Greetings, Cousins--though I have no idea how distant we may be. I am the only son of Pearl Arthur (Art)
Stirling.
Dad was the sole surviving child of
Sherman Stirling and Mathilda Ouile (I think was her maiden name). He had no cousins bearing either his or his mother's surname. But I remember visiting
Uncle Orville, Aunt Florence, and one of dad's few cousins, Harold (I think)
Moccabee as a youth.
Harold lived somewhere near the
Ohio State Fairgrounds (Clara
Ave, or Velma
Ave) in
Columbus, Oh. I remember Harold having 2 children, roughly my age (I'm 54), though I don't remember their names.
Dad also occasionally visited Aunt Gertie and
Uncle Bob (Ouile), who lived a few blocks south of the Fair
Grounds. Aunt Gertie and
Uncle Bob were quite old. They were a brother and sister who never married, but shared what appeared to be a tiny converted garage. I don't remember when Aunt Gertie died. But
Uncle Bob died in May, 1965 at age 83, while in either the
Franklin County poorhouse, or Alum
Crest Hospital. I think he died of TB.
I don't know if any of this is helpful to you in tracing ancestry. But I know I've encountered an hereditary cul-de-sac in trying to trace my dad's family tree on his mother's side, the side which we appear to have in common.