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• 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 179, page 35, Hse #287, Fam #291
  Strange, John B  W M 34 Farmer TN TN TN
  Strange, Susan J  W F 34 Wife Keeping House Cannot Read or Write TN TN TN
  Strange, William B  W M 4 Son Single TN TN TN
  
  A WWI Draft Registration may be for this William B Strange, who had an older brother named George.  George Strange, with the same residence adderss, is reported here as the nearest relative.  Note also that this residence address is the same as Wililam's employment address, though he is employed by William Rhine.
  
  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  William Strange
  Residence 2 White Pine Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Birth 10 Sep 1875
  Occupation Turner, employed by Will Rhine
  Place of employment 2 White Pine Jefferson County, Tennessee (same as residence)
  Nearest Relative George Strange
  Medium Height and Build, Gray Eyes, Black Hair
  Registered 12 September 1918 (City unreadable) Jefferson County, Tennessee
  
  A North Carolina Death Certificate may also be for this William B Strange.  Details match closely.  But the birth date is different from that on the WWI Draft Registration, so this may be two related William B Stranges from Tennessee.
  
  The full name given there is William Bradford Strange, which reflects an ancestor in an earlier generation.  The mother's name is Jane Cody.  Earlier information lacked the maiden name of William B's mother Susan Jane.  His father's name was known to be John B, which we suspected was also Bradford.  The first name only appears on this death certificate.  Details available match.
  
  North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
  William Bradford Strange
  White Male
  Residence Rt 1, Mt Holly, Gaston, North Carolina
  Occupation Farmer
  Age 76, Birth 27 Jan 1877 Tennessee
  Death 18 May 1953 R 1 Mount Holly, Gaston County
  Father John Strange, Mother Jane Cody
  Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage, due to Hypertensive Cardio-Vascular Accident over 10 years
  Informant's Name Mrs Catherine Strange
  Burial 20 May 1953 Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, by Mt Holly Funeral Home, Mt Holly, NC
  Registered 10 June 1953
  
  Another WWI Draft Registration record includes the middle name Bradford, and may be the same person as in the NC death certificate.  The birth date is the same day, but the year is one year earlier than the death certificate.  This occurs in other draft regisgtrations and death certificates, similar to the variations of birth month and year reported in the 1900 census.  This William Bradford Strange lived in Hawkins County, so may be the William Bradford Strange reporrted in the North Carolina Death Certificate.  The relation to George in the registration for the other William Bradford, and the location in Jefferson County, ties him more surely to the primary Strange line we have been following here in Jefferson-Cocke County.
  
  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  William Bradford Strange
  Residence Rt 3, Persia, Hawkins County, Tennessee
  Birth 27 Jan 1876
  Occupation Farmer, employed by R D Keller
  Place of employment Residence Rt 2, Persia, Hawkins County, Tennessee
  Nearest Relative Wife Katherine Strange, Residence Rt 3, Persia, Hawkins County, Tennessee
  Medium Height and Build, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair
  Registered 12 September 1918 Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee

Sources

• 1. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 17 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 179, page 35, Hse #287, Fam #291