William Porter Sterrett
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| Father* | John Sterrett |
William Porter Sterrett was the son of John Sterrett. William Porter Sterrett 21. William Porter Sterrett (of John3, Cairns2, Benjamin1).
Born January 20, 1794; died February 22, 1857, at Warrington, Va. Married (1) Nancy Day, who died about 1838; married (2) Mrs. (???) Tomlinson.
Children by first wife:
i. Margaret Denniston, d. Jan. 1, 1901.
ii. Augustus, m. Mary Stoddart of Philadelphia.
Children:
1. Mary, d. 1868.
2. Margaret, m. Oscar Edgerly, 1870.
3. Sarah, m. George M. Wright, 1873.
4. Jennie.
iii. Juliet McFerron, b. Sept. 24, 1823; d. Feb. 16, 1877; m. July 18,
1843, Simpson Beck, b. Feb. 10, 1813; d. Sept. 14, 1853.
Children:
1. Elizabeth McCammant Beck, b. June 26, 1844; d. Dec. 29,
1907; m. June 7, 1870, Joseph Lyle Thomas, b. Sept. 3,
1839.
Children:
Juliet Preston Thomas, b. June 19, 1871; d. July 6,
1872.
Lavinia Rodney Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1874.
Anna Beck Thomas, b. Feb. 18, 1878.
Elizabeth Sibyl Thomas, b. Sept. 21, 1880.
2. William Porter Beck, b. Dec. 14, 1845; m. 1877, Laura
McMillan; had Juliet, William, and George Beck.
3. Anna Denniston Beck, b. Sept. 6, 1847; m. May, 1876,
Lieut. Charles Davis Mansfield, U. S. A. No issue.
4. Lewis Simpson Beck, b. Dec. 26, 1851; d. Feb. 12, 1852.
iv. Mary Elizabeth, d. March, 1897; m. William Warder Higgins,
M.D., b. Nov. 11, 1810; d. Aug. 5, 1897. Dr. Higgins was
born on a farm near Lexington, Ky., which was granted to
his grandfather for service in the Revolutionary War. He
was of Scotch-Irish descent on both sides. He graduated from
Transylvania University in 1832; in 1863 in search of health,
he went up the Missouri River with Gen. Sully as contract
surgeon, and in 1864 returned, having penetrated as far as
Deer Lodge, Mont., and from that time was identified with
that state.
Children:
1. Joseph Hamlin Higgins, b. 1852; d. 1852.
2. Alice Denniston Higgins, b. 1853; m. Capt. William
Krause, b. 1846, at Harrisburg, Pa., youngest son of
Judge David Krause; graduate of West Point, 1865;
d. Jan. 4, 1901. She m. (2) Brig. Gen. Charles W.
Raymond, U. S. A. No issue.
3. Arthur Sterrett Higgins, b. 1856; d. Oct. 2, 1896, unm.
4. Irwin Warder Higgins, b. April, 1859; m. Alma Margaret
Bedenburg of Deer Lodge, Mont., Nov., 1898. No issue.
v. John, b. 1828; d. 1849, California.
Born January 20, 1794; died February 22, 1857, at Warrington, Va. Married (1) Nancy Day, who died about 1838; married (2) Mrs. (???) Tomlinson.
Children by first wife:
i. Margaret Denniston, d. Jan. 1, 1901.
ii. Augustus, m. Mary Stoddart of Philadelphia.
Children:
1. Mary, d. 1868.
2. Margaret, m. Oscar Edgerly, 1870.
3. Sarah, m. George M. Wright, 1873.
4. Jennie.
iii. Juliet McFerron, b. Sept. 24, 1823; d. Feb. 16, 1877; m. July 18,
1843, Simpson Beck, b. Feb. 10, 1813; d. Sept. 14, 1853.
Children:
1. Elizabeth McCammant Beck, b. June 26, 1844; d. Dec. 29,
1907; m. June 7, 1870, Joseph Lyle Thomas, b. Sept. 3,
1839.
Children:
Juliet Preston Thomas, b. June 19, 1871; d. July 6,
1872.
Lavinia Rodney Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1874.
Anna Beck Thomas, b. Feb. 18, 1878.
Elizabeth Sibyl Thomas, b. Sept. 21, 1880.
2. William Porter Beck, b. Dec. 14, 1845; m. 1877, Laura
McMillan; had Juliet, William, and George Beck.
3. Anna Denniston Beck, b. Sept. 6, 1847; m. May, 1876,
Lieut. Charles Davis Mansfield, U. S. A. No issue.
4. Lewis Simpson Beck, b. Dec. 26, 1851; d. Feb. 12, 1852.
iv. Mary Elizabeth, d. March, 1897; m. William Warder Higgins,
M.D., b. Nov. 11, 1810; d. Aug. 5, 1897. Dr. Higgins was
born on a farm near Lexington, Ky., which was granted to
his grandfather for service in the Revolutionary War. He
was of Scotch-Irish descent on both sides. He graduated from
Transylvania University in 1832; in 1863 in search of health,
he went up the Missouri River with Gen. Sully as contract
surgeon, and in 1864 returned, having penetrated as far as
Deer Lodge, Mont., and from that time was identified with
that state.
Children:
1. Joseph Hamlin Higgins, b. 1852; d. 1852.
2. Alice Denniston Higgins, b. 1853; m. Capt. William
Krause, b. 1846, at Harrisburg, Pa., youngest son of
Judge David Krause; graduate of West Point, 1865;
d. Jan. 4, 1901. She m. (2) Brig. Gen. Charles W.
Raymond, U. S. A. No issue.
3. Arthur Sterrett Higgins, b. 1856; d. Oct. 2, 1896, unm.
4. Irwin Warder Higgins, b. April, 1859; m. Alma Margaret
Bedenburg of Deer Lodge, Mont., Nov., 1898. No issue.
v. John, b. 1828; d. 1849, California.