James Alexander STRANGE James M STRANGE James C STRANGE John B STRANGE William A STRANGE Sarah Catherine STRANGE Margaret A E STRANGE Rufus Morgan STRANGE Nicholas STRANGE Julia Ann Clementine STRANGE Hugh Nicholas Patric STRANGE Lucinda Jane STRANGE Rachel Adeline STRANGE Rebecca A Tursa STRANGE James Tipton Sherman STRANGE William Grant STRANGE Mary Ann HANCE Sarah STRANGE Sarah LANE Mini tree diagram
William B STRANGE

William B STRANGE1,3,4,6,5

about 18211,2 - about Aug 18905

Life History

about 1821

Born in Tennessee.1,2

about 1844

Birth of son James C STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.7

12th Feb 1844

Married Mary Ann HANCE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.7,20

about 1845

Birth of son John B STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.8,7,9

about 1846

Birth of son William A STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.7

about 1849

Birth of daughter Sarah Catherine STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.10,2,1

between 1850 and 1880

Resident in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,3,4

about 1851

Birth of daughter Margaret A E STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,2,11

25th Nov 1853

Birth of son Rufus Morgan STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.12,13,1,14,2

about 1854

Birth of son Nicholas STRANGE.13

21st Jan 1855

Birth of daughter Julia Ann Clementine STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.15,16,2,1,17

27th Feb 1857

Birth of son Hugh Nicholas Patric STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,13,18,1,19,17,20

about Jul 1859

Birth of daughter Lucinda Jane STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,21,4,22

about Jul 1861

Birth of daughter Rachel Adeline STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,4,23,17

about 1864

Death of son James C STRANGE

about 1865

Birth of daughter Rebecca A Tursa STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.25

13th Oct 1865

Birth of son James Tipton Sherman STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,19,17,26

16th Oct 1868

Birth of son William Grant STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,27,28,17,29,30,19

after 1880

Death of son John B STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.8

about 1890

Death of daughter Rebecca A Tursa STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.24

after 15th Aug 1890

Death of Mary Ann HANCE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.5

about Aug 1890

Died in Jefferson County, Tennessee.5

Notes

  • It appears that this family lived here their whole life, all children being born in the same county, if not the same locale.  No specific death information is available for most of them.  Descendants of Julia Ann Clementine have specific information on her and her family with Dock Patrick Gregory.

    Names reported are based on forms of names for the same people in multiple censuses and family information from Loretta Gregory Gay for the family of William Strange.  A couple of children do not match.

    I was initially able to work out basic family configurations from early censuses, which contained only the names and ages of heads of household.  It appeared from the households and information on children and neighbouring heads of house (names and ages of family members not given in earlier censuses) that William and James Strange are brothers.  This was confirmed by genealogies I later found with the names and relationships I was able to work out initially.

    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    William Strange
    Spouse Mary Ann Hance
    Marriage 12 Feb 1844 Jefferson County, Tennessee

    In the 1850 census, for the first time, entire families were reported.  Several Strange households were adjacent or nearby.  William and his wife Mary Ann are living next door to his brother James, and on the other side of them are their parents James and Sarah, and their sister Sarah and her children are living in the same house with them.  Their uncle John W Strange is a few houses down.

    1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 23 October, District 13, page 138, Hse #962, Fam #996
    William Strange  26 M Farmer Tennessee
    Mary Ann Strange  25 F Tennessee Cannot read or write
    James C Strange  8 M Tennessee [b abt 1842; cf mariage record 1944]
    John Strange  6 M Tennessee
    William A Strange  4 M Tennessee
    Catharine Strange  1 F Tennessee

    In the 1850 census, there are two other possible family members, apparently living nearby.  A James Strange, age 63 and John Strange, age 59.  These appear to be James, the father of William and James, and a brother.  In other genealogies,  A James is reported as James Alexander.  The birthplace reported for both the elder James (Alexander) and John in 1850 is North Carolina, with the wives of both born in Virginia.  This matches the report in the 1880 census that William's mother is born in Virginia.

    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
    Jas Strange 16 M Laborer b Tennessee [abt 1844; cf 1850 age 8, b abt 1842; cf marriage record 1844]
    J Strange 14 F b Tennessee [abt 1846]
    Wm M Strange 12 M b Tennessee [abt 1848]
    S C Strange 10 F b Tennessee [abt 1850]
    M A Strange 9 F b Tennessee [abt 1851]
    R H Strange 8 M b Tennessee [abt 1852]
    Julia A Strange 6 F b Tennessee [abt 1854]
    E Strange 4 M b Tennessee [abt 1856]
    L J Strange 1 F b Tennessee [abt 1859]
    N Finchum 20 F b Tennessee [abt 1840]

    E Strange here matches Hugh Nicholas, enumerated as Hugh in 1870.  I have not been able to figure out what the E represented.  Living next door is Williams parents, James and Sarah.

    1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 June, PO Not Stated, page 337 (scan 497), Hse #2386, Fam #2430
    Jas Strange 75 M Laborer No Real Estate $100 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1785] Cannot read or write
    S Strange 79 F b Virginia [abt 1781] Cannot read or write

    In 1870 there are 10 children in the home, and one worker whose last name is unclear.

    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, Sarah C 21 F W Tennessee
    Strange, Margaret A E 19 F W  Tennessee
    Strange, Rufus M 17 M W Farm Laborer  Tennessee
    Strange, Julia A C 15 F W  Tennessee
    Strange, Hugh N 13 M W  Tennessee
    Strange, Lucinda J 11 F W  Tennessee
    Strange, Rachel A 9 W  Tennessee
    Strange, Rebecca T 7 F W  Tennessee
    Strange, Tipton S 4 M W  Tennessee
    Strange, Wlliam G 2 M W  Tennessee
    Poe, James 20 M W Farm Laborer  Tennessee

    1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 June, Militia District 5, Enumeration District 179, page 39 (scan 516C), Hse #286, Fam #290
    Strange, William  W M   59 Farmer TN VA VA
    Strange, Mary A  F W 56 Wife Keeping House TN TN SC
    Strange, Jane   W F 19 Dau TN At Home TN TN
    Strange, Rachel W F 17 Dau At Home TN TN TN
    Strange, Tursa A W F 15 Dau TN TN TN
    Strange, James S  W M 13 Son Farm Hand TN TN TN
    Strange, William G  W M 10 Son  Farm Hand TN TN TN
    Hill, Florence I  W F 3 G Dau TN TN TN

    The child named Tursa in the 1880 census matches Rebecca T in the 1870 census, following Rachel.

    There is a discrepancy in the birthplace in the 1880 census reporting James' father as born in North Carolina, but William's born in Virginia.  They are both reported as the sons of William and Mary.

    Strange, William  W M 59 Farmer TN VA VA
    Strange, James M   W M  63 Farmer TN NC VA

    The mother of both men is reported as born in Virginia, which leads me to prefer the Virginia birth location for the father.  We lack further evidence at this point for a more definitive determination.

    William died about August 1890.  We know from his son's military record that William applied for a military pension based on his son's Civil War military service.  In August 1890, William's wife Mary Ann applied for the pension, presumably after her husband died and she needed to apply to receive it in her own name.

    U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
    Strange, James C
    Name of Dependent:
    Mother Strange, Mary A
    Father Strange, William B
    Service:  I2 Tenn Cav
    Date of Filing:
    Father 1884 Mar 21 Application #314007, Certificate #415581
    Mother 1890 Aug 15 Application #481132
    Filed Tennessee

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