The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

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Clara Matilda Burleigh¹

F, #22276

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Father

John M. Burleigh

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Clara Matilda Burleigh and A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler were married on 15 October 1921.¹

Clara Matilda Burleigh had reference number 22550.

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[S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)

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John M. Burleigh¹

M, #22277

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Daughter

Clara Matilda Burleigh

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John M. Burleigh had reference number 22551.

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[S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)

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Elizabeth S. Bixler¹

F, #22278, b. October 1899

Parents

Father	A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler (b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943)
Mother	Mabel N. Seelye (b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919)

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Elizabeth S. Bixler was born in October 1899 in Connecticut.²

Elizabeth S. Bixler had reference number 22552. She was enumerated on the census in New London County, Connecticut (1900.)

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[S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
[S433] 1900 Census, Connecticut, New London County

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James Wilson Bixler, Jr.¹

M, #22279, b. 1902, d. 1962

Parents

Father	A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler (b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943)
Mother	Mabel N. Seelye (b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919)

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James Wilson Bixler, Jr., was born in 1902.² He died in 1962, at age ~60.² He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.²

James Wilson Bixler, Jr., had reference number 22553. He was educated Attended Amherst College.¹ GRAVE MARKER

BIXLER
JAMES W. jr.
1902 - 1962

ELIZABETH M.
1908 - 1992.

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[S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

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Catherine Wentz

F, #22280, b. 6 March 1772, d. 27 November 1856

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Family: Peter Bixler (b. 3 March 1772, d. 16 January 1853)

Son	David Bixler+ (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)

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Catherine Wentz was born on 6 March 1772.¹ She died on 27 November 1856, at age 84, in Carroll Co., Maryland.¹ She was buried in Bixler Church Cemetery, Westmister, Maryland.¹

Catherine Wentz had reference number 22554.

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[S7095] Genealogy prepared by Rick Huneke (email address)

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Samuel Gobrecht¹

M, #22281, b. 27 March 1780, d. 29 December 1836

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Family: Christiana Lohr (b. 3 October 1787, d. 17 June 1859)

Son	Daniel Martin Gobrecht+ (b. 22 November 1816, d. 9 May 1867)

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Samuel Gobrecht was born on 27 March 1780 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He and Christiana Lohr were married about 1806.¹ He died on 29 December 1836, at age 56, in Union Twp., Adams Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Samuel Gobrecht had reference number 22555.

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[S6833] Genealogy prepared by Monty Lee (email address leefamily.org)

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Christiana Lohr

F, #22282, b. 3 October 1787, d. 17 June 1859

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Family: Samuel Gobrecht (b. 27 March 1780, d. 29 December 1836)

Son	Daniel Martin Gobrecht+ (b. 22 November 1816, d. 9 May 1867)

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Christiana Lohr was born on 3 October 1787 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She and Samuel Gobrecht were married about 1806.¹ She died on 17 June 1859, at age 71.¹

Christiana Lohr had reference number 22556.

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[S6833] Genealogy prepared by Monty Lee (email address leefamily.org)

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Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton^1,2

F, #22283, b. 16 June 1890, d. 16 September 1936

Parents

Father	Daniel Borton (b. 3 January 1843, d. 10 June 1931)
Mother	Hannah E. Metzger

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Family: Thomas H. Sturgeon (b. 23 July 1886, d. 8 July 1978)

Son	Myron Thomas Sturgeon+ (b. 27 April 1908, d. 24 May 2001)
Daughter	Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon+ (b. 17 November 1909)
Son	Franklin D. Sturgeon+ (b. 9 April 1921)

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Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton was born on 16 June 1890 in Valley, Ohio.¹ She and Thomas H. Sturgeon were married on 9 April 1907 in Damascus, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 16 September 1936, at age 46, in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹ She was buried in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹

Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton had reference number 22557.

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)
[S1361] 1920 Census, Ohio, Columbiana County

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Myron Thomas Sturgeon^1,2

M, #22284, b. 27 April 1908, d. 24 May 2001

Parents

Father	Thomas H. Sturgeon (b. 23 July 1886, d. 8 July 1978)
Mother	Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton (b. 16 June 1890, d. 16 September 1936)

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Family: Carolyn Wolters (b. 15 May 1924, d. 19 August 1990)

Daughter	Lynn Sturgeon
Daughter	Sharon Sturgeon

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Myron Thomas Sturgeon was born on 27 April 1907 in Valley, Ohio.¹ He was born on 27 April 1908 in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.³ He and Carolyn Wolters were married on 11 August 1946 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 24 May 2001, at age 93.³

Myron Thomas Sturgeon had reference number 22558. His Social Security Number was 281-05-9870, issued: Ohio, last residence: Athens, Athens Co., Ohio.⁴ He was educated Graduate of Mount Union College (1931); M.A. (1933) and Ph.D. (1936) degrees from Ohio State University.³ OBITUARY

Dr. Myron T. Sturgeon, 1908-2001
It is with regret that we report the death of Dr. Myron T. Sturgeon, Professor Emeritus of Geology at Ohio University, at age 93, of heart failure on May 24, 2001. Dr. Sturgeon's long career was focused on Ohio geology, particularly Pennsylvanian rocks and fossils in eastern Ohio. He had a career-long association with the Survey and with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and made significant contributions to both organizations.
Myron Sturgeon was born on April 27, 1908, in Salem, Columbiana County. Growing up among Pennsylvanian rocks in the heart of Ohio coal country perhaps fostered his interest in these subjects, but his undergraduate education in geology from Professor George F. Lamb at Mount Union College in Alliance provided the inspiration for Myron's life-long research on Pennsylvanian rocks and fossils. After graduation from Mount Union College in 1931, Sturgeon pursued graduate studies at The Ohio State University, earning M.A. (1933) and Ph.D. (1936) degrees. His thesis and dissertation were both on Pennsylvanian fossils under the direction of Dr. Grace A. Stewart. It was during these graduate-student years that Sturgeon became acquainted with the Ohio Survey and State Geologist Wilber Stout. In the summer of 1935, he did field work for the Survey and thus began a long association.
In 1937, Myron began teaching at Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University), where he stayed until 1946, when he accepted a position with Ohio University. During his time in Michigan, he returned almost every summer to do field work on Pennsylvanian rocks and fossils in Ohio under the sponsorship of the Survey. Sturgeon spent the rest of his career at Ohio University, serving as chairman of the Department of Geology and Geography from 1954 until 1970. He assumed the position of Emeritus Professor in 1978 upon his mandatory retirement at age 70. After his retirement, which he reluctantly accepted, he maintained office space and continued his research on Pennsylvanian fossils. He continued field work and research until recent years, when short-term memory loss and a broken leg suffered during one of his daily walks forced eventual residence in a nursing facility. The untimely death of his wife, Carolyn, in 1990 had a significant impact on him.
Myron Sturgeon was from the old school of practical geologists who believed that geology could only be studied in the field where rocks and fossils resided. Nearly every geology class that he taught included many Saturdays, and some whole weekends, in the field observing rocks and collecting fossils, particularly in Pennsylvanian rocks in eastern Ohio. Through these dedicated efforts that continued for many years, he amassed a collection of well-documented Pennsylvanian-age fossils that numbers more than 50,000 specimens. These specimens are in the collections of Orton Geological Museum in the Department of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University.
Sturgeon's goal, however, was not only to amass one of the largest collections of Pennsylvanian-age fossils in the world, but to study, describe, and document them in a series of publications. To this end, he enlisted the assistance of fellow researcher Dr. Richard D. Hoare of Bowling Green State University, and later several other specialists, to compile a series of monographs describing these fossils. These monographs were published by the Ohio Division of Geological Survey. The first, Ohio Geological Survey Bulletin 63, Pennsylvanian brachiopods of Ohio, appeared in 1968, followed by Bulletin 67, Pennsylvanian marine Bivalvia and Rostroconchia of Ohio, in 1979, Report of Investigations 142, Pennsylvanian trilobites of Ohio, in 1989, and Bulletin 71, Pennsylvanian cephalopods of Ohio, in 1997. In addition to these monographic works, Sturgeon, Hoare, and other researchers published numerous papers on these fossils in scientific journals. Many of Sturgeon's students completed theses or dissertations that were based on his fossil collection. No other state has such comprehensive documentation of the fossils and their stratigraphic occurrences in Pennsylvanian rocks. It is improbable that anyone will ever again assemble such a large and well-documented collection from these rocks. The Sturgeon collection at Orton Geological Museum will provide fruitful research for decades to come.
In 1948, under sponsorship of the Survey, Sturgeon began field work in Athens County in order to assemble a bulletin on the geology of this area. As was typical of his approach to geology, and perhaps any task, he demanded thoroughness and attention to detail. He spent every summer for nearly the next decade measuring stratigraphic sections (detailed descriptions of vertical thicknesses of outcropping rocks) in Athens County and documenting other geologic features. In 1958, the Survey published Bulletin 57, The geology and mineral resources of Athens County, Ohio. This 600-page bulletin has been called the most comprehensive county geology report of any county in the country. The data in this report are still being used by a new generation of geologists to develop depositional models and interpretations of these coal-bearing rocks.
Myron Sturgeon was not only a dedicated teacher and researcher, he was also a member of many geological and conservation organizations. In 1955, he was appointed by Governor Frank Lausche to the Natural Resources Commission of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He served on this advisory council for 20 years, the last three (1972-1975) as chairman. In 1979, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources recognized Myron Sturgeon's contributions with a Conservation Achievement Award. Throughout this tenure, Sturgeon was a strong supporter of the Survey and its mission.
Myron Sturgeon's other contributions did not go unrecognized. In 1977, the Department of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University presented him with the Orton Award, which recognizes outstanding alumni of the department. In 1987, at the Sesquicentennial celebration of the Ohio Geological Survey, he was presented with the first Mather Medal, named after Ohio's first State Geologist and in recognition of outstanding, career-long contributions to the knowledge of the geology of Ohio. His many students initiated the Myron T. Sturgeon Honor Fund in 1974 to provide modest funding for his continued research activities and to assist with student loans and scholarships and equipment purchases for the Department of Geological Sciences at Ohio University.
All of this dedicated work and service was accomplished despite the fact that Myron was an insulin-dependent diabetic since his days as a graduate student. He conscientiously controlled this condition and often remarked that his longevity was attributable to good genes (his father lived until his mid-90's), and that he should have a picture of a pig on his tombstone as a reminder of the source of the insulin that kept him alive and active for so many years.
Myron T. Sturgeon gave inspiration to many students and taught them fundamentals of geology and geologic field work. A large number of these students went on to successful geologic careers in industry, government, and academic research. He directed some of these students to positions at the Ohio Geological Survey. He was a mentor, friend, and unrelenting supporter of geology, conservation, the Division of Geological Survey, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Dr. Sturgeon is survived by daughters Lynn Sturgeon and Sharon DeMaria, two grandchildren, one sister, and two brothers. His many friends, colleagues, and students will remember him fondly for the rest of their days, and his contributions to the geology of Ohio will survive far longer. --Michael C. Hansen.

Citations

[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)
[S1361] 1920 Census, Ohio, Columbiana County
[S11411] Obituary - Myron T. Sturgeon
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon^1,2

F, #22285, b. 17 November 1909

Parents

Father	Thomas H. Sturgeon (b. 23 July 1886, d. 8 July 1978)
Mother	Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton (b. 16 June 1890, d. 16 September 1936)

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Family: Walter M. Worman

Daughter

Harriet Leona Worman

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Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon was born on 17 November 1909.¹ She and Walter M. Worman were married on 16 May 1932.¹

Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon had reference number 22559.

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)
[S1361] 1920 Census, Ohio, Columbiana County

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Franklin D. Sturgeon¹

M, #22286, b. 9 April 1921

Parents

Father	Thomas H. Sturgeon (b. 23 July 1886, d. 8 July 1978)
Mother	Bertha Leona "Leona" Borton (b. 16 June 1890, d. 16 September 1936)

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Family: Mary Elizabeth Cox (b. 15 May 1921)

Daughter	Gwen Ellen Sturgeon
Son	George Franklin Sturgeon
Son	Thomas Albert Sturgeon (b. 8 August 1948, d. 15 June 1977)

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Franklin D. Sturgeon was born on 9 April 1921 in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹ He and Mary Elizabeth Cox were married on 12 July 1947 in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹

Franklin D. Sturgeon had reference number 22560.

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Laura Hartley¹

F, #22287

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BASIC FACTS

Laura Hartley and Thomas H. Sturgeon were married after 1936.

Laura Hartley was also known as Louisa Hartley.² She had reference number 22561.

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[S6766] Genealogy prepared by Melvin Race (email address)
[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Family: Myron Thomas Sturgeon (b. 27 April 1908, d. 24 May 2001)

Daughter	Lynn Sturgeon
Daughter	Sharon Sturgeon

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Carolyn Wolters was born on 15 May 1924 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.^3,1 She and Myron Thomas Sturgeon were married on 11 August 1946 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.³ She died on 19 August 1990, at age 66.^2,1

Carolyn Wolters was also known as Caroline Wolters.³ She had reference number 22566. Her Social Security Number was 372-20-1467, issued: Michigan.¹

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[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11411] Obituary - Myron T. Sturgeon
[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Lynn Sturgeon¹

F, #22293

Parents

Father	Myron Thomas Sturgeon (b. 27 April 1908, d. 24 May 2001)
Mother	Carolyn Wolters (b. 15 May 1924, d. 19 August 1990)

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Sharon Sturgeon¹

F, #22294

Parents

Father	Myron Thomas Sturgeon (b. 27 April 1908, d. 24 May 2001)
Mother	Carolyn Wolters (b. 15 May 1924, d. 19 August 1990)

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Walter M. Worman

M, #22295

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Family: Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon (b. 17 November 1909)

Daughter

Harriet Leona Worman

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Walter M. Worman and Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon were married on 16 May 1932.¹

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Harriet Leona Worman¹

F, #22296

Parents

Father	Walter M. Worman
Mother	Virginia Edith "Edith" Sturgeon (b. 17 November 1909)

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Mary Elizabeth Cox¹

F, #22297, b. 15 May 1921

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Family: Franklin D. Sturgeon (b. 9 April 1921)

Daughter	Gwen Ellen Sturgeon
Son	George Franklin Sturgeon
Son	Thomas Albert Sturgeon (b. 8 August 1948, d. 15 June 1977)

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Mary Elizabeth Cox was born on 15 May 1921 in Kentucky.¹ She and Franklin D. Sturgeon were married on 12 July 1947 in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹

Mary Elizabeth Cox had reference number 22571.

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Thomas Albert Sturgeon¹

M, #22298, b. 8 August 1948, d. 15 June 1977

Parents

Father	Franklin D. Sturgeon (b. 9 April 1921)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Cox (b. 15 May 1921)

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Thomas Albert Sturgeon was born on 8 August 1948 in Athens, Athens Co., Ohio.¹ He and Gale Held were married on 31 March 1974 in Camp Ord, California.¹ He died on 15 June 1977, at age 28, in Parma, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.¹

Thomas Albert Sturgeon had reference number 22572.

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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Gwen Ellen Sturgeon¹

F, #22299

Parents

Father	Franklin D. Sturgeon (b. 9 April 1921)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Cox (b. 15 May 1921)

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)

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George Franklin Sturgeon¹

M, #22300

Parents

Father	Franklin D. Sturgeon (b. 9 April 1921)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Cox (b. 15 May 1921)

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[S5344] Genealogy prepared by Bob Nelson (email address)