Charles Joseph STERLING

1857 - 1932  (75 years)

• Name	Charles Joseph STERLING  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	3 Jun 1857	, Franklin, Missouri, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	His headstone at City Cemetery in Mexia gives his birth year as 1867, this is incorrect.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Aft 1878
  	grocery store proprietor
  Occupation	Aft 1878
  	livery stable proprietor
  Residence	Aft 1878	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA
  C. J. STERLING Self M Male W 24 MO Farmer NC MO L. J. STERLING Wife M Female W 20 TX House Keeping MO MO S. R. STERLING Brother S Male W 17 MO Laborer NC MO J. W. GIBBONS SBro Male W 18 MO Laborer NC MO
  Census	1900	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
  ED 59, pg 23B
  Precinct 4, Preston Street Charls J. Sterling head 42 June 1857 MO Wagon Gas & Food Store MO NC MO Lidia wife 39 June 1860 TX m. 23 yrs. 7/6 children Nettie L. dau 18 June 1881 TX James T. son 16 Sept 1883 TX Hiram J. son 13 Aug 1886 TX Lela M. dau 8 May 1892 TX Charls C. son 5 Sept 1895 TX Walter C. son 2 Jan 1898 TX
  Census	1920	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
  ED 92, pg 4A
  Joe Sterling 62 Missouri Lydia 59 Texas Leila Mae Lee 26 (dau) Texas Rudolph Lee 9 (grandson) Texas
  Census	1930	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
  Charles J. Sterling 72 Missouri N.C. Missouri Lidy J. 58 Texas
  Name	Joe Sterling
  Died	21 Oct 1932	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA   [11]
  	Cause: Apoplexy
  death certificate	22 Oct 1932
  	J T Sterling of Mexia
  Buried	23 Oct 1932	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Address: Mexia City Cemetery Limestone County Limestone County, Texas
  Person ID	I6088	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Wiley STERLING,   b. 18 Apr 1825, , , Alabama, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1886, Wortham, Freestone, Texas, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Eliza J ???,   b. 1832, , , Kentucky, USA ,   d. Abt 1863  (Age 31 years)
  Married	Abt 1851
  Family ID	F2633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Jane GIBBONS,   b. 17 Jun 1860, Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1957, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1878	Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA   [12, 13]
  Children	1. Johnny STERLING,   b. Abt 1880, , , Texas, USA ,   d. Bef 1900, , , Texas, USA  (Age ~ 19 years)   2. Nettie L STERLING,   b. 20 Jun 1881, , , Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1971, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)   3. James Thomas STERLING,   b. 15 Sep 1883, Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1957, Liberty, Liberty, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. Hiram Joseph STERLING,   b. 30 Aug 1885, Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1961, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 76 years)   5. Leila Mae STERLING,   b. May 1892, , , Texas, USA ,   d. 1974, , , California, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)   6. Charles Clifford STERLING,   b. Sep 1895, , Limestone, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1912, Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 16 years)   7. Walter E STERLING,   b. 15 Jan 1898, Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 1963, , Ventura, California, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2016
  Family ID	F2632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His death certificate lists his father as Abraham Sterling - his grandfather. His wife is 'Mrs C J Sterling'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S393] Londo, Ida, Charles Joseph Sterling. [S88] 1900 Limestone, TX, ED 59, pg 23B. Charls J Sterling [S808] 1860 Warren, MO, pg 128 (256) d/f #881/881. Charles J Sterling [S708] 1870 Benton, AR, pg 29 (324) d/f #197/197. Charles Sterling [S275] Death Certificate, Sterling, Charles Joseph #43388. [S393] Londo, Ida, Charles Joseph Sterling. 3 Jun 1857, Franklin County, Missouri [S88] 1900 Limestone, TX, ED 59, pg 23B. age 43, Jun 1857, Missouri [S808] 1860 Warren, MO, pg 128 (256) d/f #881/881. age 4, Missouri [S708] 1870 Benton, AR, pg 29 (324) d/f #197/197. age 14, Missouri [S275] Death Certificate, Sterling, Charles Joseph #43388. 3 Jun 1857, Missouri [S275] Death Certificate, Sterling, Charles Joseph #43388. 21 Oct 1932, Mexia, Limestone, Texas [S393] Londo, Ida, Charles Sterling to Lydia Gibbons. 1 Jan 1878, Fairfield, Texas, by WT Watson, JP. [S88] 1900 Limestone, TX, ED 59, pg 23B. married 23 years