William Harrison RINEHART Lawson Perry RINEHART Oscar Mitchel STRANGE Leroy STRANGE Beulah Katherine STRANGE Walter Rex STRANGE John Mack Paul STRANGE Wilson Robert STRANGE Frank Kenneth STRANGE Living STRANGE Rhoda Catherine CLENDENIN Mini tree diagram
Grace Ellen RINEHART

Grace Ellen RINEHART1,5,6,7,8,9,2,5,3,5,4

also known as 6

9th Sep 18981,2,3,4 - 14th Oct 19432,5,5

Life History

9th Sep 1898

Born in Tennessee.1,2,3,4

2nd Dec 1916

Married Oscar Mitchel STRANGE in Cocke County, Tennessee.5,6

14th Jul 1918

Birth of son Leroy STRANGE in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee.10,11,12,13,5

1920

Resident in Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee.1

19th Aug 1920

Birth of daughter Beulah Katherine STRANGE in Enoree, Spartanburg, South Caroilna.3,5,14

15th Oct 1922

Birth of son Walter Rex STRANGE in Spartanburg County, South Caroilna.5,3,15

19th Feb 1925

Birth of son John Mack Paul STRANGE in Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina.3,5,16,14,17,15

22nd Nov 1927

Birth of son Wilson Robert STRANGE in Enoree, Spartanburg, South Caroilna.3,5,14

8th Oct 1938

Birth of son Frank Kenneth STRANGE in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Caroilna.18,19,3,5

14th Oct 1943

Died in Whitney, Spartanburg, South Carolina.2,5,5

Diabetes Mellitus;  "Her health condition had been steadily worsening for several years prior to her death."  --Wayne O Strange, son of Grace Ellen

16th Oct 1943

Buried in Whitney Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina.2

Other facts

 

Birth of son Living STRANGE

Notes

  • "As stated earlier,  I am the sole surviving child, born 1933, of Oscar M Strange and Grace Ellen Strange, nee Rinehart."
    --  Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 May 2016

    1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, pages 8B, Hse/Fam #145
    Rinehart, William H Head W M Aug 1868  31 Married 13 yrs [mar abt 1887] TN TN TN Farmer Owns
    Rinehart, Roda C Wife W F Dec 1870  29 Married 13 yrs 6 children/6 living TN TN TN
    Rinehart, Ida J Dau W F Sept 1888  11 TN TN TN
    Rinehart, John S Son W M Mar 1891  9 TN TN TN
    Rinehart, Thursa A Dau W F Apr 1892  8 TN TN TN
    Rinehart, Perry L Son W M Jan 1894  6 TN TN TN
    Rinehart, James Mc [Mck]  Son W M July 1896  3 TN TN TN
    Rinehart, Gracy E Dau W F Aug 1898  1 TN TN TN

    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    Bond of $1250 paid  2 Dec 1916 by Mitchell Strange  and Joe Strange
    Mitchell Strange
    Spouse Grace Rinehart/Rhinehart
    License issued 2 Dec 1916 Cocke County, Tennessee
    Marriage 2 Dec 1916  Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Ceremony performed 2 Dec 1916  by Zeb Clevenger, J P

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    My parents moved to SC in 1922 or early 1923.  The move was before my brother Rex was born, in SC.  After some time spent in Enoree, SC, they moved to Spartanburg County, SC, specifically to a "mill" village named Whitney, where Rex and the remainder of the children were born.  My father worked in cotton textile mills all of his life.  In 1932 or 33, the parents bought 5 acres just outside Whitney.

    No doubt he had harbored a dream of owning his own land.  In retrospect, I later came to realize that in seeking his dream he put my mother to a real hardship.  The acreage had a house of course, but was without electricity, running water, central heat, and the outhouse was in the pasture.  The house they left had electricity, city water and indoor plumbing.  My mother died of diabetes in 1942.  I had just turned 8 the past October.  Ahh yes, the things people put others through to satisfy their wishes and urges.
    --  Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 November 2017
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    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, City Directory, 1928, p 447
    Strange O Mitchell (Grace) millwkr Whitney Mills h 14 Pond (Whitney Mills)

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, City Directory, 1929, p 434
    Strange O Mitchell (Grace E) textilewkr h 14 Pond (Whitney Mills)

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, City Directory, 1930, p 440
    Strange O Mitchell (Grace) textilewkr h 14 Pond (Whitney Mills)

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, City Directory, 1934, p 412
    Strange O Mitchell (Grace E) textile wkr h 18 Pond (Whitney Mills)

    1940 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 17 April, Spartanburg, District 42-74B, Page 8B, Hse #152, Owns $950
    Strange, O M Head M W 45 Married Grade 7 b b Tennessee same place in 1935 Cotton Mill Slubber hand [sic] [b abt 1895]
    Strange, Grace Wife F W 42 Married Grade 6 b Tennessee same place in 1935 [b abt 1898]
    Strange, Rex Son M W 17 Single Grade 5 b South Carolina same place in 1935 [b abt 1923]
    Strange, Paul Son M W 15 Single Grade 5 b South Carolina same place in 1935 [b abt 1925]
    Strange, Robert Son M W 12 Single Grade 7 b South Carolina same place in 1935 [b abt 1928]
    Strange, Wayne Son M W 6 Single Grade 5 b South Carolina same place in 1935 [b abt 1934]
    Strange, Kenneth Son M W 6mos Single Grade 0 b South Carolina [b abt 1939]
    Caldwell, Katie Dau F W 20 Single Grade 0 b South Carolina same place in 1935 [b abt 1920]
    Caldwell, Grace A Granddau F W 2 Single Grade 0 b South Carolina [b abt 1938]
    Caldwell, Gale K Granddau F W 9mos Single Grade 0 b South Carolina [b abt 1939]

    The census reports Mitchel's occupaton as "slubber" in the Cotton Mill.  We are told that a slubber "prepared cotton for spinning, removing the "slubs" or imperfections in the yarn."
    --  Hall Genealogy Website, http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/s.html

    "I was 8 or 9 when Mother died.  Her health condition had been steadily worsening for several years prior to her death.  Treatment for diabetes in those years was not that effective.  Elsie Strange was my stepmother. ... Her maiden name was Shields and was from the Ware Shoals, SC, area.  Died about 1978."
    --  Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 9 May 2016

    "Sarah 'Alla' Strange, sister to Oscar M Strange, most probably had the middle name of 'Ellen.'  Aunt 'Ellie' was the name used by myself and siblings.  Sarah 'Ellen' Strange married a brother of my mother, Grace Ellen Rinehart.  I do not know his name, except that he was usually referred to as 'Laws' or 'Loss.'   Aunt Ellie' and husband moved to Gaston County, NC, where they lived for most of their remaining lives."
    --  Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 November 2017

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    A short word about genetics.  My mother was tall for the times, at about 5' 7 or 8"'s.  Taller than my father by an inch.  I do not know how tall her sister "Ida" was but her mother was tall, her dad well over 6' and her brothers were evidently all tall, closer to 6' than not.

    My sibling's height was varied.  My sister was 5'1, bother's Rex and Paul were 5'7" or so.  Leroy, Bobby, Kenneth and myself were at least 5'10" and I was 6"3" (at age 13).  Also, longevity ran with my mother's family.  No knowledge of when GrMother Rinehart died, but GrFather Rinehart lived to at least 75.

    My father's family did not do as well, except for Uncle George, who died in his early 80's.  My oldest brother died at 89.  My sister was 72.  Rex, whom was disabled by polio at 6 months, died at 54.  Brother Paul died late 50's' or early 60's.  Brother Bobby died at 64.  I am 84.  Brother Kenny died at age 75.
    --  Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 November 2017
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