Stephen Stufflebeam was the sixth child and third son born c1809 to Jacob Stufflebeam and his unknown wife. He was probably born in New York, a few years before the family headed to Ohio.
Like Stephen’s sister Sarah, Stephen died before 1850 so not a lot is known about his life. However, Stephen apparently lived in Muskingunm county for a short time as a young unmarried man.
In 1824, Stephen Stufflebeam and Daniel Bean [perhaps related to Keziah who married Jacob Stufflebeam Jr.?] were indicted for larceny in Muskingum County. The writ was returned and marked “not found.”
Stephen Stufflebeam married Nancy Mason on 11 February 1830 in Pickaway County.
He died about April 1844 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Nancy survived her husband and is found in the 1850 census with their four children.
Children: (Stufflebeam)
- Mary, born December 1831, Pickaway County, Ohio; died 1905; married Theodore Seaburn, 5 November 1848, Pickaway County, Ohio. They were the parents of at least six children.
- Martha Ann, born December 1833, Pickaway County, Ohio; died 11 January 1872; married William H. Moore, 10 May 1849, Pickaway County, Ohio. This couple has not been found in 1850.
- Thomas G., born c1835, Pickaway County, Ohio; died after 1863 when he appears i the Civil War draft registrations of Wayne, Pickaway, Ohio. He was unmarried at that time. No further record.
- George, born 1832, Pickaway County, Ohio; died 21 November 1863, Huntsville, Alabama; married Jane K. (Roseberry) Harness, 14 June 1860, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. They were the parents of one daughter, Dollie.
There are some descendants of Stephen and Nancy (Mason) Stufflebeam, but no male descendants carrying the surname as George died in the Civil War, leaving only a daughter and it’s possible that Thomas died in the war, unmarried. Furthermore, Martha disappears from the records after her marriage.
That leaves eldest child Mary who married Theodore Seaburn who has descendants today.
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