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George Washington Sturdivant

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George Washington Sturdivant

Birth
Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Jul 1935 (aged 79)
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA
Burial
Sturdivant, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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spouses: (1) N. A. Martin; (2) Emma Hoelzle; md. (1) 12 Jun 1881 in Sturdivant, Palo Pinto, TX; (2) 23 Feb 1886 in Sturdivant, Palo Pinto, TX

Date of marriage is also given as 6 Oct 1885.

George was Episcopal.

George W. Sturdivant Dies
Special to The Times
Mineral Wells, Texas, July 15. - George W. Sturdivant, 79, son of the first settler of the Sturdivant community east of Mineral Wells, which bears the family name, died here on Monday. A pioneer carpenter, he built that community's first church and school. He was a native of Virginia, but came to Texas in 1886. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary F. Foley, Mineral Wells; five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon. - obituary

1. 1880 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Pct. #5, E.D. 156, p. 143B, 27/27.
2. 1900 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Mineral Wells, E.D. 124, p. 24A [208A], 367/380 [house carpenter] [b. Apr 1855 VA] [father b. VA; mother b. NC].
3. 1910 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Mineral Wells, Cedar St., E.D. 190, p.16A [142A], 363/364 [carpenter - construction company] [age 57; b. VA].
4. Marriage records #1 & 2.
5. Funeral Register (White's).
6. Obituary, "Dallas Morning News," 15 Jul 1935.
7. Tombstone [1850-1935].
8. Obituary.
9. "History of Palo Pinto County, TX," 1986.
10. Lee, Dale R. "Sturdivant Cemetery," Private Publication, 2006.
spouses: (1) N. A. Martin; (2) Emma Hoelzle; md. (1) 12 Jun 1881 in Sturdivant, Palo Pinto, TX; (2) 23 Feb 1886 in Sturdivant, Palo Pinto, TX

Date of marriage is also given as 6 Oct 1885.

George was Episcopal.

George W. Sturdivant Dies
Special to The Times
Mineral Wells, Texas, July 15. - George W. Sturdivant, 79, son of the first settler of the Sturdivant community east of Mineral Wells, which bears the family name, died here on Monday. A pioneer carpenter, he built that community's first church and school. He was a native of Virginia, but came to Texas in 1886. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary F. Foley, Mineral Wells; five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon. - obituary

1. 1880 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Pct. #5, E.D. 156, p. 143B, 27/27.
2. 1900 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Mineral Wells, E.D. 124, p. 24A [208A], 367/380 [house carpenter] [b. Apr 1855 VA] [father b. VA; mother b. NC].
3. 1910 census - Palo Pinto Co., TX: Mineral Wells, Cedar St., E.D. 190, p.16A [142A], 363/364 [carpenter - construction company] [age 57; b. VA].
4. Marriage records #1 & 2.
5. Funeral Register (White's).
6. Obituary, "Dallas Morning News," 15 Jul 1935.
7. Tombstone [1850-1935].
8. Obituary.
9. "History of Palo Pinto County, TX," 1986.
10. Lee, Dale R. "Sturdivant Cemetery," Private Publication, 2006.

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