Absolom Stiver

Absolom was born on November 14th, 1817.  Absolom's father was John Casper Stoever and his mother was Margaret Vance.  His paternal grandparents are John Adam Stoever and Veronica Dup; his maternal grandfather was Michael Vance and his maternal grandmother is Barbara. He has a brother and two sisters, named Solomon, Anna Maria and Catherine.  He is the second oldest of the four children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Jacob, John, David, Elizabeth and Susannah.