Sturgill, Solomon

Birth Name Solomon Sturgill
Gender male

Events

Birth Apr 4, 1804
Death Oct 13, 1856

Parents

Father Francis Sturgill, Jr b. Sep 22, 1782d. Aug 13, 1846
Mother Phoebe Weaver b. Oct 15, 1783d. Jun 13, 1855
 
Siblings Joel Sturgillb. 1808d. 1875
Mary Sturgillb. about 1813d. Aug 22, 1879
John Sturgillb. Nov 15, 1813d. Aug 17, 1882
Nancy Sturgillb. 1815 
Joshua Sturgillb. Dec 9, 1816d. Aug 30, 1894
Jane Sturgillb. 1824 
Rebecca Sturgillb. May 13, 1825d. May 20, 1896
Elizabeth Sturgillb. 1832 
 

Families

Wife Rebecca Thompkinsb. Apr 21, 1800d. Jul 13, 1877
Marriage 1825
 
Children Joel Sturgillb. about 1824d. 1922
Benjamin Sturgillb. about 1826 
Didema Sturgillb. about 1828d. 1845
Sarah Sturgillb. about 1830d. 1870
Elizabeth Sturgillb. Jan 17, 1834d. Jul 12, 1908
Nancy Sturgillb. 1836 
John Francis Sturgillb. 1839d. Oct 20, 1901
Matilda Sturgillb. 1841d. Jul 9, 1912
Jemima Sturgillb. 1843 
Rebecca Sturgillb. 1845 
Solomon Sturgillb. 1847 
Amanda R. Sturgillb. 1851d. Feb 21, 1891

Narrative

The death record of SOLOMON STURGILL in Carter Co, KY shows his parents to be John and Jemima, but many other records indicate that this was an error. No one who could have been Solomon is shown in any census record of John's family but an unidentifed male born in the correct period (1804) is shown in the census records of Francis's family for 1810 and 1820. All of the other children of Francis and Phoebe of Ashe Co, NC have been positively identifed except this one who is believed to be Solomon.

Rebecca Thomkins, Solomon's wife, was born in TN butr they may have been married in Ashe Co, NC, no record has been found. In 1827 Solomon was granted land in Lee Co, VA (area now Wise Co.) In 1833 he mnoved to Harlan Co. KY, later to Greenup Co. (area became Carter Co in 1838). He may have first settled on the land granted to Francis in 1833. Solomon and Rebecca lived out their lives on this farm on Meadow Creek near Willard KY and are buried in a family cemetery on this farm. Census records show their first three children born in VA, the others in KY. pg 78

NOTE: Four of the children of Solomon Sturgill have the same names as the children of Francis of Ashe Co, NC but only two daughters have the same names as John's children. The Sturgill family has a strong tradition of naming children after brothers and sisters - this is another indication that Solomon was a son of Francis and Phoebe. In several interviews with Isom Sturgill he stated that his father Joshua had an older brother who went to KY as a young man and never returned. -pg 78

See The Man Who Dug His Own Grave for a story by Lucy G. White about Solomon Sturgill published in the East Kentucky Quarterly.