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  • Name Sturgill, William S. 
    Birth Mar 1853  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      Isaac Stergeal, M, W, 36y, b. KY
      Ritter Stergeal, F, W, 37y, b. KY
      William Stergeal, M, 18y, b. KY
      Franklin Stergeal, M, 15y, b. KY
      John Stergeal, M, 13y, b. KY
      Rutha Stergeal, F, 8y, b. KY
      Jesse Stergeal, M, 6y, b. KY
      George Stergeal, M, 3y, b. KY
      Martin Stergeal, M, 1m, b. KY
    • Role: Family member
    Census 1880  Cumberland And Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      STURGILL, William, 27, Ky.
      Lilley, 21, Ky.
      Joseph, 2
      Mary J., 1
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I89188  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2021 

    Father Sturgill, Isaac,   b. 16 Sep 1833, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1911, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Brown, Henrietta,   b. 1834, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1914, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1852  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gilley, Celia Lillian,   b. Abt 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1918 (Age ~ 59 years)  [7, 8
    Marriage 28 Dec 1876  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Divorce Bef 1900 
    Children 
     1. Sturgill, Joseph,   b. Abt 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sturgill, Mary J.,   b. Abt 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sturgell, Rebecca,   b. 1883, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1912, Yokum Station Magisterial District, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     4. Sturgill, John Riley,   b. 12 Apr 1883, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1914, South Fork Holston River, Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     5. Sturgill, Charley,   b. 1889, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sturgill, Owen,   b. Jan 1889, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Sturgill, Ollie,   b. 20 Mar 1890, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1960, Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     8. Sturgill, Sara Ellen,   b. 13 Mar 1891, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1968 (Age 76 years)
     9. Sturgill, Henry Gordon,   b. 13 Jun 1895, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     10. Sturgill, Robert,   b. Jan 1897, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1853 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Dec 1876 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S26992] William Sturgill in entry for Henry Gordon Sturgill and Edith Baxter, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920".

    2. [S26994] William Sturgill, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S241] Letcher County, KY birth transcriptions, 1853-1856.

    4. [S26995] William Sturgill in household of Isaac Sturgill, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 72-578.

    6. [S26993] William Sturgill, "United States Census, 1880".

    7. [S26987] Liley Gilley, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    8. [S207662] John R Sturgell, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".