Minnie Belle Sturgis

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Minnie Belle Sturgis  [1]
  Birth	20 May 1860	Pocomoke, Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1870	Dublin Dist., Somerset Co., Maryland   [3]
  	She is shown as Bell, age 2.
  Census with parents	1880	Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	The HH was headed by Littlton H. Sturgis, a 40 year old farmer, born in MD, as were both of his parents. Listed with him were Ella R. Sturgis, a 37 year old wife, born in MD as were both of her parents; Ella Foster, 19 year old step-daughter, born in MD; Minnie B. Sturgis, a 12 year old daughter; Alice M. Sturgis, a 10 year old daughter; Elizabeth A. Sturgis, an 8 year old daughter; Littleton M. Sturgis, a 6 year old son; and Ida E. Sturgis, a 4 year old daughter.
  Census with another person	1900	Baltimore, Maryland   [5]
  	As Belle Holman, she is age 32, born May 1868. She is with her husband and children in the household of Charles Hutchinson.
  Census with husband	1910	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Obituary	1937	Pocomoke City, Maryland   [7]
  	Death of Former Pocomoke City Resident Mrs. Minnie Belle Holman, wife of Harry Henry Holman, died suddenly of a heart attack at her residence, 625 Delaware avenue, Norfolk, Va., aged 68 years. She was a native of Pocomoke City, Md., and ad been a resident of Norfolk for 25 years. She was the daughter of the late Littleton M. and Mrs. Ellen Marshall Sturgis. Mrs. Holman was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. F. J. Schmole, Norfolk; Mrs. Joseph Horan, Highland Falls, N. Y.; Mrs. E. B. Humphreys, Merchantsville, N. J.; and Mrs. Stanley E. Bishop, Norfolk; two sons, Howard H. and R. F. Holman, Norfolk; 10 grandchildren; one brother, Carroll Sturgis, Princess Anne, Md., and one sister, Mrs. F. J. Rolley of Roanoke. Funeral services were conducted at the funeral homof E. Lee Cox & Bro., 631 Wetover avenue. The Rev. George Purnell Gunn, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, officiated. Burial was in the family plot in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
  Marr Name	Minnie Belle Holman
  Marr Name	Minnie Belle Mills
  Reference Identifier	Sturgis 351
  Record ID	13481
  Death	7 Jan 1937	Norfolk, Virginia   [2]
  	Dates from death certificate. Informant was her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Bishop (Minnie Belle)
  Burial	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Minnie Belle Sturgis,   b. 20 May 1860, Pocomoke, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 7 Jan 1937, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 76 years) ╚═John Edwin Mills,   b. 13 Jan 1855, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 7 Sep 1892, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 37 years),  m. 13 Aug 1884, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Harry Henry Holman,   b. 27 Feb 1862, Louisville, Kentucky d. 16 Feb 1937, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 74 years),  m. Bef 1897     2. Susan Alice Sturgis,   b. Apr 1870, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Elizabeth Augusta 'Gussie' Sturgis,   b. 29 Apr 1872, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 17 Jan 1947, Roanoke, Virginia  (Age 74 years) ╚═Francis 'Frank' James Rolley,   b. 5 Aug 1867, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 29 Dec 1954, Roanoke, Virginia  (Age 87 years),  m. 3 Feb 1891, Northampton Co, Virginia     4. Littleton Marshall Sturgis,   b. 1 May 1874, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 24 Jul 1932, Queens, New York  (Age 58 years)   5. Ida E. Sturgis,   b. Abt 1876, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Larry McCabe,   b. Abt 1875   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1900   + 6. Carroll Chase Sturgis,   b. 17 Apr 1882, Cape Charles, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 24 Jan 1942, Chester Co, Pennsylvania  (Age 59 years) ╚═Helen Fletcher Cooper,   b. Abt 1882, Bethlehem, Maryland d. 4 Feb 1959, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 77 years),  m. Abt 1903,  div. Abt 1930
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of C.F. Foster and Alexene Roberta B. "Ella" Marshall)
  1. Ella Foster,   b. Abt 1861, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═John Lankford,   b. Abt 1858   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Dec 1880, Worcester Co, Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sturgis, I,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 5 Aug 1684, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Birckhead,   b. 1 Jul 1813, Talbot Co, Maryland d. 1880, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 66 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I13481	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Littleton Henry 'L.H.' Sturgis,   b. 17 May 1839, Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 27 Apr 1905, Cape Charles, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Alexene Roberta B. "Ella" Marshall,   b. 15 Aug 1843, Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 7 Feb 1919, Roanoke, Virginia (Age 75 years) Other Partners: ╚═C.F. Foster,   b. Abt 1840   d. Yes, date unknown  m. 7 May 1860
  Marriage	5 Jun 1867	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F4106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Edwin Mills,   b. 13 Jan 1855, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 7 Sep 1892, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1884	Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  Children	1. Ella May Mills,   b. 7 Aug 1885, Pocomoke, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 31 Dec 1943, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 58 years) ╚═ Fred J. Schmoele   2. Mabel H. Mills,   b. Jun 1888 ╚═ Joseph Horan   3. Anna Mills,   b. Mar 1890 ╚═ Edward B. Humphries
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F4107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harry Henry Holman,   b. 27 Feb 1862, Louisville, Kentucky d. 16 Feb 1937, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1897
  Children	1. Howard H. Holman,   b. Mar 1897   2. Roland F. Holman,   b. 1902   3. Minnie Belle Holman,   b. 9 Aug 1907   d. 25 Aug 1997, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 90 years) ╚═ Stanley Edwin Bishop  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F44829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Leslie Powell Dryden, Dryden, Leslie P. - Dryden Family Book I, (Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA, 1992), 297. [S2084] Death Certificate, 2084. [S3243] 1870 Somerset Co., MD Census. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1880 Federal Census, Someset Co, MD, 802. [S1279] In 1900 Census, 1279. [S1232] In 1910 Census, 1232. [S3255] Worcester Democat and the Ledger-Enterjrise. [S595] Dryden, Ruth - Lw ES MD Marriages 1865-1906, (San Diego, CA: Ruth T. Dryden, 1991), 595. [S564] Pollitt, Roy - Som Co Marriages 1796-1871, (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), 564.