William R. Strong

Abt 1834 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William R. Strong  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1834	Ohio   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  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
  Person ID	I11487	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Mother	Anna (The Widow) Strong,   b. Abt 1804, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth ???,   b. Abt 1844, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Thomas J. Strong,   b. Abt 1861   d. Yes, date unknown   2. S. Jane Strong,   b. Abt 1864   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William W. Strong,   b. Abt 1866   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Lewis Strong,   b. Abt 1870   d. Jun 1951 (Age 81 years)   5. M.C. Strong,   b. Abt 1872   d. Yes, date unknown   6. M.M. Strong,   b. Abt 1878   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Listed as W.R. Strong, male (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Listed as Wm. Strong (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.).