| Name |
Alexene Roberta B. "Ella" Marshall [1, 2] |
- The family Bible of her brother, Charles W. B. Mashall, spells her name with "i", It has been transcribed as Alexene. Her name was also spelled this way in the 1894 diary of her cousin, Ida Marshall Lankford. She went by the name Ella for all her official records. The family believed the middle initial, "B" was for Birckhead, her mother's maiden name.
The family Bible also showed her date and place of birth. Written in pencil after the entry is "Mrs. Littleton H. Sturgis." (Frank Courtney)
|
| Nickname |
Ella |
| Birth |
15 Aug 1843 |
Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland  [3] |
- The family Bible belonging to her brother spells her name with "i" and it has been transcribed as Alexene and also written this way in an 1894 diary. But she went by the name Ella for all her official records. It is thought the middle initial, "B" is for Birckhead, her mother's maiden name.
|
| Gender |
Female |
| Census with parents |
1850 |
Brinkleys District, Somerset Co, Maryland [1] |
- She was shown as Alexene Marshall, age 7 in HH#BR688 headed by Robert H. Marshall, a 36 year old miller.
|
| Census with husband |
1870 |
Dublin Dist., Somerset Co., Maryland |
| Census with husband |
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 daughter |
1910 |
Elliott Road, Franktown, Northampton Co, Virginia [3] |
- As Ella B. Sturgis, she is living at Elliott Road, Franktown, Northampton Co. VA, in 1910, with her daughter's family, Elizabeth & Frank Rolley. She is shown as mother-in-law, age 67, a widow who had 7 children and all 7 survived.
|
| Marr Name |
Alexene Roberta B. 'Ella' Foster |
| Marr Name |
Alexene Roberta B. 'Ella' Sturgis |
| Reference Identifier |
N'hamp 1.1.2 |
| Record ID |
57077 |
| Death |
7 Feb 1919 |
Roanoke, Virginia [3] |
- Ella's death certificate gave her name as Ella Roberta Sturgis and shows she was buried on February 9, 1919 at Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke, VA. She was living with her daughter, Ella Rolly, on Day Street, Roanoke, Virginia. A letter from Ella Sturgis dated 1919 indicates she may have had a stroke sometime shortly before her death. She signed her letters "Mama Ella" and "Mama Sturgis." Littleton appears in the 1850 and 1860 census in his parents' household, Dublin District, Somerset Co. MD. His children's ages taken from 1880 census. Littleton's date of death was recorded on a funeral card. (Leslie Powell Dryden, Dryden Family and Descendants, Book I, 1992, p. 219)
|
| Burial |
Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA |
Origins  |
|
| Patriarch & Matriarch |
John Marshall, b. Abt 1600 d. Aft 1685, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age > 86 years) (6 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Birckhead, b. 1 Jul 1813, Talbot Co, Maryland d. 1880, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 66 years) (Mother) |
| Siblings |
1 brother and 1 sister |
| + | 1. Charles William Birckhead Marshall, b. 4 Jan 1842, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 26 Aug 1912, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
╚═ Georgianna Catherine Purnell, m. 15 Jan 1862 | | + | 2. Alexene Roberta B. "Ella" Marshall, b. 15 Aug 1843, Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 7 Feb 1919, Roanoke, Virginia (Age 75 years)
╚═ C.F. Foster, m. 7 May 1860 ; Littleton Henry 'L.H.' Sturgis, m. 5 Jun 1867 | | > | 3. Mary Alice Derickson Marshall, b. 6 Jan 1854, Rehobeth, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 21 Sep 1928, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 74 years)
╚═ Howard Stewart Hodson, m. 17 Apr 1873 |
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| Person ID |
I57077 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2025 |
| Father |
Robert Henry Marshall, b. 3 Jul 1813, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1886, Crisfield, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 72 years)
Other Partners:
╚═Mary E. Cox, b. Abt 1814, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1840 (Age < 25 years) m. 9 Feb 1835 |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Birckhead, b. 1 Jul 1813, Talbot Co, Maryland d. 1880, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 66 years)
Other Partners:
╚═William H. (of David) Lankford, b. Abt 1800, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown m. 17 Feb 1835 |
| Marriage |
17 Mar 1840 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [5] |
- They were shown Robert H. Marshall and Elizabeth Lankford.
|
| Family ID |
F17963 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Littleton Henry 'L.H.' Sturgis, b. 17 May 1839, Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 27 Apr 1905, Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
|
| Marriage |
5 Jun 1867 |
Somerset Co, Maryland [6, 7] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Minnie Belle Sturgis, b. 20 May 1860, Pocomoke, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 7 Jan 1937, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 76 years) |
| | 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) |
| | 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 |
| + | 6. Carroll Chase Sturgis, b. 17 Apr 1882, Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Jan 1942, Chester Co, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4106 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
1843 - 1919 (75 years)
