James Berry Sturgis

1834 - 1924  (89 years)

• Name	James Berry Sturgis  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Dec 1834	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Record ID	55418
  Death	7 Jun 1924	Pungoteague District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as James Berry Sturgis, a widowed white male, whose wife was Linie Mears (deceased also) who died 7 Jun 1924, age 90 yrs 6 mos 9 dys who was farming when he was able to work. He was born 16 Dec 1834 in Accomac Co, Va. the son of James Sturgis (born Accomac Co, Va.) & Margaret Custis (born Accomac Co, Va.). The informant was Berry Drummond of Pungoteague, Va. He was buried in Franktown Cemetery on 8 Jun 1924.
  Burial	Franktown Cemetery, Franktown, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sturgis, I,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 5 Aug 1684, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Ann Floyd, (Floyd?),   b. Abt 1755, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  > 1. James Berry Sturgis,   b. 16 Dec 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jun 1924, Pungoteague District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years) ╚═ Adaline Mears,  m. 4 Aug 1872 + 2. Margaret 'Peggy' S. Sturgis,   b. 2 Oct 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1926, Onancock, Accomac County, Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years) ╚═ Robert Augustus Drummond, Sr.,  m. 9 Apr 1861
  Person ID	I55418	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	James Sturgis,   b. 10 Feb 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret F. Custis,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 Jan 1833	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	John Sturgis was the security on the M.L.B. of James Sturgis and Margaret Custis of Revel. They were married on 18 Jan 1833.
  Family ID	F17378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adaline Mears,   b. Abt 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Aug 1872	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as James B. Sturgis, a 39 year old single farmer, born in N'hamp & living in Acc, the son of Jas. & Margaret Sturgis and she was shown as Adaline Mears, age 28 and single, the daughter of Thorogood & Mahala Mears. They were married by J.E. Humphreys.
  Family ID	F17377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Dec 1834 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Aug 1872 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Franktown Cemetery, Franktown, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  James Berry Sturgis Death Certificate provided by Jenean Hall

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S3428] Jenean Hall, [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, James Berry Sturgis death certificate, 3428. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.