 1843 - 1908 (64 years)
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| Name |
Alva Stearns |
| Birth |
20 Jul 1843 |
Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Mar 1908 |
Briant, Hamlin, South Dakota |
| Notes |
- Alva and Alice (Whitelaw) had 9 children. Information about children of Alva and 1st wife from a WFT CD file (#2539/10) of Barbara Latham, a descendant. Alva also listed in 1900 soundex as residing at Maryland, Swift MN in 1900 Alva's daughter
Florence m. Leonard Latham who was the son of Alva's 2nd wife by her 1st marriage.
'Faribault County 1855-1976: A Panorama' (MN) has the following on page 297:
Interesting facts, item 3: "In 1895 Alva Stearns harvested 300 bushels of onions from 3/4 of an acre".
An Alva S. Stearns, age 19, enlisted as private on 18 Sep 1862 in the 10th Infantry for MN in the Civil War. Residence given as Freeborn, Freeborn MN, discharged 19 Aug 1865. [1]
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| Person ID |
I4744 |
Ives-Leedom |
| Last Modified |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Ezra Stearns, b. 28 Apr 1810, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York d. 3 Feb 1879, Freeborn, Freeborn, Minnesota (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Deal, b. 17 Feb 1811, New York d. 29 Dec 1902, Marysland, Swift, Minnesota (Age 91 years) |
| Family ID |
F1439 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Alice Brunette Whitelaw, b. 3 Sep 1846, Ryegate, Washington, Vermont d. 17 Apr 1894, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage |
Bef 1870 |
| Children |
| | 1. Florence Olive Stearns, b. 20 Dec 1883, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota d. 17 Jun 1972, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Johnny Stearns |
| | 3. Jay Stearns |
| | 4. Mattie Stearns |
| | 5. Tina Stearns, b. Feb 1877, Minnesota d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Harry Lyle Stearns, b. 5 Jan 1880, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota d. 8 Apr 1934, Bryant, Hamlin, South Dakota (Age 54 years) |
| | 7. Larrett C. Stearns, b. 13 Jan 1882, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota d. 5 Dec 1942 (Age 60 years) |
| | 8. Jesse Stearns, b. 3 Apr 1886, Minnesota d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. Margie Stearns, b. 25 Sep 1889, Minnesota d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F3176 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2003 |
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