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VELMA LEE STERLING
1910 - 1987

20 May 1910 to 26 Jun 1987

Texas to Orange, Orange, California, USA
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01/19/13

 

THORNTON GENEALOGY PROJECT 2011

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Information found by TCT 12 January 2013

Sterling, Velma (1910) 1930s

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14437824/person/109085828/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum

1920 United States Federal Census
about Velma Lee Sterling

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1920 United States Federal Census
about Velma Lee Sterling
Name: Velma Lee Sterling
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1920: El Paso Precinct 23, El Paso, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Tom C Sterling
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Mamie Sterling
Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom C Sterling 60
Mamie Sterling 43
Velma Lee Sterling 10

Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: El Paso Precinct 23, El Paso, Texas; Roll: T625_1799; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 380.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

 
1930 United States Federal Census
about Velma L Sterling

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1930 United States Federal Census
about Velma L Sterling
Name: Velma L Sterling
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1911
Birthplace: Texas
Race: White
Home in 1930: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas C Sterling
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Nannie A Sterling
Mother's Birthplace: Nevada
Occupation:

Education:

Military Service:

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Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas C Sterling 68
Nannie A Sterling 53
Velma L Sterling 19

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 2328; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 1112.0; FHL microfilm: 2342062.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

 
1940 United States Federal Census
about Velma L Mays

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1940 United States Federal Census
about Velma L Mays
Name: Velma L Mays
Respondent: Yes
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Downey, Los Angeles, California
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Street: Laurel Avenue
House Number: 2164
Inferred Residence in 1935: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Residence in 1935: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 19B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William S Mays 28
Velma L Mays 28
Nancy A Sterling 64

Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_226; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 19-127.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

 

California, Death Index, 1940-1997
about Velma Lee Brown

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California, Death Index, 1940-1997
about Velma Lee Brown
Name: Velma Lee Brown
[Velma Lee Sterling]
Social Security #: 548243852
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 20 May 1910
Birth Place: Texas
Death Date: 26 Jun 1987
Death Place: Orange
Mother's Maiden Name: Thornton
Father's Surname: Sterling

Source Citation: Place: Orange; Date: 26 Jun 1987; Social Security: 548243852.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

 
   

THE CHILDREN OF ROBERT SANFORD HILL AND NANCY ALICE THORNTON HILL STERLING WERE PROBABLY ADOPTED BY THOMAS C STERLING WHEN HE MARRIED NANCY ALICE THORNTON HILL. (Except for Velma Lee Sterling who was the daughter of Thomas and Nancy)

SEE THE STERLING FAMILY PAGE, WHICH SHOWS THESE NAMES ON THE CENSUS, ETC, NOT AS HILL BUT AS STERLING.

TCT/25 FEBRUARY 2012
 
 

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