Maxville Shireman

    Maxville Shireman is a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Shufford) Shireman, and was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, November 2, 1821. In 1835, his parents removed to Morgan County, Indiana, where Maxville grew to manhood. March 6, 1846, he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Archibald and Margaret Cramer. After his marriage, he settled on the farm which is now his home, and which he has improved to be a good property, embracing a territory of 317 acres of superior land. Mr. Shireman is an honorable and esteemed citizen, and the parent of thirteen children -Emeline, Henry, Archibald, Mahala, Lewis, Andrew, James, Margaret, Robert, Edward, Dayton, Harry and one unnamed.

Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.