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William Harvey Sterling 1855–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA

Death Date: 25 Jul 1934

Death Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA

Father: William Sterling

Mother: Sarah Reese

Spouse(s): Clara Hilts

Children(s): William Sterling

William Harvey Sterling was born in 1855 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA, the child of William Sterling And Sarah Ellen Reese. William Harvey Sterling married Clara Elmina Hilts, and had children including William H Sterling. William Harvey Sterling passed away in 1934 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • William Harvey Sterling was born in 1855 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA, the child of William Sterling And Sarah Ellen Reese.
  • William Harvey Sterling married Clara Elmina Hilts, and had children including William H Sterling.
  • William Harvey Sterling passed away in 1934 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sterling
1817–1895
Birth Location: German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA
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Sarah Reese
1830–1860
Birth Location: St. Johnsville, Montgomery, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Hilts
1860–1955
Birth Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
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Children(s)

William Sterling
1881–1930
Birth Location: –
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William Sterling's Ancestors

Self
William Sterling
1855–1934
Birth Place: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Parents
William Sterling
1817–1895
German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA
Sarah (Ellen) Reese
1830–1860
St. Johnsville, Montgomery, New York, USA
Grandparents
Melchert Reese
1785–1878
Caugynawaga Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Catherine Bellinger
1789–1846
German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Adam Reese
1750–1806
Annatje Bell
1759–1833
John Sr
1752–1833
Lany Wohleben
1753–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcus Reese
1721–1767
Magdalena Helmer
1722–1806
Melchert Bell
1740–1762
Catherine Shumaker
1730–1765
Johann Bellinger
1697–1786
Anna Horning
1731–1760
Nicholas Wohleben
1720–1777
Maria Lnu
1724–

William Sterling's Descendants

1.
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William (Harvey) Sterling (31 Mar 1855–25 Jul 1934) m. Clara (Elmina) Hilts (24 Apr 1860–21 Sep 1955)
  1. 1. William (H) Sterling 1881–1930 m. Orpha (Charlotte) French 1885–1949 m. Orpha (Charlotte) French 1885–1949
    1. 1. Robert (Ezra) Sterling 1906–1950
    2. 2. Mildred (E) Sterling 1908–1985
      1. 1. William (D) Merrick 1931–2014

William Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1855
31 Mar 1855
Birth of William Harvey Sterling in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
1934
25 Jul 1934
Age 79
Death of William Harvey Sterling in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
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