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Lee Grant Sterling

M, b. 6 Aug 1819, d. 25 Mar 1900

Lee Grant Sterling|b. 6 Aug 1819\nd. 25 Mar 1900|p86.htm#i2171|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||||||||

Father: Harvey Sterling b. circa 1777
Mother: Elizabeth Harper b. 8 Mar 1780, d. 23 Dec 1869

Birth*: Lee Grant Sterling was born on 6 Aug 1819 at Spencer County, Kentucky.
Marriage*: He married Margaret Rutter on 21 Mar 1858 at Crawford County, Wisconsin.
Marriage*: Lee Grant Sterling married Lorena Johnson on 3 Nov 1872.
Birth: Lee Grant Sterling was born on 23 May 1877.
Death*: He died on 25 Mar 1900 at Sterling Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin, at age 80.
Burial*: He was buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Wisconsin.

Family 1: Margaret Rutter b. 16 Jun 1839, d. 1871

Thomas D. Sterling d. 1871
Charles Sterling b. 26 Mar 1859, d. 1871
John Harvey Sterling+ b. 15 Sep 1860, d. 9 Jun 1938
Lee Andrew Sterling b. 6 May 1864, d. 1871
Henry Sterling b. 3 Sep 1869, d. 1871

Family 2: Lorena Johnson

Olive Sterling b. 16 Dec 1873
Jessie Laura Sterling b. 23 May 1877

Leola Sterling

F, b. c 1912

Leola Sterling|b. c 1912|p86.htm#i2156|Claude Eugene Sterling||p84.htm#i2154|Bessie (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1885|p1.htm#i2155|Cyrus M. Sterling|b. 1849|p84.htm#i2159|Mary E. (Surname Unknown)|b. Feb 1855|p3.htm#i2160|||||||

Father: Claude Eugene Sterling
Mother: Bessie (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1885

Birth*: Leola Sterling was born c 1912 at Montana.

Leona Sterling

F, b. c 1918

Birth*: Leona Sterling was born c 1918.
Marriage*: She married John Bowman on 7 Jul 1937 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.

Lewis Sterling

M, b. c 1823

Lewis Sterling|b. c 1823|p86.htm#i2162|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||||||||

Father: Harvey Sterling b. circa 1777
Mother: Elizabeth Harper b. 8 Mar 1780, d. 23 Dec 1869

Birth*: Lewis Sterling was born c 1823 at Kentucky.
Marriage*: He married Delia (Surname Unknown).

Family: Delia (Surname Unknown) b. c 1827

Cyrus M. Sterling+ b. 1849
John Sterling b. c 1853
Alonzo Sterling b. c 1855
Thomas Sterling b. c 1856
Elizabeth Sterling b. c 1858
Olive Sterling b. c 1859

Lillie E. Sterling

F, b. 1887

Birth*: Lillie E. Sterling was born in 1887.

Lillie Francis Sterling

F, b. 28 Jan 1892, d. 7 Jul 1964

Father: Thomas Eurvin Sterling b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 5 Aug 1916
Mother: Sarah Joanna Oliver b. 5 Jul 1864, d. 9 Mar 1898

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Lillie Francis Sterling was born on 28 Jan 1892 at Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married Olive Newton Vanderburg.
Death*: Lillie Francis Sterling died on 7 Jul 1964 at age 72.
Census*: She appeared on the census of 1910.
Occupation*: She was a midwife.

Family: Olive Newton Vanderburg d. 1 Jun 1984

Lloyd Ansel Vanderburg+ b. 24 Sep 1911
Woodrow "Woody" Vanderburg+ b. 13 Jan 1913
Willie Ovalle (Orval) Vanderburg+ b. 9 Feb 1920
Lillie Lucille Vanderburg+ b. 18 Oct 1921
Troy Edward Vanderburg b. 30 Dec 1926, d. 29 Dec 1946

Lloyd W. Sterling

M, b. 12 Jun 1913, d. 18 Dec 1913

Father: William Jefferson Sterling b. 16 Dec 1882, d. 24 Apr 1964
Mother: Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 10 Sep 1964

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Uncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Lloyd W. Sterling was born on 12 Jun 1913.
Death*: He died on 18 Dec 1913.

Lloyde Sterling

Lloyde Sterling||p86.htm#i2185||||Lavinia Lough|b. 1864|p36.htm#i2182|||||||||||||

Mother: Lavinia Lough b. 1864

Lou Ethel Sterling

F, b. 26 May 1894, d. 28 May 1947

Father: Thomas Eurvin Sterling b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 5 Aug 1916
Mother: Sarah Joanna Oliver b. 5 Jul 1864, d. 9 Mar 1898

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Lou Ethel Sterling was born on 26 May 1894 at Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons, son of Jefferson Fordise Simmons and Samantha Madora Spencer, on 28 Jul 1911 at Garvin County, Oklahoma.
Death*: Lou Ethel Sterling died on 28 May 1947 at Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado, at age 53.
Census*: She appeared on the census of 1910.

Family: Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons b. 12 Aug 1889, d. 29 Aug 1967

Loyal Anthony "Shorty" Simmons+ b. 13 Mar 1913, d. 6 Jul 1979
Thomas Jefferson Simmons b. 22 Nov 1914, d. 31 Aug 1916
Bryan Wilson Simmons+ b. 9 Dec 1916
Mary Lou Simmons+ b. 15 Sep 1920
Andrew Octavius Simmons+ b. 13 Sep 1922

Lua Sterling

F, b. 1 Aug 1883

Lua Sterling|b. 1 Aug 1883|p86.htm#i1260|William W. "Bill" Sterling|b. 1 Oct 1850|p87.htm#i337|Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown)|b. 1 Feb 1855|p2.htm#i1259|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: William W. "Bill" Sterling b. 1 Oct 1850
Mother: Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown) b. 1 Feb 1855

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Lua Sterling was born on 1 Aug 1883 at Mississippi.

Lula Sterling

F, b. 20 Oct 1884

Lula Sterling|b. 20 Oct 1884|p86.htm#i2186|John Harvey Sterling|b. 15 Sep 1860\nd. 9 Jun 1938|p85.htm#i2174|Lavinia Lough|b. 1864|p36.htm#i2182|Lee G. Sterling|b. 6 Aug 1819\nd. 25 Mar 1900|p86.htm#i2171|Margaret Rutter|b. 16 Jun 1839\nd. 1871|p76.htm#i2172|||||||

Father: John Harvey Sterling b. 15 Sep 1860, d. 9 Jun 1938
Mother: Lavinia Lough b. 1864

Birth*: Lula Sterling was born on 20 Oct 1884.
Marriage*: She married Humphrey Rains on 29 Nov 1901.

Luther Eurvin Sterling

M, b. 4 May 1911, d. 13 Aug 1991

Luther Sterling in California, 1953

Father: William Jefferson Sterling b. 16 Dec 1882, d. 24 Apr 1964
Mother: Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 10 Sep 1964

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling, Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Father of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Luther Eurvin Sterling was born on 4 May 1911 at Calhoun or Shady Point, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
Marriage*: He married Esther Hebert on 14 Sep 1929 at Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
Divorce*: Luther Eurvin Sterling and Esther Hebert were divorced on 16 Jun 1930 at Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma; "That on the 21st day of March, 1930, the defendant run away from the place where the plaintiff and defendant were living with another man, namely: James Walter Seigrist.
Marriage*: Luther Eurvin Sterling married Emma Louise Ragains, daughter of Frank Ragains and Malinda Maude Sims, on 15 Dec 1930 at Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.
Death*: Luther Eurvin Sterling died on 13 Aug 1991 at Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, at age 80.
Burial*: He was buried on 16 Aug 1991 at Forest Park East Cemetery, Harris County, Texas.
Census*: He appeared on the census of 19 Jan 1920; was 8 years old.
Note*: He and Emma Louise Ragains received in a letter from Grant Ragains: "glad to know that you and your hubby are nicely located on a farm as it is a good place to live but a poor place to make money. I don't like for Luther to work in the coal mines as they are dangerous, hope he never goes in one of those death traps again." on 11 Feb 1931.

Family: Emma Louise Ragains b. 5 Jul 1913, d. 30 Oct 2006

Marriage*: Luther Eurvin Sterling married Emma Louise Ragains, daughter of Frank Ragains and Malinda Maude Sims, on 15 Dec 1930 at Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.

William Frank Sterling+ b. 20 Apr 1931, d. 18 May 2002

M.L. Sterling

F, b. c 1876

M.L. Sterling|b. c 1876|p86.htm#i1624|William W. "Bill" Sterling|b. 1 Oct 1850|p87.htm#i337|Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown)|b. 1 Feb 1855|p2.htm#i1259|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: William W. "Bill" Sterling b. 1 Oct 1850
Mother: Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown) b. 1 Feb 1855

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: M.L. Sterling was born c 1876 at Mississippi.

Martha Ann Sterling

F, b. 1848, d. b May 1870

Martha Ann Sterling|b. 1848\nd. b May 1870|p86.htm#i708|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. 1820\nd. a 29 Nov 1868|p2.htm#i706|||||||||||||

Father: Jesse Sterling b. circa 1803, d. before 29 Nov 1868
Mother: Jane (Surname Unknown) b. 1820, d. after 29 Nov 1868

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Martha Ann Sterling was born in 1848 at Alabama.
Marriage*: She married Henry Greenhaw on 29 Nov 1868 at Monroe County, Mississippi; Martha's brother, James, swore that Henry was over 21 and both of his parents are dead and that the said Marith Ann Sterling is his sister and that she is over the age of twenty and that her parents are willing to the said marriage to his certain knowledge ( his mark).
Death*: Martha Ann Sterling died b May 1870.

May Sterling

F, b. c 1864

May Sterling|b. c 1864|p86.htm#i711|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||||||||

Father: Jesse Sterling b. circa 1803, d. before 29 Nov 1868
Mother: Frances C. (Surname Unknown) b. 1827, d. after 1880

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: May Sterling was born c 1864 at Mississippi.

Mollie Sterling

F, b. c 1881

Birth*: Mollie Sterling was born c 1881.
Marriage*: She married Joe Williams on 6 Jan 1901 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.

Nancy Sterling

F, b. c 1862

Nancy Sterling|b. c 1862|p86.htm#i710|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||||||||

Father: Jesse Sterling b. circa 1803, d. before 29 Nov 1868
Mother: Frances C. (Surname Unknown) b. 1827, d. after 1880

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Nancy Sterling was born c 1862 at Mississippi.

Nannie Sterling

F, b. 4 Mar 1881, d. 16 Dec 1940

Nannie Sterling|b. 4 Mar 1881\nd. 16 Dec 1940|p86.htm#i724|John D. Sterling|b. 4 Jun 1853\nd. 25 Sep 1918|p85.htm#i1264|Lenora P. (Surname Unknown)|b. 20 Feb 1858\nd. 9 Mar 1923|p2.htm#i1265|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: John D. Sterling b. 4 Jun 1853, d. 25 Sep 1918
Mother: Lenora P. (Surname Unknown) b. 20 Feb 1858, d. 9 Mar 1923

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Nannie Sterling was born on 4 Mar 1881 at Indian Territory.
Marriage*: She married James Franklin Borden on 21 Jul 1903 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.
Death*: Nannie Sterling died on 16 Dec 1940 at age 59.

Napoleon Sterling

M, b. c 1844

Napoleon Sterling|b. c 1844|p86.htm#i2987|William T. Sterling|b. c 1812|p87.htm#i2983|Eliza (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1824|p1.htm#i2984|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||

Father: William T. Sterling b. circa 1812
Mother: Eliza (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1824

Birth*: Napoleon Sterling was born c 1844 at Wisconsin.

Nettie Sterling

F, b. 1895

Birth*: Nettie Sterling was born in 1895.

O.R. Sterling

F, b. c 1873

O.R. Sterling|b. c 1873|p86.htm#i1625|William W. "Bill" Sterling|b. 1 Oct 1850|p87.htm#i337|Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown)|b. 1 Feb 1855|p2.htm#i1259|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: William W. "Bill" Sterling b. 1 Oct 1850
Mother: Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown) b. 1 Feb 1855

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: O.R. Sterling was born c 1873 at Mississippi.

Olive Sterling

F, b. c 1859

Olive Sterling|b. c 1859|p86.htm#i2168|Lewis Sterling|b. c 1823|p86.htm#i2162|Delia (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1827|p1.htm#i2163|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||

Father: Lewis Sterling b. circa 1823
Mother: Delia (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1827

Birth*: Olive Sterling was born c 1859 at Wisconsin.

Olive Sterling

F, b. 16 Dec 1873

Olive Sterling|b. 16 Dec 1873|p86.htm#i2179|Lee Grant Sterling|b. 6 Aug 1819\nd. 25 Mar 1900|p86.htm#i2171|Lorena Johnson||p30.htm#i2178|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||

Father: Lee Grant Sterling b. 6 Aug 1819, d. 25 Mar 1900
Mother: Lorena Johnson

Birth*: Olive Sterling was born on 16 Dec 1873.

Pearly M. Sterling

F, b. 1 May 1880

Pearly M. Sterling|b. 1 May 1880|p86.htm#i1292|John D. Sterling|b. 4 Jun 1853\nd. 25 Sep 1918|p85.htm#i1264|Lenora P. (Surname Unknown)|b. 20 Feb 1858\nd. 9 Mar 1923|p2.htm#i1265|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: John D. Sterling b. 4 Jun 1853, d. 25 Sep 1918
Mother: Lenora P. (Surname Unknown) b. 20 Feb 1858, d. 9 Mar 1923

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Pearly M. Sterling was born on 1 May 1880 at Mississippi.
Marriage*: She married Elijah P. Sullivan on 8 Jul 1900 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.

Rhoda Sterling

F, b. c 1881

Birth*: Rhoda Sterling was born c 1881.
Marriage*: She married William F. Hunt on 10 Nov 1899 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.

Richard Allen Sterling

M, b. 18 Dec 1956, d. 13 Nov 1972

Richard Allen Sterling|b. 18 Dec 1956\nd. 13 Nov 1972|p86.htm#i15||||Margaret Ann Fahey|b. 3 Oct 1934\nd. 15 Mar 2000|p19.htm#i13|||||||William T. Fahey Jr|b. 19 Mar 1914\nd. 19 Feb 1981|p19.htm#i272|Evelyn J. Larsen|b. 13 Sep 1915|p33.htm#i273|

Richard Allen Sterling.

Mother: Margaret Ann Fahey b. 3 Oct 1934, d. 15 Mar 2000

Relationship: Son of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Richard Allen Sterling was born on 18 Dec 1956 at Oahu, Hawaii.
Death*: He died on 13 Nov 1972 at Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, at age 15.

Robert Sterling

M, b. 1 Oct 1890

Robert Sterling|b. 1 Oct 1890|p86.htm#i1263|William W. "Bill" Sterling|b. 1 Oct 1850|p87.htm#i337|Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown)|b. 1 Feb 1855|p2.htm#i1259|Jesse Sterling|b. c 1803\nd. b 29 Nov 1868|p85.htm#i75|Frances C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1827\nd. a 1880|p2.htm#i82|||||||

Father: William W. "Bill" Sterling b. 1 Oct 1850
Mother: Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown) b. 1 Feb 1855

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Robert Sterling was born on 1 Oct 1890 at Indian Territory.

Robert Hale Sterling

M, b. 20 Apr 1887, d. 28 Jul 1888

Father: Thomas Eurvin Sterling b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 5 Aug 1916
Mother: Sarah Joanna Oliver b. 5 Jul 1864, d. 9 Mar 1898

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: Granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Robert Hale Sterling was born on 20 Apr 1887 at Poteau, Le Flore County, Indian Territory.
Death*: He died on 28 Jul 1888 at Sebastian County, Arkansas, at age 1; on tombstone: Robt. H., son of T E & S J Sterling.

Ronnie Edward Sterling

M, b. 27 Jan 1943, d. 13 Jun 1993

Ronnie Edward Sterling|b. 27 Jan 1943\nd. 13 Jun 1993|p86.htm#i255|Harry Edward Sterling|b. 4 May 1919\nd. 6 Sep 1999|p85.htm#i23||||William J. Sterling|b. 16 Dec 1882\nd. 24 Apr 1964|p87.htm#i19|Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist|b. 4 Jun 1891\nd. 10 Sep 1964|p78.htm#i20|||||||

Ronnie Edward Sterling

Father: Harry Edward Sterling b. 4 May 1919, d. 6 Sep 1999

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Ronnie Edward Sterling was born on 27 Jan 1943.
Death*: He died on 13 Jun 1993 at Grimes County, Texas, at age 50.

Thomas Sterling

M, b. c 1856

Thomas Sterling|b. c 1856|p86.htm#i2166|Lewis Sterling|b. c 1823|p86.htm#i2162|Delia (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1827|p1.htm#i2163|Harvey Sterling|b. c 1777|p85.htm#i2169|Elizabeth Harper|b. 8 Mar 1780\nd. 23 Dec 1869|p24.htm#i2170|||||||

Father: Lewis Sterling b. circa 1823
Mother: Delia (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1827

Birth*: Thomas Sterling was born c 1856 at Wisconsin.