John B. Sturman

STURMAN, VANVECHTEN, WAMSLEY, BAILEY

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/13/2004 at 22:50:09

J. B. Sturman, Winterset, cancer doctor; born in Virginia, November 17, 1813; in 1817 moved with his parents to Ohio and remained there until 1827, and then returned to Virginia and resided with his grandfather, Edward Bailey; after residing with him some years he removed to Coshocton county, Ohio, and in 1842 married Miss Margaret Wamsly, who was born in Ohio; he moved from Ohio to Missouri, and came to this county in 1847; since residing in this county he has held various township offices; his wife died in May, 1871; afterward he married Martha M. Van Vechten, in 1874; she was a native of Massachusetts; has eight children by first marriage: Eliza, Cecelia, James, Sabina, Newton, Miriam, Thomas, Lincoln and Lester.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 552, 553