1860 US Census, Orangeburgh, SC
Gabriel Sturkie, age 41
Martha Sturkie, age 40
Caroline, age 14
Corozier, age 12
Zackariah, age 10
Lodus, age 9
Russel Martin, age 25
Allen Martin, age 19

 
I spoke to both David Sturkie, then to Richard Wallace Sturkie (80 yrs. old).  R W said Gus said that "he had no father and damned near no mother."
 
This is why some of this is so hard to find with some of these families because people don't want you to know what happened.  Seems the past never goes away and it certainly is no ones fault......everyone once in a while or even more often, there is a luny who has no bounds.........
 
There is a Gus Sturkie Road in Swansea, SC named after this man who was very well respected in his community as was his family.  I don't know any of these folks, but the ones I have met so far seem to be very nice people.}
 
 
 
 
 
 

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