- Born: Abt 1795, Carter Co., Tennessee
- Marriage (1): Nancy Oney on 23 Apr 1820 in Floyd Co., KY
- Marriage (2): Mary Holmes on 31 Mar 1856 in Morgan Co., KY
- Died: Abt 1879, Wolfe Co., KY about age 84
- Buried: Abt 1879, Wireman Cemetery, Magoffin, Kentucky
 General 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.
Jacob married Nancy Oney, daughter of Benjamin Oney III and Sally Allen, on 23 Apr 1820 in Floyd Co., KY. (Nancy Oney was born in 1807 in Virginia and died on 27 Jul 1851 in Morgan Co., KY.)
Jacob next married Mary Holmes on 31 Mar 1856 in Morgan Co., KY.
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