Genealogy Data Page 340 (Notes Pages)

Genealogy Data Page 340 (Notes Pages)

For privacy reasons, Date of Birth and Date of Marriage for persons believed to still be living are not shown.

Note: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Directories, 1889-1892
Name: Walter C. Sterling
Location 2: bds 26 S River
Occupation: student
Year: 1892
City: Wilkes-Barre
State: PA

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The first municipal election resulted in the choice of the following officers: Ira M. Kirkendall, mayor; F. D. Vose, high constable; Isaac S. Osterhout, Adolph Voigt and J. A. Rippard, auditors. The following named gentlemen composed the first board of councilmen: J. E. Clarke, M. Regan, J. C. Williamson, H. B. Hillman, Hiram Wentz, William A. Swan, Walter C. Sterling, H. C. Fry, George H. Parrish, Charles A. Miner, C. P. Kidder, Joseph Schilling, Anthony Helfrich, C. B. Dana and John Gilligan.

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, PA

Census: Date: 1900
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1910
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

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Sterling, Knight (b. 1878, d. BEF 1900)

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, PA

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Sterling, Paul (b. OCT 1879, d. ?)

Note: Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The President's Resience
30 West River Street
This brick home on West River Street has been home...
to five Wilkes presidents and their families.

The home was renovated in 2002, but many original features -- like fireplaces -- were kept intact. A large dining room and a marble-floored sunroom are some of the home's most distinctive attributes.

According to a May 22, 2004, Times Leader feature, President Gilmour says, "It's a good house...It works in a variety of ways."

home to... Wilkes University's President & family
second floor... once home to servants
5800... approximate square feet of living space

If you were at Wilkes between 1967 & 1970...
you might have taken a class or two in this building. Wilkes College purchased the home from Mrs. Sterling and used it as an academic and administrative building until it was refurbished for President and Mrs. Michelini in 1970.

The Georgian-style structure was designed in 1925, by Edmund B. Gilchrist of Philadelphia, as a residence for Paul Sterling, son of Walter G. Sterling who lived in the building we now know as Sterling Hall.

The basic original structure of this Classical Revival style house remains intact, although floors had to be relaid due to flood damage.
updated 08.04.04

Census: Date: 1900
Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 7, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1910
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1930
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

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Sterling, Leila (b. 1886, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1910
Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

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Elder, Ann Espy (b. 25 FEB 1794, d. 3 JUN 1886)

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, PA

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Harrisburg West, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

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Piper, Alexander M. (b. 1786, d. 17 MAR 1868)

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, PA

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Harrisburg West, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

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Elder, John (b. 2 SEP 1796, d. 3 NOV 1857)

Note: b. September 2, 1796 , in Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. November 3, 1857 , in Sacramento city, California ; in 1833 , removed to Indianapolis, Ind. , where he followed his profession of architect successfully, being for many years the prominent one of Indiana . Evidences of his talent remain in many public buildings throughout the State; notably the Hospital for the Insane, at Indianapolis ; In 1850 , he went to California , where he died of typhoid fever, at the age of sixty-one years. He m., March 2, 1820 , near Harrisburg, Pa. , by Rev. James R. Sharon , Jane Henderson Ritchey , b. May 20, 1800 , in Dauphin county, Pa. ; she was a woman possessed of rare ease and grace of manner, and the honored center of her household; only daughter of John and Margaret Ritchey . John Ritchey was a prominent and wealthy member of the community in which he lived, honored and esteemed by all; Margaret , his wife, a cultured, refined woman, of strong christian character, was devoted throughout her life to the promotion of the cause of Christ.