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04/05/14

 
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04/05/14

 
Thomas C. Sterling

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AThomas%20%2Bsurname%3ASterling%20%2Bany_place%3ATexas%20%2Bany_year%3A1850-1935&offset=20

Thomas C. Sterling
death: 21 Dec 1931 —Texas
parents: Chamberlain Sterling, Unknown
spouse: Nennie Sterling
   
record title: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
name: Thomas C. Sterling
death date: 21 Dec 1931
death place: Texas
gender: Male
death age: 69 years 6 months 25 days
estimated birth date: 1862
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Nennie Sterling
father's name: Chamberlain Sterling
mother's name: Unknown
digital film number: 4163652

 
 
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 for Thomas C. Sterling

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Name: Thomas C. Sterling
Death Date: 21 Dec 1931
Death Place: Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 69 years 6 months 25 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1862
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nennie Sterling
Father's Name: Chamberlain Sterling
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Unknown
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135734
Digital Film Number: 4163652
Image Number: 2057
Reference Number: 55759
United States Census, 1930 for Thomas C Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.1.r%2F15XW-B1X%2Fp_6451363600

Name: Thomas C Sterling
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1862
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 52
Family Number: 481
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Line Number: 41
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2328
Film Number: 2342062
Digital Folder Number: 4547951
Image Number: 01115
  Household Gender Age
  Thomas C Sterling M 68
Spouse Nannie A Sterling F 53
Child Velma L Sterling F 19
Thomas C Sterling

United States Census, 1910

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birth: 1861 —Texas
residence: 1910 —Ranger, Eastland, Texas
spouse: Nannie A Sterling
children: Floyd Sterling, Maggie Sterling...
   
record title: United States Census, 1910
name: Thomas C Sterling
birthplace: Texas
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
father's birthplace: Tennessee
mother's birthplace: Tennessee
family number: 238
page number: 17
United States Census, 1910 for Thomas C Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/9ZZ6-9N8/p_486151451

Name: Thomas C Sterling
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
  Thomas C Sterling M 49y
Spouse Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Child Floyd Sterling M 14y
Child Maggie Sterling F 16y
Child Gracie Sterling F 12y
Child Carl Sterling M 8y
 
Possible Information for Thomas Sterling

Cemetary Sounds right

 

 Could this be the Thomas Sterling? Middle Name " F " not right
death date right !!!

Birth: May 25, 1872 
Death: Dec. 21, 1931 


Note: From cemetery ledger. No marker. 

Burial:
Evergreen Alameda Cemetery 
El Paso
El Paso County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 118, Place 8 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sterling&GSfn=Thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=65613332&df=all&

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=65613332&PIpi=10631180

 

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Thomas S Sterling

Birth: May 25, 1872
Death: Dec. 21, 1931


Note: From cemetery ledger. No marker.
Burial:
Evergreen Alameda Cemetery
El Paso
El Paso County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 118, Place 8

Created by: Ląurel Indąlec...
Record added: Feb 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 65613332

 
Photo taken by Laurel Indalecio May 10, 2008 at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Texas
INFORMATION FOUND BY TCT

18 FEBRUARY 2012

1930 FEDERAL US CENSUS

Worked as Watchman for Merchant Police in 1930

El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area
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Thomas C. Sterling

Death Certificate

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11779-174008-43?cc=1320964&wc=13012725

and

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFW7-5WG

and

https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Achamberlain~%20%2Bsurname%3Asterling~

Information found by TCT 31 October 2012

https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Achamberlain~%20%2Bsurname%3Asterling~

Date of Birth     May 26, 1872     Texas

Date of Death    December 21, 1931     1700 East Missouri Street, El Paso, Texas     age 59

Date of death certificate     January 3, 1932

Arteriosclerosis; Cerebral Hemorrhage

Occupation:     Night Watchman     Heid Brothers, Inc.

Evergreen-Catholic cemetery burial December 22, 1931

Peak-Hagedon Funeral Home

El Paso, Texas
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFW7-5WG

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K336-R23

 

 

 
Nancy (Nannie) Alice (Thornton) Sterling (nee Nancy Alice Thornton?; daughter of  Ira Newton Thornton and Mary Francis Harris; older sister of  Doss Younger Thornton, Sr.)
Nannie A Sterling

United States Census, 1910

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birth: 1876 —Arkansas
residence: 1910 —Ranger, Eastland, Texas
spouse: Thomas C Sterling
children: Floyd Sterling, Maggie Sterling...
   
record title: United States Census, 1910
name: Nannie A Sterling
birthplace: Arkansas
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
father's birthplace: Mississippi
mother's birthplace: Mississippi
family number: 238
page number: 17
United States Census, 1910 for Nannie A Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/9ZZ6-9N8/p_486151452

Name: Nannie A Sterling
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Spouse Thomas C Sterling M 49y
  Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Child Floyd Sterling M 14y
Child Maggie Sterling F 16y
Child Gracie Sterling F 12y
Child Carl Sterling M 8y
 
United States Census, 1930 for Nannie A Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.1.r%2F15XW-B1X%2Fp_6451364800

This is the question.  Since Thomas Sterling married Doss Younger Thornton's sister Nancy after Leona Boiles Thornton died, is this "Nannie" really Nancy?  

Age is about right.  

The Thomas C. Sterling would also be the right age, same death date and death place (el Paso) but his information does not say born in London, England.  

Perhaps it was his parents that were from London???

Name: Nannie A Sterling
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Nevada
Estimated Birth Year: 1877
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Enumeration District Number: 52
Family Number: 481
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Line Number: 42
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2328
Film Number: 2342062
Digital Folder Number: 4547951
Image Number: 01115
  Household Gender Age
Spouse Thomas C Sterling M 68
  Nannie A Sterling F 53
Child Velma L Sterling F 19
United States Census, 1910 for Nannie A Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.1.r%2F9ZZ6-9N8%2Fp_486151452

Name: Nannie A Sterling
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Spouse Thomas C Sterling M 49y
  Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Child Floyd Sterling M 14y
Child Maggie Sterling F 16y
Child Gracie Sterling F 12y
Child Carl Sterling M 8y
INFORMATION FOUND BY TCT

18 FEBRUARY 2012

1930 FEDERAL US CENSUS

Worked as Watchman for Merchant Police in 1930

El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=64170988

   

 

 

 
Velma L Sterling

Is this the daughter of Thomas C. Sterling and Nancy A. Thornton (Nancy was born in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, USA)?
Velma Lee Sterling

United States Census, 1920

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Velma%20L%22%20%2Bsurname%3ASterling%20%2Bany_year%3A1900-2010

birth: 1910 —Texas
residence: 1920 —, El Paso, Texas
parents: Tom C Sterling, Mamie Sterling
   
record title: United States Census, 1920
name: Velma Lee Sterling
residence: , El Paso, Texas
estimated birth year: 1910
age: 10
birthplace: Texas
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Texas
mother's birthplace: Arkansas
digital folder number: 4391972
sheet number: 11
United States Census, 1930 for Velma L Sterling

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Name: Velma L Sterling
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1911
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Nevada (Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, USA)?
Enumeration District Number: 52
Family Number: 481
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Line Number: 43
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2328
Film Number: 2342062
Digital Folder Number: 4547951
Image Number: 01115
  Household Gender Age
Parent Thomas C Sterling M 68
Parent Nannie A Sterling F 53
  Velma L Sterling F 19
INFORMATION FOUND BY TCT

18 FEBRUARY 2012

1930 FEDERAL US CENSUS

Worked as Long Distance Operator for Telephone Company in 1930

El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=64170982

   

 

 

 
Maggie Sterling
United States Census, 1910 for Maggie Sterling

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Name: Maggie Sterling
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Parent Thomas C Sterling M 49y
Parent Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Floyd Sterling M 14y
  Maggie Sterling F 16y
Gracie Sterling F 12y
Carl Sterling M 8y
INFORMATION FOUND BY TCT

18 FEBRUARY 2012

1930 FEDERAL US CENSUS

Worked as Watchman for Merchant Police in 1930

El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
El Paso Texas

Justice Precinct # 1

Unincorporated Area

 
 

Jesse Flenoy Hill Sterling

(Four children from previous marriage on Nancy Alice Thornton (husband Robert Sanford Hill) appear to have been adopted by Thomas C. Sterling after he married Nancy Alice Thornton Sterling.

These include: Jessie Flenoy Hill, Floyd Andrew Hill, Grace Udell Hill, and Carl Freeland Hill.)  TCT
Floyd Hill Sterling

(Four children from previous marriage on Nancy Alice Thornton (husband Robert Sanford Hill) appear to have been adopted by Thomas C. Sterling after he married Nancy Alice Thornton Sterling.

These include: Jessie Flenoy Hill, Floyd Andrew Hill, Grace Udell Hill, and Carl Freeland Hill.)  TCT
United States Census, 1910 for Floyd Sterling

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Name: Floyd Sterling
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Parent Thomas C Sterling M 49y
Parent Nannie A Sterling F 34y
  Floyd Sterling M 14y
Maggie Sterling F 16y
Gracie Sterling F 12y
Carl Sterling M 8y
Gracie Hill Sterling

(Four children from previous marriage on Nancy Alice Thornton (husband Robert Sanford Hill) appear to have been adopted by Thomas C. Sterling after he married Nancy Alice Thornton Sterling.

These include: Jessie Flenoy Hill, Floyd Andrew Hill, Grace Udell Hill, and Carl Freeland Hill.)  TCT
United States Census, 1910 for Gracie Sterling

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Name: Gracie Sterling
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Parent Thomas C Sterling M 49y
Parent Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Floyd Sterling M 14y
Maggie Sterling F 16y
  Gracie Sterling F 12y
Carl Sterling M 8y
Gracie Sterling

United States Census, 1910

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AGracie%20%2Bsurname%3ASterling%20%2Bany_place%3ATexas~%20%2Bany_year%3A1800-1990

birth: 1898 —Texas
residence: 1910 —Ranger, Eastland, Texas
parents: Thomas C Sterling, Nannie A Sterling
   
record title: United States Census, 1910
name: Gracie Sterling
birthplace: Texas
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
father's birthplace: Texas
mother's birthplace: Texas
family number: 238
page number: 17
 
Carl Hill Sterling

(Four children from previous marriage on Nancy Alice Thornton (husband Robert Sanford Hill) appear to have been adopted by Thomas C. Sterling after he married Nancy Alice Thornton Sterling.

These include: Jessie Flenoy Hill, Floyd Andrew Hill, Grace Udell Hill, and Carl Freeland Hill.)  TCT 
United States Census, 1910 for Carl Sterling

https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fpal%3A%2FMM9.1.r%2F9ZZ6-9N8%2Fp_486151456

Name: Carl Sterling
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Family Number: 238
Page Number: 17
  Household Gender Age
Parent Thomas C Sterling M 49y
Parent Nannie A Sterling F 34y
Floyd Sterling M 14y
Maggie Sterling F 16y
Gracie Sterling F 12y
  Carl Sterling M 8y
Carl Sterling

United States Census, 1910

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birth: 1902 —Texas
residence: 1910 —Ranger, Eastland, Texas
parents: Thomas C Sterling, Nannie A Sterling
   
record title: United States Census, 1910
name: Carl Sterling
birthplace: Texas
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Ranger, Eastland, Texas
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
father's birthplace: Texas
mother's birthplace: Texas
family number: 238
page number: 17
 
 

 

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