died in 1862, and James fought in the battle of Perryville. William was captured and held in prison. Son Benjamin died during the Civil War years, but there is no record of military service.

Jacob Wyerman died in 1879, said to be 100 years lod, byt we don't have enough info to support that. Census records record him as born 1785 or 1797. He was buried in the Wireman cemetery near where they lived , as were others of the family.

Sources

Description	Page	Quality	Information	Evidence
A Biographical History of Nodaway and Atchison Counties Missouri, Chicago, 1901.		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Family group sheets, recieved 4/12/1999 from Barbara Bartels 377 Hwy 12 W. Pomeroy, WA 99347		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know