Biography

Sterling Bert Kitchens was born on October 12, 1903, in Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas. His parents were James Monroe Kitchens and Margarette Frances Sherrill. He married Willie Montyne Shields on June 6, 1931, and they had one son, Alex Shields Kitchens. He was a doctor and lived most of his life in La Fayette, Walker, Georgia. He died on February 14, 2000, in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, and was buried in La Fayette Cemetery.

Some of the major events in his life are:

• In 1910 and 1920, he lived in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas with his parents and siblings.
• In 1930, he moved to La Fayette, Walker, Georgia, and married Willie Montyne Shields the next year.
• In 1935 and 1936, he lost both of his parents, who died in Columbia, Arkansas.
• In 1940 and 1950, he lived in Walker, Georgia with his wife and son.
• In 1946, his son Alex S Kitchens was born in Georgia.
• Between 1952 and 1984, he lost all his twelve siblings who died in various places.
• In 1994, he lost his wife, who died in Walker, Georgia after 63 years of marriage.
• In 2000, he died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of 96.

Sources

• 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1374059 Ancestry Record 7884 #196015155
• 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 84 Ancestry Record 6061 #2032159
• 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340125 Ancestry Record 6224 #18204143
• 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00718; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 146-2 Ancestry Record 2442 #51474719
• 1950 United States Federal Census: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Walker, Georgia; Roll: 2350; Sheet Number: 77; Enumeration District: 146-5 Ancestry Record 62308 #127727231
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #33590347
• U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Georgia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147 Ancestry Record 2238 #39121163
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46564458/sterling-bert-kitchens: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Sterling Bert Kitchens (12 Oct 1903–14 Feb 2000), Find A Grave: Memorial #46564458, citing LaFayette City Cemetery, LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Blue Rose (contributor 47119163).