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Robert James Sturges

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Robert James Sturges

Birth
Lincolnshire, England
Death
11 Jun 1901 (aged 59)
Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Son of William Sturges and Elizabeth Martin of Lincolnshire England.

Robert Sturges died at his home, six miles south of Franklin, the morning of June 11, 1901, of heart trouble, aged 59 years.
The deceased was born in England in 1842. On Dec 25, 1875, he was married to Miss Sarah Bird at Kane Co Batavia, Ill. Six children have come to bless their union, two of whom are now dead, leaving four, William, Eliza, Mary and Robert to mourn with the wife and mother the departure of the father and husband.
The funeral was held at the house Wednesday at 9 a.m., Rev. E.E. Crippen officiating. A large concourse of kind friends and neighbors followed the body to its last resting place in Greenwood Cemetery. The community has lost an honest man and a kind and obliging neighbor.

Arrival Date: 7 Nov 1859
Ship Name: James Foster Jr
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 17
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_196
List Number: 1088
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Family:
William Sturgess 50 M Farmer England US
Robt. Sturgess 19 M Farmer England US
Jane Sturgess 14 M England US
Source Citation: Year: 1859; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_196; Line: 17; List number: 1088.

1870 United States Federal Census
about Robert Sturges
Name: Robert Sturges
Birth Year: abt 1842
Age in 1870: 28
Birthplace: England
Home in 1870: Dix, Ford, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Sturges 42
Ann Sturges 40
Robert Sturges 18
Emma Sturges 13
Lewis Sturges 8
Esther Sturges 3
William Sturges 70
Robert Sturges 28

1900 United States Federal Census
about Robt Sturges
Name: Robt Sturges
Home in 1900: Franklin, Franklin, Nebraska
[Riverton, Franklin, Nebraska]
Age: 58
Birth Date: Apr 1842
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1859
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's Name: Sarah A Sturges
Marriage year: 1876
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
Robt Sturges 58
Sarah A Sturges 43
Will Sturges 23
Eliza Sturges 15
Mary Sturges 8
Robbie Sturges 6
Son of William Sturges and Elizabeth Martin of Lincolnshire England.

Robert Sturges died at his home, six miles south of Franklin, the morning of June 11, 1901, of heart trouble, aged 59 years.
The deceased was born in England in 1842. On Dec 25, 1875, he was married to Miss Sarah Bird at Kane Co Batavia, Ill. Six children have come to bless their union, two of whom are now dead, leaving four, William, Eliza, Mary and Robert to mourn with the wife and mother the departure of the father and husband.
The funeral was held at the house Wednesday at 9 a.m., Rev. E.E. Crippen officiating. A large concourse of kind friends and neighbors followed the body to its last resting place in Greenwood Cemetery. The community has lost an honest man and a kind and obliging neighbor.

Arrival Date: 7 Nov 1859
Ship Name: James Foster Jr
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 17
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_196
List Number: 1088
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Family:
William Sturgess 50 M Farmer England US
Robt. Sturgess 19 M Farmer England US
Jane Sturgess 14 M England US
Source Citation: Year: 1859; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_196; Line: 17; List number: 1088.

1870 United States Federal Census
about Robert Sturges
Name: Robert Sturges
Birth Year: abt 1842
Age in 1870: 28
Birthplace: England
Home in 1870: Dix, Ford, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Sturges 42
Ann Sturges 40
Robert Sturges 18
Emma Sturges 13
Lewis Sturges 8
Esther Sturges 3
William Sturges 70
Robert Sturges 28

1900 United States Federal Census
about Robt Sturges
Name: Robt Sturges
Home in 1900: Franklin, Franklin, Nebraska
[Riverton, Franklin, Nebraska]
Age: 58
Birth Date: Apr 1842
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1859
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's Name: Sarah A Sturges
Marriage year: 1876
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
Robt Sturges 58
Sarah A Sturges 43
Will Sturges 23
Eliza Sturges 15
Mary Sturges 8
Robbie Sturges 6


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