Sturgill, John Anderson
| Birth Name |
John Anderson Sturgill |
| Birth Name |
John A Sturgill |
| Gender |
male |
Families
| Wife |
Nancy Sturgill | b. Jul 9, 1837 | d. Nov 29, 1916 |
| Marriage |
1911 |
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| Wife |
Margaret Jane Cox | b. Jul 28, 1837 | d. Aug 4, 1893 |
| Marriage |
Mar 30, 1857; Ashe County, NC |
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| Children |
Franklin Pierce Sturgill | b. 1860 | |
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James Sturgill | b. 1860 | |
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John Anderson Sturgill, Jr | b. Jun 25, 1862 | d. Oct 25, 1885 |
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Silas J.D. Sturgill | b. Dec 7, 1863 | d. Mar 31, 1940 |
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William Sturgill | b. 1865 | |
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Sarah Sturgill | b. Jan 28, 1867 | d. Oct 2, 1944 |
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Charity R. Sturgill | b. 1869 | |
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Wilson Sturgill | b. Apr 22, 1871 | d. Sep 11, 1940 |
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Henry D. Sturgill | b. Nov 9, 1872 | d. Sep 29, 1963 |
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Mary Sturgill | b. 1875 | |
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David Sturgill | b. 1880 | |
Narrative
JOHN ANDERSON STURGILL was born in Ashe Co. NC, but moved to Letcher Co. KY in 1847 with his widowed mother. In 1855 he returned to Ashe Co. where he married his childhood sweetheart, Margaret Jane Cox, his grandfather performed the ceremony. He made his first home in Ashe Co. where their first child was born. In 1860 he returned to Letcher Co. where he lived out his life near Neon, KY. Both are buried in the Joel Sturgill cemetery on Franks Creek in Letcher Co. -pg 104
