In a message dated 3/21/1999 9:45:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, emrobinson@sprynet.com writes: << Mary Ann Sturgill md Daniel Carroll, they lived in Carter CO, and 2-Serena or Clarinda Adkins, who married their son David Carroll. I'm looking for Mary Ann's parents and siblings. I've lost Serena after the 1880 Carter CO >> Sturgill Family, See " A brief history of the Sturgill family from 1650-1960" by David Andrew Sturgill, College Park, MD Sturgill Family, apparently descended from William Sturgill , born about 1875 in Grayson County, VA, and perhaps known as "Big Bill" Sturgill . His children born in VA, included William (1808), David (1818 or 1825) Benjamin (1827) , John (1831) , Isaac ( 1835), The family descended from John Stodgell, born about 1625 in England and moved to Essex County, VA , in 1650 The name is sometimes written Sturgeon. STurgill, Elijah , beetle farmer. born 10/31/1847 in county, son of Hiram and Polly Leadingham Sturgill. died 12/17/1931. If this is your family, there is a Leadingham researcher on the list. HIs address is Leadingham@aol.com Sturgill, Virgil Leon, colorful educator-musician-athlete. born 1897 in county (**if this is your relative, there is more on Virgil) Sturgill, Lafayette born 4/23/1862 son of Benjamin and Nancy McDavid Sturgill. died 5/1/1929. Sturgill, Solomon, pioneer, born about 1805 in Ashe County, N.C., son of John and Jemina Wells Sturgill died in 1855 in Carter County married Rebecca Tompkins offspring included Elizabeth (McDavid) 1834, Nancy (1836), John Frances 1839, Matilda (Pennington) 1841, Jemina 1843, Rebecca 1845, Solomom 1847, and Amanda (McDavid) 1852 from Carter County a pictorical history by George Wolfford, more later Betty