A Glimpse of Life in Northern Ouachita Parish in the Early 1800’s.

I have told you about our dear friend Charles, who left behind a biography of his early life in the area that would become Sterlington. He was the nephew of John T. Sterling and the son of Robert Harris Sterling, of the Morgan/Morhouse feud fame. The documents he left behind now reside in California, but … Continue reading A Glimpse of Life in Northern Ouachita Parish in the Early 1800’s. →

The Death Certificate of Robert Harris Sterling

Last Tuesday I told you about finding the papers of Charles Boliver Sterling in California. He was the son of R.H. Sterling, who shot Ferdinand Morgan in the back during the Morgan/Morhouse feud. This is a copy of Robert's death certificate from New Orleans. I had always wondered what happened to him after he was … Continue reading The Death Certificate of Robert Harris Sterling →

A New Treasure to Pour Over!

I found about a month ago, a collection in the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA that uncovered an entire lost history of the people who lived around Sterlington in the 1830's. It is the papers of Charles Boliver Sterling, the son of Robert Harris Sterling and Eliza Caroline Morhouse. Remember Robert? He was the … Continue reading A New Treasure to Pour Over! →