Stella Crouch

1893 - 1959  (66 years)

• Name	Stella Crouch  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Jun 1893	Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Dec 1959
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Notes	At the time of the 1910 Oklahoma Census, a Stella WEST was listed as a boarder in the home of Samuel Massey(?) in Baucum Twp, Jackson County, Oklahoma. She was listed as Female, White, age 18, Married, born in Texas, with both parents born in Texas. The column about her ability to read and write was left blank, so it is probable that someone other than she gave her information to the enumerator. Although she is listed as married, she is living apart from her husband. He son Roy West was born about 17 months after this listing, so presumably she and her husband were reunited, at least briefly. Her son by a subsequent marriage, Cecil Afton Lewis, was born some two years after Roy. Both were born in Jackson County. At the time of the 1920 Federal census, Stella and Will Lewis were renting a home at 129 Chickasha Avenue in Chickasha. Their census listing read as follows: Lewis, Will E. Hd R M W 37 M -- Yes Yes Tex. Unknown La. Cook Restaurant Lewis, Stella Wife F W 25 M -- Yes Yes Texas Texas Texas Waitress Restaurant ---------, Roy Son M W 8 1/2 Yes --- --- Oklahoma Texas Texas ---------, Cecil Son M W 6 1/2 -- -- -- Oklahoma Texas Texas She was living with her third husband, Walter Winfield Strong, as the time of the 1930 census. 1930 Census Oklahoma, Stephens County, Duncan, King Twp, 2nd Ward 1509 Cedar #6-6 Strong, Walter W Head Rents $15 month no radio M W 48 Married age 37 Texas Ohio Texas Barber Barbershop Employed not a veteran --------- , Stella Wife F W 36 Married age 26 Texas Texas Texas West, Roy N Step-son M W 19 S Oklahoma TX TX Painter General Building Lewis, Cecil E Step-son M W 17 S Oklahoma TX TX Waiter Cafe Strong, Robert H son M W 5 S Oklahoma TX TX Crouch, Henry J father-in-law M W 73 Widower TX South Carolina TX Census records show she was born in January 1895, however, cemetery records from Sunset Memorial Gardens in Lawton instead show her as born on 8 Jun 1893 and died 29 Dec 1959, at at 66. (Courtesy of Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara).
  Person ID	I1295	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Joseph Crouch,   b. May 1858, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Geneva "Jennie" Arnold,   b. Jan 1868, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edd West,   b. Bef 1880, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1911
  	Bob Strong said that his mother, Stella, divorced her first husband in Montague County, Texas. Charles and Pat could not find a record of either her marriage or divorce at the Montague courthouse. Bob also thought that her first husband was "more than twice her age" and that he may have been married before, and possibly after, his brief marriage to Stella.
  Children	1. Roy Newell West,   b. 11 Sep 1911, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma d. May 1964, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2012

  
  

  Family 2	William Ernest "Willie" Lewis,   b. 6 Sep 1882, Austin, Travis County, Texas d. Aft 1920 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1912  [3]
  	Robert Strong thought his mother, Stella, married her second husband in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Charles and Pat Strong went through marriage licenses in Altus, and did not find a marriage certificate. They looked in bride's records under both Crouch and West. They also looked for Groom's under Lewis. These records were very poorly indexed, and they may have simply missed it, or they might have been married elsewhere.
  Children	1. Cecil Afton Lewis,   b. 23 Jul 1913, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma d. Oct 1991, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2012

  
  

  Family 3	Walter Winfield Strong,   b. 10 May 1881, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas d. 4 Apr 1961, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1920	Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
  	Walter Strong, age 39, resident of Chickasha and Miss Stella Lewis, aged 26, resident of Chickasha. Subscribed and sworn on 4 June 1920.Married by John D. Salter, Minister of the M.E. Church South of Chickasha. Witnesses Mrs. John D. Salter and Harry Salter of Chickasha.
  Children	1. Robert Henry "Bob" Strong,   b. 9 May 1924, Wellston, Lincoln County, Oklahoma d. 18 Feb 2009, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 84 years)
  Documents		Crouch, Stella 1920 marriage to Walter Winfield Strong Both Stella and Walter had been previously married, and brought young children into their union
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jun 1893 - Texas Marriage - 4 Jun 1920 - Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		_Crouch, Stella Second wife of Walter Winfield Strong Mother of Roy WEST, Cecil LEWIS, and Bob STRONG B. 1877 Texas D. Oklahoma
  		Strong, Burt & Lucy with Stella & Walter early to mid 1940's L to R: Burt and Lucy (Brannan) Strong, Stella (Crouch) and Walter Strong
  		Crouch, Stella with Anna Laura Strong ca 1939 Anna Laura (l) with her mother-in-law, Stella Strong (r). Stella was Homer Strong's step-mother.

  
  

• Sources

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