Margaret Stufflebeam was the fifth child and third daughter of Jacob Stufflebeam and his unknown wife.

Margaret was born c1805, probably New York, but her family moved to Ohio when she was a child and she seems to have spent the rest of her life in Pickaway County, Ohio.

Margaret Stufflebeam married George Michael, 27 January 1821, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Margaret appears on 17 October 1887, when she filed for a widow’s pension for George’s Civil War service and she is also found in the 1890 Civil War veterans census schedule. However, she isn’t found in 1900 and likely died during that decade.

They were the parents of seven children.

Children: (Michael)

1. Rebecca, born c1825, Ohio; 14 March 1908, Paulding County, Ohio where she lived when enumerated in the veterans’ 1890 census schedule; married Harrison Eagleston, 14 April 1842, Pickaway County, Ohio. Rebecca and Harrison were cousins, as he is the son of Margaret’s sister, Sarah (Stufflebeam) Eagleston. They were the parents of four children.
2. Son, born 1826-1830
3. Lucinda, born c1827, Ohio; died after 1900, probably Franklin County, Ohio; married John Armentrout, 29 December 1842, Pickaway County, Ohio. They were the parents of ten children.
4. Martha Ann, born c1829, Ohio; died after 1861; married (1) John Moratt, 27 December 1843, Pickaway County, Ohio. John died as a young man, writing his will on 11 January 1854 and it was proved in May 1854. Martha had three children at home in 1860, but only the eldest could be John’s son. The other children were two and three years old. Martha married (2) William S.D. Ford, 24 March 1861, Pickaway County, Ohio. Neither is found in 1870 and Martha’s children William Moratt and Margaret Sinder are living with her parents at that time.
5. John, born c1832, Ohio; died after 1880; married Sarah High, 13 January 1859, Pickaway County, Ohio. They were the parents of ten children, but only three living in 1900.
6. William, born c1834, Ohio; died 12 September 1913, Putnam County, Ohio; married Martha Williams, about 30 December 1855, Pickaway County, Ohio. No further record and neither is found in the 1860 census.
7. Sabina, born c1836, Ohio; married Uriah Ingram, 17 June 1870, Union County, Ohio. They were paupers in 1880 and Sabina was an inmate at Columbus State Hospital in 1900. It appears she had no children. No descendants.

This family has some murky areas in terms of following some of the children and their spouses/children. In spite of those difficult lines, George and Margaret (Stufflebeam) Michael have many descendants today.

If you are descended from this couple and can help fill in some of the missing details, please leave a comment. I would love to hear from you.