Josiah C. Sturtevant, resident on sec. 31, Coloma Township, has resided in Whiteside County since 1844, and since that time he has been identified with the agricultural development of Coloma Township. He was born at Center Harbor, N. H. June 16, 1805, and went to Vermont about 1826, where he continued to live until he came to Whiteside County. He is the owner of 250 acres of land, which includes 80 acres acquired by a recent purchase. His first investment in land in Coloma Township embraced 170 acres.
Mr. Sturtevant was married March 16, 1826, in Peacham, Vt., to Mary A. Robbins. She was born Sept. 30,1809, in Vermont. She became the mother of 17 children, all but six of them lived to maturity. The names of those who survived their infancy were Eliza A., Antoinette, Newton C., Nelson A., Rosetta C., Hamdin A., Harriet, Mary A., Jonas, Edward, Emma F., Evaline F., Addie B., Charles P., and Carrie. Antoinette taught the first school in the town of Coloma. Mrs. Sturtevant died Feb. 3, 1881. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Sturtevant was made the first Justice of the Peace on the organization of the Township of Coloma, and was also the first Road Commissioer. He has held other minor official positions. He is a Democrat in political belief and connection.
His parents, Perez and Dolly (Kimball) Sturtevant, were natives of New England, and. their family included eight children: Starrett P., Josiah C., Hezekiah F., Isaac, John D., Albert, Rosetta and Mary.
The portrait is a copy of a photograph recently taken. Mr. Sturtevant is a representative of the pioneer period of Whiteside County.
Portraits and Biographical 1895 Pg 631
Some additional Information:
Eliza 1827
Antionette 1835 m Benjamin Horton Cushing 8 April 1855 Book B # 270. They had three known children; Edwin Horton Cushing 4 Mar 1857, Daniel Jenks Cushing 23 Aug 1860, Nancy Cushing abt 1862, Frederick abt 1864 - all said to have been born in Adams Co Iowa.
Newton C 1837
Daniel 1839
Nelson A. 1841
Rosetta C 1843 married David R. Butler 15 Sep 1870 # 2673
Jonas 11 Nov 1844 - 11 May 1909, married Jennie Boggs Murphy 15 Jan 1879 # 4918. Their children were Harry Cecil Sturtevant b 17 Oct 1880 and John Josiah Sturtevant b 2 Feb 1883
Emma 1845 married Vincent H. Gibson 11 May 1897 # 9734
Evaline 1847
Addie 1849 (Adelaide) married Edgar E. Andrews 21 Jun 1871 # 2843. There are two children, Grace and Winfield Sturtevant.
Charles 1851 married Esther M. Brooks 4 April 1855 # 6611. They have 4 children; Edna, Imogene, Hazel and Paul Sturtevant.
Carrie Dec 1854 - 03 Nov 1859 buried in the Como Cemetery
Harriett 1855
Mary A 1857
Hamden A 1859 married Julia L. Annis 28 Jun 1868 # 2081. They had a son, Albert Sturtevant. One researcher shows a 2nd marriage to Jennie Cleveland with two children, Aubrey and Albert Sturtevant.
Edward - Birth unknown
Perez Sturtevant the father of Josiah is buried in the Como Cemetery - 17 March 1765 - 12 Nov 1855 the son of Church and Sarah (Leach) Sturtevant.
I didn't find a listing for his wife Dorothy but there are many unmarked graves in this old cemetery. See the Como Cemetery listings for other Sturtevant burials.
