John Sturgill b 1779 Grayson Co VA d 15 Mar 1865 (or 1856) Wise Co VA s/o Francis Sturgill and Rebecca Hash. John Sturgill m. 1798 VA to Jemima Wells b 1782 Grayson Co VA d 15 Mar 1856 Letcher Co KY d/o Zachariah Wells and Rebecca Shepherd. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of John Sturgill and Jemima Wells;

I. John Sturgill b 1799 d 1885 m. Mary Polly Boggs b about 1800. Child of John Sturgill and Mary Polly Boggs;

1. Eli G Sturgill b 21 Mar 1818 NC d 26 Oct 1888 m. Evaline Creech b 27 Dec 1831 d/o Elijah Lee Creech and Sarah Day. Children of Eli G Sturgill and Evaline Creech; i). Elijah Oliver Sturgill b 1853 ii). Catherine Sturgill b 1855 iii). James Daniel Sturgill m. 14 Mar 1880 to M E Mullins d/o Solomon Mullins and Rachel Sturgill. iv). Mary Jane Sturgill b 1865 m. 28 Jun 1883 to William B Creech b 1867 s/o Henry H Creech and Delinda Sloas Burton. v). Ira Sturgill b 18 Jul 1866 d 16 Jun 1940 m. 16 Mar 1886 to Sarah Ann Boggs b 17 Jul 1868 d/o Henry Boggs and Julia F Unknown.

II. Daughter Sturgill b 1799

III. David Sturgill b 1800 Ashe Co NC d 1862 Wise Co VA m. Rachel Boggs b 26 Jan 1804 Lee Co VA d/o Hugh Boggs and Elizabeth Blubaugh

IV. Abigail Sturgill b 30 Nov 1803 VA d 16 Oct 1894; m. Matthias Kelly b 1800 TN.

V. Daughter Sturgill b 1805

VI. Solomon Sturgill b 1805 d 1855

VII. Francis "Frank" Sturgill b 1808 VA d 1883 Letcher Co KY m. 1828 to Ruth Bishop Gilley b 26 Jan 1808 VA d 23 Jun 1883 Letcher Co KY of fever; d/o Frank Bishop and Lavina Unknown (or d/o Francis Gilley and Orra Taylor Wells).

VIII. Andrew Sturgill b 12 Jul 1810 d 16 Nov 1890 Letcher Co KY m. Nancy Booth b about 1811 d 16 Dec 1893 Russell Co VA.

IX. Sarah Sturgill b 1812 m. 8 Apr 1830 to William Booth

X. Rachel Sturgill b 1816 VA d 1906 Quicksand, Breathitt Co KY m. about 1834 to Samuel "Reverend Sammy" Maggard b 25 Jul 1814 Knott Co KY d 12 Oct 1879 Quicksand, Breathitt Co KY buried Bradley Cemetery, Breathitt Co KY s/o Samuel Maggard and Rebecca Robertson.

XI. Nancy Sturgill b 1818 Harlan Co KY d 1912 Webbville, KY

XII. Elizabeth "Betsy" Sturgill b 5 May 1823 Wise Co VA d Dec 1923 Carter Co TN (or d Dec 1922 Lawrence Co KY) m. 13 Aug 1839 Harlan Co KY to John Martin Webb b 19 Oct 1817 Harlan Co KY d 12 Jun 1911 Lawrence Co KY buried Glenwood, Lawrence Co KY s/o James F Webb and Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington.

XIII. Agnes Sturgill b 18 Apr 1825 d Lawrence Co KY m. Levi J Webb b 16 Jan 1821 Harlan Co KY d 15 Sept 1848 Lawrence Co KY s/o James F Webb and Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington.

John Sturgill b 1779 Grayson Co VA d 15 Mar 1865 (or 1856) Wise Co VA s/o Francis Sturgill and Rebecca Hash. John Sturgill m. Jane Unknown b 1786 VA. Children in the household of John Sturgill and Jane Unknown in the 1860 Letcher Co KY Cenus;

XIV. Aramenta Sturgill b 1856 KY (this is unlikely a child of John and 2nd wife Jane since Jane would have been too old (age 70 years) to bare children when she was born).

XV. Lidy Sturgill b 1859 KY (this is unlikely the child of John and 2nd wife, Jane since Jane would have been too old (age 73 years) to bare children when she was born)