Nancy Ruth Strickland

Abt 1799 - 1847  (48 years)

• Name	Nancy Ruth Strickland  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1799	Elbert County, Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Aug 1847	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana   [2, 3]
  Notes	SUCCESSION RECORDS OF ST.HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA 1804-1854, E. Russ Williams, Jr., c1966, p. 31 NOTE (Patricia Ezell): In LA, Succession Records are the equivalent of Probate Records. File S-4, 1848 (Mrs. Nancy Strickland, wife of Grant R. Taylor) Dec 11, 1848. The petition of Grant R. Taylor states that his wife, Nancy Strickland, died recently, leaving three children: Edmond, Rutha, and Nancy ( a minor). He requested that he be confirmed and sworn as tutor to the children. He is appointed. Dec. 11, 1848. Rutha Raborn, wife of Quincy Raborn, of Amite County, MS. Her mother, Nancy Taylor, died Aug 26, 1847 and left certain slaves as her separate property. Dec 23, 1848. Inventory: 6 slaves. They were partitioned. File T-3 James C. Taylor, 1849 August 30, 1849. C.D. Strickland states that he has been appointed Supt. of Public Schools in the place of James C. Taylor, deceased, who had in his possession a variety of books and papers belonging to the office of superintendent. (NOTE: The inventory detailed a number of books as a part of a law library including Milton's PARADISE LOST, Cooper's VIRGIL, ELEMENTS OF ASTRONOMY, CAESAR CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY...)
  Person ID	I1923	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Strickland,   b. Abt 1766, North Carolina d. 6 Feb 1817, Madison County, Georgia (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Ruth Thompson,   b. Abt 1763   d. Abt 1860, Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1787	Georgia   [4]
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grant Rice Taylor,   b. 1792, Georgia d. 21 Oct 1859, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1818	Madison County, Georgia   [5]
  Children	1. Edmond Taylor,   b. 3 May 1819, Georgia d. 16 Jul 1899, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Age 80 years)   2. Rutha Taylor,   b. 1829, Pike County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nancy Taylor,   b. 1838, Amite County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1799 - Elbert County, Georgia Marriage - 19 Sep 1818 - Madison County, Georgia Death - 26 Aug 1847 - St. Helena Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S404] Strickland, Cicero Odell--Family Researcher, Ancestor Chart prepared Sept 1994. [S417] Taylor, Ted-Family Researcher (TTT1111@aol.com). [S339] Betts, Leatha A--Family Researcher (jlabetts@burgoyne.com) 777 West 1000 South Woods Cross, UT 84087, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leathaabetts), Shows place of death as Madison County, Georgia (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 58 (Reliability: 3). [S540] Cox, Trudy-Family Researcher, San Jose, CA (Family Group Sheets submitted to STRICKLAND SCENE).