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Family: Richard Benjamin Strickland, Jr. / Martha Elizabeth McEwen (F6212)

m. 25 Apr 1832


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  • Father | Male
    Richard Benjamin Strickland, Jr.

    Born  13 Oct 1812   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  25 Apr 1832  [1]  Madison County, Georgia  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard Benjamin Strickland | F3919 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lucretia Bryant | F3919 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Martha Elizabeth McEwen

    Born  Bef 1814   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

  • Notes  Married:
    • Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
      Richard Strickland to Elizabeth McKewn (sic) on 25 Apr 1832 Madison County, GA

      RESEARCH NOTES:

      A Richard and Elizabeth Strickland Family can be found on the 1850 through 1870 US Census in Florida. He was born ca 1812 in Georgia, and she between 1820 and 1825 in North Carolina or Georgia.

      In 1850 they were in Walton County, Florida, with children Julia, Martha, James, Robert, Joseph, Simeon and Joel. In 1870, they were in Santa Rosa County, with children Julian, Martha, James, Robert, Simeon and Joseph. Based on Elizabeth's age (too young to have married in 1832 in Georgia) this is likely a different family altogether.

      The fact that the Richard and Elizabeth Strickland family (of Mississippi) iss different from the Richard and Elizabeth Strickland family (of Florida, as noted above, was confirmed by a descendant of the Mississippi couple, Cynthia Ranucci. On March 6, 2023, she emailed me: "You mention that the Richard and Elizabeth Strickland in Florida is most likely not the Richard and Elizabeth Strickland in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. You are correct in that assumption. I just wanted to affirm that from personal knowledge supplied to me by family members years ago. My great-great grandfather, Ancil Strickland, was the last child of the Mississippi Richard and Elizabeth Strickland, born in 1852 in Glen, Mississippi. I too have 2 Strickland lines, but both descend from Jacob, Solomon's brother (if I remember correctly--my genealogy papers have been in storage......"




  • Sources 
    1. [S1394] Ancestry.com - Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944.