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Junius Stitt Stearns Sr.

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Junius Stitt Stearns Sr.

Birth
Union County, North Carolina, USA
Death
7 Jul 1965 (aged 79)
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Junius Stitt Stearns was born near Mint Hill, NC, the first of ten children born to Dulin Benson Stearns (1863-1962) and Mary Jane Beachum (1867-1910). Junius was named for his father's best friend. He attended public & private schools in Charlotte, and became a building contractor in Monroe, NC, where he was a prominent member of the community. He married Ethel Elvira Ellis (1893-1956, a daughter of Thomas J. Ellis and Mary H. "Molly" Magill) in 1911, and they had five children: Junius Stitt Stearns, Jr. (1913-1986, m. Katharine Lasater), Margaret Ellen Stearns (1915-1918), Rachel Wilson Stearns (1917-2005, Mrs. S. E. Montgomery), Frank Ellis Stearns (1918-2003, m. Jessie Mey Pleasants) and George Benson Stearns (1920-2003, m. Jimmie Steele).
Junius Stitt Stearns was born near Mint Hill, NC, the first of ten children born to Dulin Benson Stearns (1863-1962) and Mary Jane Beachum (1867-1910). Junius was named for his father's best friend. He attended public & private schools in Charlotte, and became a building contractor in Monroe, NC, where he was a prominent member of the community. He married Ethel Elvira Ellis (1893-1956, a daughter of Thomas J. Ellis and Mary H. "Molly" Magill) in 1911, and they had five children: Junius Stitt Stearns, Jr. (1913-1986, m. Katharine Lasater), Margaret Ellen Stearns (1915-1918), Rachel Wilson Stearns (1917-2005, Mrs. S. E. Montgomery), Frank Ellis Stearns (1918-2003, m. Jessie Mey Pleasants) and George Benson Stearns (1920-2003, m. Jimmie Steele).

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