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, 1782 | d. Aug 13, 1846 |
Mother | Phoebe Weaver | b. Oct 15, 1783 | d. Jun 13, 1855 |
Siblings | Joel Sturgill | b. 1808 | d. 1875 |
Mary Sturgill | b. about 1813 | d. Aug 22, 1879 | |
John Sturgill | b. Nov 15, 1813 | d. Aug 17, 1882 | |
Nancy Sturgill | b. 1815 | ||
Joshua Sturgill | b. Dec 9, 1816 | d. Aug 30, 1894 | |
Jane Sturgill | b. 1824 | ||
Rebecca Sturgill | b. May 13, 1825 | d. May 20, 1896 | |
Elizabeth Sturgill | b. 1832 | ||
Families
Wife | Rebecca Thompkins | b. Apr 21, 1800 | d. Jul 13, 1877 |
Marriage | 1825 | ||
Children | Joel Sturgill | b. about 1824 | d. 1922 |
Benjamin Sturgill | b. about 1826 | ||
Didema Sturgill | b. about 1828 | d. 1845 | |
Sarah Sturgill | b. about 1830 | d. 1870 | |
Elizabeth Sturgill | b. Jan 17, 1834 | d. Jul 12, 1908 | |
Nancy Sturgill | b. 1836 | ||
John Francis Sturgill | b. 1839 | d. Oct 20, 1901 | |
Matilda Sturgill | b. 1841 | d. Jul 9, 1912 | |
Jemima Sturgill | b. 1843 | ||
Rebecca Sturgill | b. 1845 | ||
Solomon Sturgill | b. 1847 | ||
Amanda R. Sturgill | b. 1851 | d. 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.