John Randolph Sterling1,2,3,4

Male, #45925, (31 Jan 1839 - 22 Jan 1908)

Parent*Wiley Jefferson Sterling2 (1 Jul 1796 - 7 Nov 1851)
Parent*Bethena Bonner2 (20 Dec 1802 - 27 Jun 1881)
John Randolph Sterling|b. 31 Jan 1839\nd. 22 Jan 1908|p45925.htm|Wiley Jefferson Sterling|b. 1 Jul 1796\nd. 7 Nov 1851|p45919.htm|Bethena Bonner|b. 20 Dec 1802\nd. 27 Jun 1881|p45920.htm|Charles Sterling of Georgia|b. say 1766|p45955.htm||||Whitmal Bonner|b. circa 1775\nd. 1821|p45935.htm|Alice Selman|b. 1779\nd. 28 Jul 1836|p45936.htm|

Birth*31 Jan 1839 He was born on 31 Jan 1839 at Troup Co., Georgia.2,3 
 He was the son of Wiley Jefferson Sterling and Bethena Bonner.2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 John was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (John R. Sterling, 11, M, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.6 
Marriage*say 1865 He married H. C. (?) say 1865.7 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 John was listed as the head of a family (J. R. Sterling, 31, M, W, Farmer, $125,000, $5,000, GA) on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.8 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 John was listed as a son (James R. Stirling, M, S, W, 40, GA, GA, GA) in Bethena Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.9 
Death*22 Jan 1908 He died on 22 Jan 1908.10 
Burial*after 22 Jan 1908 His body was interred after 22 Jan 1908 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.10 

Family

H. C. (?) (1845 - )

Last Edited 25 Aug 2002

Citations

  1. 1850 census: John R. Sterling
    1880 census: James R. Stirling
    History Troup Co: John Randolp Sterling.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  3. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  5. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  6. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  7. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Troup Co., GA, NTL, page 404B, Ancestry.com image 154 of 236.
  8. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 154, Lines 15-17, (No township listed), Troup Co., GA
    J. R. Sterling, 31, M, Farmer, RE=$125,000, PE=$5,000, GA
    H. C. Sterling, 25, F, Keeping house (sic), GA
    B. Sterling, 67, F, Keeping house, AL.
  9. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    East Vernon, Troup Co., GA, Page 678A, LDS CD and verified on Ancestry.com image 71 0f 78.
  10. Troup Co. GA Archives Online DB http://www.trouparchives.org/.
    Cemeteries database.