Samuel Wiley Sterling and Eliza Jane Driscoll

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Husband Samuel Wiley STERLING ¹

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          AKA: Sam
         Born: 18 Apr 1825 - Alabama 2
         Died: 25 Mar 1886 - Wortham, Freestone Co, Texas 2
       Buried: Mar 1886 - Wortham Cemetery, Freestone Co, Texas

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       Father: Abraham STERLING (1793-After 1860)
       Mother: Mary A ??? (1806-After 1860)

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     Marriage: Abt 1864 - Warren Co, Missouri

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 Other Spouse: Eliza J ??? (1832-Abt 1863) 3 - Abt 1851

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Events in his life were:

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• Census, Warren Co, Missouri, 1860

• Census, Round Prairie, Benton Co, Arkansas, 1870

• Residence, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas, 1877

• Census, Freestone Co, Texas, 1880

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Wife Eliza Jane DRISCOLL ^{1 4}

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         Born: 11 Sep 1840 - Illinois 1 2
         Died: 18 Apr 1909 - Wortham, Freestone Co, Texas 2
       Buried: Apr 1909 - Wortham Cemetery, Freestone Co, Texas

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       Father: John DRISCOLL (Abt 1810-Abt 1880) 1
       Mother: Catherine SALTSMAN (Abt 1815-      ) 1

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 Other Spouse: John Wiley GIBBONS (Abt 1835-Bef 1866) 4 - Abt 1859 - Texas?

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Events in her life were:

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• Occupation, Boarding house, 100 Palestine Rd., 1887

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Events in their marriage were:

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• Alt. Marriage ¹, Washington, Franklin Co, Missouri, 12 Apr 1866

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Children

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1 M William Thomas STERLING ^{1 5 6}

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         Born: 1 Feb 1868 - Missouri 5 7
         Died: 19 Mar 1955 - Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas 1
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Ida Alice NEWTON (1876-1930) 1 5
         Marr: Abt 1892

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2 F Grace I STERLING ¹

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         Born: 1869 - Missouri 1 7
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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3 M George Washington STERLING ^{1 7}

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         Born: 1872 - Missouri 7
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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4 M Michael Abraham STERLING ^{1 7}

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          AKA: Mike
         Born: 2 Apr 1874 - Missouri 2 7
         Died: 9 Dec 1964 - Wortham, Freestone Co, Texas 2
       Buried: Dec 1964 - Wortham Cemetery, Freestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: Nancy Angeline POLLARD (1882-1944) 2
         Marr: 26 Jan 1897 2

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5 F Mary Ann STERLING ^{1 7}

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         Born: 1878 - Missouri 7
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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6 F Tempie Bell STERLING ¹

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          AKA: Tressie
         Born: Abt 1880 - Missouri 1
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Wesley THAMES (Abt 1871-      ) 1
         Marr: Abt 1894

       Spouse: Josh NEWTON (Abt 1871-      ) 1
         Marr: Abt 1906

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General Notes (Husband)

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1860 Census for Pinkney, Warren County, Missouri; Enumerated Aug, 1860
Samuel Sterling 35 (1825) Arkansas wheel wright
Eliza J. 28 (1832) Kentucky
Mary E. 8 (1852) Missouri
Elisa F. 5 (1855) Missouri (male)
Charles J. 4 (1856) Missouri
Nancy J. 1/12 (July 1860) Missouri
Abraham 67 (1793) Arkansas
Mary A. 54 (1806) Arkansas

1870 Census for Round Prairie, Benton County, Ark.; Enumerated Aug, 11, 1870
Samuel Sterling 44 (1825) Illinois farmer
Jane 29 (1840) Illinois housekeeping
Mary 18 (1852) MO
Elisha 15 (1855) MO
Charles 14 (1856) MO
Gibons, Lydia 11 (1859) MO
Nancy 10 (1860) MO
Samuel 8 (1862) MO
Sarah 6 (1864) MO
William 3 (1867) MO
Thurston 1 (1869) MO
John 1 (1869) MO
Note: Several of the children are not on my list, plus John's age is quite a bit off. Samuel, age 8, would be the right age for Samuel R. Sterling, Charles's age, William's age and Lydia's age would be correct. Difference in age of Liza. Relationships are not listed on this census. Liza's children from her first husband were Sarah, John and Lydia. (Note: The 1860 census and the 1870 census appears to be the same family as ours although the ages of some differ a bit as does the place of birth for the parents. It so, it appears that Samuel and Liza may have been married before the 1866 date that appears on several family trees which were used as sources. [From Ida Londo]

1880 Freestone Co, TX Census, Pct 1, 4 Jun 1880
S. W. STERLING Self M Male W 54 AL Farmer --- ---
E. J. STERLING Wife M Female W 39 IL House Keeping IL KY
W. T. STERLING Son S Male W 12 MO At Home AL IL
G. I. STERLING Dau S Female W 10 MO At Home AL IL
Geo. W. STERLING Son S Male W 8 MO AL IL
M. A. STERLING Son S Male W 6 MO AL IL
Mary A. STERLING Dau S Female W 2 MO AL IL

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General Notes (Wife)

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See biography in History of Freestone County, Texas Vol. 2.

1880 Census shows a John Gibbon living in Limestone County. Listed with the children is Sarah Gibbon who is the daughter of Liza Jane. John's wife is listed as Julia and there are seven other children ranging from ages 18 to 1 years of age. I believe it is safe to assume that Liza and John were divorced sometimes between 1864 and 1866. Of Liza's three children with John the oldest two were born in Texas, the youngest was born in Missouri in about 1864. ****1850 census of Dist 72, in Pulaski County, Missouri lists Eliza J. Driskell in the family of John Driskell and Catherine Saltsman Driskell. Image #59 of 95 Respository. John Driskell was on the tax assessment lists for Tarrent County, Texas, from 1860 through 1863. The Saltsman were on the 1870 census records for Pulaski County, MO.
There were no Sterlings or Gibbons on the census for Pulaski County, MO. for 1860 or 1870. [from Ida]

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Medical Notes (Wife)

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blind for a few years before death

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Notes (Marriage)

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Married by AM Downey, JP.

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1 Londo, Ida.

2 Cemetery, Wortham, Freestone Co, TX.

3 1860 Warren Co, MO Census.

4 McFarland, Evelyn Langley.

5 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 57 S 17.

6 1870 Benton Co, AR Census.

7 1880 Freestone Co, Texas Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp).