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James Bennett Sterling 1919–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: July 24, 1956

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Father: Dan Sterling

Mother: Kitty Sterling

Spouse(s): Edna Jones, Juanita Williams

Children(s): Barbara Sterling, Clarence Sterling, James Jr

James Bennett Sterling was born in 1919 in Louisiana, the child of Dan Don Sterling And Kitty Hollins Sterling. James Bennett Sterling married Edna Jones, Juanita Lenora Williams, and had children including Barbara Gene Jean Sterling, Cassandra Jean Stewart Trigg, Clarence Sterling, Ella Sterling, James Sterling Jr, Lucile Sterling, Velton James Sterling. James Bennett Sterling passed away in 1956 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • James Bennett Sterling was born in 1919 in Louisiana, the child of Dan Don Sterling And Kitty Hollins Sterling.
  • James Bennett Sterling married Edna Jones, Juanita Lenora Williams, and had children including Barbara Gene Jean Sterling, Cassandra Jean Stewart Trigg, Clarence Sterling, Ella Sterling, James Sterling Jr, Lucile Sterling, Velton James Sterling.
  • James Bennett Sterling passed away in 1956 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dan Sterling
1886–1929
Birth Location: Louisiana
DS
Kitty Sterling
1886–1985
Birth Location: Woodville, Mississippi
KS

Spouses(s)

Edna Jones
1925–1952
Birth Location: Louisiana
EJ
Juanita Williams
1933–1984
Birth Location: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
JW

Children(s)

Barbara Sterling
1943–1986
Birth Location: Fordoche, Louisiana
BS
Clarence Sterling
1949–2007
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States of America
CS
James Jr
1947–2006
Birth Location: Loisiana, USA
JJ

James Sterling's Ancestors

Self
James Sterling
1919–1956
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Dan (Don?) Sterling
1886–1929
Louisiana
Kitty (Hollins) Sterling
1886–1985
Woodville, Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sterling's Descendants

1.
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James (Bennett) Sterling (14 Jan 1919–July 24, 1956) m. Edna Jones (abt 1925–12 Feb 1952) m. Juanita (Lenora) Williams (2 February 1933–31 January 1984)
  1. 1. Barbara (Gene (Jean?)) Sterling 1943–1986
  2. 2. Clarence Sterling 1949–2007
  3. 3. James (Sterling) Jr 1947–2006

James Sterling's Timeline

13 Records

1919
4 Jan 1919
Birth of James Bennett Sterling in Deer Park, Louisiana
Deer Park, Louisiana
1919
4 Jan 1919
Birth of James Bennett Sterling in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
1919
abt 1919
Birth of James Bennett Sterling in Louisiana
Louisiana
1919
14 Jan 1919
Birth of James Bennett Sterling in Louisiana
Louisiana
1920
abt 1920
Age 1
Birth of James Bennett Sterling in Louisiana
Louisiana
1930
1930
Age 11
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Police Jury Ward 4, Police Jury Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 4, Police Jury Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Rural, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
Rural, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 21
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Texas
Texas
1956
Abt 1956
Age 37
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1956
July 24, 1956
Age 37
Death of James Bennett Sterling in Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1957
1957
Age 38
James Bennett Sterling resided here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Deer Park, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 541
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Law Journal-Record; Publication Date: 21 Mar 1956; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Loisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340550

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01440; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 39-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: 2142; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 39-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Police Jury Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340550

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01440; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 39-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 4, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01440; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 39-5

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: 2142; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 39-13

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1956
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Law Journal-Record; Publication Date: 21 Mar 1956; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fordoche, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 541

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 24, 1956
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
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