Her mother was Amanda Harriet Leffew and father was Andrew Jackson Morgan. She used to have very long black hair. I remember when her daugthers my Aunts, cut it. I guess it comes from her Native American heritage from her mothers side, the Leffews.
Descendants of Sterling Leffew
Generation No. 1
1. STERLING1 LEFFEW (PLEASANT HENRYA, ELIASB, STEPHEN (LEPHEW)C) was born 1826 in North Carolina, and died April 12, 1864 in Richmond,Virginia Confederate Prison. He married JERUSHA BARNETT July 16, 1846 in Emory Gap,Roane County,Tn., daughter of JOHN BARNETT and CYNTHIA SMALL. She was born 1834, and died 1893.
Notes for STERLING LEFFEW:
He died fought in the Civil War.He was a Private In Co.F of the 2nd Tn.Vol.Infantry Regiment.He was Captured at Rogersville,Confined at Belle Isle and may have been sent to Andersonville and Apparently died 12Apr1864.Records unclear if place of death Andersonville or Richmond. He enrolled on August 10,1863 and was captured on November 6,1863.
1850 Census
Leffew,Sterling 24,Jerusha 20, John H. 3,Mary M.1 T T Ro-1343-825
1860 Roane Census 11 th District Barnardsville,Tn.
Leffew,Sterling 34 Laborer 150 Whole Family born TN
Jerusha 28
Jno.H 12
Miranda 10
Sarah 8
Alex 6
Elizabeth 3
Lucinda 1
More About STERLING LEFFEW:
Burial: October 06, 1863, Captured at Rogersville,confined Belle Isle Prison
Cause of Death: Bronchitis
Children of STERLING LEFFEW and JERUSHA BARNETT are:
2. i. JOHN HENRY2 LEFFEW, b. November 30, 1847, Roane County,Tennessee; d. February 11, 1921, Harriman Tennessee Roane Co.-Piney Grove Cemetary.
ii. MARY MIRANDA LEFFEW, b. 1849, Roane Co. TN.
iii. SARAH JANE LEFFEW, b. June 11, 1851, Roane Co. TN; m. WILLIAM B HORNESBY, October 17, 1867, Roane Co., Tenn.
3. iv. JAMES ALEXANDER LEFFEW, b. December 11, 1854, Roane County ,Tennessee; d. April 07, 1943, Roane Co. TN.
4. v. ELIZABETH ANN LEFFEW, b. March 04, 1857, Tennessee; d. February 18, 1936.
vi. LUCINDA LEFFEW, b. June 08, 1859; m. W.W. GUY, November 02, 1881, Roane County ,Tennessee; b. 1838.
5. vii. SAMUEL JEFFERSON LEFFEW, b. November 22, 1862, Tennessee.
viii. AMANDA HARRIET (MALINDA) LEFFEW, b. March 08, 1864; m. A.J. MORGAN, April 13, 1885, Roane County ,Tennessee.
Descendants of Sterling Leffew
Generation No. 1
1. STERLING1 LEFFEW (PLEASANT HENRYA, ELIASB, STEPHEN (LEPHEW)C) was born 1826 in North Carolina, and died April 12, 1864 in Richmond,Virginia Confederate Prison. He married JERUSHA BARNETT July 16, 1846 in Emory Gap,Roane County,Tn., daughter of JOHN BARNETT and CYNTHIA SMALL. She was born 1834, and died 1893.
Notes for STERLING LEFFEW:
He died fought in the Civil War.He was a Private In Co.F of the 2nd Tn.Vol.Infantry Regiment.He was Captured at Rogersville,Confined at Belle Isle and may have been sent to Andersonville and Apparently died 12Apr1864.Records unclear if place of death Andersonville or Richmond. He enrolled on August 10,1863 and was captured on November 6,1863.
1850 Census
Leffew,Sterling 24,Jerusha 20, John H. 3,Mary M.1 T T Ro-1343-825
1860 Roane Census 11 th District Barnardsville,Tn.
Leffew,Sterling 34 Laborer 150 Whole Family born TN
Jerusha 28
Jno.H 12
Miranda 10
Sarah 8
Alex 6
Elizabeth 3
Lucinda 1
More About STERLING LEFFEW:
Burial: October 06, 1863, Captured at Rogersville,confined Belle Isle Prison
Cause of Death: Bronchitis
Children of STERLING LEFFEW and JERUSHA BARNETT are:
2. i. JOHN HENRY2 LEFFEW, b. November 30, 1847, Roane County,Tennessee; d. February 11, 1921, Harriman Tennessee Roane Co.-Piney Grove Cemetary.
ii. MARY MIRANDA LEFFEW, b. 1849, Roane Co. TN.
iii. SARAH JANE LEFFEW, b. June 11, 1851, Roane Co. TN; m. WILLIAM B HORNESBY, October 17, 1867, Roane Co., Tenn.
3. iv. JAMES ALEXANDER LEFFEW, b. December 11, 1854, Roane County ,Tennessee; d. April 07, 1943, Roane Co. TN.
4. v. ELIZABETH ANN LEFFEW, b. March 04, 1857, Tennessee; d. February 18, 1936.
vi. LUCINDA LEFFEW, b. June 08, 1859; m. W.W. GUY, November 02, 1881, Roane County ,Tennessee; b. 1838.
5. vii. SAMUEL JEFFERSON LEFFEW, b. November 22, 1862, Tennessee.
viii. AMANDA HARRIET (MALINDA) LEFFEW, b. March 08, 1864; m. A.J. MORGAN, April 13, 1885, Roane County ,Tennessee.
Her mother was Amanda Harriet Leffew and father was Andrew Jackson Morgan. She used to have very long black hair. I remember when her daugthers my Aunts, cut it. I guess it comes from her Native American heritage from her mothers side, the Leffews.
Descendants of Sterling Leffew
Generation No. 1
1. STERLING1 LEFFEW (PLEASANT HENRYA, ELIASB, STEPHEN (LEPHEW)C) was born 1826 in North Carolina, and died April 12, 1864 in Richmond,Virginia Confederate Prison. He married JERUSHA BARNETT July 16, 1846 in Emory Gap,Roane County,Tn., daughter of JOHN BARNETT and CYNTHIA SMALL. She was born 1834, and died 1893.
Notes for STERLING LEFFEW:
He died fought in the Civil War.He was a Private In Co.F of the 2nd Tn.Vol.Infantry Regiment.He was Captured at Rogersville,Confined at Belle Isle and may have been sent to Andersonville and Apparently died 12Apr1864.Records unclear if place of death Andersonville or Richmond. He enrolled on August 10,1863 and was captured on November 6,1863.
1850 Census
Leffew,Sterling 24,Jerusha 20, John H. 3,Mary M.1 T T Ro-1343-825
1860 Roane Census 11 th District Barnardsville,Tn.
Leffew,Sterling 34 Laborer 150 Whole Family born TN
Jerusha 28
Jno.H 12
Miranda 10
Sarah 8
Alex 6
Elizabeth 3
Lucinda 1
More About STERLING LEFFEW:
Burial: October 06, 1863, Captured at Rogersville,confined Belle Isle Prison
Cause of Death: Bronchitis
Children of STERLING LEFFEW and JERUSHA BARNETT are:
2. i. JOHN HENRY2 LEFFEW, b. November 30, 1847, Roane County,Tennessee; d. February 11, 1921, Harriman Tennessee Roane Co.-Piney Grove Cemetary.
ii. MARY MIRANDA LEFFEW, b. 1849, Roane Co. TN.
iii. SARAH JANE LEFFEW, b. June 11, 1851, Roane Co. TN; m. WILLIAM B HORNESBY, October 17, 1867, Roane Co., Tenn.
3. iv. JAMES ALEXANDER LEFFEW, b. December 11, 1854, Roane County ,Tennessee; d. April 07, 1943, Roane Co. TN.
4. v. ELIZABETH ANN LEFFEW, b. March 04, 1857, Tennessee; d. February 18, 1936.
vi. LUCINDA LEFFEW, b. June 08, 1859; m. W.W. GUY, November 02, 1881, Roane County ,Tennessee; b. 1838.
5. vii. SAMUEL JEFFERSON LEFFEW, b. November 22, 1862, Tennessee.
viii. AMANDA HARRIET (MALINDA) LEFFEW, b. March 08, 1864; m. A.J. MORGAN, April 13, 1885, Roane County ,Tennessee.
Descendants of Sterling Leffew
Generation No. 1
1. STERLING1 LEFFEW (PLEASANT HENRYA, ELIASB, STEPHEN (LEPHEW)C) was born 1826 in North Carolina, and died April 12, 1864 in Richmond,Virginia Confederate Prison. He married JERUSHA BARNETT July 16, 1846 in Emory Gap,Roane County,Tn., daughter of JOHN BARNETT and CYNTHIA SMALL. She was born 1834, and died 1893.
Notes for STERLING LEFFEW:
He died fought in the Civil War.He was a Private In Co.F of the 2nd Tn.Vol.Infantry Regiment.He was Captured at Rogersville,Confined at Belle Isle and may have been sent to Andersonville and Apparently died 12Apr1864.Records unclear if place of death Andersonville or Richmond. He enrolled on August 10,1863 and was captured on November 6,1863.
1850 Census
Leffew,Sterling 24,Jerusha 20, John H. 3,Mary M.1 T T Ro-1343-825
1860 Roane Census 11 th District Barnardsville,Tn.
Leffew,Sterling 34 Laborer 150 Whole Family born TN
Jerusha 28
Jno.H 12
Miranda 10
Sarah 8
Alex 6
Elizabeth 3
Lucinda 1
More About STERLING LEFFEW:
Burial: October 06, 1863, Captured at Rogersville,confined Belle Isle Prison
Cause of Death: Bronchitis
Children of STERLING LEFFEW and JERUSHA BARNETT are:
2. i. JOHN HENRY2 LEFFEW, b. November 30, 1847, Roane County,Tennessee; d. February 11, 1921, Harriman Tennessee Roane Co.-Piney Grove Cemetary.
ii. MARY MIRANDA LEFFEW, b. 1849, Roane Co. TN.
iii. SARAH JANE LEFFEW, b. June 11, 1851, Roane Co. TN; m. WILLIAM B HORNESBY, October 17, 1867, Roane Co., Tenn.
3. iv. JAMES ALEXANDER LEFFEW, b. December 11, 1854, Roane County ,Tennessee; d. April 07, 1943, Roane Co. TN.
4. v. ELIZABETH ANN LEFFEW, b. March 04, 1857, Tennessee; d. February 18, 1936.
vi. LUCINDA LEFFEW, b. June 08, 1859; m. W.W. GUY, November 02, 1881, Roane County ,Tennessee; b. 1838.
5. vii. SAMUEL JEFFERSON LEFFEW, b. November 22, 1862, Tennessee.
viii. AMANDA HARRIET (MALINDA) LEFFEW, b. March 08, 1864; m. A.J. MORGAN, April 13, 1885, Roane County ,Tennessee.
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