Madison McClung Sterrett, Jr

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: Madison M Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

OBITUARY
News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 6 Mar 2013

Madison McClung (Mc) Sterrett, Jr., 87, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Benjamin Borden Health Center at Kendal of Lexington. Mr. Sterrett was born in Lexington, Virginia on November 10, 1925, the son of the late Madison McClung Sterrett, Sr. and Edna Watkins Morton Sterrett. He moved with his family to Brownsburg when he was two years old, and graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1943.

Mr. Sterrett was a life-long farmer. He and his father owned and operated M. M. Sterrett & Son Dairy, and he was an active member of the Virginia State Dairymen's Association. When Sterrett's Dairy closed in 1986, Mr. Sterrett continued as a beef cattle farmer until his retirement. In 2007, he was presented with the Conservationist of the Year Award by the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District for his many years of conservation practices such as strip cropping, crop rotations, winter cover crops, crop residue management, tree planting on steeper acreages, and fencing to protect water sources and woodlands.

Mr. Sterrett was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church in Raphine where he had served as an Elder, Clerk of Session, and Trustee. He sang in the New Providence choir for more than 65 years.

He was also very active in the community. Mr. Sterrett served on the Board of Directors at the Rockbridge Farmers Co-op for 30 years, including nine years as Chairman of the Board. For many years, he was on the Board of Directors at the Bank of Rockbridge, and served as Chairman of the Board for a period of ten years through the bank's merger with One Valley Bank and later BB&T. He was a long-time member of the Brownsburg Ruritan Club, and received his 65-year pin in 2009. Mr. Sterrett served several terms as a Director of the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District.

Mr. Sterrett was preceded in death by his first wife, Annamarye Lackey Sterrett. He is survived by his second wife, Louise Martin Doyle Sterrett; two daughters, Isabelle Chewning (and her husband Barry) of Raphine, and Agnes Sterrett of Fairfax, VA; one sister, Mary Lipscomb of Harrisonburg, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held on Saturday, March 2 at New Providence Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Keith Cornfield officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the New Providence Presbyterian Church Organ Refurbishment Fund, 1208 New Providence Road, Raphine, VA 24472; or to the Kendal Fellowship Fund, 160 Kendal Drive, Lexington, VA 24450.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Madison McClung Sterrett
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63689559

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Madison McClung Sterrett
Death Date: 27 Feb 2013
Death Place: Rockbridge,Co. VA

Madison married Annamarye Lackey. Annamarye was born 08 Oct 1922, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 15 Jul 1992, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Isabel Sterrett
2. Agnes Sterrett

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Mack M Sterrett [Mack M Sterrett Jr]
Age: 1
Birth Date: Sep 1899
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1910 Census
Name: Madison Mc L Stenett [Madison Mc Sterrett]
Age in 1910: 10
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Stuart T Thompson 58
Isabella D Thompson 59
Mary T Thompson 23
Madison Mc L Sterrett 10

1930 Census
Name: Madison M Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen Farming
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 26 March 1975

Madison McClung Sterrett, 75, prominent Rockbridge farmer and civic leader, died last Wednesday at his home near Brownsburg.

A descendant of Archibald Alexander, one of the early settlers of Rockbridge County, Mr. Sterrett was born in Rockbridge Oct. 1, 1899 and was the son of the late Madison McClung Sterrett and Laura Smith Sterrett.

At the time of his death he was the senior partner of the M.M. Sterrett and Son Dairy Farm, one of the largest dairy operations in the county.

In 1927 Mr. Sterrett purchased the farm near Brownsburg which had been part of the extensive acerage of his great-grandfather, Samuel Willson. Willson had made major additions to the house on the property, which according to family records was built in 1746 and which was known in earlier years as Mulberry Grove.

In the depression years of the 1930s, while the family continued to operate a farm, Mr. Sterrett was associated for a period with the Civilian Conservation Corps in beautification work along the Skyline Drive.

He converted his general farming operation into a dairy farm in 1947.

Mr. Sterrett's community service included a period of eight years, from 1952 to 1960, as trustee from Walkers Creek District on the Rockbridge County School Board.

He was a member of the Lexington advisory board of the First National Exchange Bank and of the predecessor board of the Peoples National Bank of Lexington from 1953 to 1973.

Mr. Sterrett had served as chairman of the board of deacons of New Providence Presbyterian Church, had been a past president of the Brownsburg Ruritan Club, and had been a member for 12 years of the board of Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative.

He was elected in 1946 a director from Walkers Creek on the board of the Rockbridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and served on the board until his retirement in March 1974. He had been a director of the Rockbridge Artifical Breeding Association and a member of the Rockbridge-Alleghany Dairy Herd Improvement Association.

He is survived by his wife, Edna Morton Sterrett; a son, Madison McClung Sterrett Jr. of Brownsburg; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Alexander Lipscomb of Fairfield; two sisters, Mrs. John K. Davidson of Lexington and Mrs. Alden S. Anderson of Staunton; and four grandchildren.

The Rev. David Coblentz conducted a funeral service Friday at 11 a.m. in New Providence Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Madison Sterrett
SSN: 227-24-0113
Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
BORN: 1 Oct 1899
Died: Mar 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63687295

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Madison Mcclung Sterrett Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1899
Death Date: 19 Mar 1975
Death Place: Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Registration Date: 24 Mar 1975
Father: Madison Mcclung Sterrett
Mother: Laura Smith Sterrett
Spouse: Edna Morton Sterrett

Madison married Edna Watkins Morton. Edna was born 28 Oct 1896, Minas Gerais, Brazil; died 25 May 1980, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Edna W Morton
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Brazil
Home in 1910: Courtland, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Niece
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Samual G Howison 60
Nannie W Howison 48
Margaret M Howison 25
Mary G Howison 23
Nannie W Howison 16
Edna W Morton 14

1930 Census
Name: Edna D Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 26
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

OBITUARY
New-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 28 May 980

Edna Morton Sterrett, 83, of Brownsburg died Sunday morning at her home.

She was born Oct. 28, 1896 in Araguari, Brazil, the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Read Morton and Mary Thompson Morton, Presbyterian missionaries, who died in her infancy. She was reared in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Howison in Fredericksburg.

Mrs. Sterrett was married to the late Madison McClung Sterrett, a prominent farmer and civic leader who died in 1975. The historic Sterrett farm was known in earlier years as Mulberry Grove.

She was a member of the New Providence Presbyterian Church and a graduate of Fredericksburg Normal School.

Mrs. Sterrett is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Alexander Lipscomb of Fairfield; a son, Madison McClung Sterrett Jr.; three sisters [note: they were actually her first cousins with whom she was raised in Fredericksburg], Mrs. J. Brooks Smith of Baltimore, MD, Miss Mary Graham Howison and Mrs. W.T. Stephens, both of Fredericksburg; a half-sister, Mrs. Marion J. Murray of High Point, N.C.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Thomas T. Biggs conducted a funeral yesterday at the New Providence Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Edna Sterrett
SSN: 231-62-0910
Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
BORN: 28 Oct 1896
Died: May 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1963)

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63687317

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Edna Morton Sterrett
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 83
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1896
Death Date: 25 May 1980
Death Place: Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 30 May 1980
Father: Charles Read Morton
Mother: Mary Thompson
Spouse: Madison Mcclung Sterrett Sr [Jr.]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Madison M Sterrett
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
Post Office: Lexington
Family Number: 466
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 40
Rebecca Sterrett 34
Robert Sterrett 16
Samuel W Sterrett 12
Isabella Sterrett 7
John F Sterrett 5
Thomas Sterrett 3
Madison M Sterrett 2
Sterrett 6/12

1900 Census
Name: Mack M Sterrett
Age: 32
Birth Date: Nov 1867
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Laura Sterrett
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photos:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41340489

Madison married Annie Laura Smith. Annie was born 08 Oct 1866, Augusta Co. VA; died 27 Feb 1936, Badin, Stanly Co. NC; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Laura Sterrett
Age: 23 [33]
Birth Date: Oct 1886 [1866]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mack M Sterrett
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 7
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1920 Census
Name: Laura Sterrett
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
Street: Seminiary Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Laura Sterrett 53
Alice Sterrett 27
W Frank Sterrett 25
F Walter Sterrett 19
Eddie Coleman 19
Ellen Griffin 30
Willie Hallen 19
John Coley 29

1930 Census
Name: Laura Sterreth [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1867
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law (Mother)
Home in 1930: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street address: Monroe Park
House Number in Cities or Towns: 7
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
John K Davidson 41
Alice S Davidson 38
Martha E Davidson 13
William C Davidson 12
John K Davidson 4
Kinnear Davidson 2 years 6 months
Frank S Davidson 7 months
Laura Sterrett 63

CITY DIRECTORIES

Publication Title: Richmond, Virginia, City Directory, 1925
Name: Laura Sterrett
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1925
Residence Place: Richmond, Virginia
Occupation: Matron, Union Theological Seminary
Spouse: M M Sterrett [deceased]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41340512

Died:
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Name: Mrs Annie Sama Stenett [Annie Laura Sterrett]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 69
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1866
Birth Place: Agusta County, Virginia, United States
Death Date: 27 Feb 1936
Death Location: Badin, Stanly
Father's name: James B Smith
Mother's name: Camelia Wallace
Informant: Rev. A. S. Anderson [son-in-law]

Name: Annie L Sterrett
Race: White
Age: 69
Date of Birth: 1867
Date of Death: 27 Feb 1936
Death County: Stanly
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: James R Sterrett
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 51, Rockbridge, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 476
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 29
Rebecca A Sterrett 25
Robert Sterrett 6
Phebe E Sterrett 4
Samuel W Sterrett 2
Isaac Wheelis 55

1860 Census
Name: James R Sterrett
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1820
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
Post Office: Lexington
Family Number: 466
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 40
Rebecca Sterrett 34
Robert Sterrett 16
Samuel W Sterrett 12
Isabella Sterrett 7
John F Sterrett 5
Thomas Sterrett 3
Madison M Sterrett 2
Sterrett 6 months


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44096957

James married Rebecca Alexander Willson 16 May 1842, Rockbridge Co. VA. Rebecca (daughter of Samuel Willson and Phoebe TATE) was born 27 Jul 1828, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 19 Jun 1889, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Rebecca A Sterrett
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 51, Rockbridge, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 476
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 29
Rebecca A Sterrett 25
Robert Sterrett 6
Phebe E Sterrett 4
Samuel W Sterrett 2
Isaac Wheelis 55

1860 Census
Name: Rebecca Sterrett
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
Post Office: Lexington
Family Number: 466
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 40
Rebecca Sterrett 34
Robert Sterrett 16
Samuel W Sterrett 12
Isabella Sterrett 7
John F Sterrett 5
Thomas Sterrett 3
Madison M Sterrett 2
Sterrett 6 months

1880 Census
Name: Rebecca Sterrett
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Rebecca Sterrett 50
Frank L. Sterrett 20
Tate Sterrett 18
Reed Sterrett 16
James Sterrett 10 [grandson]
Joseph Sterrett 7 [grandson]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44097033

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Name: Rebecca Wilson
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 16 May 1842
Marriage Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Spouse: James R. Sterrett
FHL Film Number: 33799
Reference ID: p. 45