Thompson King Sturgeon (abt. 1839 - aft. 1877)

Born about 1839 in Hart County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Bates) Sturgeon — married 26 Jun 1863 in Warrick County, Indiana, USA

Husband of Mary E (Smith) Sturgeon — married 8 Oct 1877 in Franklin County, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

BIRTH / DEATH

Birth: about 1839 based on census records of 1850 and 1860

Birthplace: Hart County, Kentucky, based on parents lived in Hart from 1819 thru 1840 census.

Death: unknown... cannot locate after 1877

MARRIAGE

1st MARRIAGE to Margaret BATES:

Ancestry.com. Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992

Name: Thompson R Sturgeon

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1863

Marriage Place: Warrick, Indiana

Spouse: Margaret Bates

FHL Film Number: 549453

Reference ID: 228

2nd MARRIAGE to Mary E SMITH:

Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

Name: Thomas K Sturgeon

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Birth Year: abt 1844 <----- 5 years different than 1850/1860 census records

Residence: Franklin, Arkansas

Spouse's Name: Mary E Smith

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 17

Spouse's Residence: Franklin, Arkansas

Marriage Date: 8 Oct 1877

Marriage License Date: 6 Oct 1877

Marriage County: Franklin

FHL Film Number: 1034243

CENSUS / TIMELINE

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.

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

Jno Sturgeon .................... 53 ... KY … Farmer … Real Estate Value $1500

Hannah Sturgeon ............ 46 ... KY

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

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

Thompson H Sturgeon ... 11 ... KY ... initial H might be transcription error, looks like K to me

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

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

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

1850 Census Notes:

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

Living next to family#126: brother: 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

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

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

Mary Stergion ........ 14 ... KY … [Mary Francis Sturgeon]

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

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

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

Living close to family#537: brother: William Sturgeon, w/wife Mary

1863: Marriage to Margaret Bates (per marriage record)

1870: Ozark, White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, family#223

Thomas Sturgeon ..... 28 ... KY … Farmer

Margaret Sturgeon ... 27 ... IN … cannot read/write

Manson Sturgeon ....... 7 ... IN

William Sturgeon ........ 5 ... IN

Harley Sturgeon ...... 7m ... AR … born Dec.

James Hines .............. 18 ... AR

Henry Knight ............ 16 ... AR … cannot read/write

Wiley Sturgeon ......... 21 ... KY … cannot read/write ... [brother of Thomas King Sturgeon]

1870 Census Notes:

Living close to family#155: Thompson's sister: Elizabeth Sturgeon, w/husband Alford Harger

1880: Census: CANNOT locate

Note: at least 2 of the children(married) are still in Arkansas throughout the 1880s

1877: marriage to Mary E Smith (per marriage record)

1900 Census: CANNOT locate

OTHER

CHILD:

Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

Name: William Sturgeon

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1868

Residence: Black Fork, Scott, Arkansas

Spouse's Name: Jane Brewer

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 15

Spouse's Residence: Black Fork, Scott, Arkansas

Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1886

Marriage License Date: 19 Apr 1886

Marriage County: Scott

FHL Film Number: 1027124

CHILD:

Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

Name: Malinda N Dill

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Birth Year: abt 1875

Residence: Black Fork, Scott, Arkansas

Spouse's Name: William C Sturgeon

Spouse's Gender: Male

Spouse's Age: 22

Spouse's Residence: Black Fork, Scott, Arkansas

Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1891

Marriage License Date: 13 Jul 1891

Marriage County: Scott

FHL Film Number: 1027124

CHILD:

Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900

Name: Manson Sturgeon

Spouse: Melinda Wiles

Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1884

County: Scott

State: AR

NOTE

There are other Thomas Sturgeon's born around the same time period.

One of the below, married Margaret A Rysinger on 6 Jan 1861, in Morgan Co, Indiana:

Thomas Sturgeon: b.1844, Kentucky, son of James Sturgeon and Helen M Herndon

Thomas Sturgeon b.abt.1842, son of Jeremiah Sturgeon and Sarah Sally Jones

Thomas Sturgeon: b.1839 Kentucky, son of Elijah Sturgeon, and Lucinda Mccullough

Research is difficult because there are two sets of Thomas and Margaret, born about the

same time, married about the same time, and had children about the same time.

I cannot locate children's birth/death certificates from either set of parents,

that identifies mother's maiden name.

It appears the children of Margaret Rysinger are:

... John R Sturgeon (b.abt 1863) and Ida A Sturgeon (b.abt 1867)

Children of Margaret BATES:

1. Manson STURGEON b: June 1865, Warrick Co, IN,

-m- (1) Betty WINNIE (2) Jan 27, 1884, Scott Co, AR , Malinda WILES b: abt 1865

(3) Oct 20, 1901, Scott Co, AR to Sarah HARRELL

2. William Alford STURGEON b: Jan 30, 1866, Warrick Co, IN, d: Sept 29, 1955, OK,

-m- (1) Jane DAVIS (2) Eva Jane BREWER Apr 20, 1886, AR

(3)-m- Mary Melinda Dill Jul 9, 1891, AR b: Aug 27, 1874, d: Apr 22, 1957, OK

3. Emma STURGEON b: 1867 -m- (1) Noah MCCONNELL (2) Jim HALE Apr 4, 1909, AR

4. Harley STURGEON b: 1869, AR