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Texas death certificates, 1890 - 1976
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Ora Lew Stokes, married, # 62256
born 27 Sept 1889 "Dexon", Hunt County, Texas
08 Aug 1971 Groom Memorial Hospital, Carson Co, TX, one day
residence 634 Roberta, Pampa, Gray Co, TX
Ben Strickland father
Ella Rogers mother
H L Stokes informant
burial Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa

Small sections of Van Zandt and Hunt counties are connected. See map http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm

18 June 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T623_1647 Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 119.
Residence : Justice Precinct 1 (All South of G&D R.R. & West of Sabine River), Hunt, Texas
Benj Strickland born Nov 1861 TX married in 1885 father/mother TN farmer, record says owned his property. "B F" Strickland born 1865 died 29 Sept 1934 in Paducah, Cottle Co, 3 days, residence ?, Tom Strickland of TN father, Elizabeth ---- TN mother, wife Ella Strickland, C M Strickland, Paducah informant, buried Pampa, Texas 30 Sept 1934.
Mary Ellen / Ella Mary Rogers/Rodgers Strickland born 21 Jan 1868 MS bore 6 children all living father/mother SC. Mary Ellen Strickland died 13 June 1954, N Roberts St, Pampa, Gray Co, buried Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, Taylor Rodgers father.
Sallie Strickland Oct 1886 TX
Ora Strickland Sept 1889 TX
Myrtie Strickland Sept 1891 TX
Calvin Strickland Dec 1893 TX - "Calvie" Milner Strickland born 02 Dec 1893 registered WW I Draft Rains Co
William Allen [W A] Strickland 05 Apr 1897 TX - 24 Apr 1936 Lubbock, Lubbock, resided in in White Face, TX buried in White Face Cemetery, father B L Strickland mother Ella Rodgers, wife named Pollie, registered WW I Draft Rains county.
Bertie Strickland Feb 1900 TX

1910, Justice Precinct 4, Rains, TX
Dwelling # 189
Ben F Strickland 1865 TX USA USA
Ella M Strickland 1868 MS SC USA bore 9 children all living
Myrtie F Strickland 1892 TX
Calvin M Strickland 1894 TX
Allin W Strickland 1897 TX
Bertie E Strickland 1900 TX
Clarence M Strickland 1903 TX
Chaley L Strickland 1906 TX
Ira E Strickland 1909 TX son
Dwelling # 190
Tom J Strickland 1882 TX TX MS married 1905
Sallie Strickland 1886 TX TX MS wife. . .Sallie Strickland Strickland ? - died 21 Nov 1913 ?
Vada E Strickland 1906 TX dtr
Harrow B Strickland 1908 TX son

1920;Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Rains, Texas; Roll: T625_1840; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 522
Ben Strickland 35 age misread TX IN MO
Mary Strickland 50
Alene Strickland 22 dtr
Clarence Strickland 16
Charlie Strickland 14
Ira Strickland 11

Tom Strickland 1882 TX
Bradie wife 1896 TX
Vada Strickland 1906
Harl Strickland 1908
Hubert Strickland 1912

Calvin M Strickland 2 Dec 1893 TX - 1930 Grand Saline, VZ county died 23 Nov 1970 resided in Point, Rains Co died in Carrollton, Dallas, buried in Lone Star Cemetery in Point, Ben Strickland father, mother listed as Eller Strickland, spouse Ollie, occupation barber.
Ollie Bell Lancaster Strickland 1897 TX wife
Ray / Roy A 1915 TX
Dail 1917 TX
C W son 1919 TX
Dawson 1922
Patty/Pattie Ruth 16 Sept 1926 Rains

1930; Census Place: Paducah, Cottle, Texas; Roll: 2311; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 979.0.
Ben F Strickland 65
Mary E Strickland 62

1930 Pampa, Gray, TX
Charlie Strickland 1906 residing with H G McCleskey and wife Helen

Clarence Newton Strickland 1904 TX
Ruth A BARRETT Strickland 1903 wife
Tula Fern 1924 dtr
Horace Owens Strickland 5 Mar 1932 Gray Co

1930 Pct 2, Cochran, TX
W Allen Strickland 1897 TX
Polly Dora Vaughn 1906 wife
Willine 1924 dtr
Bruce Dayton born 07 Dec 1928 Cottle Co

Howard Leaon Stokes 21 Jun 1927 Gray Co, H L Stokes and Ora Strickland
Male Stokes born 11 Oct 1929 Gray Co, H L Stokes and Ora Strickland
Male Stokes born 08 May 1934 Gray Co, H L Stokes and Ora Strickland

http://www.txgenweb3.org/txvanzandt/

http://www.txgenweb6.org/txhunt/

http://txgenes.com/TxRains/
OBITUARIES FROM OLD ISSUES OF RAINS COUNTY LEADER
Strickland, Mrs. Tom: November 21, 1913

White, E. E. & Strickland, Bertie Mar. 8, 1919 1919 original unclaimed marriage license Rains Co

Joe Athal White born 24 Feb 1930 Hunt Co, E E White and Bertie Strickland
Ouida Ellyn White born 19 June 1936 Carson Co, Erb Earl White and Bertie Ethel Strickland

http://www.txgenweb5.org/txcottle/

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgray/

Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray
Strickland, Benjamin Franklin - b. Nov. 28, 1865 d. Sep. 29, 1934
Strickland, Mary Ellen Rodgers (Rogers) - b. Jan. 21, 1868 d. Jun. 13, 1954

1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T9_1312; Family History Film: 1255312; Page: 413.3000; Enumeration District: 63;
Elizabeth Strickland 34 ? 1846 AL IN TN widow
Wm. Strickland 30 1850 TX son father TN
Mary Emilene "Emma" Strickland Rogers 01 Mar 1860 TX died 07 Oct 1938 Greenville, Hunt Co, father Thomas Strickland, mother Elizabeth Garrett, married W. L. O Rogers who preceded her in death, buried Etter Lake Cemetery
Mollie Strickland 18 1862 TX dtr father TN
Parker Strickland 17 1863 TX son father TN
Benj. Strickland 15 1865 TX son father TN
Lieunetty Strickland 12 1868 TX dtr father TN - Mrs. H C Cannon born 10 Feb 1869 died 25 Jan 1931 Paducah, Cottle Co, married, Thomas Strickland father of AL, mother Elizabeth Garrett of IN buried in Paducah.

Charley B Cannon 01 Aug 1903 OK died 26 Nov 1933 Paducah Cottle Co father H C Cannon mother Mattie Strickland.

Henry T Cannon born MO 1865 married "Nettie" Strickland born TX 1869. This family was in Burney, Love Co OK in 1910.

1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M593_1593; Page: 401; Image: 190
Post Office Lone Oak
Thos Strickland 1819 TN listed with Richard Lollipp family. . .I did not look to see if there is a misread line

Elizabeth Strickland 45 1825 AL Lone Oak Post Office
William Strickland 20 1850 TX
James B Strickland 17 1853 TX
Amanda Strickland 13 1857 TX
Martena Strickland 13 1857 TX
Emiline Strickland 10 1860 TX
Thomas Strickland 8 1862 TX
Benjamin Strickland 6 1864 TX
Lunetta Strickland 1 1869 TX

1850; Census Place: , Hunt, Texas; Roll: M432_911; Page: 203; Image: 406.
Thomas Strickland 1820 TN
Elizabeth Strickland 1825 AL
Stephen Strickland 1843 AR
John Strickland 1848 TX
William Strickland 1850 TX

1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T623_1647 Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 119.
Residence : Justice Precinct 1 (All South of G&D R.R. & West of Sabine River), Hunt,
Lawrance Rogers Nov 1853 SC married 1881 father/mother SC - Mary Ella's brother ?
Emma STRICKLAND Rogers Mar 1860 TX parents VA - Ben F's sister
Sallie Rogers Oct 1876 MS dtr
Archie Rogers June 1882 TX
Clio Rogers Aug 1884 TX dtr
Ethel Rogers Feb 1886 TX
Virgil Rogers Jan 1889 TX
Irving Rogers Nov 1893 TX

1910, JP 1, Hunt, Texas
W L O Rogers 56 1854 SC SC SC
Emma Rogers 50 1860 TX VA VA
Ethel Rogers 24
Virgil Rogers 21
Ervie Rogers 16


Mattie Lou Ora Simmons, listed as being married, # 17189
04 Jul 1896 TX
08 Apr 1947 Rt 5 Athens, Henderson
W J Strickland TN father
Sara Ann Hazelwood MS mother
B F Simmons informant Box 578, Grand Falls, TX [Ward county]
buried Holly Springs