Robert Lee Strickland

1880 - 1966  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Strickland  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 May 1880	Texas   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Dec 1966  [3, 7]
  Burial	Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	From OLDTIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS "In 1906 he was married to Mrs. Essie Strickland O'Riley, a widow with three children. To this union was born five sons. His wife was a good Christian woman and the children were brought up in the church, but he could not feel the conviction of saving grace until his mother died. His wife rejoiced but when he felt the call to preach, about 2 am one morning, and told his wife about it when she was making breakfast, he opened his Bible and began preaching.. she burned the meat and bread. Strickland has been preaching for years up and down the East Texas area has an unshakeable faith and believes in faith healing, citing as examples his recovery from TB and his wife's from cancer, after the doctors had given up on them....The Strickland's are a handsome, dignified couple, and thoroughly enjoy telling of the early trials of his ministry and the struggle to rear their 8 children on a minister's intermittent stipend. "The Lord always provided!" was Brother Bobs's prompt answer to any problem. "I recall once when I was preaching in Nacogdoches, the larder was completely empty and Essie was fretting something awful. I prayed and sure enough, an old colored man delivered a load of groceries." Born near Bronson, Rev. and Mrs. Strickland were second cousins. They attended the one room, three month session schools. "I spent two sessions in the Blue Back Speller before I graduated to a reader, slate, and pencil" recalls Strickland. A lady by the name of Evans was their first teacher, with Miss Jennie Oliphint a later teacher. Later schooling was at Newton with Professor Jim Sharpe as teacher; then there was a year each at Burkville, Jasper, Hemphill, and Timpson. Strickland grew up in a religious home with revival meetings and grove prayer meetings a regular part of his childhood. He worked for Jim Toole at Hemphill in his store, then went to Bronson when his father opened a grocery store and cafe. There he got in with the wrong crowd and lived a wicked life for several years.... The oldest Strickland son died in 1962."
  Person ID	I1850	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Matthew Noah Strickland,   b. 31 Oct 1849, East Pendleton, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 4 Dec 1932, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Harriet Ann Martin,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Texas d. 19 Jul 1915 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1872  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F1239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Estelle "Essie" Strickland,   b. 29 May 1874, Sabine County, Texas d. 12 Jul 1965, Buna, Jasper County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1906  [9]
  Children	1. Ordia L. Strickland,   b. 1908, Texas d. 1962 (Age 54 years)   2. Clarence Strickland,   b. 1910, Texas   3. Oran Strickland,   b. 1912, Texas   4. Living   5. Paul Strickland,   b. 27 Jul 1916, Texas d. 26 May 1996, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 May 1880 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S404] Strickland, Cicero Odell--Family Researcher, Ancestor Chart prepared Sept 1994, Shows him as married to Clara Estelle Cannon instead of Ess ie Strickland (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 60 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65255240 (Reliability: 3). [S404] Strickland, Cicero Odell--Family Researcher, Ancestor Chart prepared Sept 1994, Shows DOB as instead 29 May 1880 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), "Strickland was 88 years old on June 5, 1964" (Reliability: 3). [S403] STRICKLAND SCENE Volume 9, Number 2 April 1990. [S404] Strickland, Cicero Odell--Family Researcher, Ancestor Chart prepared Sept 1994. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 61045216 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983).