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Lizzie Sterling 1901 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

Father: Samuel Sterling

Mother: Eugenia Summers

Spouse(s): Robert Smith, Richard Scott

Children(s): Vernice Lenard, Andrew Smith, Lee Scott, Vernice Lenard, Andrew Smith

Lizzie Sterling was born in 1901 in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Sterling and Eugenia Summers. In 1910, Lizzie Sterling resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Lizzie Sterling resided in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi. Lizzie Sterling married Robert Smith, Richard Scott, and had children including Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith, Lee Ethel Scott, Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith. Lizzie Sterling passed away in 1944 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Lizzie Sterling was born in 1901 in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Sterling and Eugenia Summers.
  • In 1910, Lizzie Sterling resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Lizzie Sterling resided in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi.
  • Lizzie Sterling married Robert Smith, Richard Scott, and had children including Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith, Lee Ethel Scott, Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith.
  • Lizzie Sterling passed away in 1944 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sterling
1875 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Eugenia Summers
1881 –
Birth Location: Dean Ridge, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Smith
– 1927
Birth Location: –
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Richard Scott
1899 – 1983
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Vernice Lenard
1925 – 2016
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Andrew Smith
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Winterville, Mississippi, USA
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Lee Scott
1923 – 1970
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Vernice Lenard
1925 – 2016
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Andrew Smith
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Winterville, Mississippi, USA
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Lizzie Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Lizzie Sterling
1901 – 1944
Birth Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Samuel Sterling
1875 –
Mississippi
Eugenia Summers
1881 –
Dean Ridge, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lizzie Sterling's Descendants

1.
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Lizzie Sterling (1901 – 1944) m. Robert Smith ( – 1927) m. Richard Scott (Feb 1899 – 2 Apr 1983)
  1. 1. Vernice (Smith) Lenard (12 Apr 1925 – 11 June 2016) m. Robert Lenard (6 Jun 1917 – 27 Nov 1994)
    1. 1. Roy Lenard (1941 – )
      1. 1. Sean Lenard (1973 – )
    2. 2. Robert Lenard (abt 1943 – ) m. Henrietta Smith (abt 1945 – )
    3. 3. Deloris (Jean) Lenard (15 May 1944 – 27 Nov 2017)
    4. 4. Melvin Lenard (11 Jul 1946 – 6 Feb 2013)
    5. 5. Charles (E) Lenard (1948 – ) m. Byrd
    6. 6. Gloria Lenard (1951 – )
    7. 7. Mildred Lenard m. Nathaniel Chew (Abt. 1951 – )
      1. 1. Nathaniel Chew
  2. 2. Andrew (Leon) Smith (2 Nov 1926 – 1 Nov 2011)
  3. 3. Lee (Ethel) Scott (5 Jul 1923 – 26 Feb 1970) m. Walter (Lee) Smith (12 Oct 1915 – 1998)
    1. 1. Richard (Lee) Smith (20 May 1941 – 17 Sep 2014) m. Bobby (Jean) Smith (31 Jan 1948 – ) m. Catherine Johnson
      1. 1. Troy (Darnell) Smith (10 Sep 1967 – ) m. Rhonda (L) Safley
      2. 2. Tyrone Smith (1971 – )
    2. 2. Bettye (Jean Smith) Aikens (23 Dec 1943 – ) m. Wilbert Aikens (1931 – )
    3. 3. Evelyn Smith (11 Nov 1945 – )
      1. 1. Christopher (Shawn) Brown (18 Oct 1981 – 21 Mar 2011)
    4. 4. Walter (James) Smith (10 Sep 1947 – 15 Oct 1993) m. Victoria (E) Collins (1946 – )
    5. 5. Willie (James) Smith (3 Apr 1949 – 11 July 2010) m. Toni (A) Robinson (27 Feb 1956 – ) m. Joann Smith
      1. 1. Kelli Smith (4 Mar 1981 – )
      2. 2. Kristian (Alexander) Smith (23 Feb 1984 – ) m. Pamela (Karen) Merritt (7 Nov 1978 – )
      3. 3. Willie (Smith) Jr (25 Oct 1969 – ) m. Kyeshia Allen
    6. 6. Ethel (Renee) Smith (17 Jul 1957 – )
      1. 1. Victoria (Dainelle) Thompson (10 Mar 1988 – )
      2. 2. Isaiah Lainer (3 Mar 1996 – )

Lizzie Sterling's Timeline

5 Records

1901
1901
Birth of Lizzie Sterling in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Lizzie Sterling resided here in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Lizzie Sterling resided here in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 39
Lizzie Sterling resided here in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1944
1944
Age 43
Death of Lizzie Sterling in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T624_733; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1374746

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T624_733; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1374746

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
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