Joseph A Sturdivant

Brief Life History of Joseph A

When Joseph A Sturdivant was born in 1842, in Warren, Georgia, United States, his father, Allen Sturdivant, was 41 and his mother, Winny L Johnson, was 35. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Martha L Gornto. He lived in Election Precinct 3 Flemington, Marion, Florida, United States in 1880 and Marion, Florida, United States in 1885. He died after 1895, in Florida, United States.

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Joseph A Sturdivant
1842–1895
Martha L Gornto
1848–1880
Joseph Walter Sturdivant
1866–
Francis G Sturdivant
1869–
Robert Rupert Sturdivant
1871–1947
Minnie Agnes Sturdivant
1874–1945
Arthur John Sturdivant
1876–1905
Jessie L. Sturdivant
1879–

Sources (3)

  • J A Sturdivant, "Florida State Census, 1885"
  • Joseph A Sturdivant in household of Allen Sturdivant, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joseph A Sturdevant, "United States Census, 1880"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Marion, Florida, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English stirten, stert(en) ‘(to) start, leap’ (Old English styrtan) + avaunt ‘forward’ (Old French avaunt), perhaps used for a messenger or a hasty person. Compare Startup .

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

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