Sturgill, Levi B.

Birth Name Levi B. Sturgill
Gender male

Events

Birth Jan 9, 1836;  Ashe County, NC

Parents

Father Joshua Sturgill b. Aug 1, 1808d. Apr 2, 1892
Mother Susan Long b. Jan 8, 1813d. Dec 29, 1894
 
Siblings David Andrew Sturgillb. Jul 31, 1837d. 1917
James Daniel Sturgillb. Mar 5, 1838d. Sep 12, 1918
George W. Sturgillb. Aug 3, 1834d. Apr 6, 1917
Zilpha Sturgillb. Mar 9, 1844d. Jan 9, 1897
Tobias Street Sturgillb. Dec 16, 1846 
Phoebe Jane Sturgillb. May 14, 1847d. Jul 2, 1899
Joel Robert Sturgillb. Apr 17, 1849d. Sep 20, 1927
Drewry Sturgillb. 1852 
Elizabeth Sturgillb. 1854d. Jan 11, 1933
 

Families

Wife Narcissa Elizabeth Chandlerb. Jul 4, 1845d. Feb 21, 1922
Marriage Mar 4, 1858
 
Children Cornelia Elzina Sturgillb. Jan 20, 1859d. Mar 22, 1886
James Sturgillb. May 18, 1860d. Mar 22, 1886
George C. Sturgillb. Jun 23, 1863 
Ida May Sturgillb. Sep 29, 1869d. Jul 14, 1964
 
Wife Sarah Caroline Wellsb. 1847 
 
Children Justine Sturgillb.  
Phoebe Sturgillb.  
David Sturgillb.  
John Sturgillb.  

Narrative

LEVI B. STURGILL and his wife, Narcissa Elizabeth Chandler, made their home in Alleghany Co. NC where all their children were born. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He was captured in Spottsylvania Co. VA in 1864 and released at the end of the war in 1865. After he returned home he moved his family to Kansas.

Levi and Narcissa were divorced in Kansas about 1870, she remained in Kansas and he returned to NC where he remarried to Caroline Wiles and moved to WV where their first two children were born. In 1874 he moved to Elliot Co. KY where he and Caroline lived out their lives. It is not known where they were buried. - pg 105