John
William
Sturgeon
Born in Crawford, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Sturgeon, Pertina Sturgeon, Eli Sturgeon, James Sturgeon and Minetta Isabelle (Sturgeon) Snider
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Sevedge) Sturgeon
— married
23 Aug 1879 in Crawford, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Frona Belle (Sturgeon) Smith, Bertha Pearl (Sturgeon) Schriber, Ida Sturgeon, Omer Lee Sturgeon, Dolen (Sturgeon) Walts, Jesse Fern (Sturgeon) Walts, Ilene (Sturgeon) Laswell, Curtis Noval Sturgeon, Gladys Pauline (Sturgeon) Bowman and True Noahlanel (Sturgeon) Longest
Died
at age 74
in Crawford, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2016
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Biography
John William Sturgeon was born on January 21, 1853.
In the 1870 US Census, John (age 18) was in Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States.[1]
| Name | Relationship | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace |
| Elizabeth Sturgeon | Head | Female | 50 | Widowed | Indiana, United States |
| John W Sturgeon | Son | Male | 18 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Minetta I Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 10 | Single | Indiana, United States |
On August 23, 1879, John W Sturgeon married Sarah Ann C Sevedge in Crawford, Indiana, United States. [2]
In the 1900 US Census, John (age 52) was the married head of household in Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States.[3]
| Name | Relationship | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace |
| John W Sturgeon | Head | Male | 52 | Married | Indiana, United States |
| Cora Sturgeon | Wife | Female | 34 | Married | Indiana, United States |
| Fronnie Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 17 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Bertha Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 16 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Ida Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 14 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Omer Sturgeon | Son | Male | 11 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Dola Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 9 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Jessie Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 5 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Ilene Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 4 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Noval Sturgeon | Son | Male | 1 | Single | Indiana, United States |
In the 1910 US Census, Jno (age 57) was the married head of household in Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, United States.[4]
| Name | Relationship | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace |
| Jno W Sturgeon | Head | Male | 57 | Married | Indiana, United States |
| Cora Sturgeon | Wife | Female | 43 | Married | Indiana, United States |
| Bertha Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 25 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Dola Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 18 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Jessie Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 15 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Ilene Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 12 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Curtis Sturgeon | Son | Male | 10 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Gladis Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 8 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| True Sturgeon | Daughter | Female | 5 | Single | Indiana, United States |
| Opal Smith | Granddaughter | Female | 5 | Single | Indiana, United States |
John passed away July 6, 1927 in Sterling Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States at age 74. He was buried in Dillman Cemetery, Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana, United States. [5]
Sources
- ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 49; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004263291_001_M9CX-4N1; FHL microfilm: 000545805; Image number: 37; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01429-3
FamilySearch Record: MXX4-F5Q (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-66T3-ZCN
John W Sturgeon (18) in Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana. - ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZ4H-VH2M : 3 August 2022), John W Sturgeon, 1879.
- ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004118587; FHL microfilm: 1240365; Image number: 45; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00779-1
FamilySearch Record: MMBK-KZB (accessed 1 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DY99-WC
John W Sturgeon (52), married head of household in Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana. - ↑
1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971202; FHL microfilm: 1374357; Image number: 42; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03355-1
FamilySearch Record: MKGW-BZM (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJJ-W87
Jno W Sturgeon (57), married head of household in Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159002006/john-william-sturgeon: accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for John William Sturgeon (21 Jan 1853–6 Jul 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159002006, citing Dillman Cemetery, Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by A. P. Reed (contributor 48008650).
- 2024. FamilySearch.Org. Accessed March 1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K416-45B.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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