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Sterling Gardner Ivey 1823–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Pickens County, Alabama

Death Date: 4 Nov 1910

Death Location: West Point, Clay County, Mississippi

Father: Thomas Ivy

Mother: Drewsilla Gardner

Spouse(s): Isabella Gates

Children(s): Thomas MD, Rebecca Ivy, Elijah Ivy, Mary Ivy

In 1823, Sterling Gardner Ivey entered the world in Pickens County, Alabama, born to Thomas Byrd Ivy And Drewsilla Joy Gardner. Sterling Gardner Ivey married Isabella Elfrieda Gates, and had children including Elijah Wallis Ivy, Mary Drucilla Mollie Ivy, Rebecca Frances Ivy, Thomas Gates Ivy Md. Sterling Gardner Ivey passed away in 1910 in West Point, Clay County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Sterling Gardner Ivey entered the world in Pickens County, Alabama, born to Thomas Byrd Ivy And Drewsilla Joy Gardner.
  • Sterling Gardner Ivey married Isabella Elfrieda Gates, and had children including Elijah Wallis Ivy, Mary Drucilla Mollie Ivy, Rebecca Frances Ivy, Thomas Gates Ivy Md.
  • Sterling Gardner Ivey passed away in 1910 in West Point, Clay County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ivy
1783–1836
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States
TI
Drewsilla Gardner
1798–1884
Birth Location: Waren, Georgia, United States
DG

Spouses(s)

Isabella Gates
1823–1853
Birth Location: Greene County, Alabama, USA
IG

Children(s)

Thomas MD
1849–1924
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
TM
Rebecca Ivy
1845–1878
Birth Location: Mississippi
RI
Elijah Ivy
1847–1885
Birth Location: Griffith, Mississippi, United States
EI
Mary Ivy
1844–1921
Birth Location: Houston, Chicksaw, Ms.
MI

Sterling Ivey's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Ivey
1823–1910
Birth Place: Pickens County, Alabama
Parents
Thomas Byrd Ivy
1783–1836
Warren, Georgia, United States
Drewsilla (Joy) Gardner
1798–1884
Waren, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Sterling Gardner
1762–1843
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Polly) Neal
1772–1842
Warren, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gardner
1721–1773
Martha Pryor
1723–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Gardner
1696–1727
Mary Pryor
1681–1727

Sterling Ivey's Descendants

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Sterling (Gardner) Ivey (14 Mar 1823–4 Nov 1910) m. Isabella (Elfrieda) Gates (15 Oct 1823–8 Mar 1853)
  1. 1. Thomas (Gates Ivy) MD 1849–1924
  2. 2. Rebecca (Frances) Ivy 1845–1878
  3. 3. Elijah (Wallis) Ivy 1847–1885
  4. 4. Mary (Drucilla (Mollie)) Ivy 1844–1921

Sterling Ivey's Timeline

2 Records

1823
14 Mar 1823
Birth of Sterling Gardner Ivey in Pickens County, Alabama
Pickens County, Alabama
1910
4 Nov 1910
Age 87
Death of Sterling Gardner Ivey in West Point, Clay County, Mississippi
West Point, Clay County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Pickens County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1910
    Event Place: West Point, Clay County, Mississippi
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