Here are my notes for William, from his entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:
William Sturman was the second member of his family to make the long move from England to Michigan. William was born May 7, 1822 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England. He was the 7th of 9 children born to his parents Samuel and Sarah (Batcheldor) Sturman, and he was apparently named after an earlier son who had died young the previous year.
William married his wife Mary Ann Baker on February 16, 1845 in Warwickshire, England. In about 1850, they and apparently their two oldest children immigrated to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, where they joined William's brother Samuel. William reportedly learned the trade of plasterer, as apparently had his brother Samuel. In 1856 William and Mary moved out of Detroit, to Southfield Township, in Oakland County. His brother Samuel and his family also moved to Southfield at this time. William apparently was a fairly prominent citizen of that community, where he resided until they moved to nearby Birmingham in October of 1889. It was noted in his biography below that William was known as one of the most intellectual people in the area. I have determined from the 1872 atlas, that William and Mary lived on a farm on what is currently 10 Mile Road, apparently just east of Lois Lane Drive. I believe the farm stretched up to what is now 10 1/2 Mile Road.
Although they lived on a farm and he was listed on the censuses as a farmer, his biography seems to indicate he worked as a plasterer for most of his life. I also found a record that he was at one time an owner of a mill on the nearby Rouge River. In about 1858, William's younger brother Thomas Sturman and his wife Mary also made the move to Michigan, joining his brothers William and Samuel, Jr. and their families. Although Thomas and Mary were listed in the household of Samuel Jr. in Southfield in 1870, he eventually settled in Redford Township of Wayne County, about 3-4 miles south of Southfield. Between 1862 and 1870, William's father Samuel Sturman, Sr. also moved to Michigan and joined the families of his three sons. He is listed in the household of both William and Samuel Jr. in Southfield in the 1870 census, but apparently died and was buried in nearby Redford Township.
According to William's biography, he and Mary had four children, of which only the oldest daughter Mary survived her parents. Also according to the biography, William and Mary moved to Birmingham in 1889 because of his heath problems. Presumably these continued, because he died there a little more than a year later. William and Mary and at least two of their children are buried in the Southfield Cemetery, near their former home in Southfield.
Rick Waggener
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Carolyn Kenison sent me copies of the pages of a Sturman Family Bible, which came from the family of George John Sturman. In the page listing births the following is recorded about William:
William Sturman Born May 7 1822
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From England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: William Sturman
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 Oct 1822
Christening Place: Crick, Northampton, England
Father's Name: Samuel Sturman
Mother's Name: Sarah
================
From the 1841 British Census of Crick, Northamptonshire, District 6; from ancestry.com, image 4 of 9; William is listed in the household of his parents:
Willliam Sturman; age- 18, male, born- Northamptonshire
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From Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1099; Document Reference: DR 205:
From Wormleighton Parish, Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, 1845:
No. 37 Banns of Marriage between
William Sturman Bachelor of the Parish of Crick in the County of Northamptonshire now residing in this Parish.
and Mary Ann Baker of this Parish, Spinster
1st Time, Sunday, Feb 2 by Robert Maynard
2nd Time, Sunday, Feb 9 by Robert Maynard
3rd Time, Sunday, Feb 16 by Robert Maynard
================
From Johnson's [sic] Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan for 1856-7. Johnston, James Dale.. Detroit. Published annually by J.D. Johnston. 1856.:
****** Sturman, William, mason removing
(Also listed with William was his older brother Samuel, described as a "plasterer" at 43 Madison Ave. There is no address listed for William, but presumably he was living near to Samuel.-RW)
================
From the 1860 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, post office- Farmington, taken June 28, 1860, page 866/ 60; from ancestry.com, image 12 of 38:
Wm. Sterman; age- 38, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $3,200/ personal property- $435, born- England
Mary Ann " ; age- 41, female, born- England
Mary " ; age- 12, born- England, in school
Georgianna S. " ; age- 3 female, born- Michigan
Wm. Linn; age- 18, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- Prussia
(William is living pretty close to the household of his older brother Samuel. Also living in Samuel's household is their brother Thomas Sturman. Samuel and Thomas are listed in Southfield, in household 72. -RW)
================
From the 1870 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, taken June 23, 1870, Roll 694-5, page 16, household #124; from ancestry.com, image 16 of 39:
Sturman, William; age- 48, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $5,000, personal property- $2,500, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
M. A.; age- 51, female, keeping house, born- England, parents foreign born
M. A. E.; age- 23, female, at home, born- England, parents foreign born
Groyina; age- 13, female, at home, born- Michigan, parents foreign born
Douglass, Edward; age- 20, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
Sturman, Saml; age- 84, male, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
(The Samuel Sturman listed here is William's father, who had apparently moved here from England after his wife died in 1862. This household is fairly close to the household of William's brother Samuel Jr., in household 510. Curiously, Samuel Sr. is also listed in that household, counted the day after this. Their other brother Thomas was relatively close also, living in Redford Township of Wayne County. -RW)
================
From the History of Oakland County, Michigan, with Illustrations; printed L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1877:
Page 272:
The Rouges Saw-Mill
This mill , located on the main Rouge, in the southeast quarter of section 29, half a mile below Southfield Centre, was built by David Goss and Smith Parks, in 1835. It passed through the hands of various owners, among them being William Sturman, Fuller & Tyson (Benjamin Fuller and George P Tyson), and Isreal Rogers. It is now owned by Alfred Adams. Its business is not very large.
===============
From the 1880 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, page 5A, taken June 8 and 9, 1880, household 45; ancestry.com, Oakland County, district #270, image 5 of 33:
Sturman, William; male, age- 59, head of household, married, occupation- farmer, born- England, parents born- England
------ Mary A.; female, age- 61, wife, married, occupation- keeping house, born- England, parents born- England
----- Georgina; female, age- 22, daughter, single, idiotic, born- Michigan, parents born- England
Douglas, Edward; male, age- 28, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
----- Thurman; male, age- 22, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
(William is still fairly close to his brother Samuel, also still in Southfield, in household #108. Their brother Thomas is also still close in Redford Township. Their nephew Charles Thomas Sturman, son of their sister Sarah, is also living in Redford Township. -RW)
================
William is buried with his wife Mary A. in the Southfield Cemetery, located at 24366 W. 10 1/2 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan. This road is also known as Civic Center Drive, and the cemetery is on a short road on the north side of Civic Center Road, between Berg Road and 1st Center Drive.
William and Mary are also buried with their children Georgina and William. The headstone is an obelisk, with inscriptions on three of the sides. The side with William and Mary's inscription reads:
William Sturman
Born
May 7, 1822
Died
Dec. 29, 1890
Mary A. Sturman
Born
Jan. 4, 1819
Died
May 3, 1904
==================
From the Portrait and biographical album of Oakland County, Mich. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago. Chapman Bros.. 1891.
Pages 200-201
William Sturman.
In the death of this gentleman the county lost one who had been a familiar figure here for about a quarter of a century. His life affords an example of what may be accomplished mentally, financially and morally, by one who is determined to build up his character and his fortune, and is worthy the consideration of all who, like him, begin life with little means. He was born in Crick, Northamptonshire, England, May 7, 1822, being a son of Samuel Sturman. In 1844 he married Mary Ann Baker, and in 1850 they emigrated to America. They made their home in Detroit until 1856, and there Mr. Sturman learned the plasterer's trade, at which he worked more or less during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Sturman was poor when he landed on American shores, but he and his wife were prudent and anxious to have a home of their own, and they managed to save, so that within a few years they owned some property. In 1856 it was exchanged for a farm in Southfield Township, this county, and after three moves they settled on a farm where they resided until October, 1889. Owing to ill health Mr. Sturman then sold out and removed to Birmingham, where his death took place December 29, 1890. So well had he managed and so industriously had he worked that he was able to leave an estate of considerable value. He was a well educated man and was regarded as one of the most intellectual persons in the community. He was a Republican but took no active part in political affairs. He was much interested in the cause of Christianity and worked for the Church, giving time and money to advance its interests. He and his wife were reared under the teachings of the Church of England, but in 1865 both united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southfield.
Mrs. Sturman was born in Warwickshire, England, on the 4th of January, 1819, and is now living in Birmingham, this county. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Warick) Baker, and traces her ancestry through generations of honorable English men and women. She and her husband had four children, only one now living- Mary A. William died when six years old and Georgiana when twenty-seven. Mary is now the wife of Alfred Adams, of Detroit, and their family consists of four children, viz: Ella B., Mamie S., Alfred Willie and Annie Gracie. Mrs. Sturman has been faithful in the discharge of the duties she owed to her family and to society, and has many friends and well- wishers.
============
From Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: Wm. Sturman
Death date: 29 Dec 1890
Death place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age at death: 68 years 4 months
Cause of death: paralysis
Estimated birth year: 1822
Birth place: England
Marital status: Married
Father name: Samuel Sturman
Mother name: Sarah Sturman
Occupation: Farmer
Date of record: July 17, 1891
Film number: 2363828
Digital GS number: 4210877
Image number: 89
Reference number: p 14 rn 5
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William Sturman was the second member of his family to make the long move from England to Michigan. William was born May 7, 1822 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England. He was the 7th of 9 children born to his parents Samuel and Sarah (Batcheldor) Sturman, and he was apparently named after an earlier son who had died young the previous year.
William married his wife Mary Ann Baker on February 16, 1845 in Warwickshire, England. In about 1850, they and apparently their two oldest children immigrated to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, where they joined William's brother Samuel. William reportedly learned the trade of plasterer, as apparently had his brother Samuel. In 1856 William and Mary moved out of Detroit, to Southfield Township, in Oakland County. His brother Samuel and his family also moved to Southfield at this time. William apparently was a fairly prominent citizen of that community, where he resided until they moved to nearby Birmingham in October of 1889. It was noted in his biography below that William was known as one of the most intellectual people in the area. I have determined from the 1872 atlas, that William and Mary lived on a farm on what is currently 10 Mile Road, apparently just east of Lois Lane Drive. I believe the farm stretched up to what is now 10 1/2 Mile Road.
Although they lived on a farm and he was listed on the censuses as a farmer, his biography seems to indicate he worked as a plasterer for most of his life. I also found a record that he was at one time an owner of a mill on the nearby Rouge River. In about 1858, William's younger brother Thomas Sturman and his wife Mary also made the move to Michigan, joining his brothers William and Samuel, Jr. and their families. Although Thomas and Mary were listed in the household of Samuel Jr. in Southfield in 1870, he eventually settled in Redford Township of Wayne County, about 3-4 miles south of Southfield. Between 1862 and 1870, William's father Samuel Sturman, Sr. also moved to Michigan and joined the families of his three sons. He is listed in the household of both William and Samuel Jr. in Southfield in the 1870 census, but apparently died and was buried in nearby Redford Township.
According to William's biography, he and Mary had four children, of which only the oldest daughter Mary survived her parents. Also according to the biography, William and Mary moved to Birmingham in 1889 because of his heath problems. Presumably these continued, because he died there a little more than a year later. William and Mary and at least two of their children are buried in the Southfield Cemetery, near their former home in Southfield.
Rick Waggener
=================
Carolyn Kenison sent me copies of the pages of a Sturman Family Bible, which came from the family of George John Sturman. In the page listing births the following is recorded about William:
William Sturman Born May 7 1822
=================
From England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: William Sturman
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 Oct 1822
Christening Place: Crick, Northampton, England
Father's Name: Samuel Sturman
Mother's Name: Sarah
================
From the 1841 British Census of Crick, Northamptonshire, District 6; from ancestry.com, image 4 of 9; William is listed in the household of his parents:
Willliam Sturman; age- 18, male, born- Northamptonshire
=================
From Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1099; Document Reference: DR 205:
From Wormleighton Parish, Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, 1845:
No. 37 Banns of Marriage between
William Sturman Bachelor of the Parish of Crick in the County of Northamptonshire now residing in this Parish.
and Mary Ann Baker of this Parish, Spinster
1st Time, Sunday, Feb 2 by Robert Maynard
2nd Time, Sunday, Feb 9 by Robert Maynard
3rd Time, Sunday, Feb 16 by Robert Maynard
================
From Johnson's [sic] Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan for 1856-7. Johnston, James Dale.. Detroit. Published annually by J.D. Johnston. 1856.:
****** Sturman, William, mason removing
(Also listed with William was his older brother Samuel, described as a "plasterer" at 43 Madison Ave. There is no address listed for William, but presumably he was living near to Samuel.-RW)
================
From the 1860 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, post office- Farmington, taken June 28, 1860, page 866/ 60; from ancestry.com, image 12 of 38:
Wm. Sterman; age- 38, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $3,200/ personal property- $435, born- England
Mary Ann " ; age- 41, female, born- England
Mary " ; age- 12, born- England, in school
Georgianna S. " ; age- 3 female, born- Michigan
Wm. Linn; age- 18, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- Prussia
(William is living pretty close to the household of his older brother Samuel. Also living in Samuel's household is their brother Thomas Sturman. Samuel and Thomas are listed in Southfield, in household 72. -RW)
================
From the 1870 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, taken June 23, 1870, Roll 694-5, page 16, household #124; from ancestry.com, image 16 of 39:
Sturman, William; age- 48, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $5,000, personal property- $2,500, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
M. A.; age- 51, female, keeping house, born- England, parents foreign born
M. A. E.; age- 23, female, at home, born- England, parents foreign born
Groyina; age- 13, female, at home, born- Michigan, parents foreign born
Douglass, Edward; age- 20, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
Sturman, Saml; age- 84, male, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
(The Samuel Sturman listed here is William's father, who had apparently moved here from England after his wife died in 1862. This household is fairly close to the household of William's brother Samuel Jr., in household 510. Curiously, Samuel Sr. is also listed in that household, counted the day after this. Their other brother Thomas was relatively close also, living in Redford Township of Wayne County. -RW)
================
From the History of Oakland County, Michigan, with Illustrations; printed L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1877:
Page 272:
The Rouges Saw-Mill
This mill , located on the main Rouge, in the southeast quarter of section 29, half a mile below Southfield Centre, was built by David Goss and Smith Parks, in 1835. It passed through the hands of various owners, among them being William Sturman, Fuller & Tyson (Benjamin Fuller and George P Tyson), and Isreal Rogers. It is now owned by Alfred Adams. Its business is not very large.
===============
From the 1880 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, page 5A, taken June 8 and 9, 1880, household 45; ancestry.com, Oakland County, district #270, image 5 of 33:
Sturman, William; male, age- 59, head of household, married, occupation- farmer, born- England, parents born- England
------ Mary A.; female, age- 61, wife, married, occupation- keeping house, born- England, parents born- England
----- Georgina; female, age- 22, daughter, single, idiotic, born- Michigan, parents born- England
Douglas, Edward; male, age- 28, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
----- Thurman; male, age- 22, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
(William is still fairly close to his brother Samuel, also still in Southfield, in household #108. Their brother Thomas is also still close in Redford Township. Their nephew Charles Thomas Sturman, son of their sister Sarah, is also living in Redford Township. -RW)
================
William is buried with his wife Mary A. in the Southfield Cemetery, located at 24366 W. 10 1/2 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan. This road is also known as Civic Center Drive, and the cemetery is on a short road on the north side of Civic Center Road, between Berg Road and 1st Center Drive.
William and Mary are also buried with their children Georgina and William. The headstone is an obelisk, with inscriptions on three of the sides. The side with William and Mary's inscription reads:
William Sturman
Born
May 7, 1822
Died
Dec. 29, 1890
Mary A. Sturman
Born
Jan. 4, 1819
Died
May 3, 1904
==================
From the Portrait and biographical album of Oakland County, Mich. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago. Chapman Bros.. 1891.
Pages 200-201
William Sturman.
In the death of this gentleman the county lost one who had been a familiar figure here for about a quarter of a century. His life affords an example of what may be accomplished mentally, financially and morally, by one who is determined to build up his character and his fortune, and is worthy the consideration of all who, like him, begin life with little means. He was born in Crick, Northamptonshire, England, May 7, 1822, being a son of Samuel Sturman. In 1844 he married Mary Ann Baker, and in 1850 they emigrated to America. They made their home in Detroit until 1856, and there Mr. Sturman learned the plasterer's trade, at which he worked more or less during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Sturman was poor when he landed on American shores, but he and his wife were prudent and anxious to have a home of their own, and they managed to save, so that within a few years they owned some property. In 1856 it was exchanged for a farm in Southfield Township, this county, and after three moves they settled on a farm where they resided until October, 1889. Owing to ill health Mr. Sturman then sold out and removed to Birmingham, where his death took place December 29, 1890. So well had he managed and so industriously had he worked that he was able to leave an estate of considerable value. He was a well educated man and was regarded as one of the most intellectual persons in the community. He was a Republican but took no active part in political affairs. He was much interested in the cause of Christianity and worked for the Church, giving time and money to advance its interests. He and his wife were reared under the teachings of the Church of England, but in 1865 both united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southfield.
Mrs. Sturman was born in Warwickshire, England, on the 4th of January, 1819, and is now living in Birmingham, this county. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Warick) Baker, and traces her ancestry through generations of honorable English men and women. She and her husband had four children, only one now living- Mary A. William died when six years old and Georgiana when twenty-seven. Mary is now the wife of Alfred Adams, of Detroit, and their family consists of four children, viz: Ella B., Mamie S., Alfred Willie and Annie Gracie. Mrs. Sturman has been faithful in the discharge of the duties she owed to her family and to society, and has many friends and well- wishers.
============
From Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: Wm. Sturman
Death date: 29 Dec 1890
Death place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age at death: 68 years 4 months
Cause of death: paralysis
Estimated birth year: 1822
Birth place: England
Marital status: Married
Father name: Samuel Sturman
Mother name: Sarah Sturman
Occupation: Farmer
Date of record: July 17, 1891
Film number: 2363828
Digital GS number: 4210877
Image number: 89
Reference number: p 14 rn 5
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here are my notes for William, from his entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:
William Sturman was the second member of his family to make the long move from England to Michigan. William was born May 7, 1822 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England. He was the 7th of 9 children born to his parents Samuel and Sarah (Batcheldor) Sturman, and he was apparently named after an earlier son who had died young the previous year.
William married his wife Mary Ann Baker on February 16, 1845 in Warwickshire, England. In about 1850, they and apparently their two oldest children immigrated to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, where they joined William's brother Samuel. William reportedly learned the trade of plasterer, as apparently had his brother Samuel. In 1856 William and Mary moved out of Detroit, to Southfield Township, in Oakland County. His brother Samuel and his family also moved to Southfield at this time. William apparently was a fairly prominent citizen of that community, where he resided until they moved to nearby Birmingham in October of 1889. It was noted in his biography below that William was known as one of the most intellectual people in the area. I have determined from the 1872 atlas, that William and Mary lived on a farm on what is currently 10 Mile Road, apparently just east of Lois Lane Drive. I believe the farm stretched up to what is now 10 1/2 Mile Road.
Although they lived on a farm and he was listed on the censuses as a farmer, his biography seems to indicate he worked as a plasterer for most of his life. I also found a record that he was at one time an owner of a mill on the nearby Rouge River. In about 1858, William's younger brother Thomas Sturman and his wife Mary also made the move to Michigan, joining his brothers William and Samuel, Jr. and their families. Although Thomas and Mary were listed in the household of Samuel Jr. in Southfield in 1870, he eventually settled in Redford Township of Wayne County, about 3-4 miles south of Southfield. Between 1862 and 1870, William's father Samuel Sturman, Sr. also moved to Michigan and joined the families of his three sons. He is listed in the household of both William and Samuel Jr. in Southfield in the 1870 census, but apparently died and was buried in nearby Redford Township.
According to William's biography, he and Mary had four children, of which only the oldest daughter Mary survived her parents. Also according to the biography, William and Mary moved to Birmingham in 1889 because of his heath problems. Presumably these continued, because he died there a little more than a year later. William and Mary and at least two of their children are buried in the Southfield Cemetery, near their former home in Southfield.
Rick Waggener
=================
Carolyn Kenison sent me copies of the pages of a Sturman Family Bible, which came from the family of George John Sturman. In the page listing births the following is recorded about William:
William Sturman Born May 7 1822
=================
From England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: William Sturman
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 Oct 1822
Christening Place: Crick, Northampton, England
Father's Name: Samuel Sturman
Mother's Name: Sarah
================
From the 1841 British Census of Crick, Northamptonshire, District 6; from ancestry.com, image 4 of 9; William is listed in the household of his parents:
Willliam Sturman; age- 18, male, born- Northamptonshire
=================
From Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1099; Document Reference: DR 205:
From Wormleighton Parish, Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, 1845:
No. 37 Banns of Marriage between
William Sturman Bachelor of the Parish of Crick in the County of Northamptonshire now residing in this Parish.
and Mary Ann Baker of this Parish, Spinster
1st Time, Sunday, Feb 2 by Robert Maynard
2nd Time, Sunday, Feb 9 by Robert Maynard
3rd Time, Sunday, Feb 16 by Robert Maynard
================
From Johnson's [sic] Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan for 1856-7. Johnston, James Dale.. Detroit. Published annually by J.D. Johnston. 1856.:
****** Sturman, William, mason removing
(Also listed with William was his older brother Samuel, described as a "plasterer" at 43 Madison Ave. There is no address listed for William, but presumably he was living near to Samuel.-RW)
================
From the 1860 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, post office- Farmington, taken June 28, 1860, page 866/ 60; from ancestry.com, image 12 of 38:
Wm. Sterman; age- 38, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $3,200/ personal property- $435, born- England
Mary Ann " ; age- 41, female, born- England
Mary " ; age- 12, born- England, in school
Georgianna S. " ; age- 3 female, born- Michigan
Wm. Linn; age- 18, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- Prussia
(William is living pretty close to the household of his older brother Samuel. Also living in Samuel's household is their brother Thomas Sturman. Samuel and Thomas are listed in Southfield, in household 72. -RW)
================
From the 1870 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, taken June 23, 1870, Roll 694-5, page 16, household #124; from ancestry.com, image 16 of 39:
Sturman, William; age- 48, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $5,000, personal property- $2,500, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
M. A.; age- 51, female, keeping house, born- England, parents foreign born
M. A. E.; age- 23, female, at home, born- England, parents foreign born
Groyina; age- 13, female, at home, born- Michigan, parents foreign born
Douglass, Edward; age- 20, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
Sturman, Saml; age- 84, male, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
(The Samuel Sturman listed here is William's father, who had apparently moved here from England after his wife died in 1862. This household is fairly close to the household of William's brother Samuel Jr., in household 510. Curiously, Samuel Sr. is also listed in that household, counted the day after this. Their other brother Thomas was relatively close also, living in Redford Township of Wayne County. -RW)
================
From the History of Oakland County, Michigan, with Illustrations; printed L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1877:
Page 272:
The Rouges Saw-Mill
This mill , located on the main Rouge, in the southeast quarter of section 29, half a mile below Southfield Centre, was built by David Goss and Smith Parks, in 1835. It passed through the hands of various owners, among them being William Sturman, Fuller & Tyson (Benjamin Fuller and George P Tyson), and Isreal Rogers. It is now owned by Alfred Adams. Its business is not very large.
===============
From the 1880 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, page 5A, taken June 8 and 9, 1880, household 45; ancestry.com, Oakland County, district #270, image 5 of 33:
Sturman, William; male, age- 59, head of household, married, occupation- farmer, born- England, parents born- England
------ Mary A.; female, age- 61, wife, married, occupation- keeping house, born- England, parents born- England
----- Georgina; female, age- 22, daughter, single, idiotic, born- Michigan, parents born- England
Douglas, Edward; male, age- 28, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
----- Thurman; male, age- 22, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
(William is still fairly close to his brother Samuel, also still in Southfield, in household #108. Their brother Thomas is also still close in Redford Township. Their nephew Charles Thomas Sturman, son of their sister Sarah, is also living in Redford Township. -RW)
================
William is buried with his wife Mary A. in the Southfield Cemetery, located at 24366 W. 10 1/2 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan. This road is also known as Civic Center Drive, and the cemetery is on a short road on the north side of Civic Center Road, between Berg Road and 1st Center Drive.
William and Mary are also buried with their children Georgina and William. The headstone is an obelisk, with inscriptions on three of the sides. The side with William and Mary's inscription reads:
William Sturman
Born
May 7, 1822
Died
Dec. 29, 1890
Mary A. Sturman
Born
Jan. 4, 1819
Died
May 3, 1904
==================
From the Portrait and biographical album of Oakland County, Mich. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago. Chapman Bros.. 1891.
Pages 200-201
William Sturman.
In the death of this gentleman the county lost one who had been a familiar figure here for about a quarter of a century. His life affords an example of what may be accomplished mentally, financially and morally, by one who is determined to build up his character and his fortune, and is worthy the consideration of all who, like him, begin life with little means. He was born in Crick, Northamptonshire, England, May 7, 1822, being a son of Samuel Sturman. In 1844 he married Mary Ann Baker, and in 1850 they emigrated to America. They made their home in Detroit until 1856, and there Mr. Sturman learned the plasterer's trade, at which he worked more or less during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Sturman was poor when he landed on American shores, but he and his wife were prudent and anxious to have a home of their own, and they managed to save, so that within a few years they owned some property. In 1856 it was exchanged for a farm in Southfield Township, this county, and after three moves they settled on a farm where they resided until October, 1889. Owing to ill health Mr. Sturman then sold out and removed to Birmingham, where his death took place December 29, 1890. So well had he managed and so industriously had he worked that he was able to leave an estate of considerable value. He was a well educated man and was regarded as one of the most intellectual persons in the community. He was a Republican but took no active part in political affairs. He was much interested in the cause of Christianity and worked for the Church, giving time and money to advance its interests. He and his wife were reared under the teachings of the Church of England, but in 1865 both united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southfield.
Mrs. Sturman was born in Warwickshire, England, on the 4th of January, 1819, and is now living in Birmingham, this county. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Warick) Baker, and traces her ancestry through generations of honorable English men and women. She and her husband had four children, only one now living- Mary A. William died when six years old and Georgiana when twenty-seven. Mary is now the wife of Alfred Adams, of Detroit, and their family consists of four children, viz: Ella B., Mamie S., Alfred Willie and Annie Gracie. Mrs. Sturman has been faithful in the discharge of the duties she owed to her family and to society, and has many friends and well- wishers.
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From Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: Wm. Sturman
Death date: 29 Dec 1890
Death place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age at death: 68 years 4 months
Cause of death: paralysis
Estimated birth year: 1822
Birth place: England
Marital status: Married
Father name: Samuel Sturman
Mother name: Sarah Sturman
Occupation: Farmer
Date of record: July 17, 1891
Film number: 2363828
Digital GS number: 4210877
Image number: 89
Reference number: p 14 rn 5
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
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William Sturman was the second member of his family to make the long move from England to Michigan. William was born May 7, 1822 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England. He was the 7th of 9 children born to his parents Samuel and Sarah (Batcheldor) Sturman, and he was apparently named after an earlier son who had died young the previous year.
William married his wife Mary Ann Baker on February 16, 1845 in Warwickshire, England. In about 1850, they and apparently their two oldest children immigrated to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, where they joined William's brother Samuel. William reportedly learned the trade of plasterer, as apparently had his brother Samuel. In 1856 William and Mary moved out of Detroit, to Southfield Township, in Oakland County. His brother Samuel and his family also moved to Southfield at this time. William apparently was a fairly prominent citizen of that community, where he resided until they moved to nearby Birmingham in October of 1889. It was noted in his biography below that William was known as one of the most intellectual people in the area. I have determined from the 1872 atlas, that William and Mary lived on a farm on what is currently 10 Mile Road, apparently just east of Lois Lane Drive. I believe the farm stretched up to what is now 10 1/2 Mile Road.
Although they lived on a farm and he was listed on the censuses as a farmer, his biography seems to indicate he worked as a plasterer for most of his life. I also found a record that he was at one time an owner of a mill on the nearby Rouge River. In about 1858, William's younger brother Thomas Sturman and his wife Mary also made the move to Michigan, joining his brothers William and Samuel, Jr. and their families. Although Thomas and Mary were listed in the household of Samuel Jr. in Southfield in 1870, he eventually settled in Redford Township of Wayne County, about 3-4 miles south of Southfield. Between 1862 and 1870, William's father Samuel Sturman, Sr. also moved to Michigan and joined the families of his three sons. He is listed in the household of both William and Samuel Jr. in Southfield in the 1870 census, but apparently died and was buried in nearby Redford Township.
According to William's biography, he and Mary had four children, of which only the oldest daughter Mary survived her parents. Also according to the biography, William and Mary moved to Birmingham in 1889 because of his heath problems. Presumably these continued, because he died there a little more than a year later. William and Mary and at least two of their children are buried in the Southfield Cemetery, near their former home in Southfield.
Rick Waggener
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Carolyn Kenison sent me copies of the pages of a Sturman Family Bible, which came from the family of George John Sturman. In the page listing births the following is recorded about William:
William Sturman Born May 7 1822
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From England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: William Sturman
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 Oct 1822
Christening Place: Crick, Northampton, England
Father's Name: Samuel Sturman
Mother's Name: Sarah
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From the 1841 British Census of Crick, Northamptonshire, District 6; from ancestry.com, image 4 of 9; William is listed in the household of his parents:
Willliam Sturman; age- 18, male, born- Northamptonshire
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From Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1099; Document Reference: DR 205:
From Wormleighton Parish, Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, 1845:
No. 37 Banns of Marriage between
William Sturman Bachelor of the Parish of Crick in the County of Northamptonshire now residing in this Parish.
and Mary Ann Baker of this Parish, Spinster
1st Time, Sunday, Feb 2 by Robert Maynard
2nd Time, Sunday, Feb 9 by Robert Maynard
3rd Time, Sunday, Feb 16 by Robert Maynard
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From Johnson's [sic] Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan for 1856-7. Johnston, James Dale.. Detroit. Published annually by J.D. Johnston. 1856.:
****** Sturman, William, mason removing
(Also listed with William was his older brother Samuel, described as a "plasterer" at 43 Madison Ave. There is no address listed for William, but presumably he was living near to Samuel.-RW)
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From the 1860 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, post office- Farmington, taken June 28, 1860, page 866/ 60; from ancestry.com, image 12 of 38:
Wm. Sterman; age- 38, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $3,200/ personal property- $435, born- England
Mary Ann " ; age- 41, female, born- England
Mary " ; age- 12, born- England, in school
Georgianna S. " ; age- 3 female, born- Michigan
Wm. Linn; age- 18, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- Prussia
(William is living pretty close to the household of his older brother Samuel. Also living in Samuel's household is their brother Thomas Sturman. Samuel and Thomas are listed in Southfield, in household 72. -RW)
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From the 1870 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, taken June 23, 1870, Roll 694-5, page 16, household #124; from ancestry.com, image 16 of 39:
Sturman, William; age- 48, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $5,000, personal property- $2,500, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
M. A.; age- 51, female, keeping house, born- England, parents foreign born
M. A. E.; age- 23, female, at home, born- England, parents foreign born
Groyina; age- 13, female, at home, born- Michigan, parents foreign born
Douglass, Edward; age- 20, male, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
Sturman, Saml; age- 84, male, born- England, parents foreign born, male citizen >21
(The Samuel Sturman listed here is William's father, who had apparently moved here from England after his wife died in 1862. This household is fairly close to the household of William's brother Samuel Jr., in household 510. Curiously, Samuel Sr. is also listed in that household, counted the day after this. Their other brother Thomas was relatively close also, living in Redford Township of Wayne County. -RW)
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From the History of Oakland County, Michigan, with Illustrations; printed L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1877:
Page 272:
The Rouges Saw-Mill
This mill , located on the main Rouge, in the southeast quarter of section 29, half a mile below Southfield Centre, was built by David Goss and Smith Parks, in 1835. It passed through the hands of various owners, among them being William Sturman, Fuller & Tyson (Benjamin Fuller and George P Tyson), and Isreal Rogers. It is now owned by Alfred Adams. Its business is not very large.
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From the 1880 Federal Census of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, page 5A, taken June 8 and 9, 1880, household 45; ancestry.com, Oakland County, district #270, image 5 of 33:
Sturman, William; male, age- 59, head of household, married, occupation- farmer, born- England, parents born- England
------ Mary A.; female, age- 61, wife, married, occupation- keeping house, born- England, parents born- England
----- Georgina; female, age- 22, daughter, single, idiotic, born- Michigan, parents born- England
Douglas, Edward; male, age- 28, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
----- Thurman; male, age- 22, nephew, single, occupation- farm laborer, born- England, parents born- England
(William is still fairly close to his brother Samuel, also still in Southfield, in household #108. Their brother Thomas is also still close in Redford Township. Their nephew Charles Thomas Sturman, son of their sister Sarah, is also living in Redford Township. -RW)
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William is buried with his wife Mary A. in the Southfield Cemetery, located at 24366 W. 10 1/2 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan. This road is also known as Civic Center Drive, and the cemetery is on a short road on the north side of Civic Center Road, between Berg Road and 1st Center Drive.
William and Mary are also buried with their children Georgina and William. The headstone is an obelisk, with inscriptions on three of the sides. The side with William and Mary's inscription reads:
William Sturman
Born
May 7, 1822
Died
Dec. 29, 1890
Mary A. Sturman
Born
Jan. 4, 1819
Died
May 3, 1904
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From the Portrait and biographical album of Oakland County, Mich. : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago. Chapman Bros.. 1891.
Pages 200-201
William Sturman.
In the death of this gentleman the county lost one who had been a familiar figure here for about a quarter of a century. His life affords an example of what may be accomplished mentally, financially and morally, by one who is determined to build up his character and his fortune, and is worthy the consideration of all who, like him, begin life with little means. He was born in Crick, Northamptonshire, England, May 7, 1822, being a son of Samuel Sturman. In 1844 he married Mary Ann Baker, and in 1850 they emigrated to America. They made their home in Detroit until 1856, and there Mr. Sturman learned the plasterer's trade, at which he worked more or less during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Sturman was poor when he landed on American shores, but he and his wife were prudent and anxious to have a home of their own, and they managed to save, so that within a few years they owned some property. In 1856 it was exchanged for a farm in Southfield Township, this county, and after three moves they settled on a farm where they resided until October, 1889. Owing to ill health Mr. Sturman then sold out and removed to Birmingham, where his death took place December 29, 1890. So well had he managed and so industriously had he worked that he was able to leave an estate of considerable value. He was a well educated man and was regarded as one of the most intellectual persons in the community. He was a Republican but took no active part in political affairs. He was much interested in the cause of Christianity and worked for the Church, giving time and money to advance its interests. He and his wife were reared under the teachings of the Church of England, but in 1865 both united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southfield.
Mrs. Sturman was born in Warwickshire, England, on the 4th of January, 1819, and is now living in Birmingham, this county. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Warick) Baker, and traces her ancestry through generations of honorable English men and women. She and her husband had four children, only one now living- Mary A. William died when six years old and Georgiana when twenty-seven. Mary is now the wife of Alfred Adams, of Detroit, and their family consists of four children, viz: Ella B., Mamie S., Alfred Willie and Annie Gracie. Mrs. Sturman has been faithful in the discharge of the duties she owed to her family and to society, and has many friends and well- wishers.
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From Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, posted on-line by the LDS:
Name: Wm. Sturman
Death date: 29 Dec 1890
Death place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age at death: 68 years 4 months
Cause of death: paralysis
Estimated birth year: 1822
Birth place: England
Marital status: Married
Father name: Samuel Sturman
Mother name: Sarah Sturman
Occupation: Farmer
Date of record: July 17, 1891
Film number: 2363828
Digital GS number: 4210877
Image number: 89
Reference number: p 14 rn 5
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
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