Sterling was born in 1853. He was the son of David Griffin and Nancy Grimes. He passed away in 1917.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGQ-33B : 12 April 2016), Ebenezer Griffin in household of David Griffin, Texas, United States; citing p. 61, family 537, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,095.
First-hand information as remembered by Kathy Hays, Friday, February 14, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sterling by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sterling: