Paulina (Longworth) Sturm (1925 - 1957)

Born 14 Feb 1925 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander McCormick Sturm — married 26 Aug 1944 in Magnolia, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1957 at age 31 in Georgetown, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Paulina Longworth was born on 14 February 1925, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois to Nicholas Longworth III and Alice Lee Roosevelt. She married Alexander McCormick Sturm on 26 August 1944. She lived in District of Columbia in 1940 and Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut for about 1 years. She died on 27 January 1957, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Birth

• Paulina was born on 14 Feb 1925 to Alice Lee (Roosevelt) Longworth, wife of Nicholas Longworth, III (1869—1931) who died when Paulina was barely six years of age.^[1]
• The diaries of her mother, Alice Lee (Roosevelt) Longworth, have revealed her biological father to be William Borah, Republican Senator from Idaho, who was 59 when Paulina was born. Paulina's relationship to Senator Borah was often rumored in political circles as confirmed by one family friend, everybody called her "Aurora Borah Alice".^[2] Others whispered that Paulina's given name should have been DeBorah.^[3]

Marriage

• On 26 August 1944, at age nineteen, Paulina married Alexander McCormick Sturm, an artist and Yale graduate.^[4][5][6][7]

• Alexander Sturm died at age 28, from a short illness with vital hepatitis, after which Paulina became depressed and dependent upon sleeping pills and alcohol.

Death

• Paulina died on 27 January 1957 from an overdose of sleeping pills, less than three weeks before her 32nd birthday.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Burial

• Paulina is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.^[12]

Children

• Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm,^[13] historian and philanthropist, born 9 July 1946, who was orphaned at the age of ten, and adopted by her grandmother, Alice Lee (Roosevelt) Longworth.

Grandchildren

• Alice Roosevelt Sturm, born 26 June 1987, daughter of writer Robert J. Hellman, Ph.D. (19 April 1945—9 March 2008)^[14] and Joanna Sturm.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMW-9Q4S : 18 May 2016), Paulina Longworth, 14 Feb 1925; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 5231, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ Brands, H. W. Traitor to his Class. 2008. Doubleday, New York, NY, p. 91. ISBN 978-0-385-51958-8.
3. ↑ Washington Widow: Mary Borah - The Knoxville Focus
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #16440034 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Paulina Longworth (19) marriage to Alexander M Sturm on 26 Aug 1944 in Manchester, Massachusetts, USA.
5. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   Daily Press; Publication Date: 28/ Aug/ 1944; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/230280924/?article=26a3dab9-e328-4c59-ac09-6b2320000c6d&focus=0.016210392,0.013368386,0.1405837,0.3654648&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #15172567 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Paulina Longworth marriage to Alexander McCormick Sturm on 2 Sep 1944 in Manchester , Mass.
6. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 27/ Aug/ 1944; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/370966044/?article=3cbbad82-66c7-4996-8255-37a8bb8a0856&focus=0.15651643,0.023172887,0.27229187,0.3875811&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #51467549 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Paulina Longworth marriage to Alexander McCormick Sturm on 26 Aug 1944 in Manchester , Mass ..
7. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 9/ Aug/ 1944; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/433953692/?article=26f4535f-ebb0-43a0-8741-55512e8cc2bf&focus=0.73613095,0.05687636,0.9756455,0.11139425&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #50201524 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Paulina Longworth (19) marriage to Alexander M. Sturm in about 1944 in Manchester.
8. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Star Press; Publication Date: 29 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/251438267/?article=5f83361a-7203-435d-81d0-e0d90725f6ef&focus=0.25821656,0.16579464,0.37435707,0.3337388&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #502263886 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Name: Paulina Longworth Sturm [Paulina Longworth Longworth]; Gender: Female; Death Age: 31; Birth Date: abt 1926; Death Date: Abt 1957; Death Place: Washington, USA; Obituary Date: 29 Jan 1957; Obituary Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; Newspaper Title: The Star Press; Father: Nicholas Longworth; Parents: Alice Roosevelt Longworth; Spouse: Alexander Mc Cormick Sturm; Child: Joanne.
9. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/108625807/?article=081f4fea-5e6d-4729-b486-0d77bd39c538&focus=0.26704243,0.49968228,0.38556284,0.666898&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #501204627 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Name: Paulina Longworth Sturm [Paulina Longworth Longworth]; Gender: Female; Death Age: 31; Birth Date: abt 1926; Residence Place: Washington, USA; Death Date: Abt 1957; Death Place: Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, USA; Obituary Date: 28 Jan 1957; Obituary Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Newspaper Title: The Courier-Journal; Father: Nicholas Longworth; Parents: Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
10. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
    The Richmond News Leader; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/760964841/?article=5887fafd-af13-47c9-b8a2-4440ff6b64b3&focus=0.055319626,0.039519407,0.17988479,0.26512668&xid=3355
    Ancestry Record 61843 #976386946 (accessed 2 May 2024)
    Name: Paulina Worth Sturm; Gender: Female; Death Age: 31; Birth Date: abt 1926; Residence Place: Washington; Death Date: Abt 1957; Obituary Date: 28 Jan 1957; Obituary Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; Newspaper Title: The Richmond News Leader; Parents: Theodore Roosevelt; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; Spouse: Alexander Mc Cormick Sturm; Child: Joanne.
11. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q534-7XBK : Thu Mar 14 23:55:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Mr Longworth and President Roosevelt, 09 Apr 1931.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10597582/paulina-sturm: accessed May 2, 2024), memorial page for Paulina Longworth Sturm (14 Feb 1925–27 Jan 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10597582, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Terri Morgan McKenny (contributor 50036556).
13. ↑ Paulina Longworth Sturm (Wikipedia)
14. ↑ Robert J. Hellman - Washington Times Obituary

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X472-25B : accessed 4 April 2022), Paulina Longworth in household of Nicholal Longworth, Cincinnati (Districts 1-250), Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 14A, line 18, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1808; FHL microfilm 2,341,542.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: m-t0627-00556; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1-108
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #651877 (accessed 2 May 2024)
  Pauline Longworth (15), single daughter, in household of Alice Longworth (56) in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Born in Illinois.
• United States Census, 1950, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMN-Q36Q : Wed Mar 20 10:45:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Paulina Sturm and Joanna Sturm, 25 April 1950.