Mary J. Stockbridge

1858 - 1940  (82 years)

• Name	Mary J. Stockbridge
  Birth	2 Feb 1858	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jul 1940	Olustee, Jackson County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Burial	Erin Cemetery, Jackson County, Oklahoma
  Notes	Mary and her sister Celia Stockbridge were both Schoolteachers. They were homesteaders on adjacent plots of land in Olustee, Greer (now Jackson) County, O.T. They built a cabin across the property line, which they shared. In fact their dining room table was directly over their property line. After her marriage to Ralph, they moved to the New Mexico Territory. She remained there after his death. At the time of the 1930 census, she was still in Roosevelt County, Precinct 24, ED 27 and listed as: Mrs. R.B. Strong O $800 F W 72 Wd 49 Va Maine TN When Charles Strong visited Roosevelt County, New Mexico in October, 2000, he met J.T. and Lilly Belle Toombs of Pep, New Mexico. Both of them remembered Mary Strong. In fact, they still had a book they had received as a gift from her. The book was titled "One Hundred and One Famous Poems" an anthology compiled by Roy J. Cook. It had a copyright date of 1929, and was inscribed "From Mrs. R.B. Strong To J.T. Toombs April 24, 1937." She apparently moved back to Oklahoma shortly after this, as the history of Roosevelt County New Mexico indicates she died in Praire Hill, Oklahoma. This is approximately five miles north of Creta, Oklahoma. Her certificate of death shows she actually died in Olustee, and was buried in Prarie Hill. The informant was Mrs. R.F. Mitchell (her sister Celia). The certificate of death also shows she was born in Virginia. Mary's early reponse to the federal census instead has her place of birth as Tennessee. Charles Strong spoke to Darline Irby, who has records of Jackson County cemeteries. She said that Mary was not buried in Prairie Hill, but rather in Erin Cemetery, located 2 miles north and 2 and 1/2 miles west of Olustee, OK.
  Person ID	I8861	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer Stockbridge,   b. 15 Oct 1807, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine d. 6 Jul 1892, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary C. Goodin,   b. 5 May 1828, Virginia d. 18 Oct 1889, McKinney, Collin County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1857
  Family ID	F4104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Brainerd Strong,   b. 18 May 1857, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio d. 20 Apr 1929, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1907	Greer County, Oklahoma
  	Application For Marriage License from the Territory of Oklahoma, Greer County for Ralph B. Strong of Geronomo, Comanche County, Territory of Oklahoma, age 51 years and born in Ohio; and Miss Mary J. Stockbridge of Olustee, Greer County, Territory of Oklahoma, age 48, and born in Tennessee. The couple was married by W.A. Nash, Clergyman of Creta in Greer County, Oklahoma Territory on the 3rd day of March A.D. 1907 in the presence of J. M. Stockbridge and Frank Mitchell of Creta. Witnesses who signed the license were H.H. Duncan and D.A. Shaw.
  Photos		Strong, Ralph Brainerd ca 1917 with his new bride, Mary Stockbridge The widowed Ralph Strong was married second to Mary Stockbridge in 1917
  Documents » Slide Show		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 1 This letter was written by the widowed Ralph Strong to Mary Stockbridge while they were still courting, concerning their impending wedding, Page 1 of 6
  		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 2 Page 2 of 6
  		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 3 Page 3 of 6
  		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 4 Page 4 of 6
  		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 5 Page 5 of 6
  		Strong, Ralph letter to Mary Stockbridge, February 1907, Page 6 Page 6 of 6
  		Stockbridge, Mary J 1907 marriage to Ralph B. Strong Application and license of marriage as filed in Greer County, Oklahoma, March 3, 1907
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Feb 1858 - Tennessee Marriage - 3 Mar 1907 - Greer County, Oklahoma Death - 27 Jul 1940 - Olustee, Jackson County, Oklahoma Burial - - Erin Cemetery, Jackson County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Strong, Ralph Brainerd Family ca.1913 Ralph Brainerd Strong Family circa 1913, Oklahoma Standing, Back row (L to R): UNKNOWN--Either Burt OR Claude Strong, Annie Eva (CHOATE) Strong, Lee S. Strong, Earnest Strong,Tessie Rose (SOUKUP) Strong, Walter Winfield Strong, Mary Gertrude (GAY) Strong, Augustus Homer Strong Seated, Front row (L to R): Homer Richard Strong (grandson), Ralph Brainerd Strong, Viola May Strong (granddaughter), Mary (STOCKBRIDGE) Strong (Second wife), Agnes Ivy Strong (granddaughter) Not pictured: Rolla or Earl PLEASE HELP US POSTIVELY IDENTIFY whether the young man standing on the left at the back is Burt or Claude!
  		_Stockbridge, Mary J. Second wife of Ralph Brainerd Strong B. 1858 Tennessee D. 1940 Oklahoma
  		Stockbridge, Mary around or after 1880 Mary as a young woman

  
  

  Documents

  Stockbridge, Mary (Mrs. Ralph B. Strong) State of Oklahoma Death Certificate for the second wife of Ralph Strong

  
  

• Sources

  [S389] State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death.