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John Jr Sterling 1804 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1804

Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 Jun 1865

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Stirling

Mother: Rebecca Pitts

Spouse(s): Eliza Johnston, Mary Cleland

Children(s): Sarah Sterling, Emmaline Sterling, Mary Sterling, Margaret Sterling, Griffin Sterling, General Sterling, John Sterling, Martha Sterling, Hosea Stirling, Frances Sterling, Daniel Sterling, Cornelia Sterling, John Sterling, Charles Sterling, Dosky Sterling, Eliza Sterling, Davis Sterling

John Jr Sterling was born in 1804 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Stirling and Rebecca Pitts. John Jr Sterling married Eliza Johnston, Mary "Polly" Cleland, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Sterling, Emmaline Elliot Sterling, Mary Katherine Sterling, Margaret Rebecca Sterling, Griffin Tucker Sterling, General George Pinckney Sterling, John Henderson Sterling, Martha Louiza Sterling, Hosea Asbury Stirling, Frances Adaline Sterling, Daniel Mangum Sterling, Cornelia Caroline Neely Sterling, John Pinkney Yustin Sterling, Charles Thomas Sterling, Dosky Allis Sterling, Eliza Susan Sterling, Davis Lee Sterling. John Jr Sterling passed away in 1865 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Jr Sterling was born in 1804 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Stirling and Rebecca Pitts.
  • John Jr Sterling married Eliza Johnston, Mary "Polly" Cleland, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Sterling, Emmaline Elliot Sterling, Mary Katherine Sterling, Margaret Rebecca Sterling, Griffin Tucker Sterling, General George Pinckney Sterling, John Henderson Sterling, Martha Louiza Sterling, Hosea Asbury Stirling, Frances Adaline Sterling, Daniel Mangum Sterling, Cornelia Caroline Neely Sterling, John Pinkney Yustin Sterling, Charles Thomas Sterling, Dosky Allis Sterling, Eliza Susan Sterling, Davis Lee Sterling.
  • John Jr Sterling passed away in 1865 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stirling
1753 – 1807
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Pitts
1762 – 1807
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Johnston
1801 – 1844
Birth Location: Buchanan, Haralson, Georgia, United States
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Mary Cleland
1819 – 1887
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Sterling
1821 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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Emmaline Sterling
1821 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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Mary Sterling
1821 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Sterling
1824 – 1825
Birth Location: –
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Griffin Sterling
1828 – 1829
Birth Location: –
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General Sterling
1828 – 1829
Birth Location: –
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John Sterling
1830 – 1831
Birth Location: –
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Martha Sterling
1832 – 1833
Birth Location: –
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Hosea Stirling
1834 – 1893
Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina,
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Frances Sterling
1838 – 1839
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Sterling
1841 – 1842
Birth Location: –
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Cornelia Sterling
1831 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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John Sterling
1831 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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Charles Sterling
1845 – 1846
Birth Location: –
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Dosky Sterling
1850 – 1851
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Sterling
1854 – 1855
Birth Location: –
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Davis Sterling
1860 – 1861
Birth Location: –
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John Sterling's Ancestors

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John Sterling
1804 – 1865
Birth Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Stirling
1753 – 1807
Rebecca Pitts
1762 – 1807
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sterling's Descendants

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John (Jr) Sterling (11 Jan 1804 – 5 Jun 1865) m. Eliza Johnston (13 Nov 1801 – 17 Jan 1844) m. Mary ("Polly") Cleland (1819-09-16 – 1887-05-18)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sterling (EstBetween:1821/00/00-1843/00/00 – EstBetween:1826/00/00-1928/00/00)
  2. 2. Emmaline (Elliot) Sterling (EstBetween:1821/00/00-1843/00/00 – EstBetween:1826/00/00-1928/00/00)
  3. 3. Mary (Katherine) Sterling (EstBetween:1821/00/00-1843/00/00 – EstBetween:1826/00/00-1928/00/00)
  4. 4. Margaret (Rebecca) Sterling (1824-11-13 – EstBetween:1825/00/00-1918/00/00)
  5. 5. Griffin (Tucker) Sterling (1828-01-01 – EstBetween:1829/00/00-1918/00/00)
  6. 6. General (George Pinckney) Sterling (1828-01-01 – EstBetween:1829/00/00-1918/00/00)
  7. 7. John (Henderson) Sterling (1830-03-03 – EstBetween:1831/00/00-1920/00/00)
  8. 8. Martha (Louiza) Sterling (1832-01-16 – EstBetween:1833/00/00-1926/00/00)
  9. 9. Hosea (Asbury) Stirling (14 Mar 1834 – 22 Mar 1893) m. Anna (Caroline) Cagle (29 May 1840 – 29 Jun 1887)
    1. 1. Jessie (Alvin) Stirling (1856 – 1862)
    2. 2. John (Harvey) Stirling (2 Feb 1863 – 5 Jul 1945)
    3. 3. Alla (Anna) Sterling (23 Jun 1866 – 1867)
    4. 4. James (Spencer) Stirling (1 Jul 1868 – 18 Jan 1938)
    5. 5. Charles (Hampton) Sterling (13 Mar 1870 – 6 Aug 1949) m. Harriet (M.) Glazner
    6. 6. Susan (Emma) Stirling (22 Apr 1872 – 22 Feb 1898)
    7. 7. Laura (Evaline) Stirling (10 Apr 1874 – 18 Jan 1907)
    8. 8. Thomas (Robert) Stirling (11 Jan 1875 – 16 Dec 1902)
    9. 9. Margaret (Minnie) Stirling (17 Feb 1879 – 1880)
    10. 10. Jessie (Alvin) Sterling (23 Jun 1880 – 14 Sep 1980) m. Linda (Caroline) Canant (May 2 1890 – 30 Sep 1980)
      1. 1. Sybil (C. Sterling) Bonine (24 AUG 1905 – 7 MAR 1938) m. Richard (R) Bonine (abt 1902 – )
      2. 2. Annie (Pearl) Sterling (abt 1911 – 24 Feb 1941) m. Cecil (Bernard) Schoolcraft (19- Nov -1908 – 03- Mar -1978)
      3. 3. Gertrude (Sterling Wasson) Rhodes (01/16/1913 – 12/06/2003)
      4. 4. Doris (Louise) Sterling (26 Jul 1919 – 9 Jun 1992) m. Hollis (R R) Williamson
      5. 5. Mack (Wayne) Sterling (1935 – 16 Feb 2014) m. Judith (Elaine) Ayars (Apr 26 1940 – ) m. Roberta (G) Fiegel (September – )
        1. 1. Jerry (Matthew) Sterling (Sep – ) m. Debra Egger (abt 1964 – 17Feb2014)
        2. 2. James (Monroe) Sterling (26 Jul 1962 – ) m. Joyce Miller
        3. 3. Virginia (Ellen) Sterling (Jan 8 1964 – ) m. Benito (Joaquin) Garcia (21 May 1964 – 07 March 2016)
        4. 4. Kimberly (Elaine) Sterling (April 11 1968 – ) m. Michael (F) Glander (June 21, 1966 – September 6, 2020) m. Timothy (Gregory) Mozley (Jan 23 1965 – )
      6. 6. Robert (Lawrence) Sterling
      7. 7. Betty (G) Sterling
      8. 8. J (Roy) Sterling
    11. 11. Mary (Etter) Sterling (29 May 1884 – 1904)
  10. 10. Frances (Adaline) Sterling (1838-10-05 – EstBetween:1839/00/00-1932/00/00)
  11. 11. Daniel (Mangum) Sterling (1841-01-28 – EstBetween:1842/00/00-1931/00/00)
  12. 12. Cornelia (Caroline Neely) Sterling (EstBetween:1831/00/00-1858/00/00 – EstBetween:1837/00/00-1941/00/00)
  13. 13. John (Pinkney Yustin) Sterling (EstBetween:1831/00/00-1858/00/00 – EstBetween:1837/00/00-1938/00/00)
  14. 14. Charles (Thomas) Sterling (1845-11-19 – EstBetween:1846/00/00-1935/00/00)
  15. 15. Dosky (Allis) Sterling (1850-06-00 – EstBetween:1851/00/00-1940/00/00)
  16. 16. Eliza (Susan) Sterling (1854-04-11 – EstBetween:1855/00/00-1948/00/00)
  17. 17. Davis (Lee) Sterling (1860-09-03 – EstBetween:1861/00/00-1950/00/00)

John Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1804
11 Jan 1804
Birth of John Jr Sterling in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1865
5 Jun 1865
Age 61
Death of John Jr Sterling in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1804
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1865
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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