1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5,
Enumeration District 177, 34B, Hse #279, Fam #283
Strange, Ruffus W M 26 Farmer TN TN TN
Strange, Thursa W F 20 Wife Keeping House TN TN TN Cannot write
Strange, Mary C W F 8 Months born May [Dau] At Home TN TN TN
Strange, Nicholas W M 23 Brother Farm Hand TN TN TN
Rianhart, Richard W M 27 Brother-in-law Farm Hand TN TN TN Cannot read or
write
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Mary Ann Strange
Age 80 years, 6 months, 10 days
Birth 8 July 1883 Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence 908 Kate Street, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Father Nick Strange
Mother Lucy Jane Few
Informatn Broughton Hospital Records
Death 18 January 1964 Broughton Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, North
Carolina, USA, stay of 4 yrs, 15 days (!)
Cause of Death Bronchopneumonia, Bilateral, Confluent; Other Significant
Condition Diabetes Mellitus
Burial 21 January 1964 Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, North Caroilna, by Sisk
Funeral Home, Bessemer City, North Carolina
Filed 24 January 1964
1930 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 April, Civil District 10,
District 85, page 3A, Southern Railway, Hse #54, Fam #57
Strange, William Head Rents home M W 51 First married at age 25 Cannot read,
can write TN TN TN Farmer
Strange, Edith Wife F W 40 First married at age 15 Cannot read, can write TN
TN TN
Strange, Nina Daughter F W 8 Can read and write TN TN TN
1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 17,
District 55, Page 8A, House/Family #130 Strange, James Head W M Dec 1865 34
Married 13 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Strange, Debora Wife W F May 1865 35
Married 13 years 5 children/3 living TN TN TN Strange, Nina Dau W F Sep 1895
4 TN TN TN 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 April, Civil
District 8, District 89, page 4B, Hse/Fam #61 Strange, John H Head M W 43
Married 22 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Strange, Deborah F W 43 Married 22 years
8 children, 5 living TN TN TN Strange, Nina Daughter F W 12 TN TN TN
1920 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 19 January, Justice Precinct 4,
District 132, page 8A, Hse #139, Fam #152
Strange, Sam Head Rents M W 47 AL GA GA Farmer (abt 1872)
Strange, Gabriel Wife F W 47 AL AL AL No occupation (abt 1872)
Strange, Nonie M Dau F W 5 Single TX AL AL No Occupation (abt 1914)
1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 12 April, Grayson Township,
District 8, page 6A, Hse #95, Family #97
Strange, Samuel Head Rents W M 58 Married at age 20 AL SC GA Farmer [b abt
1872]
Strange, Samantha Wife W F 57 Married at age 18 AL AL AL
Strange, Nona F Daughter W F 15 Single TX AL
AL
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 April, Civil District 8,
District 89, page 4B, Hse/Fam #61 Strange, John H Head M W 43 Married 22
years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Strange, Deborah F W 43 Married 22 years 8
children, 5 living TN TN TN Strange, Ola Daughter F W 8 TN TN TN 1920 Federal
Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 January, Civil District 8, Enumeration
District 78, page 1B, Knob Road, Hse/Fam #13 Strange, John Head Owns M W 56
TN TN TN Farmer (abt 1864) Strange, Debb Wife F W 55 TN TN TN No occupation
(abt 1865) Strange, Ola Dau F W 17 TN TN TN No occupation (abt 1903) 1930
Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 12 April, Civil District 8,
Educational District 14, page 3B, Hse/Fam #55 Strange, John Head Owns M W 63
Married at age 20 TN TN TN Farmer Strange, Deborah Wife F W 64 Married at age
21 TN TN TN Strange, Ola Dau F W 28 Single TN TN TN
1930 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 17 April, Russelville, District
2, page 25B, Franklin St, Hse #476, Fam #545
Strange, Harrie Head Rents $3000 M W 34 Married at age 23 AL AL AL Layman,
Stone Mill
Strange, Blanche Wife F W 37 Married at age 20 AL AL AL
Strange, Oleita Dau F W 5 AL AL AL
1940 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 13 April, Russelville, District
30-3, page 10B, Franklin St, Hse #209 Owns $3000
Strange, Harry Head F W 43 Grade 7 b Alabama same house in 1935 Crane
Operator, Stone Mill
Strange, Blanch Dau F W 45 Grade C1 b Alabama same house in 1935 Teacher,
Public Schools
Strange, Olita Dau F W 15 Grade H1 b Alabama same house in 1935
Ona Lee Strange
Birth 24 Jan 1912 in Foard, Texas
Death Nov 1998
Parents:
Samuel Lusers [Lurs] Strange 1872-1957
Samantha Gay Nixon 1872-1960
-- Fullerton-Laird,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1929901/person/-1319040538?ssrc=&ftm=1
1920 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 19 January, Justice Precinct 4,
District 132, page 8A, Hse #139, Fam #152
Strange, Sam Head Rents M W 47 AL GA GA Farmer (abt 1872)
Strange, Gabriel Wife F W 47 AL AL AL No occupation (abt 1872)
Strange, Onie Dau F W 7 Single TX AL AL No Occupation (abt
1912)
Died of Influenza. Buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Section CR 6, #191611, in
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Ora Mae Strange
Birth Jun. 7, 1917 Knox County, Tennessee
Death Dec. 12, 1917 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Death Records Vol.22, Cert #587
Parents:
Luther R. Strange (1887 - 1958)
(Alice) Blanche Burkhart Strange (1885 - 1953)
Siblings:
Carl Bernard Strange (1907 - 1927)
James H Strange (1914 - 1982)
Burial Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Created by Kathie L. Webb Blair May 14, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #69835459,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69835459
Mitchel's name is found at times spelled Mitchell and at other times Mitchel.
In his 1917 WWI registration he signed it as Mitchel.
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 22 April, Civil District 8,
Enumeration District 17, page 5A, Hse/Fam #69
Strange, William M Head M W 39 Married 17 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns
Strange, Eliza Wife F W 38 Married 17 years, 7 children, 5 living TN TN TN
Strange, Mitchel O Son M W 14 TN TN TN
Mitchell married Grace Rinehart in 1916.
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
On this document, Grace's famliy name is spelled two different ways, Rinehart
in the bond sectoin and Rhinehart in the license section. This surname is
spelled in several ways in both family records and public records, as well as
in femily references in various correspondence.and postings.
Mitchell's WWI Draft Registration clarifies that Mitchell is his middle name
rather than his first name. He is referred to as Mitchell O in the 1910
census. But he signed his name to his registration as Oscar Mitchell Strange.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Oscar Mitchel Strange, Residence Dandridge (Jefferson County) Tennessee
Birth 19 Sep 1895 near Chestnutt Hill, Tennessee
Occupation Farmer, Self-employed near Chestnutt Hill; Married
Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
Registration 5 June 1917 Jefferson County, Tennessee
signed Oscar Mitchel Strange
1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 January, Civil District 8,
Enumeration District: 78, page 1B, Hse/Fam #12
Strange, Mack Head Owns M W 55 Married TN TN TN Farmer
Strange, Mamina F W 45 Married TN TN TN
Strange, Mitchel Son M W 23 Married TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Strange, Gracie Daughter[-in-law] F W 20 Married TN TN TN
Mitchell's mother Eliza died in 1911. She is buried, as is William Mack, in
Strange Cemetery in Jefferson County. Mamina was a second wife, and
stepmother of Mitchel. But no marriage record or further details have been
found.
There are two census entries for a Mitchel and Grace Strange, 2 days in a row,
in the same enumaration district. Mitchell gives his age as 23 the first
time, when they are in his father's hosuehold, and the next day, he reprots it
as 24-20, when he and Grace are in their own household. The second
enumeration includes their first son Lee. A grandson provides Grace's full
maiden name name.
"I am the sole surviving child, born 1933, of Oscar M. Strange and Grace Ellen
Strange, nee Rinehart. ... A letter from Eli Strange to brothers Oscar and
George, written in 1946 or so, gave some insight to their childhood
experiences. A son of George Strange gave me a copy of the letter and that
helped to get me started on my research."
-- Wayne O Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 May 2016
1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 7 January, Civil District 8,
Enumeration District: 78, page 2B, Hse/Fam #32
Strange, Mitchel Head Rents M W 24 Married TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Strange, Grace Wife F W 20 Married TN TN TN
Strange, Lee Son M W 1 Single TN TN TN
----------------------
My father said very little to me about his childhood. But from what he did
say gave me the impression that the survived on meager means. I am sure that
that can be said for for most of the families in their area, which is very
hilly with likely only small amounts of tillable land.
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 name 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
----------------------
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
Wayne Strange sent a llist of his siblings that adds some middle names and
other clues.
-------------------
The children:
Leroy Strange b 14 July 1918 Jefferson County, TN d 19 May 2008 Buried:
Cremation
Beulah Kate (Katherine?) b 1921 Jefferson County, TN d 1991 Cremation
Walter R Strange b 1923 Spartanburg County, SC d 1974 Whitney Cemetery,
Whitney, SC
John Mack Paul Strange b 1925 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 1982 (?)
Zephryhills, FL
Wilson Robert Strange b 1927 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 1991 (est)
Spartanburg, SC
Wayne Oneill Strange (see note 1) b Oct 29, 1933 Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, SC
Frank Kenneth Strange b Oct 8, 1938 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC d 2
Jan 2013 Cremation (?)
1. Oneill is the spelling on my birth certificate.
-- Wayne Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 May 2016
-------------------
Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1992
Oscar Mitchell Strange
Age Age 64, Birth abt 1896
Death Abt 1960 Spartanburg
Publication 25 Feb 1960 Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville County Library System, Obituary Index, p 12
On Mitchell's death certificate, his wife is reported as Elise M Strange.
South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961
Oscar Mitchell Strange
Birth Date 19 Sep 1896
Residence Whitney Mill Village, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Occupation Carding, Textile Mill
Social Security #249-01-2482
Father Mack Strange
Mother Eliza Holbert
Wife, informant Elise M Strange
Age at Death 63
Death 23 Feb 1960 Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cause of Death Cerebrovascular thrombosis, due to arteriosclerosis; other
significant condition arteriosclerotic heart lesions
Burial 25 February 1960 Whitney Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South
Carolina
-------------------
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
-------------------
1900 Federal Census, Hamblen County, Tennessee, 11 June, Civil District 7,
Enumeration District 59, page 5B, Hse #92, Fam #94
Strange, Joseph S Head W M Dec 1859 40 Married 14 yrs TN TN TN Preacher Owns
Strange, Julia Wife W F Apr 1857 43 Married 14 yrs 4 children/4 living Single
TN TN TN
Strange, Osta O Dau W F Aug 1890 9 Single TN TN TN
1910 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 May, Civil District 2,
Enumeration District 104, page 50A, Hse #910, Fam #920
Strange, Jospeh S Head M W 50 Married 14 years AR NC MS Minister, Pastors
Church Rents
- page 50B -
Strange, Julia Wife F W 53 Married 24 years 4 children/4 living TN TN TN
Strange, Osta O Dau F W 19 TN TN TN
Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park at Chattanooga, Hamilton County,
Tennessee.
1900 Federal Census, Marshall County, Alabama, 9 June, Precinct 18 Thompson,
District 94, Page 5A, House #76, Family #77
Strange, Samuel L Head W M Feb 1872 28 Married 8 years AL AL AL Farmer
Owns Farm
Strange, Samantha G Wife W F May 1872 28 Married 8 years 4 children/4
living AL AL AL
Strange, Other E Dau W F Sept 1894 5 Single AL AL AL
1910 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 12 May, Justice Precinct 4,
District 232, Sheet 11B, Hse #152, Fam #154
Strange, Samuel L Head M W 35 Married 18 years AL SC GA Farmer Rents
Strange, Samantha G Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 7 children/7 living AL GA AL
Strange, Other A Son M W 15 AL AL
AL
Otis W Strange Birth 23 Dec 1899 in De Kalb, Alabama Death Nov 1970 in Apache,
Caddo, Oklahoma
-- Fullerton-Laird,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1929901/person/-1319040549?ftm=1
1900 Federal Census, Marshall County, Alabama, 9 June, Precinct 18 Thompson,
District 94, Page 5A, House #76, Family #77
Strange, Samuel L Head W M Feb 1872 28 Married 8 years AL AL AL Farmer
Owns Farm
Strange, Samantha G Wife W F May 1872 28 Married 8 years 4 children/4
living AL AL AL
Strange, Otis W Son W M Dec 1899 5mos Single AL AL AL
1910 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 12 May, Justice Precinct 4,
District 232, Sheet 11B, Hse #152, Fam #154
Strange, Samuel L Head M W 35 Married 18 years AL SC GA Farmer Rents
Strange, Samantha G Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 7 children/7 living AL GA AL
Strange, Otis W Son M W 10 AL AL AL In 1920, Otis' name is misspelled but
recognizable.
1920 Federal Census, Wichita County, Texas, 19 January, Justice Precinct 4,
District 132, page 8A, Hse #139, Fam #152
Strange, Sam Head Rents M W 47 AL GA GA Farmer (abt 1872)
Strange, Gabriel Wife F W 47 AL AL AL No occupation (abt 1872)
Strange, Odes Son M W 20 Single AL AL AL Laborer, Farm (abt 1899)
Social Security Death Index
Otis Strange
Born 23 Dec 1899
Died Nov 1970
Last Residence Apache, Caddo, Oklahoma 73006
SSN 445-01-0663 issued Oklahoma (Before
1951)
1920 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 January, Knoxville, District
99, page 13B, 970 Lee Ave, Hse #238, Fam #295
Strange, Senter L Head Rents M W 32 TN TN VA Machinist, China Factory
Strange, Luna [sic] Wife F W 27 TN TN TN
Strange, Eugene Son M W 3yrs4mos TN TN TN
I have found a marriage record in Ohio for a child of Senter and Lula that
first appeared to fit Eugene. His mother's name is Lula Strange, and the
father's name is transcribed as Senor L, which could represent Senter L. The
name of the groom is Paul, marrying Doris Van Horn. But other records refer
to the groom as Charles.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973
Paul Strange
Residence 2818 Franklin Ave [Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio]
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1939 [Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio]
Age 23, Birth abt 1916 Knoxville, Tenn
Gender: Male
Father's Name Senor L, Mother's name Lula Swan
Spouse's Name Doris Van Horn
Residence 1787 W 44th St [Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio]
Spouse's Age 22, Spouse's Birth Year abt 1917 Cleveland, O
Spouse Father's Name Wilbur
Spouse Mother's Name Mabel Trembley
Ceremony performed by T J Vamos, Justice of the Peace
With the names Paul and Charles, I would not initially think this is the same
person as Eugene Strange. But Paul Charles is a child of the same parents,
but this name is unreported for any child by the family descendants who gave
me the names of Eugene and the other children of Senter and Lula.
Another factor enters in now, however. I found the Van Horn family with Doris
and her husband in their household in Cleveland in 1940. The 1940 census
refers to the groom as Charles, not Paul or Eugene. Eugene was born about
August 1916. From his age in the 1940 census, Charles was born about 1917,
and Paul in about 1916 in the marriage record.
Because of the parents and high similarity, this seems definitely to be the
same person as Eugene. Perhaps he had all three names, Eugene Paul Charles.
I have not found any marriage information in the name of Eugene Strange
matching Senter and Lula's son.
1940 Federal Census, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 5 April, Cleveland Ward 8,
District 187, page 4B, 1787 West 44th St, Hse #101, Rents $22
Van Horn, Wilbert I Head M W 63 Grade HS-4 b Ohio Father/Mother b Ohio lived
in same house in 1835 Laborer
Van Horn, Mabel Wife F W 52 Grade 7 b Canada same house in 1935
Van Horn, Richard Son M W 20 Single Grade 0 b Ohio same house in 1935
Van Horn, Wanda Dau F W 16 Single Grade H-1 b Ohio same house in 1935
Van Horn, Wilbert II Son M W 24 Single Grade 8 b Ohio same house in 1935
Janitor
Van Horn, Mary Dau F W 22 Single Grade 8 b Ohio same house in 1935
Van Horn, Wilbert III Grandson M W 11mos Single Grade 0 b Ohio
Strange, Charles Son-in-Law M W 23 Single Grade 6 b Ohio same house in 1935
Laborer
Strange, Doris Dau F W 23 Single Grade HS-1 b Ohio same house in 1935
Strange, Charles Grandson M W 2mos Single Grade 0 b Ohio
There was a second wife also.
"My mother confirmed that Eugene had a second marriage to a woman name Anne
Kaslowski (not certain of spelling). Anne had 2 children from a previous
marriage (Mary Ann and Raymond). Eugene and Anne had a daughter together
named Carol Anne."
-- Paul McDaniel, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 March 2013
The day I received this email from Paul McDaniel, I found burial informatoni
for him under the name Charles Eugene Strange.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Charles Eugene Strange
Birth 12 Aug 1916 Tennessee
Death 10 Dec 1956
Enlistment Date 6 January 1944 Ohio, Navy Grade Fireman 1st Class
Discharge Date 28 December 1945
Emblem Christian Latin Cross
Service Number 858 64 83
Medals: Asiatic Pacific Point 1 Star, Victory
Holy Cross Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Applicant Ann V Strange, 2362 W 41st
Ohio death records report he died in Columbiana County, and his name is
recorded as Charles E Strange.
Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
Charles E Strange
Death 10 Dec 1956 Columbiana
County
From Gregory family research, Loretta Gregory Gay had the name of one child as
Adeline, which did not match any census reports. I note that Rachel is
reported with the middle initial of A, as her sisters Margaret and Tursa also
are.
However, Loretta's list included Margaet and Tursa. It seems likely that the
child reported as Rachel A came to be called by her middle name Adeline, by
which her descendants in Oklahoma remember her. I have reported her with the
full name Rachel Adeline.
This completes the reconciliation of the girls' names from censuses with the
Gregory family list of names of Julia Ann Clementine Strange's siblings.
Rachel's age shows a 2-year discrepancy between 1870 and 1880. This is
probably because her birthday is in the month of July. See notes for Lucinda
Jane on this problem.
Marriage records report that Adaline married McClure Clevenger in 1881. He
was better known as Mack or J Mack. He was John McClure Clevernger Jr. His
father went by Mack.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Adaline Strange
Spouse McClure Clevinger
Marriage 12 Feb 1881 Cocke, Tennessee
-------------------------
J. Mack Clevenger
Male 1853 [1863] - 1928 (74 years [64])
J. Mack Clevenger
Born 10 Jun 1853 Cocke County, Tennessee
Died 13 Jan 1928 Cocke County, Tennessee
Buried 15 Jan 1928 Phillips Cemetery
Father John McClure "Mack" Clevenger, b Sep 1836, Tennessee d 10 May 1910
(Age ~ 73 years)
Mother Rhoda Davis, b 1844, Tennessee d 4 Jul 1868 (Age 24 years)
Wife Adeline Strange, b Tennessee Find d Bef 13 Jan 1928 [bef 1904, when Mack
married his second wife Mary E Hall]
Children:
1. Fred Clevenger
2. Ben Clevenger
3. Dessie Clevenger
+ 4. Texie Clevenger, b 19 Sep 1892, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee d 2 Feb
1946, Cocke County, Tennessee (Age 53 years)
5. Ruth Clevenger
6. Blanch Clevenger, b 27 May 1902, d 3 Mar 1951, Knox County, Tennessee
(Age 48 years)
7. Thelma Clevenger [Mary Hall's daughter]
-- Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest,
http://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I106174&tree=Smokykin&tngprint=1
-------------------------
There was a daughter of Mack and his second wife Mary Hall named Thelma. I
suspect the listing of Thelma above in the children of Adeline was an error.
Adeline Strange Clevenger
Birth May 28, 1861 Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death Jan. 17, 1904 Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Spouse J Mack Clevenger (1863 - 1928)
Children:
Adiah Beniah Clevenger (1882 - 1935)
Fred A Clevenger (1885 - 1962)
Texie Mae Clevenger McCoig (1892 - 1946)
Julia Blanche Fox Drummond (1902 - 1951)
Burial Open Door Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Created by Tammie Gunter Mar 08, 2010
-- Find A Grave Memorial #49444050,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49444050
1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 April, Civil District 8,
Educational District 14, page 4B, Hse/Fam #77 Strange, Joe Head Owns M W 55
Married at age 22 TN TN TN Farmer Strange, Martha Wife F W 50 Married at age
17 TN TN TN Strange, Ray Dau F W 12 Single TN TN TN
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
The child named Tursa in the 1880 census matches Rebecca T in the 1870 census,
following Rachel. Rebecca appears only once inthe family list, in the 1870
census, at age 7.
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 name Tursa A appears only in 1880, in the same position where Rebecca A T
appeared in 1870. This leads me to suspect that Rebecca and Tursa are the
same person. The initial T for Rebecca could be for the name Tursa. In 1880
the sequence of the names would be different with the A after Tursa. There is
a 2-year discrepancy in the reported age, but this is pretty consistent on all
persons between the two census.
The name Tursa is found in several families in the mid-1800s, sometimes
spelled Thursa. It appears to be a Scandinavian name (compare the current
Danish name Thura), where it would be pronounced as a "hard" T, not as English
TH. In the 1880 census, her brother Rufus (Ruffus) is married to a woman
named Thursa Rianhart.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
R T Strange
Spouse G W Hatley
Marriage 30 Sep 1883 Cocke County
______________
According to the information I have gathered in my family tree, Rebecca T.
Strange was married to my great grandfather George (G.W. Hatley on Sept. 30,
1883) In Cocke County, Tenn.
GW Hatley married again 10 years later, on December 19, 1893, to a Mary E.
Dockins in Cocke County, Tenn. I presume that Rebecca died, but can find no
records of that.
Rebecca and George W Hatley did have a daughter, my grandmother Sarah Hatley
Gann. I know this since my grandmother, Sarah E. Hatley Gann cited Rebecca Ann
Strange as her mother in her obituary. She was buried in Rosemount Cemetery,
Clinton, SC.
Since Sarah E. Hatley was born on Sep. 28, 1886, we know that Rebecca Strange
was alive until that date.
-- Gail Seals, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 21-24 February 2014
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Death Notes
Citation Text: Does not appear in the 1880 census