Charles Joseph Sterling and Lydia Jane Gibbons

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Husband Charles Joseph STERLING ^{1 2}

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          AKA: Joe
         Born: 3 Jun 1857 - Franklin Co, Missouri 1 2
         Died: 21 Oct 1933 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 1
       Buried: Oct 1933 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas

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       Father: Samuel Wiley STERLING (1825-1886) 1
       Mother: Eliza J ??? (1832-Abt 1863) 3

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     Marriage: 1 Jan 1878 - Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas 1

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Events in his life were:

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• Occupation, Grocery store proprietor, After 1878

• Occupation, Livery stable proprietor, After 1878

• Residence, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas, After 1878

• Census, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas, 2 Jun 1880

• Census, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas, 1900

• Census, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas, 1920

• Census, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas, 1930

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Wife Lydia Jane GIBBONS ^{2 4}

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         Born: 17 Jun 1860 - Grapevine, Tarrant Co, Texas 2 4
         Died: 11 Aug 1957 - Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California 4
       Buried: Aug 1957 - Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California

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       Father: John Wiley GIBBONS (Abt 1835-Bef 1866) 5
       Mother: Eliza Jane DRISCOLL (1840-1909) 1 5

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Events in her life were:

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• Residence, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, 1947

• Residence, Palm City, San Diego Co, California, 1 Jan 1951

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Children

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1 M Johnny STERLING ¹

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         Born: Abt 1880 - Texas 1
         Died: Bef 1900 - Texas
       Buried: 

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2 F Nettie L STERLING ^{2 6}

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         Born: 20 Jun 1881 - Texas 2 6
         Died: 21 Aug 1971 - Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Tyler, Smith Co, Texas
       Buried: 22 Aug 1971 - Rosehill Cemetery, Tyler, Texas

       Spouse: William Edgar ROBERTS (1876-1941)

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3 M James Thomas STERLING ^{1 2}

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         Born: 15 Sep 1883 - Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas 2 7
         Died: 13 Dec 1957 - Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas 1
       Buried: 15 Dec 1957 - Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas

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4 M Hiram J STERLING ²

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          AKA: Harry Walters
         Born: 30 Aug 1885 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 2 4 8
         Died: 20 Sep 1961 - Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California 4
       Buried: May 1962 - Ocean View Cemetery, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California

       Spouse: Unknown ??? (Abt 1890-      )

       Spouse: Goldie GRIFFITH (Abt 1885-After 1965)
         Marr: Abt 1912 - Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

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5 F Lela Mae STERLING ²

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         Born: May 1892 - Texas 2
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Ray LEE (Abt 1889-      ) 1
         Marr: Abt 1910

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6 M Charles Clifford STERLING ^{1 2}

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         Born: Sep 1895 - Limestone Co, Texas 2
         Died: 11 Apr 1912 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 1
       Buried: 12 Apr 1912 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas

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7 M Walter E STERLING ²

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          AKA: Buddy
         Born: 15 Jan 1898 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 2 4 9
         Died: 16 Jun 1963 - Ventura Co, California 4
       Buried: 

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General Notes (Husband)

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1880 Fairfield, Freestone Co, TX Census, 2 Jun 1880
C. J. STERLING Self M Male W 24 MO Farmer NC MO
L. J. STERLING Wife M Female W 20 TX House Keeping MO MO
S. R. STERLING Brother S Male W 17 MO Laborer NC MO
J. W. GIBBONS SBro Male W 18 MO Laborer NC MO

1900 Census for Mexia, Limestone, TX
Charles J. Sterling head 42 June 1857 Wagon Gas & Food Store MO NC MO
Lydia June 1860
Nettie L. dau 18 June 1881
James T. son 16 Sept 1883
Hiram J. son 13 Aug 1886
Lela M. dau 8 May 1892
Charles C. son 5 Sept 1895
Walter C. son 2 Jan 1898

1920 Census for Mexia, Limestone County, TX
Joe Sterling 62 Missouri
Lydia 59 Texas
Leila Mae Lee 26 (dau) Texas
Rudolph Lee 9 (grandson) Texas

1930 Census for Mexia, Limestone County, TX
Charles J. Sterling 72 Missouri N.C. Missouri
Lily J. 58 Texas

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Notes (Marriage)

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Married by WT Watson, JP.

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1 Londo, Ida.

2 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 59 S 23.

3 1860 Warren Co, MO Census.

4 California State Death Records (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).

5 McFarland, Evelyn Langley.

6 Death Certificate, 59551.

7 Ibid.

8 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi), 571-22-1607.

9 Ibid, 530-20-1359.