Alexander McCormick Sturm: Appalachian Aristocracy

1923 - 1951 (28 years)

Generation: 1

Alexander McCormick Sturm was born 24 Jun 1923, Westport, CT; died 13 Nov 1951, Norwalk, CT; was buried , Willowbrook Cemetery Westport Fairfield Co. CT.

Notes:

He was was an American artist and writer who was a co-founder of Sturm, Ruger, a firearms manufacturer. As a writer and artist, he was, during his life, perhaps best known for his two popular illustrated children's books, The Problem Fox and From Ambush to Zig-zag, both published before he graduated from Yale, and for his playboy bon vivant lifestyle among the rich and famous.

Always sickly, Alexander Sturm became seriously ill in 1951 with hepatitis and died suddenly and unexpectedly. His wife, Paulina Longworth Sturm, died in 1957. Their daughter Joanna Sturm was raised by her grandmother Alice Roosevelt Longworth, who was the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McCormick_Sturm

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26019813

Alexander married Paulina Longworth 1944. Paulina (daughter of Nicholas Longworth, IV and Alice Lee Roosevelt) was born 14 Feb 1925, Washington, DC; died 27 Jan 1957, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm was born 09 Jul 1946.

Generation: 2