Life History

Notes

• 1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 24 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 64, page 3A, Hse/Fam #48
  Stratten [sic], William F [sic] Head W M Nov 1855 44 Married 19 years TN TN AL Farmer Rents
  Stratten, Nannie E [sic] Wife W F May 1860 40 Married 19 yrs 7 children/7 living TX KY AR
  Stratten, James W Son W M Nov 1889 10 Single TX TN TX
  
  1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 24 April, Justice Precinct 6, District 83, Page 5B, Horseshoe Bend of the Brazos River, Hse #94, Fam #97
  Stratton, William T Head M W 54 Married 29 yrs [m abt 1881] TN US US Farmer Rents
  Stratton, Annie Wife F W 50 Married 29 yrs 7 children/7 living TX MO AR
  Stratton, James W Son M W 20 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer
  Stratton, Thomas Son M W 19 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer
  Stratton, D D Son M W 16 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer
  Stratton, Ila Dau F W 14 Single TX TN TX
  Stratton, Earl Son M W 10 Single TX TN TX
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Jim Stratton, age 27
  Residence Parker County, Texas
  Birth 16 Jan 1889 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
  Wife and child
  Tall, Slender, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
  Registered 5 June 1917 Parker County, Texas
  
  "There is a lot of Stratton markers close to the Browns at Harmony Cemetery.  Nancy Ann “Annie” Brown married W.T. Stratton in 1881.  And James Willis Straton their son is buried there. ... Also, a William Lawrence Straton is buried here."
  --  Wanda Tate Cox, email to Orville B Jenkins 21 November 2014
  
  James Willis Stratton
  Birth Nov. 16, 1887
  Death Oct. 11, 1978
  Son of W T Stratton (____ - 1916) and Nancy (Brown) Stratton. Buried in a group of three Stratton markers.
  Sibling:  Thomas Elmo Stratton (1889 - 1941)
  Burial Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
  Created by Bourbon Apr 20, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #68677013, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68677013
  
  Death occurred in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
  
  Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
  James Stratton
  Death 11 Oct 1978 Ector County
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  James Willis Stratton
  Birth 16 Nov 1887 6514 El Paso, Odessa, Ector County, Widowed
  Retired Ranch Foreman, SS # 461-38-2732
  Residence 6514 El Paso, Odessa, Ector County, Texas for 13 yrs
  Father William Thomas Stratton
  Mother Nancy Ann Brown
  Age at Death 90
  Death 11 Oct 1978 6514 El Paso, Odessa, Ector County, Texas
  Cause of death Cerebral Vascular Hemorrage for 2 hours, due to Generalized Osteo Sclerosis for 12 yearsw
  Informant Mrs T E Eppler (daughter)
  Burial 13 October 1978 Harmony Cemetery, Parker County, by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
  Filed 18 October 1978, Filed State 1 December 1978
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  James Stratton
  Born 16 Nov 1889
  Died Oct 1978
  Last Residence Odessa, Ector, Texas 79762
  Last Benefit Weatherford, Parker, Texas 76086
  SSN 461-38-2732 issued Texas (Before 1951)

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 3. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 4. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 24 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 64, page 3A, Hse/Fam #48
• 6. Email Sources
• 7. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000