Sturgill, William M
| Birth Name | William M Sturgill |
| Nickname | Big Bill |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | Feb 16, 1813; Ashe County, NC |
| Death | Aug 13, 1883; Ashe County, NC |
| Burial | Lewis Cemetery, Roundabout Creek, Ashe Co, NC |
Parents
| Father | Joel Sturgill | b. Mar 20, 1786 | d. 1878 |
| Mother | Rachel Waters | b. 1790 | d. 1864 |
| Siblings | Lydia Sturgill | b. 1808 | |
| Catherine Ann Sturgill | b. May 5, 1813 | d. Dec 19, 1890 | |
| Francis Harvey Sturgill | b. Jan 13, 1816 | d. Aug 1, 1877 | |
| Daughter Sturgill | b. 1815 | d. 1815 | |
| Rebecca Sturgill | b. 1818 | d. 1878 | |
| Mary Ann Sturgill | b. May 26, 1819 | d. Dec 27, 1888 | |
| Ester Caroline Sturgill | b. 1821 | ||
| John Carter Sturgill | b. 1823 | d. Jun 13, 1856 | |
| Lewis James Sturgill | b. 1826 | d. | |
| James George Sturgill | b. May 23, 1828 | d. Nov 29, 1909 | |
| Jacob Peck Sturgill | b. 1830 | ||
| Solomon Waters Sturgill | b. 1831 | ||
Families
| Wife | Sarah Osborne | b. May 10, 1818 | d. Oct 21, 1906 |
| Marriage | Aug 21, 1834 | ||
| Children | Wilburn Waters Sturgill | b. Mar 8, 1836 | d. Nov 29, 1853 |
| Johnathan F. Sturgill | b. Jun 29, 1839 | d. Feb 3, 1924 | |
| Robert P. Sturgill | b. 1840 | ||
| Elizabeth Jane Sturgill | b. Jul 5, 1842 | d. Mar 4, 1918 | |
| John Tyler Sturgill | b. Mar 25, 1844 | d. Jul 15, 1851 | |
| William Francis Sturgill | b. May 10, 1846 | d. Sep 8, 1855 | |
| Lewis Jackson Sturgill | b. Mar 1, 1850 | d. Jan 11, 1928 | |
| Sarah Caroline Sturgill | b. Mar 18, 1852 | ||
| Joel Sturgill | b. Mar 31, 1854 | d. 1879 | |
| Francis David Sturgill | b. May 23, 1855 | ||
| George Henry Sturgill | b. Dec 11, 1858 | d. Nov 23, 1924 | |
| Stephen Sturgill | b. Aug 10, 1861 | d. Apr 18, 1928 | |
Narrative
WILLIAM (Big Bill) STURGILL and his wife, Sarah Osborne, remained on the Ashe Co. farm owned by his father when Joel moved to Scott Co. VA about 1838. About the time that Joel moved to Missouri (1841) William and Sarah moved to KY, prbably to Carter Co. where he had close relatives. In 1854 they returned to the Ashe Co. NC farm where they lived out their lives. They are buried in the Lewis Cemetery on Roundabout Creek in Ashe Co. -pg 90
NOTE: The loss of three of their children in Kentucky was probably one of the reasons why William and Sarah decided to return to NC.
NOTE 2: Census records show Sarah b1852 in KY and Joel b.1854 in NC. This places the date William returned to Ashe Co from KY as 1853-54.
NOTE 3: William named his first son WILBURN WATERS after his half indian uncle Wilburn Waters who became famous for his explorations of White Top Mtn. and Mt. Rogers. There is a monument on top of Mt. Rogers (Grayson Co. VA)
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