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Bessie Ruth Sterling 1880–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1880

Birth Location: Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 27 July 1957

Death Location: Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: HARRIET LESH

Mother: James Sterling

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Bessie Ruth Sterling was born in 1880 in Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Harriet Ellen Lesh And James William Jw Sterling. In 1880, Bessie Ruth Sterling resided in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Bessie Ruth Sterling resided in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Ruth Sterling passed away in 1957 in Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Ruth Sterling was born in 1880 in Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Harriet Ellen Lesh And James William Jw Sterling.
  • In 1880, Bessie Ruth Sterling resided in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Ruth Sterling resided in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Ruth Sterling passed away in 1957 in Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Bessie Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Sterling
1880–1957
Birth Place: Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
HARRIET ELLEN LESH
1838–1908
Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
James (William "JW") Sterling
1827–1921
Cherry Tree Township Venango County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
George Lesh
1805–1872
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Ingerman
1813–1879
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Simon Sterling
1792–1880
Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, USA
Hannah Herring
1798–1880
Brunswick, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johan Loesch
1770–1850
INGERMAN
1795–
Nathan Sterling
1763–1813
Mary Wade
1765–1850
Ludwig Herring
1761–1836
Anna (Prach)
1761–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Sterling's Timeline

4 Records

1880
23 March 1880
Birth of Bessie Ruth Sterling in Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1880
1880
Bessie Ruth Sterling resided here in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Bessie Ruth Sterling resided here in Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1957
27 July 1957
Age 77
Death of Bessie Ruth Sterling in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1880
    Event Place: Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Troy, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1957
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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