Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 C W L Rader, Male Trudie Stroud Marriage 21 Dec 1887 Kaufman County, Texas, USA 1880 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 10 June, District 32, page 3, Hse/Fam #21 Stroud, John A W M 29 Husband Farmer AL GA GA Stroud, Mary R W F 30 Wife Keeping House AL SC SC Stroud, Gertrude W F 7 Dau Attended School AL AL AL U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Denison, Texas, City Directory, 1929, p 212 Rader Gertrude (wid Chas W) h 415 N Perry av Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 Gertrude Stroud Rader Death Grayson County, Texas, 20 June 1959 Gertrude's gravestone names her by her nickname, Trudy. Gertrude âTrudyâ Stroud Rader Birth 23 Aug 1872 Death 20 Jul 1959 (aged 86) Burial Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA Spouse Charles W Rader 1866-1920 Daughter Ethel Rader 1892-1980 Created by RobMinteer57 21 Nov 2012 -- Find a Grave Memorial 101087385, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101087385/gertrude-rader
1880 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 10 June, District 32, page 3, Hse/Fam #21 Stroud, John A W M 29 Husband Farmer AL GA GA Stroud, Mary R W F 30 Wife Keeping House AL SC SC Stroud, James M W M 2 Son TX AL AL By 1910, James is with his mother and brother John and other family members in the new state of Oklahoma, enumerated in Stephens County, near Marlow a cattle town and trading center on the Chisholm Trail. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 21 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 4B, No Hse/Fam Numbers Stroud, James M Head M W 32 Married 7 yrs TX AL AL Farmer Rents Stroud, Laura Wife F W 24 Married 7 yrs 2 children/1 living TX TX TX Stroud, Bertha Dau F W 6 Single TX TX TX Stroud, Lela (?) Dau F W 10 Single TX TX TX James' mother lives next door with her second husband Rev William Chenault. I see James and Laura's daughter Bertha was born in Texas about 1903, so they came to Oklahoma as plans were underway to merge several Indian Nations with Oklahoma Territory to form the new state of Oklahoma in 1907. James' wife Laura is reported as having borne 2 children but only one is living, yet two children are reported as his daughters. And the last one, Lela (? name is hard to read) is 10 years old, while James and Laura have been married only 7 years. Also the older child is listed after the younger daughter, usually a sign of different parentage. So James was previously married. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 21 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 4B, No Hse/Fam Numbers Chenault, William M Head M W 59 Married 7 yrs TX MS TX Farmer Rents Chenault, Mollie Wife F W 59 Married 7 yrs 7 children/6 living AL AL AL Chenault, Robert M Son M W 20 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor Chenault, Asbry Son M W 15 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor Stroud, Jay H Labor [sic] M W 28 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor The enumerator has spelled the initials J H as the name Jay H, for John Henry Stroud. This is Mollie Stroud's son, so it is interesting he was listed simply as a Laborer, rather than a stepson of William. Notice that John (Jay) is reported as being born in Tennessee, as the Chenault sons, although John was born in Texas. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 James Madison Stroud Residence Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Birth Date 3 Dec 1877 Self-Employed Farmer Nearest Relative Mrs Larry [Lorry?] Stroud [?] Medium Height and Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair Registered 12 Sept 1918 Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma Signed with His X Mark James Madison Stroud James M Stroud Birth 1877 Death 1960 Burial Chisholm Cemetery, McLendon-Chisholm, Rockwall County, Texas Created by Mimi Simpson Davidson Aug 26, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #15508733, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15508733/stroud Death actually occurred in Kaufman County. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Certificate #18377 James Madson Stroud Death 23 Mar 1960 Kaufman County
In a transcription of fhis marriage record, James middle initial is H instad of W. No marriage date is given, but the name of the bride and place of marriage are reported. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 James H Stroud Birth 1835 SC Spouse Name Sarah Frances Stroud Spouse Birth 1833 GA Marriage State AL 1860 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 3 August, p 122, Hse/Fam #816 James W Strowd 25 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $350 Personal b SC [born abt 1835] Frances Strowd 24 F Georgia Cannot Read or Write [born abt 1836] John A Strowd 9 M AL Attended School [born abt 1851] Louisa Strowd 6 F AL Attended School [born abt 1854] Charles Strowd 6 M AL [born abt 1856] Mary Strowd 3 F AL [born abt 1857] Joseph Strowd 1 M AL [born abt 1859]
1860 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 3 August, p 122, Hse/Fam #816 James W Strowd 25 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $350 Personal b SC [born abt 1835] Frances Strowd 24 F Georgia Cannot Read or Write [born abt 1836] ** John A Strowd 9 M AL Attended School [born abt 1851] ** Louisa Strowd 6 F AL Attended School [born abt 1854] Charles Strowd 6 M AL [born abt 1856] Mary Strowd 3 F AL [born abt 1857] Joseph Strowd 1 M AL [born abt 1859] In November 1869, according to the 1870 census, John married Mary (Mollie) Simons, named here in what appears to be the diminutive and affectionate form of Molly, Molsey (in the style of Johnsey for John, Betsy for Elizabeth). 1870 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 7 June, p 24, PO Troy, Hse/Fam #163 Stroud, John 19 M W Farm Laborer $No Real Estate $No Personal Estate b Alabama Married Nov 1869 [b abt 1851] Moss, Molsey (Mollie. for Mary) 19 F W Keeping House Alabama [born abt 1851] 1880 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 10 June, District 32, page 3, Hse/Fam #21 Stroud, John A W M 29 Husband Farmer AL GA GA Stroud, Mary R W F 30 Wife Keeping House AL SC SC Stroud, Mary W F 9 Dau Attended School AL AL AL Stroud, Gertrude W F 7 Dau Attended School AL AL AL Stroud, Fannie W F 9 Dau AL AL AL Stroud, James M W M 2 Son TX AL AL Stroud, John H W M 2 months Son TX AL AL The child Mary here is commonly known as Mollie. She later married and was widowed twice, first to a Williams, then to Columbus Lane, then finally to Toliver Jorile Green in Marlow, Oklahoma.
The following genealogy tree record appeared to be for this John Stround, giving us his parents' names. John Stroud Birth ABT 1822 in SC, Death Unknown Spouse Unknown Parents: Chaney Stroud Birth 1790 in Greenville County, South Carolina Death 19 Aug 1850 in Greenville County, South Carolina Lorinda Jane (Stroud) Birth 1808 in South Carolina Death after 1882 in Greenville County, South Carolina -- Stroud Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4414047/person/630952158?ssrc=&ftm=1 But when I rean down sources for the realted paertns here, I ofund their son John married one Mry Neaves, not Lecy Simmons. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Lecy Elvina Simmons Birth 1840 AL Spouse Name John B Stroud Spouse Birth Place SC Spouse Birth Year 1823 Marriage 1869 ------------------------- John B Stroud Birth Aug. 2, 1823 Death Feb. 19, 1910 Coffee County, Alabama Spouse Lecey Elvina Simmons Stroud (1840 - 1920) Children: Eliza Alice Stroud Killingsworth (1871 - 1944) Georgean Stroud Floyd (1871 - 1952) Willie L Stroud (1881 - 1948) Charity L Stroud Atchison (1884 - 1932) Inscription: Confederate Veteran Pvt.John Stroud. 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Company D. Coffee County Rangers 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Co. D. Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #911 Phone #334-897-2042 Burial Pleasant Ridge Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Coffee County, Alabama Created by JH Jun 02, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 37834229, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37834229 -------------------------
1880 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 10 June, District 32, page 3, Hse/Fam #21 Stroud, John A W M 29 Husband Farmer AL GA GA Stroud, Mary R W F 30 Wife Keeping House AL SC SC Stroud, John H W M 2 months Son TX AL AL 1900 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas, 18 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 74, page 14A, Hse #157, Fam #161 Stroud, Martha R Head W F Jany 1850 50 Widow 7 child/6 living Farmer AL NC NC Owns Stroud, J Henry Son W M Mar 1880 20 TX AL AL Farm Laborer In 1910, John is in Stephens County, Oklahoma, near Marlow, living in the home of his mother and stepfather, Mollie and William Chenault. He is enumerated as J H, which the enumerator apparently understood as the name Jay H. His brother James M Stroud is living next door to this family. Interestingly, J H is listed here simply as a Laborer, not as stepson of William Chenault. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 21 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 4B, No Hse/Fam Numbers Chenault, William M Head M W 59 Married 7 yrs TX MS TX Farmer Rents Chenault, Mollie Wife F W 59 Married 7 yrs 7 children/6 living AL AL AL Chenault, Robert M Son M W 20 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor Chenault, Asbry Son M W 15 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor Stroud, Jay H Labor [sic] M W 28 Single TX TN AL Farm Labor 1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Richland Township, District 69-24, page 6B, Hse #116, Rents $4 Stroud, J H Head M W 60 Grade 4 b Texas Grady Co OK in 1935 Farmer Stroud, Mamie Wife F W 47 Grade 7 b Texas Grady Co OK in 1935 John Henry Stroud Birth 11 Mar 1880 in Rockwall, Texas Death 21 Dec 1965 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma Parents: John A. Stroud 1851 - 1890 Mary R. Stroud 1850 - 1933 -- Karen Thomason, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/39930466/person/19441532699?ssrc=
Child of James W. Stroud is not Joseph Thomas Stroud "The child of James W. Stroud was Joseph Edward Stroud who married Frances Cordelia Sanders. This Joseph was born about 1859. I don't know when he died. My great grandfather was Joseph Thomas Stroud who married Martha L. Cain. He, too, was born about 1859. Joseph Thomas Stroud did not know who his father was. His mother was Elefair Stroud (probably the sister of James W. Stroud). -- Ancestry Comments, Ann Vaughan Richards richardsae@alaweb.com, 21 Mar 2013, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4831210/person/-382986715?ssrc=&ftm=1 1860 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 3 August, p 122, Hse/Fam #816 James W Strowd 25 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $350 Personal b SC [born abt 1835] Frances Strowd 24 F Georgia Cannot Read or Write [born abt 1836] Joseph Strowd 1 M AL [born abt 1859] 1870 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 2 August, Township 6, PO Elba, page 62, Hse/Fam #68 Stroud, Sarah 39 F W Keeping House $160 Real Estate $120 Personal Estate b GA Stroud, Joseph 11 M W At Home born AL Marriage records report Joseph married Frances Cordelia Sanders in January 1904. The Hensley genealogy reports the details. Frances Cordelia Dela Sanders Birth 2 Jan 1868 in Pike, Alabama Death 6 Jan 1904 in Coffee, Alabama Parents: Henry Francis Frank Sanders 1840 - 1899 Louisa Patience Eliza Watson 1844 - 1939 Marriage to Joseph Edward Stroud 1885 Coffee Co., Alabama -- Hensley Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4831210/person/-436260738 I found a marriage record for the date matching that reported in the Hensley genealogy, but the last name of the bride is different. This probably indicates that Frances Sanders had been married before marrying Joseph. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957 Joseph Stroud Marriage 18 Aug 1885 Coffee County, Alabama Spouse Frances C. Pawlery A couple of genealogies report a date of death for Joseph as 15 May 1932, but has no documentation. This, howver, is the date of death for Joseph Thomas Stroud, whose father is unknown, as noted in teh note at the top by Ann Vaughn Richards. Joseph Thomas is the son of Elefair Stroud, who is thought to be the sister of James W Stroud. They are buried in the Pleasant ridge Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Coffee County, Alabama. Joseph Thomas Stroud Birth 1859 in Alabama Death 15 May 1932 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama Parents: James H Stroud 1835 - 1860 Sarah Francis1833 - 1914 -- Bickford, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13237664/person/-94737589
Initial evidence indicated that Joseph Thomas Stroud was the son of James W (or James H in some records) Stroud and Sarah Frances Wiggins. But there were loose ends. One Stroud genealogist clarifies that with a critical bit of family information. Child of James W. Stroud is not Joseph Thomas Stroud "The child of James W. Stroud was Joseph Edward Stroud who married Frances Cordelia Sanders. This Joseph was born about 1859. I don't know when he died. My great grandfather was Joseph Thomas Stroud who married Martha L. Cain. He, too, was born about 1859. Joseph Thomas Stroud did not know who his father was. His mother was Elefair Stroud (probably the sister of James W. Stroud). -- Ancestry Comments, Ann Vaughan Richards richardsae@alaweb.com, 21 Mar 2013, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4831210/person/-382986715?ssrc=&ftm=1 A marriage record for a Joseph Stroud appears to be for this individual. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Joseph Thomas Stroud Birth 1859 AL Spouse Name Martha Louellen Cain Spouse Birth 1862 AL Marriage Year 1887 This International Marriage Register has only the year of marriage; One or more genealogies add the exact date and location of Elba, Coffee, Alabama, but with no additional documentation. 1900 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 1 June, Victoria, District 50, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3 Stroud, Joseph T Head W M Sept 1859 41 Married 12 yrs AL Unknown SC Farmer Owns Stroud, Martha L Wife W F Mch 1861 39 Married 12 yrs 3 children/1 living AL Unknown Unknown Stroud, Meldridge Son W M May 1891 9 Single AL AL AL In 1910 Joseph T is enumerated as J Thomas. 1910 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 26 April, Victoria, District 58, page 5B, Hse/Fam #89 Stroud, J Thomas Head M W 49 married 21 years AL US SC Farmer Stroud, Martha L Wife F W 48 married 21 yrs 3 child/1 living AL SC SC Stroud, Meldridge T Son M W 18 Married 0 yrs AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ethel May Dau-in-law F W 17 Married 0 yrs AL AL AL In the 1920 census, Joseph and Martha's son is enumerated in his home next door to them with his second wife Ola. Meldridge's son Eldridge is enumerated in their home. 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #108 Stroud, Thos M Head Rents M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Ola Wife F W 18 AL AL AL [abt 1902] 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #109 Stroud, Joseph T Head Owns M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Martha Wife F W 56 AL AL AL [abt 1864] Stroud, Eldridge Grandson M W 9 AL AL AL [abt 1910] In 1930, Thomas' wife has passed away, and he is living in the home of his son Thomas Meldridge. 1930 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 16 April, Justice Precinct 10, District 11, page 14A, Victoria Rd, Hse #298, Fam #294 Stroud, T M Head M W 38 First married at age 18 AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ola Wife F W 28 First married at age 17 AL AL AL [mar T M abt 1921] Stroud, Eldridge Son M W 19 AL AL AL Laborer Stroud, J T Father M W 71 Widowed AL AL AL Several genealogies report a date of death for Joseph, but provide no documentation. 15 May 1932 - Age: 73 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA With this date I found an Alabama death record, but it has only the month, not the day. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Volume 19, Roll 3, Page #9324 J. T. Stroud Death May 1932 Coffee County A transcription of information on the death certificate has the full information. But that record also reveals something else. This seems to be a different Joseph T Stroud, because the mother's name is reported as Ella Stroud, whereas the Joseph T Stroud we are reporting on is the son of Sarah Frances Wiggins and James W Stroud. Our Joseph is documented with his mother in this 1860 census (see above) and with his widowed mother in 1870. His mother is reported as Frances in 1860 and Sarah in 1870 (see above). Thus it seems several genealogies have the death information for the wrong Joseph T Stroud attached to the son of Sarah Frances Wiggins and her husband James W Stroud. The death record cited here does not report his father for some reason. My tree does not have an Ella married to a Stroud in this line, so I have not yet (as of August 2013) identified this Ella Stroud and her son Joseph T. The actual image of the death certificate is not available for viewing on Ancestry.com, only their transcription Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 J T Stroud Birth Date abt 1866 Death 15 May 1932 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama Death Age 66 Married, Male Mother Name Ella Stroud Spouse Name Martha Stroud A memorial in Find a Grave provides a photo and information on a Thomas Stroud with the matching birth date for our Joseph Thomas Stroud in 1859. But the death date is the same as that on the death certificate above. The wife's name on the double grave also matches, Martha Stroud, born March 2, 1862, Died Dec 25, 1950. The presence of his wife until 1950 is a new problem here, since in the 1910 census, J T was reported as being widowed. Was later married to another woman also name Martha? Not likely if he died in 1932. This Thomas Stroud is also buried with other Strouds of our family in the Pleasant Ridge Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Coffee County, Alabama. These facts may indicate that this Thomas Stroud is the same as our Joseph Thomas Stroud, but the name of his mother was recorded incorrectly on the death certificate. I cannot account for the name Ella Stroud nor the report that he is widowed in 1930.. It seems to be a different Thomas Stroud, but I cannot find another individual of this name.. Thomas Stroud Birth May 1, 1859 Death May 15, 1932 Burial Pleasant Ridge Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Coffee County, Alabama Created by JH Jun 02, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #37839752, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stroud&GSiman=1&GScid=25564&GRid=37839752& Gravestone of Thomas and Martha Stroud, Pleasant Ridge Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Coffee County, Alabama Stroud Thomas May 1, 1859 May 15, 1932 Martha Mar 2, 1862 Dec 25, 1950
1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 21 April, Richland Township, District 243, page 4B, No Hse/Fam Numbers Stroud, James M Head M W 32 Married 7 yrs TX AL AL Farmer Rents Stroud, Laura Wife F W 24 Married 7 yrs 2 children/1 living TX TX TX Stroud, Bertha Dau F W 6 Single TX TX TX Stroud, Lela (?) Dau F W 10 Single TX TX TX
1860 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 3 August, p 122, Hse/Fam #816 James W Strowd 25 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $350 Personal b SC [born abt 1835] Frances Strowd 24 F Georgia Cannot Read or Write [born abt 1836] Louisa Strowd 6 F AL Attended School [born abt 1854]
1860 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 3 August, p 122, Hse/Fam #816 James W Strowd 25 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $350 Personal b SC [born abt 1835] Frances Strowd 24 F Georgia Cannot Read or Write [born abt 1836] Mary Strowd 3 F AL [born abt 1857] 1870 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 2 August, Township 6, PO Elba, page 62, Hse/Fam #68 Stroud, Sarah 39 F W Keeping House $160 Real Estate $120 Personal Estate b GA Stroud, Mary 13 F W At Home born AL
Mollie's actual name was Mary, as we would expect from the nickname Mollie. She is thus listed in her first census in 1880 with her parents in Rockwall County, Texas, northeast of Dallas. 1880 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 10 June, District 32, page 3, Hse/Fam #21 Stroud, John A W M 29 Husband Farmer AL GA GA Stroud, Mary R W F 30 Wife Keeping House AL SC SC Stroud, Mary W F 9 Dau Attended School AL AL AL [b abt 1872] Mollie Stroud married a man named Williams, then after his death, she married Columbus L Lane, who had been widowed at the death of his first wife Mary Miller. Her 3rd husband was Toliver Jorile Green, another widower. Columbus Lane had grown up in Panola County, Texas, on the Louisiana border. But while Mary was a child in her parents' home in Rockwall County, Texas, in the 880 census, it appears to be Columbus that we find in Parker County, Texas, west of Fort Worth, married to Mary Miller. 1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 4 June, Precinct 2, District 136, page 8, Hse/Fam #356 Lane, Lafayette W M 20 Head Farmer TX LA LA [b abt 1860] Lane, Mary W F 19 Wife Keeping House IL TN IL [b abt 1861] Lane, Tom W M 1mo born May TX TX Ill This is the farthest west that we have documentation for Columbus Lafayette Lane. And his parents are both reported born in Louisiana, while othe reports say his father was in GA and his mother in AL. Despite the seeming discrepancy of parents' birth state, this census record seems to match the general profile, and some genealogies reprot this as documentation for Columbus L Lane in 1880. Some of the genealogies, however, also lack the information about Mary (Mollie) Stroud Wiliams, and attribute the later chidlren of Mollie with Columbus to Mary Miller. For now this 1880 census appears to be a legitimate record of Columbus Lafayette Lane, who was widowed at the death of Mary Miller, and married Mollie Stroud in about 1889 or early 1990. By 1900, Mollie Stroud had been married to Mr Williams and widowed after bearing three children. She is in the home of her widowed mother Mary (enumerated here as Martha). 1900 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas, 18 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 74, page 14A, Hse #157, Fam #161 Stroud, Martha R Head W F Jany 1850 50 Widow 7 child/6 living Farmer AL NC NC Stroud, J Henry Son W M Mar 1880 20 TX AL AL Farm Laborer -- Fam #162 -- Williams, Mollie Dau W M July 1870 Widow AL AL AL Williams, Stephen GSon W M June 1890 9 TX TX AL Williams, Robert Lee GSon W M Feby 1892 8 TX TX AL Williams, Wiley GSon W M Dec 1897 2 TX TX AL In the 1900 census, we have an unusual documentation of Mollie's progress in marriages after being widowed. She and her children are fully reported in two different records for neighboring counties. Besides Mollie's enumeration with her three sons in her mother's home in Kaufman County, Texas, she also appears a second time in Hunt County, north of Kaufman, with her new husband Columbus L Lane, with the same three children. 1900 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas, 15 June, Justice Precinct 7, District 138, page 14A, Hse #242, Fam #243 Lane, Columbus L Head W F Mch 1860 40 Married 20 years (?) TX GA GA Farmer Rents Lane, Mollie Wife W M July 1871 28 Married 10 years (?) 6 child/3 living AL AL AL Lane, Minnie Dau W F June 1879 20 Single TX TX IL Farm Labor Lane, Mollie Dau W F Oct 1883 16 Single TX TX IL Lane, Luther Son W M Sept 1889 10 Single TX TX IL Lane, Dan Son W M Jan 1892 7 Single TX TX IL Williams, Stephen Step-Son W M June 1889 9 TX TX AL -- page 14B -- Williams, Lee Step-Son W M Feb 1892 8 TX TX AL Williams, Wiley Step-Son W M Dec 1897 2 TX TX AL An odd thing about this is that the date of enumeration in Hunt County was three days earlier than the enumeration in Kaufman County. So why was she reported under her first married name, as a widow, when three days earlier she had been recorded by another enumerator as the wife of her new husband? Thus her last name and her marital status were both changed already. Yet there can be no doubt this is the same Mollie with these same three sons with the name Williams and the same given names and ages. There is one anomaly related to Mollie's birth date, which is characteristic of the 1900 census. There is one year's difference between the birth year in the two enumerations of Mollie. Here is Hunt County it is reported as July 1871, while in the Kaufman County enumeration it was July 1870. Also it is unclear what is intended in the report of number of years married. It looks like the enumerator reported the total numbers of years since Columbus' first marriage and has drawn down the same number for Mollie, even though they have just gotten married. The number for Columbus looks like 20, but the number has no curve, looking more like a Z than 2. The number for Mollie is also awkward, but looks like a 2. The report of them as married for 20 years cannot be right, since her last Williams child is only 2 years old. Maybe the enumerator wanted to report the total time they had been married to anyone, but the report for this field is normally the number of years this husband and wife have been married. The 1910 census reports that Columbus and Molly have been married 7 years. How can that be when they are enumerated as a family in 1900, with the Williams boys reported as his step-sons and Mollie as his wife? They are in Rockwall County, a little west of Hunt County. The two separate census reports and the ages of the children indicate Columbus and Mollie had just gotten married before the 1900 census, perhaps as long as a year, so it should have been 0 years or 1. In 1910, the enumerator reports the place of birth of all the children as Alabama, which is Mollie's birth state, not that of the Lane children's mother, which was reported as Illinois in 1900. Wiley Lane in 1910 appears to be Wiley Williams. There is an age discrepancy, with Wiley Lane being 8 years old here, while Wiley Williams was already 2 in 1900. But there was no Lane child named Wiley in the 1900 household. 1910 Federal Census, Rockwall County, Texas, 29 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 180, page 8B, Hse/Fam #158 Lane, Columbus L Head M W 51 Married 7 yrs TX NC TX Farmer Rents Lane, Molly Wife F W 40 Married 7 yrs 9 children/5 living AL AL AL Lane, Daniel Son M W 18 Single TX TX AL Farm Help Lane, Wiley Son M W 8 Single TX TX AL Farm Help Lane, Luther Son M W 22 Single TX TX AL Lane, Lillie Dau F W 4 Single TX TX AL Lane, Jesse Son M W 3 Single TX TX AL Mollie Stroud Williams Lane was the 2nd wife of Toliver Jorile Green, and apparently died without bearing children from this marriage. Mollie and T J married sometime in the broad range between May 1910 and January 1920. This is arrived at by the census reports for 1910 and 1902. In the 1910 census, Joe (Toliver Jorile) is a widower. This means he married Mollie Stroud Williams Lane sometime after 25 April 1910. In the 1920 census, T J (Joe T) is married to his second wife Mollie. So far I have no closer date than this. Family sources had no dates for this marriage. It is likely the marriage ceremony was in Marlow, county seat of Stephens County, based on other family information. Mollie is reported in the 1920 census in Richland Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma (near Marlow), as the wife of Toliver Jorile, and also in the household are two children from the first marriage, Minnie and Homer. 1920 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 2 Feb, Richland Township, District 262, page 10A (No house of family numbers given), Joe (Toliver Jorile) is married to Mollie in 1920: Green, Joe T Head M W 46 OK GA AL Farmer Green, Mollie Wife F W 48 AL AL AL Green, Minnie Dau F W 20 OK AL AL Green, Homer Son M W 12 OK AL AL I note that the age of Homer is 12. For this census date of 1 February 1920, this would mean he was born later than February 1907. But the known birth date in the family information is 12 December 1906. He should be age 13 on 1 February 1920. I have found no further information on Mollie in public records. Mollie died some time before June 1926, when Joe (Toliver Jorile) Green married his third wife, the widow Margaret (Maggie) Drucilla Welch née Crenshaw.
1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 16 April, Precinct 4, District 17, page 2A, Hse/Fam #14 Forsyth, Thomas Head M W 27 Married 8 yrs TX TX TX Farmer Owns Forsyth, Nipsie Wife F W 24 Married 8 yrs 3 children/3 living TX AR AR Forsyth, Charlie Son M W 5 Single TX TX TX Forsyth, Hardimin (?, Hardeman?) Son M W 3 Single TX TX TX Forsyth, Odessa Dau F W 10mos Single TX TX TX Some genealogies report a c hild earlier than Charllie, the infant Ira J Forsyth, who is buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, RTed River County, with other Forsyths, with the same birth and death year of 1902. But we see that this census reprots that Nipsie has had three children and all three are still iving. Nipsie and Thoams only marrired in 1902. It is thought that Ira J Forsyth was the stillborn child of Thomas' father Jason Forsyth and hsi second wife Lavonia Reed. Lavonia died sometime about 1902, because later that year Jason married Amanda White Moore a widow who lived nearby. It is thought she died in childbirth, which would match this burial of Ira. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Nipsie Elizabeth Forsyth White Female, Widowed Housewife Age 71 yrs, 6 mos, 27 days Birth 24 November 1883 Hempstead County, Arkansas Residence Omaha, Morris County, Texas, USA Father Will Stroud, birthplace not known Mother Unknown Informant Mrs C W Forsyth Death 21 July 1955 Shady Lawn Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA Cause of Death Cardiovascular Disease for 2 years, due to Cerebral Hemorrhage 5 years Burial 23 July 1955 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Bowie [Red River] County, Texas by Clarksville Funeral Home Certificate #34694 filed 5 August 1955, filed State 5 August 1955 Nipsie E Forsyth Birth 1883 Death 1955 Spouse Thomas J Forsyth (1881 - 1940) Jewel Jason Forsyth 1910-1985 Burial Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas Maintained by Lawrence & Sue Dale, Originally Created by: Granville & Patricia Apr 13, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #51037404, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51037404
1870 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 2 August, Township 6, PO Elba, page 62, Hse/Fam #68 Stroud, Sarah 39 F W Keeping House $160 Real Estate $120 Personal Estate b GA Stroud, Sarah 9 F W At Home born AL Sarah Wiggins Stroud remarried soon afte the 1870 census, to a recently-widowed Bethel Simmons. Her daughter Sarah appears to be the one Stroud child enuemrated in the Simmons household under the name of Ema (Emma), age 10. 1880 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 29 June, Beat #14, District 149, page 56, Hse #371, Fam #372 Simmons, Bethel W M 71 Head Farmer Can't Read or Write GA SC SC [b abt 1809] Simmons, Sarah F W F 47 Wife Keeping House Can't Read or Write AL SC KY [b abt 1833] Simmons, Sarah A W F 20 Dau At Home Can't Read or Write AL NC GA [b abt 1860] Stroud, Ema W F 20 Stepdau At Home Can't Read or Write AL NC GA [b abt 1860] Simmons, Ema W F 10 Dau At Home Can't Read or Write AL GA GA [b abt 1870] In 1900, Sarah Emma's mother has again been widowed, and Emma and her brother Josephus are living in her housheold. 1900 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 22 June, Spring Hill, District 137, page 11B, Hse #206, Fam #207 Simmons, Frances Head W M June 1833 67 Widow 11 children/6 living GA GA GA Farmer Owns Simmons, Emma Dau W F Mar 1872 28 Single AL AL GA Farm Laborer Simmons, Josephus C Son W M June 1878 21 Single AL AL GA Farm Laborer
1930 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 16 April, Justice Precinct 10, District 11, page 14A, Victoria Rd, Hse #298, Fam #294 Stroud, T M Head M W 38 First married at age 18 AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ola Wife F W 28 First married at age 17 AL AL AL [mar T M abt 1921] Stroud, Eldridge Son M W 19 AL AL AL Laborer In 1920, He is enumerated in his grandparents' home. His fatehr is living next dood, with his second wife Ola. 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #109 Stroud, Joseph T Head Owns M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Martha Wife F W 56 AL AL AL [abt 1864] Stroud, Eldridge Grandson M W 9 AL AL AL [abt 1910] 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #108 Stroud, Thos M Head Rents M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Ola Wife F W 18 AL AL AL [abt 1902] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Joseph E Stroud Birth Date 11 Jul 1910 Phone Number 851-7112 Address 2820 Pineway Dr, Orlando, FL, 32839-2521 (1992) A memorial in Florida appears to be for this Eldridge Stroud. Joseph Eldridge Stroud Birth Jul. 11, 1910 Death Nov. 25, 2001 Spouse Marie Coley Stroud (1926 - 2008) Burial Alford Cemetery, Alford, Jackson County, Florida Created by Time Traveler Jan 02, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #103011033, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103011033
1900 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 1 June, Victoria, District 50, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3 Stroud, Joseph T Head W M Sept 1859 41 Married 12 yrs AL Unkonwn SC Farmer Owns Stroud, martha L Wife W F Mch 1861 39 Married 12 yrs 3 children/1 living AL Unknown Unknown Stroud, Meldridge Son W M May 1891 9 Single AL AL AL At the time of the 1910 census, Meldridge is still living at home but has just gotten married. 1910 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 26 April, Victoria, District 58, page 5B, Hse/Fam #89 Stroud, J Thomas Head M W 49 married 21 years AL US SC Farmer Stroud, Martha L Wife F W 48 married 21 yrs 3 child/1 living AL SC SC Stroud, Meldridge T Son M W 18 Married 0 yrs AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ethel May Dau-in-law F W 17 Married 0 yrs AL AL AL In 1920, Meldridge's wife Ethel May has died and he has remarried, to a woman named Mary Viola (maiden name unknown) who is enumerated in 1920 as Ola Meldridge and Ethel May's son Eldridge is enumerated in the home of his grandparents next door. 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #108 Stroud, Thos M Head Rents M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Ola Wife F W 18 AL AL AL [abt 1902] 1920 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 10 January, Victoria, District 59, page 6A, Shaws Still Rd, Hse/Fam #109 Stroud, Joseph T Head Owns M W 28 Alabama Alabama Alabama Farmer [abt 1892] Stroud, Martha Wife F W 56 AL AL AL [abt 1864] Stroud, Eldridge Grandson M W 9 AL AL AL [abt 1910] In 1930, Thomas is enumerated with his second wife and his son Eldridge from his first marriage. His father Joseph Thomas is in his household. 1930 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 16 April, Justice Precinct 10, District 11, page 14A, Victoria Rd, Hse #298, Fam #294 Stroud, T M Head M W 38 First married at age 18 AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ola Wife F W 28 First married at age 17 AL AL AL [mar T M abt 1921] Stroud, Eldridge Son M W 19 AL AL AL Laborer Stroud, J T Father M W 71 Widowed AL AL AL 1940 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 8 April, Elba, District 16-9, page 4B, Samson Hwy, Hse #72, Rents $5 Stroud, Thomas M Head M W 49 Grade H3 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Maintenance Man Stroud, Mary V Wife F W 38 Grade 8 b Alabama (parents b AL) Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Allum (?) Dau F W 17 Single Grade H4 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Grace Dau F W 14 Single Grade H1 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Howard Son M W 8 Single Grade 2 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Paul Son M W 4 Single Grade 2 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Thomas Stroud Born 23 May 1891 Died Aug 1973 Last Residence Elba, Coffee, Alabama 36323 SSN 416-16-4444 issued Alabama (Before 1951) Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Thomas Meldridge Stroud Birth Date abt 1891 Death 9 Aug 1973 Elba, Coffee, Alabama Death Age 82 Married, Spouse Name Ola Stroud Father Joseph Thomas Stroud Mother Martha Cain Thomas M. Stroud Birth May 23, 1891 Death Aug. 9, 1973 Spouse Mary Viola Stroud (1901 - 1997) [2nd wife] Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Elba, Coffee County, Alabama Plot: Buried in the newer section of Evergreen Cemetery on the West side of the street Created by Diggin' Up Bonz Oct 16, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #43170683, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43170703
1930 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 16 April, Justice Precinct 10, District 11, page 14A, Victoria Rd, Hse #298, Fam #294 Stroud, T M Head M W 38 First married at age 18 AL AL AL Farmer Stroud, Ola Wife F W 28 First married at age 17 AL AL AL [mar T M abt 1921] Stroud, Eldridge Son M W 19 AL AL AL Laborer 1940 Federal Census, Coffee County, Alabama, 8 April, Elba, District 16-9, page 4B, Samson Hwy, Hse #72, Rents $5 Stroud, Thomas M Head M W 49 Grade H3 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Maintenance Man Stroud, Mary V Wife F W 38 Grade 8 b Alabama (parents b AL) Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Alleen Dau F W 17 Single Grade H4 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Grace Dau F W 14 Single Grade H1 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Howard Son M W 8 Single Grade 2 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Stroud, Paul Son M W 4 Single Grade 2 b Alabama Rural Coffee Co in 1935 Mary Viola Stroud Birth Nov. 12, 1901 Death Feb. 13, 1997 Spouse Thomas M. Stroud (1891 - 1973) Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Elba, Coffee County, Alabama Plot: Buried in the newer section of Evergreen Cemetery on the West side of the street Created by Diggin' Up Bonz Oct 16, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #43170703, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43170703