Edward Simpson Sturgeon: Families of Antebellum Missouri

Families of Antebellum Missouri

1839 - 1890 (51 years)

Generation: 1

Edward Simpson Sturgeon was born on 19 Feb 1839; died on 31 Dec 1890.

Edward married Elizabeth L Henry on 26 May 1869. Elizabeth was born on 2 May 1853; died on 16 Nov 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Bessie Pearl Sturgeon was born on 29 Jul 1879 in Columbia, Missouri; died on 20 Jun 1937.

Generation: 2

Bessie Pearl Sturgeon

(1.Edward¹) was born on 29 Jul 1879 in Columbia, Missouri; died on 20 Jun 1937.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Felix Sutton. Thomas was born on 17 May 1868; died on 19 Jan 1962 in Columbia, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Evalyn E Sutton was born on 21 Apr 1903 in Columbia, Missouri.

Generation: 3

Evalyn E Sutton

(2.Bessie², 1.Edward¹) was born on 21 Apr 1903 in Columbia, Missouri.

Evalyn married Frank Fountain Vesser on 2 Sep 1925. Frank was born on 9 Feb 1902 in Columbia, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. William Edward Vesser was born on 9 Nov 1929 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; died on 27 Aug 1980 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri.

Generation: 4

William Edward Vesser

(3.Evalyn³, 2.Bessie², 1.Edward¹) was born on 9 Nov 1929 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; died on 27 Aug 1980 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri.

William married Alena Sue Rodgers on 12 Aug 1951 in Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. Alena (daughter of Charles Clayton Rodgers and Hazel Mildred Snell) was born on 27 Jan 1931 in Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Kent Rodgers Vesser was born on 8 Mar 1968 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.