Individual Details

Sarah Rebecca Stirman

(1843 - 2 Aug 1912)



1850 Census, Marion Co MO, Liberty Twp, p.580
Rebecca Fry, age 56, b. KY [born 1794] Kellar age 27, b. KY [1823]
Erasmus J. Stirman age 11, b. AR Wm. F. Stirman age 8 and Sarah R. Stirman age 7, b. MO
Leander Privit age 14, b. MO


Married (1) to James E. Trott, 17 Sep 1867, Faytteville, AR and (2) Benjamin Rush Davidson, 18 Jun 1876.

Trott died 24 March 1870 "from the effects of a wound received about three weeks ago from an accidental discharge of a gun". They had a daughter, Roberta "Robbie", b. Jun 1869, d. Jul 1960. She married John Turner Stinson about 1890.

Davidson (1847-1938) was a corporation lawyer. They had a son in 1883 that died in infancy, buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville.

1880 Census - Prairie Twp, Washington, AR, Hh 388
Elija Davidson, 76, retired Carpenter, b. KY
Nancy, 72, wife, b. KY
Perry, 47, son, house carpenter, b. IL
Olah, 32, dau-in-law, b. MO
Lenny, 11, granddau, b. MO
Benjamin, 32, son, Lawyer, b. IL
Rebecca, 34, dau-in-law, b. MO
Robbie Trott, 11, granddau, b. AR

1900 Census. Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR, Hh 428
Ben R. Davidson, b. Feb 1847, 53, married 24 years, b. IL, Lawyer
Rebecca, wife, b. Mar 1843, 57, 2 children - 1 is living, b. MO
Robbie Stinson, dau, b. Jun 1869, 31, b. AR
Rebeca Stinson, b. Jul 1889, age 1
Marry Lee, sister, b. 1858, widow, 4 children - 2 are living, b. IL
Mary Dandby, Servant, b. 1850, 49, widow

1910 Census. Fayetteville, Ward 3, Washington Co, AR, Hh 456
128 Davidson Ave.
Benjamin R. Davidson, 63, married once for 33 years, b. IL, Lawyer, Corporation
Rebecca, wife, 67, married twice, 1 child - living, b. MO

The Springdale News, 2 Aug 1912
Mrs. B. R. Davidson died of appendicitis Friday morning at the City Hospital at Fayetteville after an illness of four days. She had been a long time resident of Fayetteville.

Events

Birth1843Missouri
Death2 Aug 1912Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Families

FatherAlfred Addison Stirman (1816 - 1844)
MotherPauline Fry (1818 - 1846)
SiblingErasmus Irving Stirman (1839 - 1914)
SiblingWilliam Fry Stirman (1841 - 1924)