Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
Birth1 Mar 1831, Beaver Pond; Lexington, SC
BurialCottonwood Cemetery, Dublin, Erath CO, TX47
OccupationFarmer
ReligionBaptist
FatherSTURKIE, Richard Benjamin (1809-1882)
MotherJEFFCOAT, Jerusha (1808-1895)
Spouses
Birth4 Feb 1836, Lexington, SC - Feb 1837 census
Death21 Mar 1923, Fresno, California48
Burial3 Apr 1923, Mt. View Cemetery, Fresno, CA
FatherROBERTS, Mr.
MotherMNU, Mary “Zeriah” (1797-)
Marriageca 1855, South Carolina49
ChildrenLloyd Olen (1856-1903)
Louisa (Died as Child) (1858-)
John Ira (1859-1939)
Florence Zeriah (1861-1948)
Viston C. (1863-1881)
Margaret Alta Elizabeth, Jr. (1865-1895)
Lydia Victoria (1877-1968)
Census notes for Benjamin Joshua Capers “BJ” STURKIE
1860 Census, Beaver Pond, Lexingon Co, SC, pg. 359
Aug 13 and 14, 1860
(shows a daughter, age 2 years as the second child.)
Ben Sturkie, 29, farmer;
Margaret, 22;
Lloyd O., 4;
Louisa, 2;
Infant, 4/12
1870: ?? No census record has been found
1880 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
BJ Sturkie, occ Farmer, 49;
M.A.E. Sturkie, Keeping House, 43;
L. O., Farm laborer, 23;
J. I. , Farm Laborer, 20;
Florence, at home, 19;
V. C., works on farm, 17;
M.A.E. at home, 15;
Lydia V., 3.
Census gives birthplace of BJ, MAE Sr, L. O, JI as SC; of Florence, VC, MAE Jr. as MS and Lydia V. as TX.20 (So we know that they left SC by 1861 and were in Texas by at least 1877. That leaves 16 years unaccounted for.)
1900 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
Ben J. Sturky, age 69, BD Mar, 1831, bn. SC
Margaret Sturky, Age 63, Apr. 1837, bn SC; children: 11/4
1910 US Census, Erath CO, Texas (May 3 1910)
BJ Sturkie 79
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1910: 2 J-PCT, ERATH, Texas
Race: White
Sturkie, B. J. , Head age 79 married 55 years, farmer, own farm
Margaret, wife, age 74
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1550
Part: 2
Page: 122A
(In 1910 BJ and Margaret are living next door to Thos and Lydia (Sturkie) McCarley
Aug 13 and 14, 1860
(shows a daughter, age 2 years as the second child.)
Ben Sturkie, 29, farmer;
Margaret, 22;
Lloyd O., 4;
Louisa, 2;
Infant, 4/12
1870: ?? No census record has been found
1880 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
BJ Sturkie, occ Farmer, 49;
M.A.E. Sturkie, Keeping House, 43;
L. O., Farm laborer, 23;
J. I. , Farm Laborer, 20;
Florence, at home, 19;
V. C., works on farm, 17;
M.A.E. at home, 15;
Lydia V., 3.
Census gives birthplace of BJ, MAE Sr, L. O, JI as SC; of Florence, VC, MAE Jr. as MS and Lydia V. as TX.20 (So we know that they left SC by 1861 and were in Texas by at least 1877. That leaves 16 years unaccounted for.)
1900 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
Ben J. Sturky, age 69, BD Mar, 1831, bn. SC
Margaret Sturky, Age 63, Apr. 1837, bn SC; children: 11/4
1910 US Census, Erath CO, Texas (May 3 1910)
BJ Sturkie 79
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1910: 2 J-PCT, ERATH, Texas
Race: White
Sturkie, B. J. , Head age 79 married 55 years, farmer, own farm
Margaret, wife, age 74
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1550
Part: 2
Page: 122A
(In 1910 BJ and Margaret are living next door to Thos and Lydia (Sturkie) McCarley
Bio notes for Benjamin Joshua Capers “BJ” STURKIE
Benjamin J. Sturkie Bio
1831 – 1911
Benjamin J. Sturkie, born March 1, 1831 at Beaver Pond, Lexington, South Carolina, was the oldest child of Richard Benjamin Sturkie and Jerusha Jeffcoat Sturkie. Little is known of his early life other than that he had eleven siblings. He is listed on the 1840 and 1850 US Censuses of Lexington County, SC, living with his birth family.
In approximately 1855 he married Margaret Alta Elizabeth Roberts. In 1856 Benjamin purchased 117 acres for $152 from Simon P. Wingard. The deed was recorded Dec. 15, 1856 and delivered to Benjamin on Oct 22, 1859. On November , 1860, he sold the same plot of land to Needham P. Jeffcoat for $176. The family appeared on the 1860 Lexington County, SC, census. At this time, they had three children: Lloyd Olen, Louisa and Infant John Ira. (This is the only mention of Louisa thus she must have died sometime between 1860 and 1870). It was reported by Dr. D. R. Sturkie that his uncle and family moved to Dublin, Texas before the start of the War Between the States.
From the time of the 1860 Census until 1877, there is a hiatus in the information on Benjamin and his family. He has not been found on any 1870 Census. But according to later censuses, the couple had three children born in Mississippi: Florence Zeriah, b. 1861; Viston C., b. 1863 and Margaret Alta E., Jr., b. 1865. The last child, Lydia Victoria, was born in Texas in November 1877. Data on the 1900 census indicates that Margaret had eleven children born to her but only four were living in 1900. In 1880, six of the couple’s children were still living. Thus she must have lost Louisa and four other children between 1860 and 1880. It appears that sometime after 1860, the BJ Sturkie family left South Carolina headed west, spent at least four years in Mississippi and finally ended up in Texas.
Family Story based on a 1969 interview with Wm. D. Sturkie, grandson of Benjamin, by his granddaughter, Mary Ward, provides little help in discovering where this family spent these sixteen years. According to the ninety year old Mr. Sturkie:
“There were two Sturkie brothers came over from Aberdeen Scotland, in 1790. Both settled near Lexington, S. C. I never did know for sure which was my descendent. One had a son by the name of B. J. Sturkie. “
“During the Civil War, Benjamin J. owned a grist mill and furniture factory. When the war broke out all men in S. C. were ordered to go to the front. Benjamin went. All of his neighbors were fighting around him on the front. When they saw B. J. at the front they told officers that they were depending on him to feed their wives and families so they sent him home to run the mill. He sold the mill after the war and moved to Tennessee. He made two crops there and thought he had enough money to get to Texas, but he ran out when he got to the Misssissippi River.”
“Born in SC and married Margaret Jeffcoat and then moved to Tennessee spending two years there then moving to Texas in a tarpole wagon which he had constructed. Margaret A. Sturkie--B. J. walked every step of the way driving two milk cows. Margaret drove the wagon and it took them three months to make the trip. They ran out of money and almost starved, living off game. They had had no bread for two months when they reached Cleburne, Tx. There they had their first bread--cornbread. BJ got job with farmers and earned two bushels of corn and had it made into meal. He bartered for turnips. Settling near Cleburne and staying for two years moved to Dubllin, Tex in 1872. He died many years later. While he was living in Dublin he bought a section and 1/2 of land for cultivation, 120 acres and rest in pasture. This was the west line of land within the city of Dublin.”
Obviously, the ninety year old Mr. Sturkie, had some interesting information but probably combined and confused several stories. The first question that comes to mind is: Where was this family during the Civil War? Benjamin was 31 years old and should have served in the war as a combatant from South Carolina yet there is no record of his having served as four of his brothers did: Wesley J., Calvin Richard, Daniel A.and Zedekiah Andrew did. Two other brothers Joseph Franklin and Paul Silas were too young to serve in the War.
On December 20, 1860 as a consequence of Lincoln’s re-election, a special convention of the South Carolina legislature voted to secede from the Union. The South seceded from the Union in January, 1861. BJ and family were apparently in Mississippi by May of 1861 when Florence was born. A nephew, Dr. D. R/ Sturkie, stated in a letter that Benjamin and his family left South Carolina before the war began. How did he escape serving for the Confederacy? Did he leave before the outbreak of war or did he own a grist mill? To whom (and when) was the 156 acres in SC sold? Where was the family from May, 1865 until 1872? Where were the remaining four children born?
If the family story is to be believed, the Sturkie family arrived in Cleburne, Texas about 1770 where they lived for two years. They subsequently moved in 1772 to Dublin, Erath County, Texas where Benjamin bought one and a half sections of land west of the city of Dublin for cultivation and pasture. B.J. can be found on the 1880 Census of Erath County as well as the 1900 and 1910 Censuses. Ben J. Sturkie voted in the General Election in Comanche County, Texas on November 3, 1896 and was listed in Precinct 3, Line 530.
At some point in the early 1890’s, Benjamin had his left leg amputated at the knee. He apparently fell off a ladder causing a wound that would not heal. His grandson W. D. Sturkie recalled watching the amputation from outside of the parlour window.
Viston died in 1881, at the age of 18, after being bitten by a rabid dog. He is buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery, Dublin, Texas. B.J. died in 1911 and is buried beside his son in Cottonwood Cemetery at Dublin. After the death of Benjamin, Margaret Alta, moved to California to live with her youngest daughter, Lydia and her husband, Thomas McCarley. Margaret is listed in this household on the 1920 Fresno California Census. She is not listed on the 1930 Census. Daughter Florence also moved to California. The informant on her death certificate was her daughter, Florence Stanton, who sadly knew little of her mother’s life. Her death certificate from Fresno California lists her name as Margaret Ann Emily Sturkie and her final resting place as Mt. View Cemetery.
by Mary L. Ward, GGGrandaughter
1831 – 1911
Benjamin J. Sturkie, born March 1, 1831 at Beaver Pond, Lexington, South Carolina, was the oldest child of Richard Benjamin Sturkie and Jerusha Jeffcoat Sturkie. Little is known of his early life other than that he had eleven siblings. He is listed on the 1840 and 1850 US Censuses of Lexington County, SC, living with his birth family.
In approximately 1855 he married Margaret Alta Elizabeth Roberts. In 1856 Benjamin purchased 117 acres for $152 from Simon P. Wingard. The deed was recorded Dec. 15, 1856 and delivered to Benjamin on Oct 22, 1859. On November , 1860, he sold the same plot of land to Needham P. Jeffcoat for $176. The family appeared on the 1860 Lexington County, SC, census. At this time, they had three children: Lloyd Olen, Louisa and Infant John Ira. (This is the only mention of Louisa thus she must have died sometime between 1860 and 1870). It was reported by Dr. D. R. Sturkie that his uncle and family moved to Dublin, Texas before the start of the War Between the States.
From the time of the 1860 Census until 1877, there is a hiatus in the information on Benjamin and his family. He has not been found on any 1870 Census. But according to later censuses, the couple had three children born in Mississippi: Florence Zeriah, b. 1861; Viston C., b. 1863 and Margaret Alta E., Jr., b. 1865. The last child, Lydia Victoria, was born in Texas in November 1877. Data on the 1900 census indicates that Margaret had eleven children born to her but only four were living in 1900. In 1880, six of the couple’s children were still living. Thus she must have lost Louisa and four other children between 1860 and 1880. It appears that sometime after 1860, the BJ Sturkie family left South Carolina headed west, spent at least four years in Mississippi and finally ended up in Texas.
Family Story based on a 1969 interview with Wm. D. Sturkie, grandson of Benjamin, by his granddaughter, Mary Ward, provides little help in discovering where this family spent these sixteen years. According to the ninety year old Mr. Sturkie:
“There were two Sturkie brothers came over from Aberdeen Scotland, in 1790. Both settled near Lexington, S. C. I never did know for sure which was my descendent. One had a son by the name of B. J. Sturkie. “
“During the Civil War, Benjamin J. owned a grist mill and furniture factory. When the war broke out all men in S. C. were ordered to go to the front. Benjamin went. All of his neighbors were fighting around him on the front. When they saw B. J. at the front they told officers that they were depending on him to feed their wives and families so they sent him home to run the mill. He sold the mill after the war and moved to Tennessee. He made two crops there and thought he had enough money to get to Texas, but he ran out when he got to the Misssissippi River.”
“Born in SC and married Margaret Jeffcoat and then moved to Tennessee spending two years there then moving to Texas in a tarpole wagon which he had constructed. Margaret A. Sturkie--B. J. walked every step of the way driving two milk cows. Margaret drove the wagon and it took them three months to make the trip. They ran out of money and almost starved, living off game. They had had no bread for two months when they reached Cleburne, Tx. There they had their first bread--cornbread. BJ got job with farmers and earned two bushels of corn and had it made into meal. He bartered for turnips. Settling near Cleburne and staying for two years moved to Dubllin, Tex in 1872. He died many years later. While he was living in Dublin he bought a section and 1/2 of land for cultivation, 120 acres and rest in pasture. This was the west line of land within the city of Dublin.”
Obviously, the ninety year old Mr. Sturkie, had some interesting information but probably combined and confused several stories. The first question that comes to mind is: Where was this family during the Civil War? Benjamin was 31 years old and should have served in the war as a combatant from South Carolina yet there is no record of his having served as four of his brothers did: Wesley J., Calvin Richard, Daniel A.and Zedekiah Andrew did. Two other brothers Joseph Franklin and Paul Silas were too young to serve in the War.
On December 20, 1860 as a consequence of Lincoln’s re-election, a special convention of the South Carolina legislature voted to secede from the Union. The South seceded from the Union in January, 1861. BJ and family were apparently in Mississippi by May of 1861 when Florence was born. A nephew, Dr. D. R/ Sturkie, stated in a letter that Benjamin and his family left South Carolina before the war began. How did he escape serving for the Confederacy? Did he leave before the outbreak of war or did he own a grist mill? To whom (and when) was the 156 acres in SC sold? Where was the family from May, 1865 until 1872? Where were the remaining four children born?
If the family story is to be believed, the Sturkie family arrived in Cleburne, Texas about 1770 where they lived for two years. They subsequently moved in 1772 to Dublin, Erath County, Texas where Benjamin bought one and a half sections of land west of the city of Dublin for cultivation and pasture. B.J. can be found on the 1880 Census of Erath County as well as the 1900 and 1910 Censuses. Ben J. Sturkie voted in the General Election in Comanche County, Texas on November 3, 1896 and was listed in Precinct 3, Line 530.
At some point in the early 1890’s, Benjamin had his left leg amputated at the knee. He apparently fell off a ladder causing a wound that would not heal. His grandson W. D. Sturkie recalled watching the amputation from outside of the parlour window.
Viston died in 1881, at the age of 18, after being bitten by a rabid dog. He is buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery, Dublin, Texas. B.J. died in 1911 and is buried beside his son in Cottonwood Cemetery at Dublin. After the death of Benjamin, Margaret Alta, moved to California to live with her youngest daughter, Lydia and her husband, Thomas McCarley. Margaret is listed in this household on the 1920 Fresno California Census. She is not listed on the 1930 Census. Daughter Florence also moved to California. The informant on her death certificate was her daughter, Florence Stanton, who sadly knew little of her mother’s life. Her death certificate from Fresno California lists her name as Margaret Ann Emily Sturkie and her final resting place as Mt. View Cemetery.
by Mary L. Ward, GGGrandaughter
Family Story notes for Benjamin Joshua Capers “BJ” STURKIE
Interview with W. D. Sturkie in 1969 by Mary Lou Ward (grand daughter of W. D. Sturkie).
This story was told by W. D. Sturkie, grandson of Benjamin J. Sturkie, and has not been authenticated:
During the Civil War, Benjamin J. owned a grist mill and furniture factory. When the war broke out all men in S. C. were ordered to go to the front. Benjamin went. All of his neighbors were fighting around him on the front. When they saw B. J. at the front they told officers that they were depending on him to feed their wives and families so they sent him home to run the mill. He sold the mill after the war and moved to Tennessee. He made two crops there and thought he had enough money to get to Texas, but he ran out when he got to the Misssissippi River.
B. J. and Margaret lived in a log house in Dublin around 1880.
There were two Sturkie brothers came over from Aberdeen Scotland, in 1790. Both settled near Lexington, S. C. I never did know for sure which was my descendent. (My grandfather never knew that his family did not originate in Scotland.) One had a son by the name of B. J. Sturkie. Born in SC and married Margaret Jeffcoat and then moved to Tennessee spending two years there then moving to Texas in a tarpole wagon which he had constructed. Settling near Cleburne and staying for two years moved to Dubllin, Tex in 1872. He died many years later. While he was living in Dublin he bought a section and 1/2 of land for cultivation, 120 acres and rest in pasture. This was west line of land within the city of Dublin.
Margaret A. Sturkie--B. J. walked every step of the way driving two milk cows. Margaret drove the wagon and it took them three months to make the trip. They ran out of money and almost starved, living off game. They had had no bread for two months when they reached Cleburne, Tx. There they had their first bread--cornbread. BJ got job with farmers and earned two bushels of corn and had it made into meal. He bartered for turnips.
BJ’s children were Lloyd Olan, Viston (bit by a mad dog and died after arriving in Texas, Florence, John Ira, Margaret Alta, Jr. and Lillian.1882. W. D. Sturkie, of Irving, Tex, was born Nov 2, 1882 near Proctor, Tx. His siblings were: Vesta, 1884; Molly, 1886. Myrtle, 1888. Lloyd Olan, 1890. Dawn, 1897; Lissie, 1905.
Recorded by: Mary Ward, Grand Daughter of Wm. D. Sturkie in Dec. 1969. Mr. Sturkie was of clear mind and 88 years old.
This story was told by W. D. Sturkie, grandson of Benjamin J. Sturkie, and has not been authenticated:
During the Civil War, Benjamin J. owned a grist mill and furniture factory. When the war broke out all men in S. C. were ordered to go to the front. Benjamin went. All of his neighbors were fighting around him on the front. When they saw B. J. at the front they told officers that they were depending on him to feed their wives and families so they sent him home to run the mill. He sold the mill after the war and moved to Tennessee. He made two crops there and thought he had enough money to get to Texas, but he ran out when he got to the Misssissippi River.
B. J. and Margaret lived in a log house in Dublin around 1880.
There were two Sturkie brothers came over from Aberdeen Scotland, in 1790. Both settled near Lexington, S. C. I never did know for sure which was my descendent. (My grandfather never knew that his family did not originate in Scotland.) One had a son by the name of B. J. Sturkie. Born in SC and married Margaret Jeffcoat and then moved to Tennessee spending two years there then moving to Texas in a tarpole wagon which he had constructed. Settling near Cleburne and staying for two years moved to Dubllin, Tex in 1872. He died many years later. While he was living in Dublin he bought a section and 1/2 of land for cultivation, 120 acres and rest in pasture. This was west line of land within the city of Dublin.
Margaret A. Sturkie--B. J. walked every step of the way driving two milk cows. Margaret drove the wagon and it took them three months to make the trip. They ran out of money and almost starved, living off game. They had had no bread for two months when they reached Cleburne, Tx. There they had their first bread--cornbread. BJ got job with farmers and earned two bushels of corn and had it made into meal. He bartered for turnips.
BJ’s children were Lloyd Olan, Viston (bit by a mad dog and died after arriving in Texas, Florence, John Ira, Margaret Alta, Jr. and Lillian.1882. W. D. Sturkie, of Irving, Tex, was born Nov 2, 1882 near Proctor, Tx. His siblings were: Vesta, 1884; Molly, 1886. Myrtle, 1888. Lloyd Olan, 1890. Dawn, 1897; Lissie, 1905.
Recorded by: Mary Ward, Grand Daughter of Wm. D. Sturkie in Dec. 1969. Mr. Sturkie was of clear mind and 88 years old.
Land/Deeds notes for Benjamin Joshua Capers “BJ” STURKIE
December 15, 1856 - Book T - page 327 - conveyance for 117 acres for $152 by Simon P. Wingard to Benjamine J. Sturkie - Witness Michael Wise - Recorded Dec. 15, 1856. Delivered to Benjamine on Oct. 22, 185950
November 12, 1860 - Lexington County, SC, Book T - pp. 516 and 517
Conveyance of 117 acres from Benjamin J. Sturkie and M. A. E. (Margaret) Sturkie to Needham P. Jeffcoat for $175. Witness: J. A. Jeffcoat
June 24, 1880 - Erath County, TX, Book
Conveyance of 100 ft. strip of land from BJ and MAE Sturkie to Texas Central Railroad for right of way.
Vol. ?
Pg 93
(This deeded to J.J. Sturkie Nov. 1 1883. Can’t tell whether this is B. J. Sturkie or J. I Sturkie.)
County of Erath
113 Acres of land in Comanche County
Part of the Winfield Survey
for $226 in two notes
November 12, 1860 - Lexington County, SC, Book T - pp. 516 and 517
Conveyance of 117 acres from Benjamin J. Sturkie and M. A. E. (Margaret) Sturkie to Needham P. Jeffcoat for $175. Witness: J. A. Jeffcoat
June 24, 1880 - Erath County, TX, Book
Conveyance of 100 ft. strip of land from BJ and MAE Sturkie to Texas Central Railroad for right of way.
Vol. ?
Pg 93
(This deeded to J.J. Sturkie Nov. 1 1883. Can’t tell whether this is B. J. Sturkie or J. I Sturkie.)
County of Erath
113 Acres of land in Comanche County
Part of the Winfield Survey
for $226 in two notes
Census notes for Margaret Alta Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
1850 Lexington Co, SC Census
Elizabeth Roberts
Age
23
Birth Year
abt 1827
Birthplace
South Carolina
Home in 1850
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Gender
Female
Family Number
297
Household Members
Name
Age
Z Roberts
53 bn in 1797
Mary Ann Roberts
27
Margaret Roberts
14
Elizabeth Roberts
23
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DHR3-...2035501%2C1032035502 : 9 April 2016), South Carolina > Orangeburg > image 111 of 198; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Note: Some transcriptions show T. Roberts rather than Z. Roberts. I think this is a “Z”
Name: Margaret Roberts
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Orangeburg county, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Birthplace: South Carolina
Household ID: 297
House Number: 296
Line Number: 30
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 857
GS Film Number: 444820
Digital Folder Number: 004205410
Image Number: 00116
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Z Roberts F 53 South Carolina
Mary Ann Roberts F 27 South Carolina
Margaret Roberts F 14 South Carolina
Elizabeth Roberts F 23 South Carolina
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-4DX : 9 November 2014), Margaret Roberts in household of T Roberts, Orangeburg county, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing family 297, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1860 Census, Beaver Pond, Lexingon Co, SC, pg. 359
Aug 13 and 14, 1860
(shows a daughter, age 2 years as the second child.)
Ben Sturkie, 29, farmer;
Margaret, 22;
Lloyd O., 4;
Louisa, 2;
Infant, 4/12
1870: ?? Not located on any 1870 Census
1880 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
BJ Sturkie, occ Farmer, 49;
M.A.E. Sturkie, Keeping House, 43;
L. O., Farm laborer, 23;
J. I. , Farm Laborer, 20;
Florence, at home, 19;
V. C., works on farm, 17;
M.A.E. at home, 15;
Lydia V., 3.
1900 US Census, Erath CO, TX
States that Margaret had eleven children born to her but only 4 were living in 1900:
1900 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
Ben J. Sturky, age 69, BD Mar, 1831, bn. SC
Margaret Sturky, Age 63, Apr. 1837, bn SC; children: 11/4
1910 US Census, Erath CO, Texas (May 3 1910)
BJ Sturkie 79
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1910: 2 J-PCT, ERATH, Texas
Race: White
Sturkie, B. J. , Head age 79 married 55 years, farmer, own farm
Margaret, wife, age 74
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1550
Part: 2
Page: 122A
(In 1910 BJ and Margaret are living next door to Thos and Lydia (Sturkie) McCarley
1920 US Census, Fresno, CA
Age 84
Living with Thomas M.(45) and Lydia V. McCarley(43) and daughter Gladys (13).51
Census gives birthplace of BJ, MAE Sr, L. O, JI as SC; of Florence, VC, MAE Jr. as MS and Lydia V. as TX.20 (So we know that they left SC by 1861 and were in Texas by at least 1877. That leaves 16 years unaccounted for.)
Elizabeth Roberts
Age
23
Birth Year
abt 1827
Birthplace
South Carolina
Home in 1850
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Gender
Female
Family Number
297
Household Members
Name
Age
Z Roberts
53 bn in 1797
Mary Ann Roberts
27
Margaret Roberts
14
Elizabeth Roberts
23
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DHR3-...2035501%2C1032035502 : 9 April 2016), South Carolina > Orangeburg > image 111 of 198; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Note: Some transcriptions show T. Roberts rather than Z. Roberts. I think this is a “Z”
Name: Margaret Roberts
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Orangeburg county, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Birthplace: South Carolina
Household ID: 297
House Number: 296
Line Number: 30
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 857
GS Film Number: 444820
Digital Folder Number: 004205410
Image Number: 00116
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Z Roberts F 53 South Carolina
Mary Ann Roberts F 27 South Carolina
Margaret Roberts F 14 South Carolina
Elizabeth Roberts F 23 South Carolina
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-4DX : 9 November 2014), Margaret Roberts in household of T Roberts, Orangeburg county, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing family 297, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1860 Census, Beaver Pond, Lexingon Co, SC, pg. 359
Aug 13 and 14, 1860
(shows a daughter, age 2 years as the second child.)
Ben Sturkie, 29, farmer;
Margaret, 22;
Lloyd O., 4;
Louisa, 2;
Infant, 4/12
1870: ?? Not located on any 1870 Census
1880 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
BJ Sturkie, occ Farmer, 49;
M.A.E. Sturkie, Keeping House, 43;
L. O., Farm laborer, 23;
J. I. , Farm Laborer, 20;
Florence, at home, 19;
V. C., works on farm, 17;
M.A.E. at home, 15;
Lydia V., 3.
1900 US Census, Erath CO, TX
States that Margaret had eleven children born to her but only 4 were living in 1900:
1900 US Census, Erath CO, Texas
Ben J. Sturky, age 69, BD Mar, 1831, bn. SC
Margaret Sturky, Age 63, Apr. 1837, bn SC; children: 11/4
1910 US Census, Erath CO, Texas (May 3 1910)
BJ Sturkie 79
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1910: 2 J-PCT, ERATH, Texas
Race: White
Sturkie, B. J. , Head age 79 married 55 years, farmer, own farm
Margaret, wife, age 74
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1550
Part: 2
Page: 122A
(In 1910 BJ and Margaret are living next door to Thos and Lydia (Sturkie) McCarley
1920 US Census, Fresno, CA
Age 84
Living with Thomas M.(45) and Lydia V. McCarley(43) and daughter Gladys (13).51
Census gives birthplace of BJ, MAE Sr, L. O, JI as SC; of Florence, VC, MAE Jr. as MS and Lydia V. as TX.20 (So we know that they left SC by 1861 and were in Texas by at least 1877. That leaves 16 years unaccounted for.)
Bio notes for Margaret Alta Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
Margaret Alta Elizabeth Roberts Sturkie was born in South Carolina about 1836. It is unclear who her family was. However, there is a Margaret Roberts shown in the household of a single female, Z. Roberts on the 1850 Census for Lexington, South Carolina. Two sisters are also listed. She appears on the 1860 Census for Lexington, SC with her husband B. J. Sturkie with three children. Also on the 1860 Census for Lexington is a Zary Roberts with one daughter. Margaret A. E. Sturkie named a daughter Florence Zeriah. It is my theory that the Z. Roberts on the 1850 census and the Zary on the 1860 Census is the mother of Margaret Roberts Sturkie. No clue at this point as to her father.
Margaret, her three children and husband, Benjamin Joshua Capers Sturkie, left South Carolina. Though their migration took them eventually to Texas, their is a hiatus of fourteen years unaccounted for in public records with the exception of later censuses showing three children born in Mississippi.
Notes for Margaret Alta Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
Margaret Waters
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