John W STRANGE1,4,5,6,3

Jun 18503 - about 19202

Life History

Aug 1848	Born in Tennessee.3 (less likely)
Jun 1850	Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1 (most likely)
19th Jan 1877	Married Mary Ann BEASON in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,3
23rd Mar 1879	Birth of son James Porter STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,6,7
30th Apr 1884	Birth of son Walker A STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.3,8,2
8th Jun 1895	Birth of daughter Daisy K STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,9
16th Jun 1899	Birth of daughter Cynthia STRANGE.10
about 1907	Death of Mary Ann BEASON in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2
28th Jun 1907	Death of daughter Daisy K STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.2
about 1920	Died in Unknown.2
about 1920	Buried in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee.2

Notes

In the family of James and Susannah Strange, a son John is firstreported in the 1850 census, where John is 9 months old at the Octobercensus. This seems to tell us that John was born in July 1850. In1870 John W is reported as 17 years old, which is a bit young for whatwe expect.

1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 23 October, District13, page 138, Hse #961, Fam #995
James Strange 35 M Farmer Tennessee
Susannah Strange 35 F Tenn
John Strange 3mos M Tenn [b Jun 1850]

1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 7 September, page333 (Scan p 495), Hse #2360, Family #2403
Jas M Strange 42 M Farmer TN
S Strange 38 F TN
J W Strange 8 M TN

The 1860 census is confusing. There are two sons between Malinda andMurphy reported as J P and J W. The entry for JW seems to match JohnW in 1870, and the age of John W in 1860 is 8. However, JP isreported as age 10 in 1860, so this seems to match John, less than oneyear old in the 1850 census. The middle initial P does match anythingelse I have found in genealogies or public records. There could havebeen one other son born soon after the 1850 census, who died beforethe 1870 census. The genealogies I have found on this family do notreport any child to match this.

This mystery is similar to the mystery of Amanda and Jane. In 1850two daughters are reported Amanda age 4 and Jane age 2. Only Amandaor Amanda J shows up after this. Several genealogies have AmandaJane, with no other daughter to match another Jane between Amanda andMalinda.

1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 23 July, District 3,PO Trion, p. 7, Hse/Fam #42
Strange, James M   53 M W Farmer TN
Strange, Susannah 48 F W Kpg Hse TN
Strange, John W 17 M W TN

1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June, Fifth CivilDistrict, Enumeration District 177, p. 29, Hse #236, Fam #240
Strange, John W M W 27    Farmer TN TN TN Cannot write
Strange, Mary A F W 21 Wife   Keeping House TN NC TN Cannot write
Strange, James P M W 2 Son TN TN TN

1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 15 June, CivilDistrict 17, District 55, page 9B, Hse/Fam #165
Strange, John W Head W M Aug 1848 51 Married 23 years TN TN TN FarmerOwns
Strange, Polly A Wife W F Feb 1855 45 Married 23 years 4 children/4living TN TN
Strange, Walker A Son W M Apr 1884 16 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
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Strange, Daisie K Dau W F June 1895 4 TN TN TN

This census reports that Jon and Polly, reported as Mary in the lastcensus, have been married 23 years. This matches the report of theirmarriage date by a Strange genealogy as 19 Jan 1877. This genealogyalso reports a daughter Cynthia, with no birth or death information.This appears to match a Cynthia Strange reported in Nicole Wiebe'sgenealogy of the Henderson-Henry lines, where she reports Cynthia born16 June 1899 and married to Charles Henry, with no marriage date.(See Notes for Cynthia Strange.)

That same anonymous Strange genealogy, with good detail, reports Johnw Strange as buried "somewhere at Morristown, Hamblen County,Tennessee." I have not found further information on his burial fromother sources.
-- World Family Tree Pedigree #2932

Sources

1. 1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 23 October, District 13, page 138, Hse #961, Fam #995
2. World Family Tree Vol. 14
- Pedigree #2932
3. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 15 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 9B, Hse/Fam
4. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 23 July, District 3, PO Trion, p. 7, Hse/Fam #42
5. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 7 September, page 333 (Scan p 495), Hse #2360, Family #2403
6. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 14 June, Fifth Civil District, Enumeration District 177, p. 29,
7. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 15 June, Civil District 17, District 55, page 10A, Hse/Fam #166
8. 1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 11 April, Civil District 8, Educational District 14, page 3A, Hse/Fam
9. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
- 15 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 10A, Hse/Fam
10. Ancestry Trees
- Nicole Wiebe,