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James Madison Strain 1808–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Sep 1854

Death Location: Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA

Father: David Strain

Mother: Nicy Hughey

Spouse(s): Jane Strain

Children(s): David Strain, John Strain, Lucinda Cross, Nancy Simmons, James Strain

James Madison Strain was born in 1808 in Virginia, United States, the child of David Fletcher Strain And Nicy Hughey. James Madison Strain married Jane Strain, and had children including David W Strain, James M Strain, John Milton Strain, Lucinda Cross, Nancy E Simmons. James Madison Strain passed away in 1854 in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Madison Strain was born in 1808 in Virginia, United States, the child of David Fletcher Strain And Nicy Hughey.
  • James Madison Strain married Jane Strain, and had children including David W Strain, James M Strain, John Milton Strain, Lucinda Cross, Nancy E Simmons.
  • James Madison Strain passed away in 1854 in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Strain
1788–1851
Birth Location: Charleston, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Nicy Hughey
1790–1854
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Strain
–1886
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

David Strain
–1919
Birth Location: –
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John Strain
1850–1922
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Lucinda Cross
1837–1874
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Simmons
1840–1871
Birth Location: Highland County, Ohio, USA
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James Strain
1841–1886
Birth Location: Highland County, Ohio, USA
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James Strain's Ancestors

Self
James Strain
1808–1854
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
David Fletcher Strain
1788–1851
Charleston, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Nicy Hughey
1790–1854
Mason County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David Strain
1752–1823
Feeny, Londonderry, Ireland
Nancy Montgomery
1754–1793
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Charles (M) Hughey
1759–1816
, Donegal, Ireland
Nancy (Ann) Records
1763–1824
Somerset, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hughey
1725–1794
Jane Johnstone
–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Strain's Descendants

1.
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James (Madison) Strain (1808–8 Sep 1854) m. Jane Strain (–2 March 1886)
  1. 1. David (W) Strain –1919
  2. 2. John (Milton) Strain 1850–1922
  3. 3. Lucinda Cross 1837–1874
  4. 4. Nancy (E.) Simmons 1840–1871
  5. 5. James (M) Strain 1841–1886

James Strain's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of James Madison Strain in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1854
8 Sep 1854
Age 46
Death of James Madison Strain in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States
Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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