Sturgill, James Daniel
| Birth Name |
James Daniel Sturgill |
| Nickname |
Dan |
| Gender |
male |
Parents
| Father |
Joshua Sturgill |
b. Aug 1, 1808 | d. Apr 2, 1892 |
| Mother |
Susan Long |
b. Jan 8, 1813 | d. Dec 29, 1894 |
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| Siblings |
Levi B. Sturgill | b. Jan 9, 1836 | |
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David Andrew Sturgill | b. Jul 31, 1837 | d. 1917 |
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George W. Sturgill | b. Aug 3, 1834 | d. Apr 6, 1917 |
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Zilpha Sturgill | b. Mar 9, 1844 | d. Jan 9, 1897 |
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Tobias Street Sturgill | b. Dec 16, 1846 | |
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Phoebe Jane Sturgill | b. May 14, 1847 | d. Jul 2, 1899 |
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Joel Robert Sturgill | b. Apr 17, 1849 | d. Sep 20, 1927 |
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Drewry Sturgill | b. 1852 | |
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Elizabeth Sturgill | b. 1854 | d. Jan 11, 1933 |
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Narrative
JAMES DANIEL (Dan) STURGILL was born in Ashe Co. NC on a farm on the south fork of New River. In 1861 he married Barbara Wiles and soon thereafter enlisted in the Confederate Calvary. He was captured near Gettysburg two years later. He was freed in a prisoner exchange at Camp Lee VA in 1865 and returned home. He and Barbara then moved to WV and made their home near Bluefield later moving to Compton, AR where James died. Barbara returned to WV and later died in the home of a daughter who lived in Smythe Co. VA near Marion. - pg 106
