Roger Ezell1

Male, #45911, (8 Jul 1959 - 19 Feb 2005)
Birth*8 Jul 1959 He was born on 8 Jul 1959 at Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia.2 
Marriage*28 Jul 1990 He married Patty Sue Culpepper on 28 Jul 1990 at age 31.1 
Death*19 Feb 2005 He died on 19 Feb 2005 at age 45.2 

Family
Children
  • Bradford Travis Ezell1
  • Danielle Rene Ezell1
Last Edited14 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. E-mail from Bradford Travis Ezell (#45912), e-mail address.

Wiley Jefferson Sterling1

Male, #45919, (1 Jul 1796 - 7 Nov 1851)
Father*Charles Sterling of Georgia
Birth*1 Jul 1796 He was born on 1 Jul 1796.1 
Biography* From "Histories of LaGrange and Troup County, GA, Vol. I & III":
     Two brothers came to Troup Co. by way of Jasper, Gwinnett, Irwin, and Upson Counties, Ga. There name is often spelled Stirling, but mostly Sterling.
          1. Wiley J. Sterling, b. 7-1-1796 S.C. d. 11-7-1851 Troup Co. He married 1-28-1819 Jasper Co., Ga. Betheny Bonner, b. 12-20-1802 Ga. d. 6-27-1881 Troup Co. He was among the promoter- pioneers who pushed the quick settlement and refinement of the Western frontier of Georgia. He promoted the town of Vernon in Troup Co. on the Chattahoochee River, setting up the town, establishing a church and school, obtaining charters, and seeking to have it the county seat of Troup Co. He built a ferry there also, and today the only reminders of the town of Vernon are things like Vernon Road (originally Vernon Ferry Road) which led to Vernon from LaGrange. Wiley J. and Bethena B. Sterling had at least 9 children (names omitted here as some are believed to be in error).
          2. Willis B. Sterling, b. 1800 Ga. Married 8-3-1831 Troup Co. to Mary, widow of Benjamin Baker.2 
Marriage*28 Jan 1819 He married Bethena Bonner at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 Jan 1819 at age 22.2 
Birth of Son2 Dec 1819 His son William H. Sterling was born on 2 Dec 1819.3 
Birth of Son1822 His son Dr. Whitmel Sterling was born in 1822 at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
Relocation*1826 He relocated in 1826 at Troup Co., Georgia, from Pike Co., Georgia. 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 Wiley was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia. 1M0-4, 1M5-9, 1M10-14, 1M20-29, 1M20-39, 2F5-9, 1 F20-29, 2Mslv 10-23, 2MSlv24-35, 1MSlv36-54, 2FS;v0-9, 2FSlv10-23, 1FSlv24-35.4 
Birth of Son31 Jan 1839 His son John Randolph Sterling was born on 31 Jan 1839 at Troup Co., Georgia.5,2 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Wiley was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Troup Co., Georgia.6 
Birth of Son1845 His son Henry C. Sterling was born in 1845 at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Birth of Son1847 His son John C. Sterling was born in 1847 at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Wiley was listed as the head of a family (Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, W, Planter, $25,000, SC) on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.7 
Death*7 Nov 1851 He died at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 7 Nov 1851 at age 55.1 
Burial*after 7 Nov 1851 His body was interred after 7 Nov 1851 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.8 

Family

Bethena Bonner
Marriage*28 Jan 1819 He married Bethena Bonner at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 Jan 1819 at age 22.2 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited23 May 2009

Citations

  1. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  2. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  3. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>
  4. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  6. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  7. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  8. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.

Bethena Bonner1

Female, #45920, (20 Dec 1802 - 27 Jun 1881)
Father*Whitmal Bonner2
Mother*Alice Selman2
Name Variation She was also known as Berthena.3 
Birth*20 Dec 1802 She was born on 20 Dec 1802.1 
Married Name1819  As of 1819, her married name was Sterling. 
Marriage*28 Jan 1819 She married Wiley Jefferson Sterling at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 Jan 1819 at age 16.4 
Birth of Son2 Dec 1819 Her son William H. Sterling was born on 2 Dec 1819.5 
Death of Father1821 Her father Whitmal Bonner died in 1821 at Jasper Co., Georgia.2 
Birth of Son1822 Her son Dr. Whitmel Sterling was born in 1822 at Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Relocation1826 She was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Wiley Jefferson Sterling in 1826 at Troup Co., Georgia, from Pike Co., Georgia. 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Bethena was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.6 
Death of Mother28 Jul 1836 Her mother Alice Selman died on 28 Jul 1836.7 
Birth of Son31 Jan 1839 Her son John Randolph Sterling was born on 31 Jan 1839 at Troup Co., Georgia.8,4 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Bethena was probably a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.9 
Birth of Son1845 Her son Henry C. Sterling was born in 1845 at Troup Co., Georgia.8 
Birth of Son1847 Her son John C. Sterling was born in 1847 at Troup Co., Georgia.8 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (Bethiane Sterling, 48, F, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.10 
Death of Spouse7 Nov 1851 Her husband Wiley Jefferson Sterling died on 7 Nov 1851 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.1 
Death of Son10 Mar 1854 Her son William H. Sterling died on 10 Mar 1854 at Troup Co., Georgia.11 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Bethena was listed as the head of a family (Bethena Sterling, 57, F, W, Farmer, R=$7,000, P=$18,000, GA) on the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.12 
1870 Census1 Jun 1870 H. and Bethena was listed as a household member (B. Sterling, 67, F, W, Keeping house, AL) living with John Randolph Sterling on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.13 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Bethena was listed as the head of a family (Bethenia Stirling, HH, F, Wd, Wh, 78, GA, GA, GA) on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.14 
Death*27 Jun 1881 She died at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 27 Jun 1881 at age 78.1 
Burial*after 27 Jun 1881 Her body was interred after 27 Jun 1881 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.15 

Family

Wiley Jefferson Sterling
Marriage*28 Jan 1819 She married Wiley Jefferson Sterling at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 Jan 1819 at age 16.4 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited8 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  2. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Family of H. R. Darden. Contact: Amy Estelle. <e-mail address>
  3. E-mail written 1999, 2004 to Warren Culpepper from Karen Jackson Goudelock, Shalimar, FL, e-mail address.
    Berthena is the spelling on her tombstone.
  4. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  5. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>
  6. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  7. E-mail written 2001 - 2004 to Warren L. Culpepper from Corine Simms Reynolds (#45262), (deceased 2005).
  8. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  9. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  10. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  11. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery, Lot 523.
  12. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 234, Lines 8-10, East Vernon, Troup Co., GA
    Bethena Sterling, 57, F, Farmer, RE=$7,500, PE=$18,000, GA
    J. B. Powell, 11, M, GA
    E. Powell, 15, F, GA
    (The Powell chlidren may be orphaned grandchildren).
  13. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 154, Lines 15-17, (No township listed), Troup Co., GA
    J. R. Sterling, 31, M, Farmer, RE=$125,000, PE=$5,000, GA
    H. C. Sterling, 25, F, Keeping house (sic), GA
    B. Sterling, 67, F, Keeping house, AL.
  14. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    East Vernon, Troup Co., GA, Page 678A, LDS CD and verified on Ancestry.com image 71 0f 78.
  15. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.

William H. Sterling1,2

Male, #45921, (2 Dec 1819 - 10 Mar 1854)
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling2
Mother*Bethena Bonner2
Birth*2 Dec 1819 He was born on 2 Dec 1819.2 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 William was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Marriage*say 1839 He married (?) Martha B. Bonner say 1839.2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 William was probably a free white male, age 20 and under 30, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Death of Father7 Nov 1851 His father Wiley Jefferson Sterling died on 7 Nov 1851 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Death*10 Mar 1854 He died at Troup Co., Georgia, on 10 Mar 1854 at age 34.6 
Burial*circa 11 Mar 1854 His body was interred circa 11 Mar 1854 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.7 

Family

(?) Martha B. Bonner
Marriage*say 1839 He married (?) Martha B. Bonner say 1839.2 
Last Edited27 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. Tombstone: Wm. H. Sterling.
  2. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  5. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  6. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery, Lot 523.
  7. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.

(?) Martha B. Bonner1

Female, #45922, (say 1822 - )
Birth*say 1822 She was born say 1822.1 
Marriage*say 1839 She married William H. Sterling say 1839.1 
Married Namesay 1839  As of say 1839, her married name was (?) Sterling.1 

Family

William H. Sterling
Last Edited27 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>

Mary Georgia Sterling1

Female, #45923, (1833 - )
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Birth*1833 She was born in 1833 at Troup Co., Georgia.1 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Mary was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (Georgia Sterling, 17, F, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Married Namesay 1851  As of say 1851, her married name was Cook. 
Marriage*say 1851 She married (?) Cook say 1851. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Mary was listed as a daughter (Mary D. Cook, Dau, F, W, W, 48, GA, GA, GA) in Bethena Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.4 

Family

(?) Cook
Last Edited24 Aug 2002

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    East Vernon, Troup Co., GA, Page 678A, LDS CD and verified on Ancestry.com image 71 0f 78.

Missouri L. Sterling1

Female, #45924, (1837 - )
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Birth*1837 She was born in 1837 at Troup Co., Georgia.1 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Missouri was probably a free white female, under five years old, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Last Edited24 Aug 2002

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.

John Randolph Sterling1,2,3,4

Male, #45925, (31 Jan 1839 - 22 Jan 1908)
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling2
Mother*Bethena Bonner2
Birth*31 Jan 1839 He was born on 31 Jan 1839 at Troup Co., Georgia.2,3 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 John was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (John R. Sterling, 11, M, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.6 
Death of Father7 Nov 1851 His father Wiley Jefferson Sterling died on 7 Nov 1851 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.7 
Marriage*say 1865 He married H. C. (?) say 1865.8 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 John was listed as the head of a family (J. R. Sterling, 31, M, W, Farmer, $125,000, $5,000, GA) on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.9 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 John was listed as a son (James R. Stirling, M, S, W, 40, GA, GA, GA) in Bethena Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.10 
Death of Mother27 Jun 1881 His mother Bethena Bonner died on 27 Jun 1881 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.7 
Death*22 Jan 1908 He died on 22 Jan 1908 at age 68.11 
Burial*after 22 Jan 1908 His body was interred after 22 Jan 1908 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.11 

Family

H. C. (?)
Marriage*say 1865 He married H. C. (?) say 1865.8 
Last Edited25 Aug 2002

Citations

  1. 1850 census: John R. Sterling
    1880 census: James R. Stirling
    History Troup Co: John Randolp Sterling.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  3. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  5. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  6. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  7. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  8. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Troup Co., GA, NTL, page 404B, Ancestry.com image 154 of 236.
  9. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 154, Lines 15-17, (No township listed), Troup Co., GA
    J. R. Sterling, 31, M, Farmer, RE=$125,000, PE=$5,000, GA
    H. C. Sterling, 25, F, Keeping house (sic), GA
    B. Sterling, 67, F, Keeping house, AL.
  10. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    East Vernon, Troup Co., GA, Page 678A, LDS CD and verified on Ancestry.com image 71 0f 78.
  11. Troup Co. GA Archives Online DB http://www.trouparchives.org/.
    Cemeteries database.

Henry C. Sterling1

Male, #45926, (1845 - )
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Birth*1845 He was born in 1845 at Troup Co., Georgia.1 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Henry was listed as the sole member of a family (Harry Sterling, 24, M, W, FArmer, GA) on the 1870 Census at Antioch, Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Last Edited27 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Troup Co., GA, NTL, page 441, Ancestry.com image 227 of 236.

John C. Sterling1

Male, #45927, (1847 - )
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Birth*1847 He was born in 1847 at Troup Co., Georgia.1 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (John C. Sterling, 3, M, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
Last Edited27 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.

Dr. Whitmel Sterling1

Male, #45928, (1822 - 28 May 1894)
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Birth*1822 He was born in 1822 at Troup Co., Georgia.1 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Whitmel was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Whitmel was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Death of Father7 Nov 1851 His father Wiley Jefferson Sterling died on 7 Nov 1851 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Death of Mother27 Jun 1881 His mother Bethena Bonner died on 27 Jun 1881 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Death*28 May 1894 He died at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, on 28 May 1894.5 
Burial*29 May 1894 His body was interred on 29 May 1894 at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia.5 
Biography* The following obit was glued on the Family Record page of an 1874 Bible belonging to Mary Virginia ("Scrap") Cook, daughter of James Robb Cook (b 1811 d 1883 Troup Co) and Frances Emily Sterling (b 1821 d 1855 Troup Co). The obit is for Dr. Whitmel Sterling, brother of Frances and son of Wiley J. Sterling and Bethany Bonner of Troup Co. Mary Virgina Cook was a spinster and lived her last days in Columbia Co AR with my great grandfather, Thomas Sterling Cook, her nephew through her brother Sterling. The obit is as follows:

"Dr. Sterling Dead". An old and honored Citizen of Atlanta Passes to His Final Reward.

Dr. W. Sterling died at his home, corner of Luckie and Cain streets, yesterday afternoon.

The announcement will carry sorrow to many homes throughout the city, where for twenty-eight years Dr. Sterling has practiced his profession.

He came to Atlanta in 1866 from LaGrange, where he was reared from early boyhood, his birthplace being in Pike county. He leaves a wife and two children by a former marriage, W. E. Sterling of Carrollton, and Mrs. Lily Vorhees, of Atlanta, one brother, Mr. J. R. Sterling, of LaGrange, and many relatives throughout the state, besides legions of friends to mourn his loss.

Dr Sterling was a man of superior intellect and ability, though retiring and unassuming. He was a friend to the affliected, the needy and distressed, and his three score and ten years are filled with countless deeds of love and charity known only to Him who judges all. During the war he was a surgeon of distinction in the confederate army and when he came back from General Lee's surrender penniless it was to locate in Atlanta. He was a gradute of the University of the City of New York, one of the most renowned schools of that day, and was througout his professional career and intimate friend and associate, both socially and professionally, of the late Dr. Willis Westmoreland.

Arrangedments for the funeral have nott been perfected yet, but will be announced tomorrow.

NOTE: There is another very short obit listing pallbearers etc and is as follows:

STERLING - Died, Monday afternoon, May 28, 1894, Dr. Whitmel L. Sterling, in his seventy-second year. Friends of himself and family are invited to attend his funeral services from his late residence, 128 Luckie street, this (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The following gentlemen are requested to act as pallbearers and honorable escort; Pallbearers - Messrs. D. Perkerson, Frank Graves, Harry Sharp, W. C. Dodson, E. T. Payne, J. S. Hall, J. H. Stark and T. J. Winn. Escort - Drs. Welborn, Miller, Westmoreland, Biggers, Asher, Clarence Johnson, Stephens, Parks and Hodgson. Please meet at Barclay & Evin's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock sharp. Interment at Oakland.

(Posted 25 Jul 1999 by Karen Goudelock on Troup Co., GA Message Board at Rootsweb.com.)6 
Last Edited5 Feb 2004

Citations

  1. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  4. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  5. Obituary.
    From an uknown newspaper of an unknown date. The obit was glued on the Family Record page of an 1874 Bible belonging to Mary Virginia ("Scrap") Cook, daughter of James Robb Cook and Frances Emily Sterling.
  6. E-mail written 1999, 2004 to Warren Culpepper from Karen Jackson Goudelock, Shalimar, FL, e-mail address.

(?) Cook1

Male, #45929, (say 1830 - before 1880)
Birth*say 1830 He was born say 1830. 
Marriage*say 1851 He married Mary Georgia Sterling say 1851. 
Death*before 1880 He died before 1880. 

Family

Mary Georgia Sterling
Last Edited24 Aug 2002

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Wife, Mary D. Cook in HH of her mother, Bethena Sterling, Troup Co. GA.

Frances Emily Sterling1

Female, #45930, (7 May 1821 - 31 Mar 1855)
Father*Wiley Jefferson Sterling1
Mother*Bethena Bonner1
Photographed* She was photographed.2
Frances (Sterling) Cook
Birth*7 May 1821 She was born on 7 May 1821.1 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Virginia and Frances was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.3 
Marriage*say 1838 She married James Robb Cook say 1838.1 
Married Name Her married name was Cook.1 
Death of Father7 Nov 1851 Her father Wiley Jefferson Sterling died on 7 Nov 1851 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Death*31 Mar 1855 She died on 31 Mar 1855 at age 33.1 
Burial*after 7 May 1855 Her body was interred after 7 May 1855 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.1 

Family

James Robb Cook
Marriage*say 1838 She married James Robb Cook say 1838.1 
Last Edited8 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.
  2. E-mail written 2001 - 2004 to Warren L. Culpepper from Corine Simms Reynolds (#45262), (deceased 2005).
    From the Troup County (GA) Historical Archives, where it was submitted by Karen Jackson Goudelock.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  4. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.