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James Erastus Sterling 1876–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1876

Birth Location: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1959

Death Location: Bradner, Wood, OH

Father: Seymour Sterling

Mother: Cordelia Sterling

Spouse(s): Laura Wisner

Children(s): Ezra Sterling, Ida Sterling, Hattie Sterling, Mabel Sterling, Seymour Sterling, Marvel Sterling, Bessie Sterling, Ida Leitzen

The story of James Erastus Sterling began in 1876 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA. James Erastus Sterling married Laura Carline Wisner, and had children including Bessie Marie Sterling, Ezra Franklin Sterling, Hattie Bernice Sterling, Ida Mae Sterling, Ida Mae Sterling Huber Leitzen, Mabel Evelyn Sterling, Marvel Alice Sterling, Seymour T Sterling. James Erastus Sterling passed away in 1959 in Bradner, Wood, OH.

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Biography

  • The story of James Erastus Sterling began in 1876 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Erastus Sterling married Laura Carline Wisner, and had children including Bessie Marie Sterling, Ezra Franklin Sterling, Hattie Bernice Sterling, Ida Mae Sterling, Ida Mae Sterling Huber Leitzen, Mabel Evelyn Sterling, Marvel Alice Sterling, Seymour T Sterling.
  • James Erastus Sterling passed away in 1959 in Bradner, Wood, OH.

Immediate Family

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James Sterling's Ancestors

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James Sterling
1876–1959
Birth Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Seymour Thornton Sterling
1840–1921
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Cordelia (Almira Gibbens) Sterling
1849–1880
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
David Starling
1810–1879
Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Thornton
1812–1891
New York, New York, NY
Great-Grandparents
Simon Sterling
1779–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Sterling
1749–1820
Elizabeth
1751–1839

James Sterling's Descendants

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James (Erastus) Sterling (15 Aug 1876–15 Nov 1959) m. Laura (Carline) Wisner (14 Jun 1881–8 Mar 1972)
  1. 1. Ezra (Franklin) Sterling 1901–1979 m. Ruth (M.) Marowell 1904–1991
    1. 1. Harvey (James) Sterling 1923–1981 m. Dorothy (Mae) Basinger 1930–2021
    2. 2. Geraldine (May) Sterling 1928–2005
    3. 3. Roberta (Lee) Sterling 1941–1997
    4. 4. Richard (Ezra) Sterling 1931–2004
    5. 5. Everett (M) Sterling 1925–1974
    6. 6. Robert (Lawrence) Sterling 1927–1997
  2. 2. Ida (Mae) Sterling 1913–2001
  3. 3. Hattie (Bernice) Sterling 1905–2000
  4. 4. Mabel (Evelyn) Sterling 1906–1994
  5. 5. Seymour (T) Sterling 1911–1977
  6. 6. Marvel (Alice) Sterling 1917–1991
  7. 7. Bessie (Marie) Sterling 1920–2008
  8. 8. Ida (Mae Sterling Huber) Leitzen 1913–2001 m. Theodore ("Ted" Leone) Huber 1912–1964
    1. 1. Harry (Theodore) Huber 1936–2019 m. Ernestine Frazier 1938–2020

James Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1876
15 Aug 1876
Birth of James Erastus Sterling in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
1959
15 Nov 1959
Age 83
Death of James Erastus Sterling in Bradner, Wood, OH
Bradner, Wood, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Bradner, Wood, OH

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