Wesley Van Dee Strickland

1876 - 1979  (103 years)

• Name	Wesley Van Dee Strickland  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 Feb 1876	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 1979	Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Bethel Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	"(Born February 29, 1876) on the banks of the Sabine River in old Sabinetown, where they ran a ferry. It was in hard times of reconstruction days, with lawlessness rampant, and the Stricklands early learned to fight their way through hard times and rough days...When Dee was about 7 years old, his father had trouble with a drunk who pulled him out of bed and started fighting. Following this trouble, John moved his family to Orange. Dee Strickland moved back to Sabine County and married Luvenia Walker. Two of their three children survive: Mrs. Thelma Strickland Lakey of California and Mrs. L.C. Crouch of Houston. The Stricklands moved around to sawmilling, and lived in Rusk when Mrs. Strickland died. Dee came back to Pineland and worked for a month at the mill there; became restless and spent three years in Louisiana before returning to Sabine County, where he married Miss Zilpha Lott. Dee farmed and worked for Temple Lumber Company until his retirement a few years ago. He is the father of ten children by his second marriage. They are Mrs. Gladys Stevens of Houston, J.B. Strickland who is deceased, Mrs. Miriam Amason of Pineland, Robert Strickland of Wyoming, Herbert Strickland of Kirbyville, J.D. Strickland whereabouts unknown at present, A.W. Strickland of Dallas, Mrs. Claudine Hamilton of Beaumont, Mrs. Arlene Fields of Dallas, and Darwin Strickland who is in the US Army stationed in Nebraska. There are 23 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren." Excerpted from OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS by Virgie Speights (S. Malone Printer, San Augustine, Texas; 1983; original column published November 19, 1964). VAN STRICKLAND 28 Feb 1876 Mar 1979 75968 (Pineland, Sabine, TX) 75972 (San Augustine, San Augustine, TX) 458-36-1325 Texas
  Person ID	I733	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	John H. Strickland,   b. 11 Aug 1840, Louisiana d. May 1898 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Cannon,   b. 4 Oct 1842, Sabine County, Texas d. Abt 1906 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Luvenia Walker,   b. 16 Jul 1877   d. 8 Sep 1909 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1904	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. Thelma Strickland,   b. 4 Apr 1906, Sabine County, Texas d. 26 Jun 2001, Sun Valley, Washoe County, Nevada (Age 95 years)   2. L. C. Strickland,   b. Abt 1908, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Feb 1998, Humble, Harris County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Zilpha Elizabeth Lott,   b. 18 Sep 1888, Texas d. 18 Dec 1977, Jasper County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1912  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Gladys Strickland,   b. Abt 1914, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. J. B. Strickland,   b. Abt 1915, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Aug 1948, Hardin County, Texas (Age 33 years)   3. Miriam Virginia Strickland,   b. Abt 1917, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 23 Jan 2009, Jasper County, Texas (Age 92 years)   4. Robert D. "Bob" Strickland,   b. 21 Mar 1919, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Oct 2008, Jasper County, Texas (Age 89 years)   5. Herbert Strickland,   b. 27 Jun 1920, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Sep 1991, Jasper County, Texas (Age 71 years)   6. J. D. Strickland,   b. Abt 1924, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. A. W. Strickland,   b. Abt 1925, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Annie Claudine Strickland,   b. 6 Jan 1927, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Jan 2004, Atascocita, Harris County, Texas (Age 77 years)   9. Lydia Arlene Strickland,   b. 11 Dec 1929, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Jan 1968, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 38 years)   10. Living
  Photos		Strickland, Zilpha (Lott) with her husband Dee Strickland, ca 1940's Dee married Zilpha after the death of his first wife. Together they raised his two daughters and had 10 more children together.
  Family ID	F559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Feb 1876 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 6 Aug 1904 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 28 Mar 1979 - Jasper County, Texas Burial - - Bethel Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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