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Descendants of Dr. Timen Stiddem, the first Stidham* in America, who immigrated from Sweden in the 17th century to New Sweden (Wilmington, Delaware). Stidham* followed by an asterisk refers to all spelling variations of the surname (incl. Stidham, Steadham, Steddom, Stedham, Stidam, Stidom, Stiddom, Stidhams, Stidams, etc.) when speaking of Stidhams* in general. The spelling "Stidham" is the most common form.
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  • ID: I4835
  • Name: Joseph Patton [1792] STIDHAM
  • Surname: Stidham
  • Given Name: Joseph Patton [1792]
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 17 Jul 1868 in Big Stone Gap,Wise Co.,Virginia
  • Death: 30 Dec 1936 in Big Stone Gap,Wise Co.,Virginia
  • Burial: Riverview Cemetery, East Stone Gap,Wise Co.,Virginia
  • Reference Number: 1792
  • _UID: 939BA9DDB781D811886F0020EDB23D9961AA
  • Note:
    BIRTH: tombstone is 28 Jul 1868 - ref. tombstone inscription, researched by Tim Phillips of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 2/8/1999.

    BIRTH=17 Jul 1868 - bible records

    DEATH-BURIAL: tombstone inscription, researched by Tim Phillips of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, /8/1999.

    CENSUS: 1870 Lee Co., Virginia census (Yocum Station, hse 94/94).--enumerated with James Stedham.

    CENSUS: 1880 Richmond, Wise Co., Virginia census.

    CENSUS: 1900 Wise Co., Virginia

    CENSUS: 1910, Wise Co., VA (SOURCE: census)

    MARRIAGE: Lee Co., Viginia marriage records listed on the VALee mailing list (rootsweb.com), dated 1 June 2000.

    MARRIAGE to Neely:"Stidham marriages in Wise Co., Virginia," from website entitled "The Genealogy of Vickie Sturgill" (http://sites.netscape.net/vickieste/index.htm)

    OCCUPATION: Farmer; he became prosperous buying and selling land. He owned a merchandise store in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and owned garages which he rented. - ref: Virginia Burton Gunther (I14052) of Great Mills, Maryland, letter to oejs dated 11 Jun 1995, with attached manuscript on Joseph Patton Stidham.

    PHOTOGRAPH of Joseph Patton [1792] and Elizabeth Steele Stidham (Courtesy of Virginia Gunter Lovei of Great Mills, Indiana, sent by her nephew, Denny Sorah, Sept 1988)
  • Change Date: 8 Feb 2011 at 17:44:20



    Father: James William [793] STIDHAM b: ABT 1844 in ,,North Carolina
    Mother: Eliza Elizabeth GALLOWAY b: 13 Dec 1848 in ,Washington Co.,Tennessee

    Marriage 1 Millie PHILLIPS b: 9 May 1865 in ,,North Carolina
    • Married: 11 May 1886 in ,Lee Co.,Virginia
    Children
    1. Has Children Eliza Jane [3821] STIDHAM b: 1 Sep 1888 in ,Perry Co.,Kentucky
    2. Has No Children Maggie (Ida) May [3822] STIDHAM b: 1890 in Wise Co., Virginia
    3. Has Children James Melvin [3823] STIDHAM b: 14 Aug 1891 in Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., Virginia

    Marriage 2 Nancy A. NEELY b: 10 Feb 1865 in ,,Virginia
    • Married: 21 Apr 1896 in ,Wise Co.,Virginia

    Marriage 3 Elizabeth STEELE b: 1885 in Pattonsville, Lee Co., Virginia
    • Married: 1922
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    For more information or to contribute to The Stidham* Family Tree, contact:
    David R. Stidham, 41 Dellwood Rd., Worcester, MA 01602 - 508-791-9094. StiddemDavid-at-aol.com
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