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Anna (The Widow) Strong

Female Abt 1804 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  Anna (The Widow) Strong was born about 1804 in Pennsylvania; and died.

    Notes:

    Neither the first name of her husband, nor Anna's maiden name is known. The Strong head of household's in Champaign County, Illinois in 1840 were as follows: Cyrus, John, Hiram, Orange and Ambers.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rozella Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1831 in Ohio; and died.
    2. 3. William R. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1834 in Ohio; and died.
    3. 4. W.A. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1837 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.
    4. 5. A.M. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1843 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.
    5. 6. Cyrus Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rozella Strong Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anna1) was born about 1831 in Ohio; and died.

    Notes:

    On the 1870 Census, Cooke County, Texas, Household #7 in Precinct #3, is headed by Rozella Willburn. She is living with her 5 children and 65 year old Anna Strong born in Pennsylvania. I presume her to be R. Strong born 1841 in Ohio. The birth year and birth location match. It appears she married a Mr. Willburn prior to the birth of her oldest listed child, John W., age 15. Her husband may have died sometime around or after the birth of her youngest child, Hiram age 5.

    Rozella married Wm. Willburn before 1855. Wm. was born about 1810 in Georgia; died after 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. John W. Willburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1854 and 1855; and died.
    2. 8. William M. Willburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1856 and 1857; and died.
    3. 9. Cyrus F. Willburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1859; and died.
    4. 10. Joanna Willburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861; and died.
    5. 11. Hiram Willburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866; and died.

  2. 3.  William R. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anna1) was born about 1834 in Ohio; and died.

    Notes:

    W.R. Strong wrote his reminisences in his late years, and parts of these are quoted in the book "The First 100 Years In Cooke County" by A. Morton Smith (The Naylor Co: San Antonio, TX, 1955).

    " (He) came to Cooke County with his family when he was 12 years of age, arriving by ox-wagon from Champaign County, Illinois in June 1846. At that time, he recalled the settlers were 'a man named Poplar who lived at Poplar Springs, Mr. Buchanan at Big Springs, Mr. Stamps near Nelson Grove, and Mr. Grimes at Grimes' Prarie, all of whom left the same year'....Frank Carpenter settled on Grimes' Prarie...Mr. Underwood and one son were killed by Indians at the head of Beaver Creek in Grayson County, and that Mr. Carpenter and Henry Wilson helped young Strong make his first crop in the spring of 1847 after his father's death in October, 1846. Strong further noted that en route to Texas 'we fell in with the Dickson, Chadwell, Chambers and William families, all going to join the Peters' colony just as we were.'

    In THE HISTORY OF GRAYSON COUNTY, Mrs. W.H. Lucas and Mrs. H.E. Hall report that in the extreme western part of Grayson County, along Cross Timbers, six families from Missouri arrived the evening of November 24, 1845. Among them M.L Webster, Charles Wheelock, Myron Mudgit, widow Underwood, Frank Carpenter, Dr. Leaky, widow Middleton. They were later identified as among the earliest Cooke County citizens. [Note: per census records, W. R. Strong's wife E. was born in Missouri]

    Strong relays details of the first social even of consequence, held at Fitzhugh's Fort 'and they danced the night through-July 4, 1847-commerating the 71st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence'. W. R. remembers visitors from Grayson, Collin and Denton counties attending. He remembers a similar festive event held in Grayson County on July 5, 1852.

    Strong (and presumably his siblings) attended the school taught by Miss Jane Shannon of Grayson County. In 1847, she began teaching in the home of Mrs. Underwood (11 miles southeast of Gainesville). Strong also writes of circuit rider Isaac Walker of Grayson County.

    According to the 1860 and 1870 census, he lived in Gainesville, Texas.

    The Familysearch 1880 United States Census lists his family as follows:

    Precinct 1, Cooke, Texas

    W.R. Strong Male Married White age 46 Birthplace Ohio Parents: OH OH E. Strong Wife F Married White age 36 Birthplace MO Parents: TN TN T.J. Strong Son age 18 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO S.J. Strong Dau age 16 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO William W. Strong Son age 14 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO J.L. Strong Son age 10 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO M.C. Strong Dau age 8 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO M. M. Strong Dau age 2 Birthplace Texas Parents OH MO

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ???. Elizabeth was born about 1844 in Missouri; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Thomas J. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861; and died.
    2. 13. S. Jane Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1864; and died.
    3. 14. William W. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866; and died.
    4. 15. James Lewis Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870; died in Jun 1951.
    5. 16. M.C. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1872; and died.
    6. 17. M.M. Strong  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878; and died.

  3. 4.  W.A. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anna1) was born about 1837 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.

  4. 5.  A.M. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anna1) was born about 1843 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.

  5. 6.  Cyrus Strong Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anna1) was born about 1844 in Champaign County, Illinois; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  John W. Willburn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rozella2, 1.Anna1) was born between 1854 and 1855; and died.

  2. 8.  William M. Willburn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rozella2, 1.Anna1) was born between 1856 and 1857; and died.

  3. 9.  Cyrus F. Willburn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rozella2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1859; and died.

  4. 10.  Joanna Willburn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rozella2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1861; and died.

  5. 11.  Hiram Willburn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rozella2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1866; and died.

  6. 12.  Thomas J. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1861; and died.

  7. 13.  S. Jane Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1864; and died.

  8. 14.  William W. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1866; and died.

  9. 15.  James Lewis Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1870; died in Jun 1951.

    Notes:

    FAIRVIEW CEMETERY, GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS editors Sue Wood and Ronnie Howser (1983-1984) contains the following listing on page 11:

    Strong, James Lewis 1870-June 1951 Strong, Elizabeth Mary1869-March 1950

    Presumably, Elizabeth was his wife.


  10. 16.  M.C. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1872; and died.

  11. 17.  M.M. Strong Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Anna1) was born about 1878; and died.


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