Sterling Alfonso DUKE

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling A Duke
Age: 16
Birth Date: Jun 1883
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Welcome P Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Belle Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling A Duke
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1920: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Maude A Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Sterling A Duke 36
Maude A Duke 32
J D Duke 11
E Gertrude Duke 8

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling A. Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Maud Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Sterling A Duke 43
Maud Duke 41
J D Duke 20

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling A Duke
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Street: 22 Avenue Heights
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Timekeeper
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $11.25
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 8
Duration of Unemployment: 36
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 24
Income: $168
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Sterling A Duke 57
Maude A Duke 52
J D Duke 33
Jewel Duke 32 [daughter-in-law]
J D Duke 7 [grandson]

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Publication Title: Birmingham, Alabama, City Directory, 1919
Name: Sterling A Duke
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1919
Street Address: 1709 7th Av N
Residence Place: Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation: Com Trav
Spouse: Maude Duke

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Publication Title: Meridian, Mississippi, City Directory, 1937
Name: Sterling A Duke
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1937
Residence Place: Meridian, Mississippi
Occupation: Slsmn [salesman]
Spouse: Maude A Duke


Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Sterling Alphonso Duke
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson
State: Alabama
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1883
Race: White
Occupation: Material Clerk, TCIP & RR Co.
Next of Kin: Maude Alma Duke

Sterling married Maude Alma. Maude was born ca 1888, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

1. J. D. DUKE was born ca 1909, Alabama.

Other Events:

• _UID: 96AB8AD2931F445EBEF841EBA5B54580F25C

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: W Parks W D Duke
Age in 1870: 8
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Lower Peach Tree
Household Members:
W Parks D Duke 59
Mary Duke 48
William Duke 35
Lucy Ann Duke 29
W Parks W D Duke 8
Washington Thoms 16
Lucy Kuke 4

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Parks P. Duke
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Wilson P. Duke [Welcome P.]
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Mary Duke
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Laborer
Household Members:
Wilson P. Duke 68
Mary Duke 60
Parks P. Duke 18
Lucy Duke 14 [his niece]
Martha Duke 13 [his niece]

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Welcome P Duke
Age: 37
Birth Date: Feb 1863
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Belle Duke
Marriage Year: 1899
Years married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Welcome P Duke 37
Belle Duke 19
Mary L Duke 18
Sterling A Duke 16
Robert L Duke 13
Anna L Duke 11
Edna G Duke 8
Welcome B Duke 5
Archie Smith 20 [servant]

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Welcom P Duke
Age in 1910: 47
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Mobile Ward 10, Mobile, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Belle Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members:
Welcom P Duke 47
Belle Duke 29
Robert Duke 23
Edna Duke 18
Burette Duke 14
Dalton Thomas 24 [boarder]
Dennie Howell 25 [boarder]


Birth:
POB based on 1870 Census record

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScnty=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=11744804&df=all&

Welcome married Anna Leona Brown. Anna (daughter of John Henry Brown and Mary Ann (Mollie) Allen) was born 15 Jan 1862, Clarke Co. AL; died 06 Jul 1897, Clarke Co. AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. GA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna Brown
Age in 1870: 8
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Camden
Household Members:
Mary Brown 30
Jane Brown 13
Sterling Brown 10
Anna Brown 8
Paton Mccaskill 33
Caroline Mccaskill 8
Ellen Mccaskill 6
Sam Mccaskill 3

1880 United States Federal Census about Anna Brown
Name: Anna Brown
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
William Duke 45
Mary Ann Duke 40
Anna Brown 17
Amy Smith 60 [servant]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScnty=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=1&GRid=11744794&df=all&

Other Events:

• _UID: 8B1A801144BD4D92A80870DC0692A1F742F1

Notes:

Source: Reverend T. H. Ball. A.M. A Glance Into The Great Southeast or Clarke County, Alabama And Its Surroundings From 1540 to 1877, Grove Hill, Alabama, 1882, p. 345.

"Welcome Parks Duke lives on the Peach Tree road north of Dr. Nettles, and in the neighborhood of Salem church. Another member of this old family lives in the neighborhood, on one of those massive heights of Cane Creek beat."

Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Welcome P Duke
Post Office Location: Nettleboro, Clarke, Alabama
Appointment Date: 7 Sep 1880
Volume #: 44
Volume Year Range: 1875-1889

CENSUS RECORDS

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Welcome P Duke
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Monroe, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 11

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: W P Duke
Age in 1860: 49
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: Western Division, Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Prairie Bluff
Value of real estate: $10,000 Personal Property value $18,775
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
W P Duke 49
Mary Duke 43
William H Duke 25
Lucy A Duke 20
Olivia J Duke 17
Thomas Duke 47 [brother]

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: W Parks D Duke
Age in 1870: 59
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Lower Peach Tree
Value of real estate: $8,000 Personal Property $2,000
Occupation:Farmer
Household Members:
W Parks D Duke 59
Mary Duke 48
William Duke 35 [Farm laborer]
Lucy Ann Duke 29 [William's wife]
W Parks W D Duke 8
Washington Thomas 16 [Farm laborer]
Lucy Duke 4 [granddaughter]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: We [ink blot] P. Duke [Welcome P. Duke]
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Duke
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilson P. Duke 68
Mary Duke 60
Parks P. Duke 18 [son]
Lucy Duke 14 [granddaughter]
Martha Duke 13 [servant]

LAND RECORDS

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Welcome P Duke
Issue Date: 2 Aug 1837
Acres: 40.2
Meridian: St Stephens
State: Alabama
County: Clarke
Township: 10-N
Range: 5-E
Section: 22
Accession Number: AL1660__.360
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Cahaba
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 27225

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScnty=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=11744786&df=all&

Welcome married Mary A. Tarleton 17 Jun 1860, Wilcox Co. AL. Mary was born 12 Jun 1818, South Carolilna; died 12 Apr 1887, Clarke Co. AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. GA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E677C5D7B23F49C1848D8C62D3908CFCDEF7

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Duke
Age in 1860: 43
Birth Year: abt 1817
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Western Division, Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Female
Post Office: Prairie Bluff
Household Members:
W P Duke 49
Mary Duke 43
William H Duke 25
Lucy A Duke 20
Olivia J Duke 17
Thomas Duke 47 [brother-in-law]

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Duke
Age in 1870: 48
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Lower Peach Tree
Household Members:
W Parks D Duke 59
Mary Duke 48
William Duke 35
Lucy Ann Duke 29 [daughter-in-law]
W Parks W D Duke 8
Washington Thoms 16
Lucy Duke 4 [granddaughter]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Duke
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wilson P. Duke
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members:
Wilson P. Duke 68
Mary Duke 60
Parks P. Duke 18
Lucy Duke 14 [granddaughter]
Martha Duke 13 [servant]


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11744778

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John H Brown
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Male
Family Number: 266
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 52
Mary Brown 51
John H Brown 22
Sterling Brown 21
Mary J Brown 20
Ann C Brown 18
Reed Brown 15
Amelia Brown 14
Christopher Brown 12
Thomas A Brown 6
Nancy Bobbit 40

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BROW&GSfn=J&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=3&GScntry=4&GSsr=1281&GRid=54166148&

John married Mary Ann (Mollie) Allen. Mary was born Oct 1838, Alabama; died 11 Jan 1914, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Brown
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Camden
Household Members:
Mary Brown 30
Jane Brown 13
Sterling Brown 10
Anna Brown 8
Paton Mccaskill 33
Caroline Mccaskill 8
Ellen Mccaskill 6
Sam Mccaskill 3

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Ann Duke
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
William Duke 45
Mary Ann Duke 40
Anna Brown 17 [daughter]
Amy Smith 60 [servant]

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary A Duke
Age: 61
Birth Date: Oct 1838
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William H Duke
Marriage Year: 1875
Years Married: 25
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 3
Household Members:
William H Duke 65
Mary A Duke 61

Birth:
Birth info from 1900 Census

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duke&GSiman=1&GScid=26022&GRid=11744756&

Died:
Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Mrs W H Duke
Birth Date: abt 1839
Birth Place: Alabama
Death Date: 11 Jan 1914
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Death Age: 75
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1894111

Other Events:

• _UID: C60F571E8A2947098B75A5723F0DE119AA7C

Notes:

LAND AND TAX RECORDS

Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799
Name: Duke, Hardy
County: Oglethorpe
Year: 1798
District: STEWART

1807 Land Lottery Eligibles - Oglethorpe County, GA, Cap't Garland T. Watkin's District: Draws Name
Henry Dukes, son of Thomas Duke
Hardeman Duke
Thomas Duke, Sr.
William Duke, Jr.

Hardyman moved to Miss. Territory (now south Alabama, Clarke Co. Al.) in 1809

HISTORICAL RECORDS
Source: Reverend T. H. Ball. A.M. A Glance Into The Great Southeast or Clarke County, Alabama And Its Surroundings From 1540 to 1877, Grove Hill, Alabama, 1882, p. 345.

"Hardyman Duke came from Georgia in 1809, and settled on James Creek in 1811. His sons were Thomas, William, Henry, John, Charles, Michael, and Welcome Parks. William Duke, now about sixty-five years of age, is the miller at Cobb's mill on Silver Creek."

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STATE CENSUS AND TAX RECORDS

MISSISSIPPI

Census List 1810-Washington County, Mississippi Territory
Heads of Families Hardiman Duke

Duke, Hardiman
white males over 21: 1
white males under 21: 0
white females over 21: 1
white females under 21: 0

Mississippi Census, 1805-90 about Hardiman Duke
Name: Hardiman Duke
State: MS
County: Washington County [later became part of Alabama]
Township: Tax List
Year: 1811
Database: MS Early Census Index

Note: Clarke County was formed from Washington County, Mississippi Territory in 1812 and became part of the Alabama Territory when it was formed from Mississippi Territory in 1817

ALABAMA

Alabama Census, 1810-90
Name: Hardiman Dukes
State: AL
County: Clarke County
Township: Tax List Miss Territory
Year: 1813
Database: AL 1810-1819 Tax Lists Index

1816 Clarke County Mississippi Territory Census
Dukes, Hardiman
white males over 21: 1
white males under 21:3
white females over 21: 1
white females under 21: 1

Alabama Census, 1810-90
Name: Hardeman Dukes
State: AL
County: Clarke County
Township: Alabama Territory
Year: 1816
Record Type: Resident's List
Database: AL 1811-1819 Tax Lists Index

He wrote Hardyman Duke on the petition to the Federal govt. to gain compensation for his losses in a burn-out by the Indians in 1815 in Miss. Territory. He was a territorial judge.

MILITARY RECORDS

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 25

Name: Hardyman Duke
State or Territory: Orleans Territory
Military unit: Tenth Regiment, Militia
Service Year: 1806

INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS

"The cabin that was built by Hardyman Duke is still standing, a family of Walkers live in the house. The house is located in the Syrene community located near Lower Peach, Tree. I was amazed at the craftsmanship that went into the home. The logs were joined with wooden pegs. This dwelling is probably the oldest in this county." Kay Duke Boutwell aboutwell@yahoo.com

Message from Vernon Duke on genealogy.com 14 Oct. 1999 on the Duke Family Forum:
"They [Hardyman Duke and Sally Jordan] were married March 25, 1805 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He came to Clark County, Alabama in 1809 and settled in the James Creek area around 1811. He had seven sons-Thomas, William, James Henry (my ancestor),John, Charles, Michael, and Welcome Parks. He had a least one daughter-Emily Jane. The last record of Hardyman was the 1830 census. I assume he died between 1830 and 1840. There is some indication he died in 1839 in Clark County. But, I do not know where in the County he is buried."

DUKE FAMILY DNA PROJECT at Familytreedna.com

Group 4: Eastern Henrico Co. VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama; includes (among others) descendants of Capt. Henry Duke, Prince George Co VA as well as an individual whose family line was included in distribution of the James Buchanan Duke estate.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dukedna/dukedna.htm

http://mysite.verizon.net/hbwhitmore/Duke/index.html

Taylor Duke, Warren Co, NC [family participated in James Buchanan Duke estate distribution on basis of documentation of descent from Taylor Duke through a Robert Duke of Orange County, NC (Kit No. 25203)

Ancestry Unknown, perfect match at 37 markers for Kit No. 170006 Welcome P. Duke descendant (Kit No. 95358)

Welcome P. Duke, b. ca. 1815, d. Harris County GA aft 14 Jun 1880, and wife Mary Hickey, b. ca 1815, through son Thomas Jefferson Duke b. 1845 Troup County, GA (Kit No. 170006)

John Taylor Duke, son of Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through Hardiman Duke, moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809; Hardiman was a son of Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA. (Kit No. 17177, Dwight)

Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through son John Taylor Duke, through JTD's son Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA, through Thomas?s son Hardiman Duke; Hardiman moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809 (Mark, Kit No. 57292)


Name:
Name is also spelled Hardiman and Hardyman.

May have been named for a family association with John Hardeman. "On 21 Oct 1830 John Hardeman witnessed a deed by Thomas Duke Jr. of Coweta Co GA" (see Evelyn Duke Brandenberger, The Duke Family, Vol. I, p. 323 [S.l]: Brandenberger, ©1979-©1995)

Hardeman married Sally JORDAN 25 Mar1805, Oglethorpe, GA. Sally was born 1785, Oglethorpe Co. GA; died 1828, Clarke Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F19FCFB978DE4F019743B4B452A76E7CE33F

Notes:

Married:
Source:Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters: Daughters of the American Revolutions, Volume 5 Marriage Records of Greene Co. GA (1787-1875) and Oglethorpe Co. GA (1795-1852) By Mrrs, Herschel W. Smith
Originally published Atlanta, GA 1949, Reprinted for Clearfield Co. Inc., Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore MD. 1995, 2001 p.163

Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

Name: Sally Jordan
Spouse: Hardman Duke
Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1805
County: Oglethorpe
State: Georgia

Notes:

CENSUS REORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling Brown
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Male
Family Number: 266
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 52
Mary Brown 51
John H Brown 22
Sterling Brown 21
Mary J Brown 20
Ann C Brown 18
Reed Brown 15
Amelia Brown 14
Christopher Brown 12
Thomas A Brown 6
Nancy Bobbit 40

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling Brown
Age in 1860: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Rehoboth
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 62
Martha Brown 60
M J Brown 25
S E Brown 22
Wm Jones 14
Walter Jones 13
C C Jones 20

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling Brown
Age in 1870: 72
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Camden
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 72
Martha Brown 65
Jane Brown 35

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Sterling Brown
Age: 81
Birth Year: abt 1799
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 81
Sterling Brown 20 [grandson]
Virginia Carter 21 [granddaughter]
Sarah Carter 18 [granddaughter]
Frank Jenkins 9 [servant]


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brown&GSiman=1&GScid=26362&GRid=113759259&

Sterling married Mary (Polly) Bobbitt 12 Jan 1822, Warren Co. NC. Mary was born ca 1799, North Carolina; died 1850, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Brown [Mary Jane Bobbitt]
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1799
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Female
Family Number: 266
Household Members:
Sterling Brown 52
Mary Brown 51
John H Brown 22
Sterling Brown 21
Mary J Brown 20
Ann C Brown 18
Reed Brown 15
Amelia Brown 14
Christopher Brown 12
Thomas A Brown 6
Nancy Bobbit 40 [more than likely her sister]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brown&GSiman=1&GScid=26362&GRid=113759406&

Notes:

Married:
North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: Sterling Brown
Gender: Male
Spouse: Polly Bobbett
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 12 Jan 1822
Bond #: 000160027
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 000735
County: Warren
Record #: 01 028
Bondsman: Robert Riggan
Witness: Cas Drake