Lair Dayton Sturm (1840 - 1930)

Born 5 Jun 1840 in Randolph County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Amelia (Stevens) Sturm — married 31 Oct 1861 (to 7 Oct 1916) in Calhoun County, Virginia, United States

Husband of Leila Jane (Slayton) Barnett — married 6 Mar 1917 (to 14 Mar 1930) in Montrose, Randolph, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1930 at age 89 in Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Lair Sturm was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)

Birth

1840. ^[1], ^[2], ^[3]

Marriage

First marriage: Spouse: Ann Amelia Stevens. ^[2], ^[3]
1861. ^[4], ^[3]

Second marriage: Spouse: Lelia Jane Slayton. ^[2], ^[3]
1917. ^[5], ^[3]

Census Records

1850 - US ^[6]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1860 - US ^[7]
Note: Occupation: Laborer.
1870 - US ^[8]
Note: Occupation: Farm Laborer.
1880 - US ^[9]
Note: Occupation: Farmer.
1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[10], ^[11]
1900 - US ^[12]
Note: Surname indexed as Sterm instead of Sturm.
Note: Occupation: Farmer.
1910 - US ^[13]
Note: Occupation: Farmer - General Farm.
1920 - US ^[14]
Note: Occupation: x.

Death

1930. ^[15], ^[2], ^[3]
Note: No COD listed.

Burial

16 March 1930. ^[15]
Lambert Chapel Cemetery.
Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.
Plot: .
Find A Grave: Memorial #41837545. (Accessed 24 August 2018) ^[16]

Research Notes

1. Father: Colonel Henry Sturm. Source: Familysearch Family Tree. ^[3]; Source: Death record. ^[15]
   
2. Susannah Jonston. Source: Familysearch Family Tree. ^[3]; Source: Death record. ^[15]
   

Sources

1. ↑ .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #FAGM Find A Grave memorial.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Source: #OR01 Familysearch Family Tree.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRD2-PKS : 11 February 2018), Lair D Sturm and Ann A Steven, 31 Oct 1861; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 1 p 12, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTQP-X5D : 11 February 2018), Lair W. Sturm and Lelia Slayton, 06 Mar 1917; citing Montrose, Randolph, West Virginia, V 9-10 p 474, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,386.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88P-MF6 : 12 April 2016), Sam D Sturm in household of Henry Sturm, Barbour county, Barbour, Virginia, United States; citing family 221, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M419-VSB : 13 December 2017), Lair D Sturm, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-V4P : 12 April 2016), Lair D Sturm, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 12, family 77, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,184.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RN-5Y1 : 15 July 2017), Lair D Sturm, Glade, Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 70, sheet 31C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1399; FHL microfilm 1,255,399.
10. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
11. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CC-L39 : accessed 24 August 2018), Lair Sterm, Glade district (Magisterial), Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 5B, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,755.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN3-GMX : accessed 25 August 2018), Luis D Sturm, Glade, Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1676; FHL microfilm 1,375,689.
14. ↑ .
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3} "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SN-R9F : 11 February 2018), Lair D. Sturms, 14 Mar 1930; citing Belington, West Virginia, County Records, 1930-30, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,379.
16. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-16Z8 : 13 December 2015), Laird Dayton Sturm, 1930; Burial, Belington, Barbour, West Virginia, United States of America, Lambert Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 41837545.

Other Resources

OR01 FamilySearch Family Tree. Lair Dayton Sturm. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

Acknowledgments