THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Thomas T. Dickinson

b. c 1791

Thomas T. Dickinson|b. c 1791|p17.htm#i3327|Thomas Dickinson|b. 22 Mar 1755\nd. 13 Jul 1826|p16.htm#i1297|Ann Woolfolk|b. c 1759|p94.htm#i1298|Thomas C. Dickinson|b. 15 Dec 1721\nd. 1784|p16.htm#i1299|Elizabeth Page||p46.htm#i1300|Augustine Woolfolk|b. 1733\nd. 1808|p94.htm#i1804|Ann Harris||p24.htm#i1805|

Father: Thomas Dickinson b. 22 Mar 1755, d. 13 Jul 1826
Mother: Ann Woolfolk b. circa 1759

Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas T. Dickinson was born c 1791 at Caroline County, Virginia.
Marriage*: He married Ann Cradock on 8 Feb 1821 at Richmond, Virginia.

Family: Ann Cradock

William Dickinson

b. c 1652, d. a 1734

William Dickinson|b. c 1652\nd. a 1734|p17.htm#i2122|Griffith Dickinson|b. c 1629\nd. b May 1673|p16.htm#i2124|Elizabeth Springall|b. c 1628|p83.htm#i2125|John Dickinson|b. c 1593|p16.htm#i2126|Frances Ricethe||p74.htm#i2127|||||||

Father: Griffith Dickinson b. circa 1629, d. before May 1673
Mother: Elizabeth Springall b. circa 1628

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 9th great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: William Dickinson married Mary Garland.
Birth*: William Dickinson was born c 1652 at Virginia.
Death*: He died a 1734 at Hanover County, Virginia.

Family: Mary Garland

Thomas Cooper Dickinson+ b. 1673, d. 13 Jun 1734

William Dickinson

William Dickinson||p17.htm#i3365|Thomas Cooper Dickinson|b. 15 Dec 1721\nd. 1784|p16.htm#i1299|Elizabeth Page||p46.htm#i1300|Thomas C. Dickinson|b. c 1695\nd. 1728|p16.htm#i2119|Mary Carber (Carver)|b. c 1701|p9.htm#i2120|||||||

Father: Thomas Cooper Dickinson b. 15 Dec 1721, d. 1784
Mother: Elizabeth Page

Relationship: 5th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: William Dickinson married Lucy Coleman.
Birth*: William Dickinson was born at Caroline County, Virginia.

Family: Lucy Coleman

William W. Dickinson Sr.

b. 1781

William W. Dickinson Sr.|b. 1781|p17.htm#i3322|Thomas Dickinson|b. 22 Mar 1755\nd. 13 Jul 1826|p16.htm#i1297|Ann Woolfolk|b. c 1759|p94.htm#i1298|Thomas C. Dickinson|b. 15 Dec 1721\nd. 1784|p16.htm#i1299|Elizabeth Page||p46.htm#i1300|Augustine Woolfolk|b. 1733\nd. 1808|p94.htm#i1804|Ann Harris||p24.htm#i1805|

Father: Thomas Dickinson b. 22 Mar 1755, d. 13 Jul 1826
Mother: Ann Woolfolk b. circa 1759

Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William W. Dickinson Sr. was born in 1781 at Hanover County, Virginia.
Marriage*: He married Sally Ann Gatewood on 3 Jan 1803.

Family: Sally Ann Gatewood

Clarence DIX

Marriage*: Clarence DIX married Edith Marie Ragains, daughter of Pleasant Green (2) Ragains and Bertha Ann Morris.

Family: Edith Marie Ragains b. 3 Feb 1910, d. 1974

Sciota E. Dixon

d. 7 Mar 1941

Marriage*: Sciota E. Dixon married David Hamilton Ragains, son of David Abraham Ragains and Mary E. Triplett, on 17 Oct 1877 at Pope County, Illinois.
Death*: Sciota E. Dixon died on 7 Mar 1941.
Burial*: She was buried at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery, Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois.

Family: David Hamilton Ragains b. 30 Nov 1854, d. 5 Feb 1938

Caly H. Ragains b. 14 Jul 1878, d. 10 Feb 1880

Rachel Armenda Doan

b. 24 Aug 1834, d. May 1910

Birth*: Rachel Armenda Doan was born on 24 Aug 1834 at McMinn County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: She married James Micajah Southard, son of Ruben Perkins Southard and Matildey England, on 23 Dec 1852 at McMinn County, Tennessee.
Death*: Rachel Armenda Doan died in May 1910 at Independence County, Arkansas, at age 75.

Family: James Micajah Southard b. 3 Oct 1825, d. Nov 1869

Thomas Oscar Southard+ b. 18 May 1869, d. 28 Mar 1914

Daniel McCullough Dodd

Marriage*: Daniel McCullough Dodd married Aurelia Octavia Reed.

Family: Aurelia Octavia Reed

Minnie Lee Dodd+ b. 30 Mar 1875, d. 2 Mar 1965

Minnie Lee Dodd

b. 30 Mar 1875, d. 2 Mar 1965

Minnie Lee Dodd|b. 30 Mar 1875\nd. 2 Mar 1965|p17.htm#i805|Daniel McCullough Dodd||p17.htm#i1043|Aurelia Octavia Reed||p74.htm#i1044|||||||||||||

Father: Daniel McCullough Dodd
Mother: Aurelia Octavia Reed

Birth*: Minnie Lee Dodd was born on 30 Mar 1875 at West Saratoga, Union County, Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Charles Jackson Ragains, son of David Abraham Ragains and Lucretia A. Chapman, on 14 Sep 1892 at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Death*: Minnie Lee Dodd died on 2 Mar 1965 at Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 89; tombstone death date 1967.

Family: Charles Jackson Ragains b. 8 Sep 1869, d. 4 Mar 1949

Raymond Ragains b. 7 Sep 1893, d. 30 Nov 1961
Lyndal Ragains+ b. 18 Aug 1898, d. 9 Jul 1967
Leola Ragains b. 9 Sep 1900, d. 19 Dec 1902
Sylvia May Ragains b. 14 Oct 1904, d. 8 Jun 1905
Daniel David Ragains b. 29 Apr 1906, d. 24 Jan 1995
Marian Ragains b. 14 Jul 1913, d. 10 Aug 1985

Vivian Joy Drew

b. 1935, d. 15 Dec 1976

Birth*: Vivian Joy Drew was born in 1935 at Hamilton County.
Death*: She died on 15 Dec 1976.

Nancy E. Duff

b. 3 Mar 1824

Birth*: Nancy E. Duff was born on 3 Mar 1824.
Marriage*: She married James Wilson McWilliams Sr., son of Andrew M. McWilliams and Elizabeth (Surname Unknown), on 3 Mar 1824.

Family: James Wilson McWilliams Sr. b. 18 Jul 1797, d. 18 Aug 1886

Col. George Duggan

Marriage*: Col. George Duggan married Mary Jackson, daughter of Samuel Jackson III and Hannah Davis, on 22 Sep 1811 at York, York County, Upper Canada, BNA, Canada.

Family: Mary Jackson b. 20 Dec 1793

Elizabeth Duncan

b. Mar 1831, d. 24 Jan 1906

Birth*: Elizabeth Duncan was born in Mar 1831 at Lawrence County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: She married William Leonard Sims, son of William Wilson Sims and Margaret " Peggy K." Bone, on 10 Mar 1848.
Death*: Elizabeth Duncan died on 24 Jan 1906 at age 74.

Family: William Leonard Sims b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893

William Wilson Sims+ b. 25 Jul 1853, d. 2 Mar 1924
James Sims+ b. 15 Oct 1859, d. 19 May 1943
infant Sims

Annie E. Dunn

b. c 1870

Birth*: Annie E. Dunn was born c 1870 at Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Thomas E. Carlton on 2 Sep 1884 at Illinois.

Family: Thomas E. Carlton b. c 1858

Kizzie Carlton b. c 1887
Herman Carlton b. c 1892
Nettie Carlton b. c 1894
Bull Carlton b. c 1897
Mattie Carlton b. c 1899
Janett Carlton b. c 1902

Vera Dykes

b. c 1916

Birth*: Vera Dykes was born c 1916.
Marriage*: She married Walter Sterling on 15 Dec 1936 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.

Family: Walter Sterling b. c 1912

Nell East

Marriage*: Nell East married Will Oliver, son of John J. Oliver and Vermelia Grinder.

Family: Will Oliver b. 1883, d. 31 Jan 1961

Almeda J. Edwards

b. 14 Jan 1846

Almeda J. Edwards|b. 14 Jan 1846|p17.htm#i1133|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Almeda J. Edwards was born on 14 Jan 1846.

C. R. Edwards

b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 5 Jul 1854

C. R. Edwards|b. 12 Dec 1826\nd. 5 Jul 1854|p17.htm#i1126|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: C. R. Edwards was born on 12 Dec 1826.
Death*: He died on 5 Jul 1854 at age 27.

Hizzey L. Edwards

b. 4 Oct 1833

Hizzey L. Edwards|b. 4 Oct 1833|p17.htm#i1128|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Hizzey L. Edwards was born on 4 Oct 1833.

James S. Edwards

b. 11 Feb 1854, d. 4 Dec 1887

James S. Edwards|b. 11 Feb 1854\nd. 4 Dec 1887|p17.htm#i1748|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Alviry C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 16 May 1811\nd. 20 Feb 1879|p1.htm#i1134|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) b. 16 May 1811, d. 20 Feb 1879

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: James S. Edwards was born on 11 Feb 1854.
Death*: He died on 4 Dec 1887 at age 33.

John A. Edwards

b. 26 Apr 1839, d. 8 Jan 1926

John A. Edwards|b. 26 Apr 1839\nd. 8 Jan 1926|p17.htm#i1130|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: John A. Edwards was born on 26 Apr 1839 at Clarke County, Alabama.
Death*: He died on 8 Jan 1926 at age 86.

Lucinda Edwards

Marriage*: Lucinda Edwards married William Carter.

Family: William Carter

Mary Carter+ b. 28 Mar 1809, d. 10 Jun 1898

Mary E. Edwards

b. 17 Jan 1852, d. 26 Feb 1931

Mary E. Edwards|b. 17 Jan 1852\nd. 26 Feb 1931|p17.htm#i1747|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Alviry C. (Surname Unknown)|b. 16 May 1811\nd. 20 Feb 1879|p1.htm#i1134|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) b. 16 May 1811, d. 20 Feb 1879

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Mary E. Edwards was born on 17 Jan 1852.
Death*: She died on 26 Feb 1931 at age 79.

Miles A. Edwards

b. 20 Feb 1831, d. 22 Jul 1846

Miles A. Edwards|b. 20 Feb 1831\nd. 22 Jul 1846|p17.htm#i1127|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Miles A. Edwards was born on 20 Feb 1831.
Death*: He died on 22 Jul 1846 at age 15.

Nancy Louise Edwards

b. 29 Oct 1828, d. 19 Apr 1925

Nancy Louise Edwards|b. 29 Oct 1828\nd. 19 Apr 1925|p17.htm#i436|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Nancy Louise Edwards Oliver

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 2nd great-grandmother of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Nancy Louise Edwards was born on 29 Oct 1828 at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Marriage*: She married Henry Thurston Oliver, son of Thomas Pinckney Oliver and Parthenia Ann Lipscomb, in 1847.
Death*: Nancy Louise Edwards died on 19 Apr 1925 at Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, at age 96.
Burial*: She was buried at Cross Cemetery, Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Note: She as a child, moved with parents to Alabama then to Decatur, Tennessee. After her husband's death in 1887, Nancy and her children moved to Oklahoma, near the present site of Poteau. Frank James, who later became the notorious outlaw, spent the night with the Oliver's in Poteau. In her later years, she moved back to Arkansas.
Note*: She 1860 census, Louisa age 31, 1870 census, Nancy L. age 41, 1880 Nancy L. age 51.

Family: Henry Thurston Oliver b. 28 Jun 1830, d. 18 Jul 1887

Louisa Oliver+ b. 1855
John J. Oliver+ b. 1858, d. 10 Jul 1941
Sarah Joanna Oliver+ b. 5 Jul 1864, d. 9 Mar 1898
Rachel E. Oliver b. 1867
Annie Oliver b. 1869
Henry E. Oliver+ b. c 1871, d. 1958
Rebecca P. Oliver b. a 1871

Sarah A. Edwards

b. 15 Jan 1842, d. 17 Apr 1882

Sarah A. Edwards|b. 15 Jan 1842\nd. 17 Apr 1882|p17.htm#i1131|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Sarah A. Edwards was born on 15 Jan 1842.
Death*: She died on 17 Apr 1882 at age 40.

Thomas J. Edwards

b. 5 Nov 1836, d. 14 Jan 1865

Thomas J. Edwards|b. 5 Nov 1836\nd. 14 Jan 1865|p17.htm#i1129|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas J. Edwards was born on 5 Nov 1836.
Death*: He died on 14 Jan 1865 at age 28.

William M. Edwards

b. 20 Dec 1800

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 3rd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William M. Edwards was born on 20 Dec 1800.
Marriage*: He married Martha (Surname Unknown).
Marriage*: William M. Edwards married Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) in 1851 at Tennessee.

Family 1: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

C. R. Edwards b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 5 Jul 1854
Nancy Louise Edwards+ b. 29 Oct 1828, d. 19 Apr 1925
Miles A. Edwards b. 20 Feb 1831, d. 22 Jul 1846
Hizzey L. Edwards b. 4 Oct 1833
Thomas J. Edwards b. 5 Nov 1836, d. 14 Jan 1865
John A. Edwards b. 26 Apr 1839, d. 8 Jan 1926
Sarah A. Edwards b. 15 Jan 1842, d. 17 Apr 1882
William M. Edwards II b. 3 Apr 1845, d. 19 Apr 1932
Almeda J. Edwards b. 14 Jan 1846

Family 2: Alviry C. (Surname Unknown) b. 16 May 1811, d. 20 Feb 1879

Mary E. Edwards b. 17 Jan 1852, d. 26 Feb 1931
James S. Edwards b. 11 Feb 1854, d. 4 Dec 1887

William M. Edwards II

b. 3 Apr 1845, d. 19 Apr 1932

William M. Edwards II|b. 3 Apr 1845\nd. 19 Apr 1932|p17.htm#i1132|William M. Edwards|b. 20 Dec 1800|p17.htm#i1124|Martha (Surname Unknown)|b. 5 Nov 1806|p2.htm#i1125|||||||||||||

Father: William M. Edwards b. 20 Dec 1800
Mother: Martha (Surname Unknown) b. 5 Nov 1806

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William M. Edwards II was born on 3 Apr 1845.
Death*: He died on 19 Apr 1932 at age 87.

Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart

b. 1 Dec 1864, d. 2 Dec 1916

Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart|b. 1 Dec 1864\nd. 2 Dec 1916|p17.htm#i80|Daniel Ehrhart|b. c 1832|p18.htm#i1319|Matilda Nye|b. 4 May 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1918|p44.htm#i1669|||||||Thomas Nye|b. c 1809|p44.htm#i1714|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1810|p1.htm#i1715|

Father: Daniel Ehrhart b. circa 1832
Mother: Matilda Nye b. 4 May 1835, d. 24 Feb 1918

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: Great-grandmother of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart was born on 1 Dec 1864 at Ohio.
Marriage*: She married George Harvey Seigrist, son of Samuel Seigrist and Caroline Curry, on 3 Jul 1884.
Death*: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart died on 2 Dec 1916 at Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 52 of pneumonia during the flu epidemic.
Name Variation: Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart was also known as Margarie "Maggie" Ahart.
Note*: She was German.

Family: George Harvey Seigrist b. 14 Feb 1864, d. 20 Feb 1944

George Willard Seigrist+ b. 14 Nov 1886, d. 21 Mar 1943
Emma Seigrist+ b. 9 Sep 1888
Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist+ b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 10 Sep 1964
Daniel Curtis Seigrist+ b. 6 Oct 1894, d. 28 Mar 1965
James Walter Seigrist+ b. 1 Apr 1896
Phillip Samuel Seigrist+ b. c 1902
Roy Charles Seigrist+ b. 4 Apr 1904, d. 3 Feb 1960