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Katie M Roller

Katie M Roller



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  1. 1.  Katie M RollerKatie M Roller was born on 2 Sep 1864 in Virginia, USA; died on 23 Feb 1936 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Name: Katherine White
    • Name: Katie Katherine Roller
    • Name: Katie Roller White
    • Name: Katie Roller White
    • Name: Katie White
    • Name: Katie White
    • Name: Mrs Katie Roller
    • Name: Mrs Katie White
    • Residence: 311 Nectarine street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1891, 324 Calder street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Mother-in-law
    • Findagrave Profile: 23 Feb 1936, 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Obituary: 25 Feb 1936, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Died:
    70 Age: 70

    Family/Spouse: Harry White. Harry was born in 1874 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Bessie Roller  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1887 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Mar 1939 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. Lulu M White  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Olmsted Edgar White  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Nov 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
    4. 5. Armaster White  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Armaster White  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bessie RollerBessie Roller Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katie1) was born on 20 Jun 1887 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Mar 1939 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Bessie Roller
    • Name: Bessie Sturgess
    • Name: Bessie Sturgis
    • Name: Bessie Sturgis
    • Name: Bessie Sturgis
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1936, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Bessie married John Irvin Sturgis, I on 12 May 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John was born about 1886 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. William Hoffman Sturgis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Mar 1910 in 324 Calder street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 7. John Irvin Sturgis, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1911 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Jul 1998.

  2. 3.  Lulu M WhiteLulu M White Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katie1) was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lula Thompson
    • Name: Lula White
    • Name: Lulia White
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1925, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1936, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Family/Spouse: Husband Unknown Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Olmsted Edgar WhiteOlmsted Edgar White Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katie1) was born on 11 Feb 1906 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Nov 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Olmsted White
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1926, State Penitentiary, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
    • Residence: 1936, Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1946, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1954, Los Angeles, California, USA


  4. 5.  Armaster WhiteArmaster White Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katie1) was born about 1907 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1920, Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Hoffman SturgisWilliam Hoffman Sturgis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Katie1) was born on 2 Sep 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Mar 1910 in 324 Calder street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: William H Stergis
    • Burial Location: 2 Mar 1910, 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Obituary: 2 Mar 1910, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery


  2. 7.  John Irvin Sturgis, IIJohn Irvin Sturgis, II Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Katie1) was born on 29 Apr 1911 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Jul 1998.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Sturgess
    • Name: John Sturgis Jr
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Wife
    • Obituary: 22 Jul 1998, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    John Sturgis Jr., 87, owned hotel John Irvin Sturgis Jr., 87, of 4161 Sixth Ave., Los Angeles, formerly of Lancaster, died July 10 at home of natural causes.
    Sturgis owned and operated a small hotel and nightclub in Lancaster for 26 years. He previously served on the Harrisburg Police Force for 10 years. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lancaster. He graduated from John Harris High School, where he excelled in a variety of athletics. He was a five-letter man known as Flying Cloud to football fans, v He earned an athletic scholarship to Lincoln University and then attended Morgan State College, Baltimore. He was inducted into Morgan States Football Hall of Fame and was known as one of four football Four Horsemen. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late John Irvin Sr. and Bessie Roller Sturgis. He was married to Sadie Elizabeth Brown Sturgis for 62 years. Surviving in addition to his wife are five daughters, Loretta Brown, Caryn Hobbs and Tanya Sturgis, all of Los Angeles, Kathleen Boyce of Lancaster and Gaye Bennin of Minneapolis; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

    Family/Spouse: Sadie Elizabeth Brown. Sadie (daughter of George Winston Brown and Florence R Coleman) was born on 13 Jan 1916 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA; died on 12 Sep 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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