Elizabeth (Berry) Sturgeon (abt. 1800 - abt. 1867)

Born about 1800 in Kentucky, USA

Wife of John Sturgeon — married 11 Jul 1815 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died about 1867 at about age 67 in Indiana [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Berry, wife of John Sturgeon.
She was called "Hannah" in later years, but some sources speculate Hannah is a different wife. Little information is known about John Sturgeon’s wife or wives.

BIRTH / DEATH

Birth: about 1800, based on the following:

Birth: between 1766 and 1794, per census in 1820, age 26-44

Birth: between 1801 and 1810, per census in 1840, age 30-39

Birth: about 1804, per census in 1850, age 46

Birth: about 1800, per census in 1860, age 60

Death about 1867 (see timeline below)

MARRIAGE

ancestry.com, Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850

http://www.kygenweb.org/hardin/data/index.html

Spouse 1: Berry, Elizabeth

Spouse 2: Sturgeon, John

Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1815

Marriage Location: Kentucky, Hardin County

John Sneed signed as co-surity on the Marriage Bond

Note: John was living in Barren Co Ky w/parents in 1810

Note: John's brother, James Sturgeon, also married in Hardin Co Ky the same year.

It is possible that Elizabeth went by the name of Hannah.

It is also possible that Elizabeth died before 1850, and 2nd wife is Hannah.

If Hannah is a 2nd wife, I do not think her maiden name is FLATT.

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1810 Census: Barren, Kentucky

1815: married Elizabeth Berry in Hardin County

1820 Census: Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky

Name: John Sturgeon

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

1 - Males - Under 10: ........ male#1(1815-1820)

1 - Males - 16 thru 25: ....... John(1797)

2 - Females - Under 10: ..... female#1(1815-1820), female#2(1816-1820)

1 - Females - 26 thru 44: ... wife Elizabeth

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1

Total Free White Persons: 5

NOTE: Other Hart census for Sturgeon are his father James, and brothers Squire and James

NOTE: John Sturgeon in Crawford Co, Indiana, age 45+ (John b.1766, son of John b.1722)

NOTE: John Sturgeon in Crawford Co, Indiana, age 16-25 (John b.1790, son of John b.1766)

1822: birth of first KNOWN child John H Sturgeon.

Apparently, there were 3 older children born between 1815 and 1820.

Note: John and Elizabeth married in 1815, so children born after 1815.

The 3 unknown children are assumed to have married or died before 1840.

1825: Land Grant in Hart Co, Kentucky

Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 about John Sturgeon

Grantee: John Sturgeon

Number of Acres: 50

Survey Date: 22 Nov 1825

County: Hart

Watercourse: Mouth Grassy Sp

Book Number: T

1830: CANNOT find census for John (son of James)

but other Sturgeon census in Hart are his father James, and brothers Squire, James, Obediah.

And his uncle John(b.1766) and descendents are living in Crawford Indiana:

1830: John Stingson, Crawford, Indiana, age 60-69 (John b.1766, son of John b.1722)

1830: John Sturgeon, Crawford, Indiana, age 20-29 (John b.1790, son of John b.1766)

1837: Land Grant in Hart Co, Kentucky

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 about John Sturgeon

Grantee: John Sturgeon

Number of Acres: 100:

Survey Date: 27 Oct 1837

County: Hart

Watercourse: None

Book Number: 2

1840 Census: Hart, Kentucky

Name: John Sturgeon

1- Males - Under 5: ........... Thompson(1839)

1 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... James(1831)

2 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... Louis(1824), William(1829)

1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ....... John(1822)

**1 - Males - 30 thru 39: ... JOHN(1797) - head of house

1 - Females - Under 5: ...... Honor(1837)

1 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... Rhoda(1835)

1 - Females - 10 thru 14: ... Elizabeth(1827)

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... Elizabeth/Hannah - his wife

1 - Females - 70 thru 79: ... elderly widow ?

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 5: \

**Total Free White Persons: 10 <--transcription error... should be 11

**NOTE: ancestry.com has incorrectly transcribed this census. They have left out

a male in his 30's and incorrectly transcribed total white persons.

NOTE: Other Hart census for Sturgeon are his father James, and brothers Squire, James, Obediah

NOTE: Elderly widow is not John's mother/step-mother... she is listed on his father's census.

1844: daughter Elizabeth married probably Hart Co, KY, abt 1844

1845: based on surrounding dates, moved about 1845 from Hart County to Warren County

1846: son Louis married in Edmonson Co KY, 09 Apr 1846

1847: son John marries in Warren Co, Kentucky, 07 Dec 1847.

1847: husband John Sturgeon sold land in Warren County to John Davis:

...Eight hundrer dollars... two sixteen and a half acres of land situated in the said county

of Warren on the North side of Big Barren River and on the North side of Cook Knob...

1848: son William married in Warren Co, Ky, 1848

1850: son James married probably Warren Co, KY, 1850

1850 Census: District 1, Warren, Kentucky, family#124

Jno Sturgeon ................... 53 ... KY … cannot read/write ... Farmer

Hannah Sturgeon ............ 46 ... KY ... cannot read/write

Roda Sturgeon ................ 17 ... KY

Ouner Sturgeon .............. 13 ... KY

Thompson H Sturgeon ... 11 ... KY

Syntha jane Sturgeon ....... 9 ... KY

Mary F Sturgeon ............... 6 ... KY

Warner U Sturgeon .......... 1 ... KY

1850 Census Notes:

Real Estate Value $1500

Living next to family#125: son: William Strugeon, w/wife Orlena

Living next to family#126: son: James Sturgeon, w/wife Phoeba

Living in same area as: Honor's future husband: Granville Wilson (son of Woodford Wilson)

Living in same area as: Rhoda's future husband: Martin Wilson, living with MILLER family

1851: daughter Rhoda married in Warren Co, KY, 05 Feb 1851

1853: daughter Honor married in Butler Co, KY, 25 Dec 1853 (but living in Warren Co KY)

1854: son William's last Kentucky born child before moving to Warrick Indiana.

1850-1860: Death of John Sturgeon

The family probably moved to Indiana before John passed away.

That narrows down his death between 1854-1860.

It does not seem likely that a widow with 4 children would relocate to a new state,

taking with her, the families of 2 married children too, all without the lead of her husband.

1859: Daughter Synthia married Milton Harger in Warrick Co, Indiana 1859

1859: daughter Elizabeth living in Warrick Co, Indiana (per birth of her children)

1859: son William living in Warrick Indiana (per birth of his child)

1860 Census: Boonville, Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, family#565-1

Hannah Stergion ... 60 ... KY … farmer

Mary Stergion ....... 14 ... KY ...

Richard Stergion ... 10 ... KY … [Richard Warner Stergion]

King Stergion ........ 21 ... KY ... [Thompson]

1860 Census Notes:

Personal Estate Value: $100

Living with Dubois family, but in different dwelling.

Assume they are renting, since Dubois have Real Estate Value, but Strugeon's don't have $

Living close to family#537: Hannah's son: William, w/wife Mary

1860: daughter Cynthia living in Warrick Indiana.

1860: daughter Honor living in Warren Co, KY

1860: daughter Rhoda living in Warren Co, KY

1860: son Louis living probably in Warren Co, KY

1860: son John living in Warren Co, KY

1860: son James living in Hart Co, KY

1863: son Thompson married in Warrick Co, IN, 26 Jun 1863

1865: son Thompson's last Indiana born child before moving to Arkansas

1866: daughter Elizabeth's last Indiana born child before moving to Arkansas

1860-1870: death of Hannah

Assume Hannah's youngest children would not have moved from IN to AR until after her death.

That narrows down Hannah's death between 1866-1868.

1868: daughter Elizabeth living in Arkansas (per birth of her child. Ref. 1870 census)

1869: daughter Mary married in Arkansas, 29, Jun 1869

1869: son Thompson living in Arkansas (per birth of his child. Ref 1870 census)

1870: son Warner living in Arkansas

1870: daughter Cynthia living in Warrick Indiana (later moved to Arkansas by 1880)

1870: son William living in Pike Indiana

OTHER

EDUCATION:

John and Hannah cannot read/write

Children who CANNOT read/write: Louis, Elizabeth, William, Rhonda, Wiley, Mary

Children who CAN read/write: James, Honor, Thomas, Syntiha

Sources