Sterling Pate Ivey lived, married and died in Warren County, Georgia
Sterling was born in 1790 to Ephraim Ivey and Winefred Pate. He may have had 13 siblings: Thomas, Guthridge, Ephraim Dinkins, Randolph, Lavina, Rebecca, Adam, Mary Polly, Benjamin Franklin, Henry, Milly, Elizabeth and Charlotte.
Sterling Ivey served in the War of 1812 Service started: Unit(s): Savannah (1812) and Florida (1814) Service ended:
He married on 18 Jan 1821 in Warren County to Susan Myrick, possibly the daughter of Owen Thompson Myrick and Elizabeth Merrick. He was about 30 years old. They had at least 1 child together:
Susan passed away and he remarried on 21 Dec 1826 in Warren County to Sarah B Manning (parents unknown). He was about 36 years old. They had at least 11 children together:
Sterling is the illegitimate son of Ephraim Ivey. There is no record of a marriage between Ephraim and Winifred Pate. See Winifred Pate's profile for an explanation of their relationship. Before Ephraim died, records indicate Sterling's name is Sterling Pate; after the will was proved, Sterling used the name Sterling Ivey. Most family researchers use "Sterling Pate Ivey" or "Sterling Ivey Pate".
Military Headstone Application states he was buried in the Ivey Cemetery, near Warrenton.
Obituary record from the Warrenton Clipper (image found on Ancestry.com) states he died of old age on 7 Dec 1879 at age 89. Married 2x, and that he is buried on M.V. Halls place, old family burial ground in Warren County, Georgia. M.V Hall is his daughter, Mary Marietta, who married Isaac Birdsong Hall.
The obituary record also states he served in the wars "Savannah, 1812, and FLA in 1814".
Possible Family Photos
Unidentified Photo of Ivey Family of Warren County, Georgia, possibly in the 1850's Go here for more information about this photo
Unidentified Photo of Ivey Family of Warren County, Georgia, possibly in the 1850's Go here for more information about this photo
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW6V-3VZ : 11 February 2018), Sterling I. Pate and Susan Myrick, 18 Jan 1821; citing , Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,569.
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW6V-3VW : 11 February 2018), Sterling I. Pate and Sarah Mannen, 21 Dec 1826; citing , Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,569.
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGB-2FM : 24 August 2017), Sterling State, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing 197, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 7,041.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-YH7 : 7 September 2017), Sterling Ivy, Harrells, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing p. 177, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 53; FHL microfilm 7,048.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY6-76Q : 12 April 2016), Sterling Ivey, Warren county, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing family 346, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. A portion of this collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. record for Starling Ivey, Dec 1879, Warren County, Georgia.
Media Cemeteries & Genealogy, Warren County, Georgia and Immediate Vicinity 1792 - 1987, pg. 434; Daniel Nathan Crumpton; Information was taken from the "Warrenton Clipper" on file in Warren County Probate Court Office, Warrenton, Georgia
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. record for Sterling Ivey, 1931, Ivey Cemetery, near Warrenton, Georgia.
"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-LJ15 : 1 August 2019), Sterling Ivey in entry for Stokes Francis Ivey, 15 Mar 1935; citing Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 November 2019), memorial page for Sterling Pate Ivey (9 May 1790–7 Dec 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. 204359428, citing Marietta Hall Cemetery, Norwood, Warren County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Karen Ivey Herndon (contributor 48395935).
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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:
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