Life History

Notes

• 1880 Federal Census, Catoosa County, Georgia, 5 June, Chambers District, Enumeration District 11, page 11 (scan 211C), Hse #95, Fam #97
  Strange, William  W M 44 Farmer SC SC SC
  Strange, Nancy A  W F 45 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA
  Strange, Cicero J  W M 6 Son GA SC GA
  
  By 1894, Cicero has moved with his father to Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory and married a Cherokee woman named Mary Bright Drake.
  
  Mary Bright Drake
  Birth 28 JUN 1878
  Death 18 APR 1959 in Catoosa, Rogers Co, OK
  Married 24 Dec 1894 Chelsea, Cooeescooee, Cherokee Nation
  Cicero James Strange
  Birth 8 FEB 1874 in Walker County, GA
  Death 17 NOV 1967 in Tulsa, OK
  --  Colquhoun, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7721971/person/-1047666622
  
  Cicero is enumerated in the 1900 Cherokee Nation census with Mary and their three children.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, [no date], Township 23, District 21, page 6B, Hse #105, Fam #107
  Strange, Cisiara J Head  W M Dec 1864 [sic, should be 1874, matching age] 26 Married 5 years GA SC SC Farmer Owns
  Strange, Mary  Wife Ind F Jan 1879 21 Married 5 years 3 children/3 living Ind Terr NC Ind Terr
  Strange, Mary Emma Ind F Sep 1895 4 Ind Terr GA Ind Terr
  Strange, John Ind M Feb 1898 2 Ind Terr GA Ind Terr
  Strange, Infant Dau Ind F Apr 1900 2mos Ind Terr GA Ind Terr
  --  Fam #108 --
  Mitchell, Thomas Hired Hand W M Feb 1877 23 MO AL TN Farm Hand
  
  Cicero's father and stepmother are living in the house next door.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, [no date], Township 23, District 21, page 6B, Hse #104, Fam #106
  Strange, William Head  W M Dec 1836 63 Married 8 years SC SC SC Farmer Rents
  Strange, Maggrett  Wife W F Mar 1842 58 Married 8 years 1 child/1 living TN NC NC
  Strange, Charley W F Sep 1879 20 GA SC SC
  
  1910 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Township 2, District 171, page 12B, Hse/Fam #27
  Strange, Cicero J Head M White 36 Married 15 years GA -- -- Farmer Owns Farm Can Read and Write
  Strange, Mary B Head F Ind (1/16 Cherokee)  32 Married 15 years 7 children/7 living OK MS OK Can Read and Write
  Strange, Mary E Dau F Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  14 Single OK GA OK Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
  Strange, John D Son M Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  12 OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Strange, Jannie A Dau F Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  10 Single OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Strange, Ella Dau F Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  8 Single OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Strange, Lulu E  Dau F Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  6 Single OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Strange, Frank James Son M Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  3 OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Strange, Charles B Son M Ind (1/32 Cherokee)  1yr4mos OK GA OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Combs, John R Hired Man M W 22 MO MO MO Farm Laborer
  Croff, John  Hired Man M W 22 MO MO MO Farm Laborer
  
  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Cisero [sic] James Strange
  Address Rt 1, Bushyhead, Rogers County, Oklahoma
  Birth Date: 8 Feb 1874
  Nearest Relative (Wife) Mrs Mary Strange
  Tall, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Light Brown Hair
  12 Sept 1918
  Signed C J Strange
  
  1920 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 31 January, Foyil Township, District 155, page 24, Hse #49, Fam #51
  Strange, C J  Head M W 45 GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1875]
  Strange, Mary Wife F W 42 OK MS OK [b abt 1878]
  Strange, Ella Dau F W 18 OK GA OK [b abt 1902]
  Strange, Lula Dau F W 15 OK GA OK [b abt 1905]
  Strange, Frank Son M W 13 OK GA OK [b abt 1907]
  Strange, Charles Son M W 11 OK GA OK [b abt 1909]
  Strange, Florence Dau F W 3 OK GA OK [b abt Dec 1917]
  Strange, Margarett Dau F W 6 mos OK TX MO [b abt Jun 1919]
  
  Cisero James STRANGE
  Birth 8 Feb 1874 in Georgia
  Death 15 Nov 1967 in Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma
  Parents William STRANGE 1836-1901, Nancy Ann BOSS 1835-1888
  Spouse Mary Bright DRAKE, Birth abt 1878 in Oklahoma
  --  Nash-Hall, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8639783/person/489890815
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Cicero J. Strange
  Born: 8 Feb 1874
  Died: 15 Nov 1967
  Last Residence Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma 74015
  SSN 444-16-2191 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
  
  His father's obituary reports Cicero's date of death as 7 November 1967.
  
  Obituary of Captain William Strange 1836-1901
  "Captain Strange married Nancy Ann Boss in 1857 in Walker County.  They had the following ... children:  Florence Octavia, born October 11, 1871; died May 6, 1889; Cicero James, born February 8, 1874; died November 7, 1967; Julia Etta, born June 3, 1877; died September 1, 1882; Charles Edgar, born September 1, 1879; death unknown; All of the children were born in Walker County."
  --  Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8578493.
  
  A family genealogy reports the date of death as 17 November 1967, two days later than the date on Social Security records.  Perhaps the genealogy date is the date of burial.  The genealogy also reports the place of death as Tulsa, which is likely.  Catoosa was the residence, as reported on the Social Security records.  He was probably in a hospital in Tulsa when he died.
  
  Mary Bright Drake
  Birth 28 JUN 1878
  Death 18 APR 1959 in Catoosa, Rogers Co, OK
  Married 24 Dec 1894 Chelsea, Cooeescooee, Cherokee Nation
  Cicero James Strange
  Birth 8 FEB 1874 in Walker County, GA
  Death 17 NOV 1967 in Tulsa, OK
  --  Colquhoun, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7721971/person/-1047666622
  
  The grave gives the date of death as 7 November 1967.
  
  C. J. Strange
  Birth Feb. 8, 1874
  Death Nov. 7, 1967
  Spouse Mary B. Strange (1878 - 1959)
  Burial Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Rogers County, Oklahoma
  Created by Diane Voegeli Apr 09, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial# 68114227, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68114227

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
  • [no date], Township 23, District 21, page 6B, Hse #105, Fam #107
• 2. Obituaries from Oklahoma
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma
  • 15 April, Township 2, District 171, page 12B, Hse/Fam #27
• 4. 1920 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma
  • 31 January, Foyil Township, District 155, page 24, Hse #49, Fam #51
• 5. Social Security Death Index
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Catoosa County, Georgia
  • 5 June, Chambers District, Enumeration District 11, page 11 (scan 211C), Hse #95, Fam #97
• 7. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 8. Ancestry Trees
• 9. Ancestry Trees
  • Nash-Hall, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8639783/person/489890815
• 10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 11. U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914
  • Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;
  • Under Provision of an Act of Congress 26 April 1906
• 12. 1940 Federal Census, Rogers County, Oklahoma
  • 11 May, Catoosa, District 66-2, Page 16A, Hse #294, Rents $20, Farm
• 13. 1930 Federal Census, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
  • 2 April, Tulsa, District 72-88, page 1B, 503 S Utica St, Hse/Fam #15