THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

William M. Edwards

M, b. 20 Dec 1800

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 3rd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William M. Edwards was born on 20 Dec 1800.
Marriage*: He married Martha (Surname Unknown).
Marriage*: William M. Edwards married Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) in 1851 at Tennessee.

Family 1: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

C. R. Edwards b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 5 Jul 1854
Nancy Louise Edwards+ b. 29 Oct 1828, d. 19 Apr 1925
Miles A. Edwards b. 20 Feb 1831, d. 22 Jul 1846
Hizzey L. Edwards b. 4 Oct 1833
Thomas J. Edwards b. 5 Nov 1836, d. 14 Jan 1865
John A. Edwards b. 26 Apr 1839, d. 8 Jan 1926
Sarah A. Edwards b. 15 Jan 1842, d. 17 Apr 1882
William M. Edwards II b. 3 Apr 1845, d. 19 Apr 1932
Almeda J. Edwards b. 14 Jan 1846

Family 2: Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) b. 16 May 1811, d. 20 Feb 1879

Mary E. Edwards b. 17 Jan 1852, d. 26 Feb 1931
James S. Edwards b. 11 Feb 1854, d. 4 Dec 1887

William M. Edwards II

M, b. 3 Apr 1845, d. 19 Apr 1932

William M. Edwards II|b. 3 Apr 1845\nd. 19 Apr 1932|p18.htm#i1132|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p18.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William M. Edwards II was born on 3 Apr 1845.
Death*: He died on 19 Apr 1932 at age 87.

Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart

F, b. 1 Dec 1864, d. 2 Dec 1916

Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart|b. 1 Dec 1864\nd. 2 Dec 1916|p18.htm#i80|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: Great-grandmother of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart was born on 1 Dec 1864 at Ohio.
Marriage*: She married George Harvey Seigrist, son of Samuel Seigrist and Caroline Curry, on 3 Jul 1884.
Death*: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart died on 2 Dec 1916 at Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 52 of pneumonia during the flu epidemic.
Name Variation: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart was also known as Margarie "Maggie" Ahart.
Note*: She was German.

Family: George Harvey Seigrist b. 14 Feb 1864, d. 20 Feb 1944

George Willard Seigrist+ b. 14 Nov 1886, d. 21 Mar 1943
Emma Seigrist+ b. 9 Sep 1888
Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist+ b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 10 Sep 1964
Daniel Curtis Seigrist+ b. 6 Oct 1894, d. 28 Mar 1965
James Walter Seigrist+ b. 1 Apr 1896
Phillip Samuel Seigrist+ b. c 1902
Roy Charles Seigrist+ b. 4 Apr 1904, d. 3 Feb 1960

Daniel Ehrhart

M, b. c 1832

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Daniel Ehrhart was born c 1832 at Baden, Germany.
Marriage*: He married Matilda Nye, daughter of Thomas Nye and Elizabeth (Surname Unknown), at Ohio.

Family: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

George Ehrhart
Sarah Ehrhart
William Ehrhart b. c 1854
James Ehrhart b. c 1855
Thomas Ehrhart b. c 1856
Mary Ehrhart b. c 1857
Hannah Ehrhart b. 1860
Daniel Ehrhart Jr. b. c 1863
Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart+ b. 1 Dec 1864, d. 2 Dec 1916
Emma Ehrhart b. c 1868
Minnie May Ehrhart b. 20 Sep 1880, d. 14 Dec 1970

Daniel Ehrhart Jr.

M, b. c 1863

Daniel Ehrhart Jr.|b. c 1863|p18.htm#i1690|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Daniel Ehrhart Jr. was born c 1863 at Ohio.

Emma Ehrhart

F, b. c 1868

Emma Ehrhart|b. c 1868|p18.htm#i1691|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Emma Ehrhart was born c 1868 at Ohio.
Marriage*: She married (Unknown) Shay.

George Ehrhart

George Ehrhart||p18.htm#i1671|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Hannah Ehrhart

F, b. 1860

Hannah Ehrhart|b. 1860|p18.htm#i1689|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Hannah Ehrhart was born in 1860 at Ohio.

James Ehrhart

M, b. c 1855

James Ehrhart|b. c 1855|p18.htm#i1701|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: James Ehrhart was born c 1855.

Mary Ehrhart

F, b. c 1857

Mary Ehrhart|b. c 1857|p18.htm#i1688|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Mary Ehrhart was born c 1857 at Pennsylvania.

Minnie May Ehrhart

F, b. 20 Sep 1880, d. 14 Dec 1970

Minnie May Ehrhart|b. 20 Sep 1880\nd. 14 Dec 1970|p18.htm#i1674|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth: Minnie May Ehrhart was born c 1880 at Tazwell County, Illinois.
Birth*: She was born on 20 Sep 1880 at Elm Grove Township, Illinois.
Marriage*: She married James Henry Wineburner on 28 May 1895.
Marriage*: Minnie May Ehrhart married John M. Seigrist, son of Samuel Seigrist and Caroline Curry, on 21 Jul 1898 at Tazwell County, Illinois.
Divorce*: Minnie May Ehrhart and an unknown person were divorced on 26 Mar 1901.
Divorce: She and an unknown person were divorced on 26 Mar 1901 at Taswell County, Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Thomas M. Landrith.
Death*: Minnie May Ehrhart died on 14 Dec 1970 at Pekin, Tazwell County, Illinois, at age 90.

Sarah Ehrhart

Sarah Ehrhart||p18.htm#i1676|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Sarah Ehrhart married (Unknown) Morris.

Thomas Ehrhart

M, b. c 1856

Thomas Ehrhart|b. c 1856|p18.htm#i1687|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Ehrhart was born c 1856 at Pennsylvania.

William Ehrhart

M, b. c 1854

William Ehrhart|b. c 1854|p18.htm#i1686|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Ehrhart was born c 1854 at Pennsylvania.

Levi Eldridge

Marriage*: Levi Eldridge married Elizabeth Storm on 12 Oct 1859 at Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois.

Cora Lee Ellis

F, b. 11 Mar 1892

Birth*: Cora Lee Ellis was born on 11 Mar 1892.
Marriage*: She married Beverly Howard Sims, son of Josephus Lafayette Sims and Eliza Ann Hannah Peebles, on 5 Mar 1910 at Benton County, Tennessee.

Nancy Ann Ellis

F, b. 1849, d. 16 Jun 1916

Birth*: Nancy Ann Ellis was born in 1849.
Marriage*: She married David Ragains, son of Thomas Ragains and Sarah Ann McKinister, on 9 Apr 1868 at Washington County, Indiana.
Death*: Nancy Ann Ellis died on 16 Jun 1916 at Caldwell Canyon County, Idaho.

Family: David Ragains b. 5 Mar 1848

Nettie Ragains+ b. 1868, d. 27 Jul 1937
James Sylvester Ragains+ b. 1872, d. 25 Nov 1951
Ellis Delbert Ragains+ b. 1878
Besse Ragains b. 1885, d. 23 Apr 1980

John Ellison

Marriage*: John Ellison married Mary "Polly" McWilliams, daughter of William W. McWilliams and Sarah "Sally" (Surname Unknown), on 18 Aug 1808 at Warren County, Kentucky.

Elisha Milton Elwood

M, b. 10 Feb 1891

Elisha Milton Elwood|b. 10 Feb 1891|p18.htm#i423|Frank Jay Elwood|b. c 1872\nd. c 1891|p18.htm#i422|Mary Effie Harris|b. 4 Jul 1871\nd. 9 Oct 1909|p24.htm#i89|||||||Milton Harris||p24.htm#i1309|Margaret Harris||p24.htm#i1308|

Father: Frank Jay Elwood b. circa 1872, d. circa 1891
Mother: Mary Effie Harris b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Birth*: Elisha Milton Elwood was born on 10 Feb 1891.

Frank Jay Elwood

M, b. c 1872, d. c 1891

Marriage*: Frank Jay Elwood married Virgie Truet.
Birth*: Frank Jay Elwood was born c 1872 at Wister, Le Flore County, Indian Territory.
Marriage*: He married Mary Effie Harris, daughter of Milton Harris and Margaret Harris, c 1889 at Le Flore County, Choctah Nation.
Death*: Frank Jay Elwood died c 1891.

Family: Mary Effie Harris b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Iva Bell Elwood+ b. 25 Jan 1890
Elisha Milton Elwood b. 10 Feb 1891

Iva Bell Elwood

F, b. 25 Jan 1890

Iva Bell Elwood|b. 25 Jan 1890|p18.htm#i238|Frank Jay Elwood|b. c 1872\nd. c 1891|p18.htm#i422|Mary Effie Harris|b. 4 Jul 1871\nd. 9 Oct 1909|p24.htm#i89|||||||Milton Harris||p24.htm#i1309|Margaret Harris||p24.htm#i1308|

Father: Frank Jay Elwood b. circa 1872, d. circa 1891
Mother: Mary Effie Harris b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Marriage: Iva Bell Elwood married (Unknown) Chastain.
Birth*: Iva Bell Elwood was born on 25 Jan 1890 at Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married William Jefferson Sterling, son of Thomas Eurvin Sterling and Sarah Joanna Oliver, on 22 Apr 1906.

Family: William Jefferson Sterling b. 16 Dec 1882, d. 24 Apr 1964

Gladys Ruth Sterling+ b. 13 Jul 1906, d. 28 May 1994

Andrew Simon England

M, b. 12 May 1980

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Andrew Simon England was born on 12 May 1980.

Matildey England

F, b. c 1805, d. c 1830

Birth*: Matildey England was born c 1805 at North Carolina.
Marriage*: She married Ruben Perkins Southard, son of Micajah Southard Sr. and Martha Perkins, on 23 Feb 1824 at Burke County, North Carolina.
Death*: Matildey England died c 1830 at Burke County, North Carolina.

Family: Ruben Perkins Southard b. 4 Jun 1800, d. c 1878

James Micajah Southard+ b. 3 Oct 1825, d. Nov 1869

Anne Margarete Ericksen

F, b. 17 Aug 1893, d. 3 Apr 1984

Anne Margarete Ericksen|b. 17 Aug 1893\nd. 3 Apr 1984|p18.htm#i381|Louis (1) Ericksen|b. 1864\nd. 28 Aug 1939|p18.htm#i382|Cecelie Matheson|b. 18 Aug 1866\nd. 31 Oct 1954|p36.htm#i1246|||||||||||||

Anne Margarete (Erickson) Fahey

Father: Louis (1) Ericksen b. 1864, d. 28 Aug 1939
Mother: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Marriage*: Anne Margarete Ericksen married William Thomas Fahey Sr., son of Roger (2) Fahey and Katherine "Kitty" Noland.
Birth*: Anne Margarete Ericksen was born on 17 Aug 1893 at California.
Death*: She died on 3 Apr 1984 at Los Banos, Merced County, California, at age 90.

Family: William Thomas Fahey Sr. b. 9 Apr 1884, d. 30 Jan 1956

William Thomas Fahey Jr+ b. 19 Mar 1914, d. 19 Feb 1981

Hardy Ericksen

Hardy Ericksen||p18.htm#i390|Louis (1) Ericksen|b. 1864\nd. 28 Aug 1939|p18.htm#i382|Cecelie Matheson|b. 18 Aug 1866\nd. 31 Oct 1954|p36.htm#i1246|||||||||||||

Father: Louis (1) Ericksen b. 1864, d. 28 Aug 1939
Mother: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Louis (1) Ericksen

M, b. 1864, d. 28 Aug 1939

Birth*: Louis (1) Ericksen was born in 1864.
Marriage*: He married Cecelie Matheson.
Death*: Louis (1) Ericksen died on 28 Aug 1939 at Newman, California.
Note*: He was a pioneer dairy farmer.

Family: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Hardy Ericksen
Raymond Ericksen
Louis (2) Ericksen b. 5 Nov 1890, d. 4 Aug 1967
Anne Margarete Ericksen+ b. 17 Aug 1893, d. 3 Apr 1984

Louis (2) Ericksen

M, b. 5 Nov 1890, d. 4 Aug 1967

Louis (2) Ericksen|b. 5 Nov 1890\nd. 4 Aug 1967|p18.htm#i389|Louis (1) Ericksen|b. 1864\nd. 28 Aug 1939|p18.htm#i382|Cecelie Matheson|b. 18 Aug 1866\nd. 31 Oct 1954|p36.htm#i1246|||||||||||||

Father: Louis (1) Ericksen b. 1864, d. 28 Aug 1939
Mother: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Birth*: Louis (2) Ericksen was born on 5 Nov 1890.
Death*: He died on 4 Aug 1967 at age 76; was a PFC 321 Infantry in World War I.

Raymond Ericksen

Raymond Ericksen||p18.htm#i391|Louis (1) Ericksen|b. 1864\nd. 28 Aug 1939|p18.htm#i382|Cecelie Matheson|b. 18 Aug 1866\nd. 31 Oct 1954|p36.htm#i1246|||||||||||||

Father: Louis (1) Ericksen b. 1864, d. 28 Aug 1939
Mother: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Mary Evans

Marriage*: Mary Evans married David A. (or D.) Ragains, son of David Ragains and Susannah Hargiss, bt 1836 - 1841.

Family: David A. (or D.) Ragains b. 6 Dec 1812, d. 17 Feb 1887

James Ragains b. 1836
Abraham H. Ragains+ b. 22 Dec 1837, d. 25 Dec 1927
Hiram Ragains b. 1838
William Newton Ragains+ b. 12 Jan 1841, d. 22 Dec 1889

Mary Louise Evans

F, b. 9 Jul 1910, d. 1 Oct 2004

Mary Louise Evans|b. 9 Jul 1910\nd. 1 Oct 2004|p18.htm#i3278|Thelbert Evans|b. 13 Dec 1884\nd. 2 Feb 1920|p19.htm#i3277|Vivian Margaret Woodard|b. 11 Jun 1889\nd. 11 Dec 1934|p95.htm#i3276|||||||John F. Woodard|b. 11 Apr 1861\nd. 9 Nov 1912|p95.htm#i3275|Manerva J. McCormick|b. 12 Nov 1859\nd. 21 Jun 1945|p38.htm#i3274|

Father: Thelbert Evans b. 13 Dec 1884, d. 2 Feb 1920
Mother: Vivian Margaret Woodard b. 11 Jun 1889, d. 11 Dec 1934

Relationship: 5th cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Mary Louise Evans was born on 9 Jul 1910 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Marriage*: She married Austin Moyle on 16 Sep 1932 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Death*: Mary Louise Evans died on 1 Oct 2004 at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, at age 94.