Samuel L. Sturm

Brief Life History of Samuel L.

When Samuel L. Sturm was born on 25 February 1814, in Miami, Ohio, United States, his father, Mathias Sturm Jr., was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Reilly, was 33. He married Elizabeth Phenix on 4 October 1838, in Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Osceola, Stark, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 29 August 1898, in Elmira, Stark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Osceola Grove Cemetery, Elmira, Stark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel L. Sturm
1814–1898
Elizabeth Phenix
1822–1910
Marriage: 4 October 1838
Lydia A. Sturm
1840–1901
Henry Sturm
1853–1854
John H. Sturm
1841–1924
Anthony Sturm
1843–1916
Susan Victoria Sturm
1844–1919
Thomas Wesley Sturm
1847–1871
Mary Frances Sturm
1849–1920
William Franklin Sturm
1849–1929
George W. Sturm
1852–1854
Hiram D. Sturm
1853–1854
Daniel E. Sturm
1853–1900
Nancy Adelaide Sturm
1856–1913
Ophra C. Sturm
1858–1895
James Jenkins Sturm
1860–1935
Ella J Sturm
1862–1863
Elmer H. Sturm
1862–1863

Sources (16)

  • S. Sturm, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Samuel L. Sturm, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Samuel Sturm in entry for William Franklin Sturm, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

World Events (8)

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a man of blustery temperament, from Middle High German sturm ‘storm’. This form of the surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia (see also 2 below).

Slovenian, Croatian, Czech, and Slovak (Šturm): nickname from šturm, an (obsolete) word of German origin meaning ‘storm’, also ‘uproar’ (see 1 above).

Dutch: variant of Storm .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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