Family Data Collection - Births Julius Strange Father Benjamin Strange Birth 1740 Virginia Julius Strange Birth 1740 New Kent County, Virginia Death 1810 Halifax County, Virginia Parents: Benjamin Strange (1715 - 1779) Francesca Anne Evans Strange (____ - 1820) Spouse Elizabeth Cecelia Stokes Strange (1744 - 1770) Daughter Ruthy Strange Morefield (1770 - 1803) Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Place of Burial Unknown Created by janine mcquiston Nov 25, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #101266447, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101266447
A Strange Family genealogy gives Laura's names as Laura Frances. Probably because of the error in James' last name in the marriage record. The 1880 census lists her as Laura J. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 32, Hse #263, Fam #267 Strange, William W M 44 Farmer TN TN TN Strange, Eadie W F 34 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write TN TN TN Strange, Laura J W F 3 Dau TN TN TN One genealogy reports the names of Laura's two husbands, but has no vital information. We are told that there were no children of either of the Laura Strange marriages. Death and burial information is not known. The birth date of August 1876, reported in the genealogy below, comes from the 1900 census. I have not found any independent report of a birth date for Laura. Laura J. STRANGE Sex F Birth AUG 1876 in Tennessee Census 1900 Jefferson Co., Tennessee page 191 Reference Number WFT Vol. 14, #2932 Father William STRANGE b 2 FEB 1842 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee Mother Edith Jane EDMONDS b 5 AUG 1845 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee Marriage 1 James FRANCE Marriage 2 Joseph SAMPLES -- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2304714&id=I09053 She is again listed as Laura J in the 1900 census. At that time 24-year-old Laurie was still living at home with her parents and some younger siblings. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 8A, Hse/Fam #131 Strange, William H head W M Feb 1848 58 Married 38 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Owns Strange, Edie J Wife W F Aug 1845 54 Married 38 yrs TN TN TN Strange, Laura J Dau W F Aug 1876 23 Single TN TN TN With this consistent listing as Laura J, I am wondering how the older genealogy (with some good detail but no documentation) got the name Laura Frances. As I searched for further documentation in September 2009, I noticed again the name of her husband, James France, and wondered if this compiler had confused the married name France with a given name Frances. I found that his name was miswritten on their marriage record in 1908. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 James Francis Marriage 30 Sep 1908 Cocke County, Tennessee Spouse Laura Strange In quick order, I found Laura Jane France with her husband James France in Cocke County, just across the line from Jefferson County. (The Strange and Gregory families had lived near the county line on the Jefferson side, but done much of their business on the Cocke County side, where the county seat of Newport was close to the Jefferson County line.) 1910 Federal Census, Cocke, Tennessee, 21 April, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 12, page 3B, Hse/Fam #99 France, James Head M W 50 Marriage 2 Married 1yr7mos TN TN TN Farmer Owns France, Laura Jane Wife F W 33 Marriage 1 Married 1yr7mos TN TN TN Relatives are living all around them. Next door is Charles France age 25, who appears to be James' son. Next door to Charles is Laura's uncle Greenberry Strange and his wife Sarah France. Two doors away on the other side is Joseph Hance, a relative of Laura's brother-in-law Hugh Hance, who married her sister Caroline. Laura and her second husband, Joseph Siar Samples, later moved to North Carolina, where they spent the rest of their lives. 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina, 11 April, District 16, page 12A, Gastonia, 1026 West Airline Ave, Hse #142, Fam #? Samples, Joseph Head Rents M W 53 First married at age 22 TN TN TN Carpenter Samples, Laura Wife F W 48 First married at age 20 TN TN TN Samples, Rubel Son M W 15 TN TN TN Living two doors away from Joseph and Laura is one of Laura's kinfolks, Cephus A Strange. I have not found this name before finding 32-year-old Cephus here in Gastonia, North Carolina, with his with Lottie D and their children, Willie M, Clyde E and Bonnie L. I subsequently found that apparently this is a son of Greenberry Strange. In 1920, he and his new wife Lettie are living next door to Greenberry, and Joseph Samples is only a few doors down, recorded on the previous page of the census. I have not been able to find Laura in the 1920 census. Joseph's death record reports his wife as Laura Strange Samples. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Joseph Siar Samples White Male Age 87, Birth 21 Aug 1877 Tennessee Death 26 Oct 1964 Gastonia, Gaston County Residence Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina Spouse's Name Laura Strange Samples Laura died before Joseph. A death announcement appeared on the day of her death. "MRS. LAURA JANE SAMPLES Mrs. Laura Jane Samples died this morning at at her horne 304 North Morehead Street. She has been in failing health for several months and seriously ill for the past few weeks." -- Gastonia Gazette, Gastonia, North Carolina, Oct 27 1953, via NewspaperArchive.com Her North Carolina Death Certificate provides the following report. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 Laura Jane Samples Residence 304 N Morehead St, Gastonia, NC Occupation Domestic Age 77, Birth 1876 Tennessee Spouse and informant Joseph S Samples Father Bill Strange, Mother Edith Edmonds Death 27 Oct 1953 at home Gastonia, North Carolina Primary cause of death, contributing fractured hip Burial 29 Oct 1953 Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, NC by Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia Certificate #23906 filed 2 November 1953
1900 Federal Census, Hamblen County, Tennessee, 11 June, Civil District 7, Enumeration District 59, page 5B, Hse #92, Fam #94 Strange, Joseph S Head W M Dec 1859 40 Married 14 yrs TN TN TN Preacher Owns Strange, Julia Wife W F Apr 1857 43 Married 14 yrs 4 children/4 living Single TN TN TN Strange, Lawrence M Son W M Nov 1892 7 Single TN TN TN 1910 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 May, Civil District 2, Enumeration District 104, page 50A, Hse #910, Fam #920 Strange, Jospeh S Head M W 50 Married 14 years AR NC MS Minister, Pastors Church Rents - page 50B - Strange, Julia Wife F W 53 Married 24 years 4 children/4 living TN TN TN Strange, Larance Son M W 17 TN TN TN U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Lawrence Milton Strange Haskell, Passaic County, New Jersey Birth 26 Nov 1892 Chattanooga, Tennessee Emploiyed by Dupont De Nemours & Co Medium Height and Build, Brown Eyes and Hair Registered 5 June 1917 Passaic County, New Jersey Note that in this registration, Lawrence rpeorted he was born in Chattanooga. His birth certificate, howver, is more specific, stting he was born in Red Bank, in Hamilton County. Red Bank is an enclave, totaly surroudned by the city of Chattanooga. Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 Lawrence Milton Strange Gender: Male Birth 26 Nov 1892 Red Bank, Hamilton County Father: Joseph Seaton Strange Mother: Julia Lewis By 1920, Lawrence was statoned in the Philippine Islands as a Marine. 1920 Federal Census, Cavite, Philippine Islands, 20 January, Marine Barracks, District 15, page 1A Strange, Lawrence M Sergt Res in US Tenn, Fountain City, Knox Co M W 27 Single TN TN TN In 1917, when Lawrence registered for the WWI draft, he was working in New Jersey for The Dupont Corporation. Here is some interesting information on the Dupont family and the founder of the Dupont Chemical Empire in the United States. --------------------------------- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (December 14, 1739 - August 7, 1817) was a French writer, economist, and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families emigrated to the United States. His son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont was the founder of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company. He was the patriarch and progenitor of one of the United States' most successful and wealthiest business dynasties of the 19th and 20th centuries. Pierre du Pont was born December 14, 1739, the son of Samuel Dupont and Anne Alexandrine de Montchanin. His father was a watchmaker and French Protestant or Huguenot. His mother was a descendant of an impoverished minor noble family from Burgundy. Du Pont married Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée de Rencourt in 1766, also of a minor noble family. They had two sons who survived to adulthood, including Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company in the United States. -- Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Samuel_du_Pont_de_Nemours --------------------------------- Lawrence is buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 14 Feb 2007, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.91592.121] Strange, Lawrence Birth date 11/26/1892 Death date 02/00/1964 Residence Tennessee Social Security #415-05-0647 Issued in Tennessee
1900 Federal Census, Marshall County, Alabama, 9 June, Precinct 18 Thompson, District 94, Page 5A, House #76, Family #77 Strange, Samuel L Head W M Feb 1872 28 Married 8 years AL AL AL Farmer Owns Farm Strange, Samantha G Wife W F May 1872 28 Married 8 years 4 children/4 living AL AL AL Strange, Leona Dau W F May 1893 7 Single AL AL AL 1910 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 12 May, Justice Precinct 4, District 232, Sheet 11B, Hse #152, Fam #154 Strange, Samuel L Head M W 35 Married 18 years AL SC GA Farmer Rents Strange, Samantha G Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 7 children/7 living AL GA AL Strange, Leona Dau F W 17 AL AL AL The Fullerton-Laird genealogy which provides more detail on members of this family, reports this person's anme as Leoma, rather than Leona. Though this compiler provides no documetation for the birth and death details, it apepars to come from family sources. Leoma Strange Birth 25 Sep 1892 in Albertville, Marshall, Alabama Death 18 Jul 1965 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas Parents: Samuel Lusers Strange 1872-1957 Samantha Gay Nixon 1872-1960 -- Fullerton-Laird, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1929901/person/-1319040551 The birth date provided by this genealogy matches the 1910 census age. But as often is the case, the actual birth date reported in the 1900 census (May 1930) is different.
1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 6 January, Civil District 1, District 64, page 4A, Ferry Road, Hse #65, Fam #66 Strange, William Head Rents home M W 41 TN TN TN Farm Laborer Strange, Edith Wife F W 30 TN TN TN Strange, Leonadis Son F W 1 TN TN TN 1930 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 April, Civil District 10, District 85, page 3A, Southern Railway, Hse #54, Fam #57 Strange, William Head Rents home M W 51 First married at age 25 Cannot read, can write TN TN TN Farmer Strange, Edith Wife F W 40 First married at age 15 Cannot read, can write TN TN TN Strange, Leonadis Son F W 11 Can read and write TN TN TN
1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 7 January, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 78, page 2B, Hse/Fam #32 Strange, Mitchel Head Rents M W 24 Married TN TN TN Farm Laborer Strange, Grace Wife F W 20 Married TN TN TN Strange, Lee Son M W 1 Single TN TN TN Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current Leroy Strange Age at Death 89 Birth Date Abt 1919 Death Date Abt 2008 Publication 21 May 2008 -- Rootsweb, http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=STRANGE%2C%20Leroy&type=Keyword Wayne Strange sent a list with information on Leroy and his siblings. The children: Leroy Strange b 14 July 1918 Jefferson County, TN d 19 May 2008 Buried: Cremation Beulah Kate (Katherine?) b 1921 Jefferson County, TN d 1991 Cremation Walter R Strange b 1923 Spartanburg County, SC d 1974 Whitney Cemetery, Whitney, SC John Mack Paul Strange b 1925 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 1982 (?) Zephryhills, FL Wilson Robert Strange b 1927 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 1991 (est) Spartanburg, SC Wayne Oneill Strange (see note 1) b Oct 29, 1933 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC Frank Kenneth Strange b Oct 8, 1938 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 2 Jan 2013 Cremation (?) 1. Oneill is the spelling on my birth certificate. -- Wayne Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 May 2016 Leroy Strange Birth Jul 14, 1918 Death May 19, 2008 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina h/o Vera Estelle Israel Strange Burial Good Shepherd Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Created by Vicki Rush Sep 16, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #42033706, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42033706&ref=acom ------------------ Leroy Strange Obituary - Spartanburg, SC Leroy Strange, 89, of Summer Place Assisted Living and formerly of the Whitney community, passed away on Monday evening, May 19, 2008. Born July 14, 1918, in Newport, TN, he was the son of the late Oscar Mitchell and Grace Ellen Rhinehart Strange. He was retired from Andrews Bearing, a U S Army Veteran of World War II, and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include his wife, Very Estelle Israel Strange; two daughters, Sandra L Weathers and her husband James, and Vikki S Varn and her husband Randy, all of Boiling Springs; three sons, Joseph B Strange of Marietta, GA, Glenn R Strange and his wife Brenda of Boiling Springs, and Neil B Strange and his wife Diann of Inman; two brothers, Wayne O Strange of Tennessee, and Kenneth F Strange of Spartanburg; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 4:00 PM Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Good Shepherd Memorial Park conducted by the Rev Donnie Moore and Mr Joe Blanton. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mobile Meals Service, Box 461, Spartanburg, SC 29304. The family is at the home of James and Sandra Weathers, 110 Panorama Drive, Boiling Springs. An online guest register is available at www.floydmortuary.com. Floyds North Church Street Chapel Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from May 21 to 22, 2008 -- Legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/spartanburg/obituary.aspx?n=leroy-strange&pid=110103210, Accessed 9 May 2016 ------------------
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 3 May, Civil District 6, District 71, page 7A, Hse #113, Fam #115 Strange, Willie Head M W 31 Married 5 years TN TN TN Laborer. working Out Rents Strange, Edie Wife F W 20 20 Married 5 years 4 children, 2 living TN TN TN Strange, Lillie Daughter F W 2 TN TN TN 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 6 January, Civil District 1, District 64, page 4A, Ferry Road, Hse #65, Fam #66 Strange, William Head Rents home M W 41 TN TN TN Farm Laborer Strange, Edith Wife F W 30 TN TN TN Strange, Lillie Daughter F W 11 TN TN TN
Some sources give his name as Littleberry with no middle name. This given name appears in several families in this era, sometimes was one word/name and sometimes as two. Common also was the given name Berry. I have followed the date from a descendant, Charles Dill, with a birth year of 1807. One source had the same day, 20 July, but the year of 1789. This differs from a genealogy by a descendant that seems to fit with other family details. 1789 was the year that his parents married. The date of the marriage, given in various sources, was 15 July 1789. The genealogy date of 1807 seems more reasonable, and matches the sequence of birth dates for all the children. It appears Littleberry was the 6th child, not the first. Charles Dill comments that the birth might have been in Laurens County, South Carolina, instead of Spartanburg County. This, however, seems unlikely, since Charles agrees with other sources that the next child, Amos Bradford Strange, was born in Spartanburg County. Little Berry is reported to have married twice. One genealogy reports wives and children as follows: LITTLEBERRY STRANGE was born 02 Jul 1807 in Laurens Co., SC or Spartanburg Co., SC, and died 27 May 1888 in Brownstown, Chattooga Co., GA. He married (1) ELIZABETH BRICE 15 Nov 1827 in Spartanburg Co., SC. She was born 1804 in SC. He married (2) MARGARET A. BRICE 1853 in Chattooga Co., GA. She was born 1818 in Spartanburg Co., SC. Children of LITTLEBERRY STRANGE and ELIZABETH BRICE are: 2. i. JOHN A. STRANGE, b. 12 Sep 1825, Spartanburg Co., SC; d. 27 Jan 1863, Savannah, GA. ii. WILLIAM W. STRANGE, b. 29 Oct 1828. iii. LORENZO L. STRANGE, b. 1830. iv. AMOS ALEXANDER STRANGE, b. 1833. v. DAVID C. STRANGE, b. 1835. vi. SARAH ANN STRANGE, b. 1837. vii. THOMAS F. STRANGE, b. 1839. viii. MARGARET E. STRANGE, b. 1841, Chattooga Co., GA. ix. AUGUSTUS E. STRANGE, b. 1844, Chattooga Co., GA. x. HARRIET W. STRANGE, b. 1848, Chattooga Co., GA. xi. JAMES BERRY STRANGE, b. 11 Dec 1849, Chatham Co., NC. Children of LITTLEBERRY STRANGE and MARGARET BRICE are: xii. QUILLIAN CLAYTON STRANGE, b. 1853. xiii. LUCINDA R. STRANGE, b. 1855. -- Charles Dill 1840 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 285 Berry Strange 2 male under 5 years, 2 male 5-10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5 years, 1 female 30-40 ----------------------------- Little Berry Strange Birth Jul. 2, 1807 Laurens County, South Carolina Death May 27, 1888 Chattooga County, Georgia Little Berry Strange was born July 2, 1807 near Spartanburg, Laurens Co., later Spartanburg Co., SC, the son of Amos Bradford Strange (1759-1842) & Francis Bailey Strange. Little's first name was for a family friend and Berry is a family name, although it is also seen as Littleberry, and even Littlebury in some sources. Grandson of Edmond Strange (1729/30-1800) & Martha Ellis (1730-1775) Great-grandson of Henry Strange (1685-1746) & Mary Liptrot (1695-1750) 2nd gr-grandson of Alexander Strange, Sr. (1665-1725) On Nov. 15, 1827, he married Elizabeth Brice. In 1841, the family moved to Chattooga Co., GA near Broomtown at the foot of Taylor's Ridge in Chattooga Co. Little Berry and his brother, William Bradford Strange, founded a church, school, cemetery, and a camp meeting ground, called South Carolina Camp Ground. Two of his sons, Lorenzo L. and David C. Strange became Methodist ministers. Two more sons, John A. & Thomas F. Strange, gave their lives for the South, during the Civil War. After Elizabeth died in 1852, he married her sister, Margaret, widow of his nephew, Henry [who had died just a few weeks earlier]. Little Berry died May 27, 1888, and his tombstone read, "A Faithful Class Leader for Forty Years." Parents: Amos Bradford Strange (1759 - 1842) Francis Elizabeth Bayley Strange (1774 - 1860) Spouses: Margaret Brice Strange (1819 - 1878) Elizabeth Brice Strange (1804 - 1852) Children: John A. Strange (1826 - 1864) William Bryce Strange (1828 - 1899) Lorenzo L. Strange (1830 - 1875) Amos Alexander Strange (1833 - 1906) Thomas F Strange (1839 - 1865) Augustus Edward Strange (1844 - 1920) Siblings: William Bradford Strange (1791 - 1848) Mary E. Strange (1795 - 1800) Marshall Strange (1799 - 1810) Rebecah Strange (1801 - 1810) Rachel Strange (1803 - 1810) Little Berry Strange (1807 - 1888) Amos Bradford Strange (1809 - 1875) Permela Strange (1814 - 1820) Inscription: A Faithful Class Leader for Forty Years Burial South Carolina Campground Cemetery, Holland (Chattooga County), Chattooga County, Georgia Created by Carolyn Womack May 24, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #90668483, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90668483 -----------------------------
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 76, page 8B, Hse/Fam #144 Strange, Arthur Head M W 28 Married 5 years TN TN TN Farmer Strange, Victoria Wife F W 30 Married 5 years Borne 3 children, 1 living TN TN TN Strange, Loyd R Son M W 4 TN TN TN Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 Loyd Strange, age 22 Veda Terry, age 18 Affidavit by Cal Fain on their age Marriage 31 Mar 1929 Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States Ceremony by O L Underwood, office not stated Recorded Jefferson County Marriage Book, p 266 1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 15, page 5A, Parrots Chapel Road, Hse#95, Fam #97 Strange, Loyd Head Rents Home M W 24 Married at age 23 TN TN TN Laborer Strange, Vida (Veda) Wife F W 18 Married at age 17 TN TN TN United States Social Security Death Index Lloyd Strange Birth 21 Jun 1905 Tennessee Death 06 Apr 1999 Last Place of Residence Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee
1880 Federal Census, Madison County, Missouri, 1 June, German Township, District 61, page 1 (Scan 54A), Hse/Fam #5 Strange, Murphy C W M 25 Husband Laborer TN TN TN Strange, Mary F W F 23 Wife Housekeeping VA VA VA Strange, Lucille A W F 6 Dau Cannot read or write TN TN VA
1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 June, PO Not Stated, page 337 (scan 497), Hse #2385, Fam #2429 Wm Strange 39 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate $1000 Personal Tennessee [abt 1821] M A Strange 34 F b Tennessee [abt 1826] Cannot read or write L J Strange 1 F b Tennessee [abt 1859] 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 2 August, 3rd Civil District, PO Trion, page 27 (340), Hse #178, Family #176 Strange, William 49 M W Farmer TN Strange, Mary A 46 F W Keeps House TN Strange, Lucinda J 11 F W Tennessee 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 179, page 39 (scan 516C), Hse #286, Fam #290 Strange, Jane W F 19 Dau At Home TN TN TN [b abt 1861] Lucinda Jane's age in census of 1880 was 19, which would make it seem the year of birth about 1861. But she was reported as already 1 year old in 1860. In 1870 she was reported as 11. We would have expected an age of 21 in 1880. In 1880 the birthdays of Lucinda Jane and Rachel are still two years apart, though two years younger than the expected. This may mean that both their birthdays were in July. The 1880 census was in July (before a July birthday), while the 1870 census was in August (after a July birthday). I have reported her birthday on the basis of 1860 and 1870, with birth month in July, making her birth date July 1859, and likewise for Rachel. Jefferson County, Tennessee, marriage records indicate that Lucinda married a T J Reneau in November 1880. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Lucinda J Strange Marriage 21 Nov 1880 Jefferson, Tennessee Spouse T J Reneau In the 1920 census, Lucinda was living with Mack Clevenger and his wife Mary Hall. She is listed as Luciundy Clevenger, Aunt. No record of a second marriage has been found. The last name as Clevenger may be an enumerator error. 1920 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee, 16 January, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 45, Page 7B, Hse/Fam #132 Clevenger, John M Head Owns M W 56 Married TN NC TN Miller Clevenger, Marry E Wife F W 53 Married TN TN TN Clevenger, Thelma A Dau F W 13 Single TN TN TN Clevenger, Hall M W 11 Single TN TN TN Clevenger, Zebbie Son M W 9 Single TN TN TN Clevenger, Lucindy Aunt F W 63 Widow TN TN TN Her age here is 63, which would make birth in 1854. The older age has to be wrong. even if they were not focused on exact years, her parents could not have mistaken a 1-year-old for a 4-year-old, and likewise an 11-year-old for a 14-year-old.
1906 Cherokee Roll, Citizens by Blood, Minor Children Under Provision of an Act of Congress 26 April 1906 #378 Strange, Lula Euphemia Age 2 [b abt 1904] Female 1/32 Card #564 I am puzzled to find that none of the other children were on the list. Lula had a sister named Ella born just two years before, and Her sister Janie was born in 1900. Why were they not in the list? Likewise Mary Emma, born in 1895. Their mother is reported as 1/16 Cherokee in the 1910 census. Degree of Native blood was not reported in the 1920 census. In the 1910 census her name was entered as Lulu. Several censuses use this spelling, and show no other source, lacking the 1920 census which has her name right. 1910 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Township 2, District 171, page 12B, Hse/Fam #27 Strange, Cicero J Head M White 36 Married 15 years GA -- -- Farmer Owns Farm Can Read and Write Strange, Mary B Head F Ind (1/16 Cherokee) 35 Married 15 years 7 children/7 living OK MS OK Can Read and Write Strange, Lulu E Dau F Ind (1/32 Cherokee) 6 Single OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write 1920 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 31 January, Foyil Township, District 155, page 24, Hse #49, Fam #51 Strange, C J Head M W 45 GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1875] Strange, Mary Wife F W 42 OK MS OK [b abt 1878] Strange, Lula Dau F W 15 OK GA OK [b abt 1905] "[Lula Strange] m abt 1925 OK (William Joseph Wagner Sr. 1895-1947) Div[orced] -- R D Tucker, Ancestry Comment on this genelaogy 22 Sep 2014 Lula and William moved to Arizona, where their son William Joseph Jr was born. They were back in Oklahoma in 1930, where William was working as a machinst in a Steel Comapny mill. 1930 Federal Census, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Tulsa, District 72-88, page 1B, 503 S Utica St, Hse/Fam #15 Wagner, William J Head Rents $30 No Radio M W 34 Married at age 30 LA LA LA Steel Co Machinist [b abt 1896] Wagner, Lula E Wife F W 25 Married at age 21 OK GA OK [b abt 1905] Wagner, William J Jr Son M W 3 Single AZ LA OK [b abt 1925] According to the Tucker comment above, Wililam and Lula were divorced and William did not die until 1947. But in the 1940 census, Lula is reported as a widow, and has returned back home with her son to Rogers County, Oklahoma, where she is teaching school. Perhaps she reported herself as widowed to avoid saying she had been divorced. No record for William has been found after the 1930 census. 1940 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 11 May, Catoosa, District 66-2, Page 16A, Hse #294, Rents $20, Farm Wagner, Lula Head F Indian 36 Widow Grade C3 b Oklahoma Rural Rogers Co OK in 1935 Public School Teacher [b abt 1904] Wagner, William J Son M Indian 13 Single Grade 7 b Arizona Rural Rogers Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1927] Several genealogies report a date of death for Lula. But none of them tell how they got the date. None have documentation for anything but the 1910 census. Some don't even attach that. Some genealogies report her name as it is written in the 1910 census, Lulu. But her name was Lula. She was named after a sister of her father called Tallulah, or nicknamed Lula. Lula Euphemia Strange Birth 26 June 1904 in Chelsea, OK Death 25 Dec 1966 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma Parents: Cicero James Strange 1874 - 1967 Mary Bright Drake 1878 - 1959 -- Baker, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22388488/person/19808017187?ssrc=&ml_rpos=5