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Six Generations of Sturgeons (7/23/98)

934. John F.⁶ Sturgeon (William⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born August 10, 1841, and died Abt 1916. He married Henrietta F. Dellenbaugh August 28, 1861.

Children of John Sturgeon and Henrietta Dellenbaugh are:

1734	i.	Harry D.⁷ Sturgeon, born June 25, 1863; died April 22, 1899.
1735	ii.	Carrie Sturgeon, born August 21, 1865; died August 05, 1866.
1736	iii.	Kathleen E. Sturgeon, born July 13, 1867; died 1922. She married Silas Mourning March 23, 1895.
1737	iv.	Richard D. Sturgeon, born August 07, 1870.
1738	v.	William A. Sturgeon, born October 29, 1872.
1739	vi.	John C. Sturgeon, born 1875.
1740	vii.	Nettie E. Sturgeon, born April 04, 1879.
1741	viii.	Elsie L. Sturgeon, born December 19, 1883; died March 20, 1884.

935. Eli⁶ Sturgeon (William⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born October 07, 1843 in Columbiana, OH. He married Harriet Luella Boly July 11, 1867.

Children of Eli Sturgeon and Harriet Boly are:

	1742	i.		Anne⁷ Sturgeon, died 1898.
	1743	ii.		Dorothy Sturgeon, died 1922. She married Beverly B. Dobbs 1895.

936. Elizabeth⁶ Sturgeon (William⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born January 09, 1850. She married Benjamin F. Todd December 04, 1873.

Children of Elizabeth Sturgeon and Benjamin Todd are:

1744	i.	William S.⁷ Todd, born 1875. He married Claudia Dunkerly 1895.
1745	ii.	Samuel B. Todd, born 1881; died May 26, 1919.
1746	iii.	Mina M. Todd, born 1879; died 1882.
1747	iv.	Lena L. Todd, born 1879; died 1882.
1748	v.	Effie M. Todd, born 1882. She married Frank Mellon 1903.
1749	vi.	Lorain Gay Todd, born 1889. He married Edna 1917.
1750	vii.	Myra Nancy Todd, born 1891; died 1892.
1751	viii.	Carrie Keagy Todd, born 1893.

938. Elizabeth⁶ Sturgeon (Samuel L.⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born October 26, 1841, and died November 23, 1896. She married R. C. Milner March 12, 1874.

Children of Elizabeth Sturgeon and R. Milner are:

	1752	i.		Stella Regina⁷ Milner, born June 24, 1875; died February 17, 1920. She married Karl Wimber May 12, 1896.
	1753	ii.		Mary Ellen Milner, born June 13, 1879. She married Fred Leonard August 12, 1906.

939. Benjamin F.⁶ Sturgeon (Samuel L.⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born February 05, 1845. He married Delilah Mountz October 15, 1863.

Children of Benjamin Sturgeon and Delilah Mountz are:

1754	i.	Sarah Regina⁷ Sturgeon.
1755	ii.	Bertha Sturgeon.
1756	iii.	Curtis Sturgeon.
1757	iv.	Homer Sturgeon.
1758	v.	Benjamin F. Sturgeon.
1759	vi.	Thomas H. Sturgeon.

940. Mary Ellen⁶ Sturgeon (Samuel L.⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born February 28, 1848. She married Lyman Somers June 20, 1869.

Children of Mary Sturgeon and Lyman Somers are:

	1760	i.		Myrta⁷ Somers, born September 02, 1872. She married G. W. Shively January 1901.
	1761	ii.		John Lyman Somers, born August 21, 1876. He married Alice Merriman October 07, 1901.

941. George W.⁶ Sturgeon (Samuel L.⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born September 24, 1851. He married Kate Wyss.

Children of George Sturgeon and Kate Wyss are:

1762	i.	Samuel Long⁷ Sturgeon.
1763	ii.	John Frederick Sturgeon.
1764	iii.	Elizabeth Mae Sturgeon.

943. Jesse⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born 1853. He married Mary C. Hunt August 28, 1884.

Child of Jesse Sturgeon and Mary Hunt is:

1765

Phoebe Eliza⁷ Sturgeon, born January 22, 1890. She married Ryland.

945. Robley⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born 1856. He married Emma Kale.

Children of Robley Sturgeon and Emma Kale are:

	1766	i.		Anna⁷ Sturgeon.
	1767	ii.		Marie Sturgeon.

946. Charles H.⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born 1858. He married Fannie Heacock 1883.

Children of Charles Sturgeon and Fannie Heacock are:

	1768	i.		Eli⁷ Sturgeon. He married Bertha Ryan 1913.
	1769	ii.		Ralph Sturgeon. He married Mary Steinbach 1913.

947. William⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born December 06, 1860 in New Georgetown, OH. He married Flora Helen Battin May 08, 1888 in Steubenville, OH.

Children of William Sturgeon and Flora Battin are:

	1770	i.		Dorothy Battin⁷ Sturgeon, born May 10, 1892 in Laredo, TX. She married Bruce Woodbury.
	1771	ii.		William Howard Sturgeon, born August 23, 1895 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

948. Anne Virginia⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born 1864. She married Casselberry.

Child of Anne Sturgeon and Casselberry is:

1772

William⁷ Casselberry.

949. Effie May⁶ Sturgeon (Eli⁵, John S.⁴, Lindsay³, William², Samuel¹) was born 1866. She married Frank Shaffer 1891.

Children of Effie Sturgeon and Frank Shaffer are:

	1773	i.		Elizabeth⁷ Shaffer, born December 19, 1892. She married Scott Kallenbaugh February 1913.
	1774	ii.		Jesse Sturgeon Shaffer, born August 1894. He married Hazel Mae Dellenbaugh October 31, 1915.

       952. William Absolum⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹) was born April 16, 1855 in Clark Co., MO, and died September 20, 1941 in Ames, OK. He married Drusilla Alice Ash December 13, 1874 in Clark Co., MO, daughter of Rufus Ash and Susan.

Notes
As was the custom at the time, he paid his father a stated amount each month from the time he married until the day he reached 21 to make up for labor "owed" to his parents.

Obituary from Enid Morning News::
"William A. Sturgeon, 91 years old, a pioneer resident of Hennessey since making the run into Oklahoma Territory in 1889, died yesterday at the home of a son, O. B. Sturgeon, 15 miles west of Hennessey. Sturgeon continued to live on the farm he homesteaded during the historic run. He is survived by seven other children, Mrs. Sadie Jones of Waynoka, Mrs. Mollie Willson of Hennessey, Mrs. Effie McHendry of Enid, Bert of Ames, Henry of Wellington, Kansas, Mrs. Laura Moore of Ames, and Mrs. Lillie Turnbeaugh of Ames, three brothers, Charles of Ames, Bert and George of Hennessey, one sister, Mrs. Isabel Bogner of Kahoka, Mo., two half brothers, Graydon of Ames and Martin of Eagle City, one half sister, Mrs. Susie Faler of Enid."

(The obituary gives his age as 91, however all census records are consistent that he was born in 1855, so he would have been only 86.)

Oklahoma Census, 1890, Kingfisher County:

       William Sturgeon       35, born in Mo.
       Drusilla A. "       32, born in Mo.
       Sarah M.        "       14, born in Mo.
       Mattie E.        "       11, born in Mo.
       Rufus B. "        7, born in Mo.
       Effie B.         "        5, born in Kans.
       Laura E.        "         4, born in Kans.
       William H. "        3, born in Kans.

(The three younger childrenwere born after 1890 and in Oklahoma.)

W. A. Sturgeon told the following to his grand son-in-law, Bill Hughes who wrote it down:

"His father was Richard Sturgeon who had lived in Indiana, moving later to Kentucky then to Missouri where W. A. was born in Clark Co. on April 16. There were 12 children, 3 girls and 9 boys. Some of them were Isabel, Will, George, Vard, Charles and Riley and then by a second marriage, Susie, Martin and Graydon. In Missouri, they lived on an 80 acre farm and raised corn, oats, flax and tobacco, had a spinning wheel and loom and wore home-spun clothing.

Will and Alice Drusilla Ash were married in Kahoka, Mo. when she was 16 and he 18. Their children, Sadie, Mollie (Mary) and Bert were born in Mo. Bert was 10 months old when they moved to Kansas in 1883. They travelled in a heavy 3 inch tire wagon and were 30 days reaching Minneapolis, Kansas and spent one winter there then went on to Medecine Lodge with one team of horses.

They preempted 160 acres of land 4 1/2 miles southwest of Medecine Lodge where they lived in a dugout one winter and had an iron cookstove, a cupboard and 2 beds. They lived at Medecine Lodge 7 years and raised corn and oats. We also brought a sewing machine from Mo. to Kansas. They came to Old Oklahoma Feb 10, 1890 and filed on a quarter section in Kingfisher Co. Effie, Laura and Henry were born in Kansas. Sadie, the oldest was 13 when they came to Okla. orville was born in July after their arrival in February and later Lillie and Otho. They put up some poles and stretched a carpet over them for some protection. They then hauled lumber from Hennessey to build a house and later put up two rooms during the Summer.

Back in Clark COunty, most everything was made at home. They trapped quail and rabbits, had huskin bees, woodchoppins and hog callings. During Will's boyhood the Civil War came and there was much bushwhackingin Northern Missouri by the rebels. Will went to Union to watch them drill. There were 2000 soldiers there and he acted as a sentry foe a rebel who had a bunch of guns. Will's parents had to furnish fuel for the soldiers.

(In Will's words) They (apparently the union soldiers) took my dad to Alexandria to have him killed. Dad saddled a horse and took me up behind him and reported. (Apparently an officer) said "What am I going to do with your body?" Dad replied, "Just pitch it in the Mississippi." Dad bought me a pair of boots and started me back home on the horse. However, they finally sent my dad, Mr. Voorhee and Ike Fields to Hannibal for 60 days for selling goods to the bushwhackers. We children were called "Little Damn Militia". Alice Drusilla was 3 years old at this time.

       Children of William Sturgeon and Drusilla Ash are:

1775	i.	Sarah Marguerette (Sadie)⁷ Sturgeon, born 1876 in Missouri. She married James Jones.
1776	ii.	Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) Sturgeon, born October 29, 1878 in Clark Co, Missouri; died January 21, 1955. She married Robert D. Wilson July 05, 1899 in Kingfisher Co., OK.
1777	iii.	Rufus Bert Sturgeon, born February 11, 1882 in Clark Co., Missouri; died October 21, 1964. He married Emma.
1778	iv.	Effie B. Sturgeon, born January 1885 in Kansas; died 1963 in Enid. She married Marvin L. McHendry.
1779	v.	Laura Ethel Sturgeon, born June 27, 1886 in Barber Co., Kansas. She married (1) Jess Houston Cottom. She married (2) Don Moore.
1780	vi.	William Henry Sturgeon, born August 06, 1888 in Barber Co.,Kansas; died January 03, 1974 in Central Point, OR. He married (1) Viola May Johnson. He married (2) Pansy Krueger.
1781	vii.	Orval Lynn Sturgeon, born July 29, 1890 in Kingfisher Co., OK; died April 03, 1937. He married Maude Irene Suit June 29, 1916.
1782	viii.	Lillie Sturgeon, born August 06, 1892 in Kingfisher Co., OK. She married (1) Tom Bingham. She married (2) Sylvester Wymer. She married (3) Mac Turbough.
1783	ix.	Otho Paul Sturgeon, born January 10, 1897 in Kingfisher Co., OK; died February 05, 1976. He married Alwilda (Billy) McCaleb March 27, 1918.

953. Henry Vardaman⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹) was born July 20, 1858 in Clark Co, Missouri, and died February 04, 1958. He married Ada Francis Snapp September 03, 1882, daughter of Milton Snapp and Sarah Lewis.

Notes
He was born July 20, 1858 in Clark County, Mo. and had moved from his home by 1880 according to the Clark Co. census. He might have gone to Nodaway County, Mo. where some of the cousins of the Sturgeons were living. He married Ada Francis Snapp of Nodaway Co. on September 3, 1882. She was the daughter of Milton J. and Sarah Catherine (Lewis) Snapp and was born December 2, 1863 in maryville, Mo.
The Snapp family and H. V. and Ada Sturgeon left Nodaway County, Mo. in 1883 and went to Ottowa County, Kansas near Minneapolis. In 1888 they joined the rest of the Sturgeon family in barber COunty, Kansas and made the "Run" intoOklahoma Indian Territory on April 22, 1889 where he staked out land.
Henry V. Sturgeon died February 4, 1958 at age 99 1/2. Ada died January 10, 1950 and they are buried in the Cimarron Valley Cemetery in Kingfisher County.

Children of Henry Sturgeon and Ada Snapp are:

1784	i.	Atha⁷ Sturgeon.
1785	ii.	Jim Sturgeon.
1786	iii.	Kate Sturgeon.
1787	iv.	Grace Lee Sturgeon.
1788	v.	Roy V. Sturgeon.
1789	vi.	Mary Sturgeon.
1790	vii.	Ruth Sturgeon.
1791	viii.	H. Violet Sturgeon.

954. George Washington⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹). He married Frances (Fannie) Edna Hodge April 25, 1889.

Notes
George Washington Sturgeon was born in Clark County, Missouri.

He married Frances (Fannie) Edna Hodge April 25, 1889. She was born in LaFayette County, Missouri. Her father was born in Indiana and her mother was born in Virginia. She was affectionately known as "Cricket" by all the family because she was so tiny and vibrant. But "Cricket" was a true pioneer woman. She demonstrated this one night when George told her he would be late in coming home. When he arrived earlier than he had planned, he decided that it might be fun to pretend to be a burglar breaking into the house and scare her. But his turn to be frightened came when when she opened the door with a loaded gun aaimed and ready to pull the trigger. If George hadn't made himself known quickly, "Cricket" would have been a widow that night!

Fannie Sturgeon died February 12, 1906 and is buried in the Cimarron Valley Cemetery. George later married Celia Kissling who was a siter of his brother Riley's second wife.

George died May 25, 1954 and is buried in the Cimarron Valley Cemetary.

Children of George Sturgeon and Frances Hodge are:

1792	i.	Maggie Bell⁷ Sturgeon, born April 02, 1887 in Ottowa Co., Kansas; died October 25, 1954 in Kingfisher Co., OK. She married Charles Stricklin January 30, 1910 in Kingfisher Co., OK.
1793	ii.	Hazel E. Sturgeon, born February 02, 1901. She married (1) Leidlie J. Guilbeau. She married (2) Earl A. Petersen December 31, 1938.
1794	iii.	Richard Washington Sturgeon, born April 25, 1903; died July 05, 1904.

955. Sarah Isabell⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹) was born November 14, 1864 in Antioch, Clark Co., Missouri, and died October 06, 1943 in Keokuk, Iowa. She married (1) Emanuel Hall April 11, 1882, son of Emanuel Hohl and Catherine. She married (2) John Henry Bogener October 27, 1919.

Notes
Sarah was born November 14, 1864 near Antioch, Missouri in Clark County. She died October 6, 1943 and is buried in the Providence cemetery, Williamstown, Mo. She married Emanuel hall April 11, 1882. He was a son of Emanuel and Catherine Hohl. The spelling of the name was changed by Emanuel, Jr. Emanuel and Isabell came to Oklahom awith her father and brothers, but soon returned to Clark County, Mo. She came back to Oklahoma almost every year at Memorial day to visit. Emanuel Hall died in 1914 and she later married John Henry Bogener, Oct 27, 1919.

Children of Sarah Sturgeon and Emanuel Hall are:

1795	i.	Mary Catherine⁷ Hall, born June 22, 1883; died June 22, 1883.
1796	ii.	Rosa Lee Hall, born December 11, 1884 in Antioch, Clark Co., Missouri; died February 21, 1968. She married Lafe Wilson April 27, 1910.
1797	iii.	James Riley Hall, born August 18, 1886 in Antioch, Clark Co., Missouri; died December 15, 1924. He married Olive Levo Hobson August 18, 1918.
1798	iv.	Joseph Frankin Hall, born May 13, 1890 in Antioch, Clark Co., Missouri; died December 29, 1968. He married Helen Luell Howell February 10, 1914.

960. Susan⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹) was born July 1884 in Clark Co., Missouri, and died 1954 in Stillwater, OK. She married (1) Samuel McHendry. She married (2) Ira N. Faler.

Notes
Samuel was a barber.

Children of Susan Sturgeon and Samuel McHendry are:

	1799	i.		Estel Sanford⁷ McHendry, born February 21, 1905. He married (1) Ollie Mae Vance. He married (2) Stella Vivian Walton.
	1800	ii.		Dollie Lee McHendry, born Abt 1913; died 1971. She married Jesse Murphy.

962. Graydon Rector⁶ Sturgeon (Richard Henry⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Jeremiah³, John², Samuel¹) was born May 26, 1895, and died August 31, 1971. He married Annie Mae Sprout.

Children of Graydon Sturgeon and Annie Sprout are:

1801	i.	Curtis McVoy⁷ Sturgeon, born November 10, 1915 in Ames, Kingfisher Co., OK; died May 22, 1975 in Enid, OK. He married Evelyn November 24, 1932.
1802	ii.	Sadie Jewell Sturgeon, born February 10, 1918 in Ames, Kingfisher Co., OK. She married (1) Clarence Gritz. She married (2) Andrew Jackson.
1803	iii.	Ila May Sturgeon, born August 31, 1919 in Ames, Kingfisher Co., OK. She married William Lewis Patton May 26, 1934.
1804	iv.	Esther Ione Sturgeon, born November 06, 1920 in Ames, Kingfisher Co., OK. She married (1) Harry Lee Bishop. She married (2) Arthur Odell Downs August 15, 1948.
1805	v.	Emma May Sturgeon, born Abt 1922 in Topeka, Kansas; died Abt 1924.

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