NO PROOF DAVID WAYNE STIDHAM IS THE SON OF CORNELIUS STIDHAM NOR THE BROTHER OF GEORGE STEDHAM OR WILLIAM STIDHAM. HE HAS BEEN PLACED IN THIS FAMILY DUE TO HIS BIRTH IN PHILADELPHIA ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS GEORGE STEDHAM'S BIRTH IN PHILADELPHIA..

SOURCE: 1900 Carroll Co., Ark census (Cross Twp, hse 177/177), enumerated with his son, William [536] Stidham.

SOURCE: Leona Faye [2577] Stidham Martin, of Berryville, Arkansas, letter to OEJS, Nov 1973.

SOURCE: Kenneth Davidson of Napa, California, Family Charts for David Wayne Stidham, dated 6 Dec 1998.

BIRTH-DEATHPLACE: Kenneth Evan Davison of Napa Califronia (kennet8256-at-aol.com), email dated 4/4/98.

NOTE: Parents of David Wayne Stidham are unknown. In 1900 census, says father b. Switzerland, mother b. Pennsylvania.

BURIAL: "Carroll County Arkansas Cemetery Listings," (web site) Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society, surveyed by Ray Conley, April 1977.

OCCUPATION: taylor, made fine suits. Owned two taylor shops. - ref. Kenneth Davidson of Napa, California, Family Charts for David Wayne Stidham, dated 6 Dec 1998.

RES: David Wayne married in Philadelphia in 1835 and was in Pulaski Co., Arkansas by 1840 and Fort Smith, Arkansas by 1842. David Wayne purchased a cemetery lot in Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas in 1853. He spent 5 years in Texas, then lived in Oswego, Kansas for 7 years. By 1882, he was living in Eureka Springs, Carroll Co., Arkansas. - ref. Kenneth Bryan [2579] Stidham of Berryville, Arkansas, telephone interview by drs, 16 Nov 2008.

• Married: 3 Aug 1835 in Philadelphia,,Pennsylvania
• Note:

  Marriage with Anna M. O'Neal was witnesses by Mary Newel and the minister's wife, Mrs. L. S. Cushman.
  
  MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
  
  
  

1. Max Amelia [535] STIDHAM b: 1 Jul 1837
2. Edwin Bishop [537] STIDHAM b: 15 Oct 1839
3. William O'Neal "Doc" [536] STIDHAM b: 5 Jan 1842 in Van Buren,Crawford Co.,Arkansas