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William Fussell Strother 1811–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 APR 1811

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 14 DEC 1868

Death Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: John Strother

Mother: Hannah Stroud

Spouse(s): Rebecca Norman

Children(s): Martha Strother, Evelyn Strother, Samantha Strother, Cora Strother, Mary Strother, Thomas Strother, John Strother, Sallie Strother, Johnnie Strother, Claramon Strother

The story of William Fussell Strother began in 1811 in Mississippi. In 1840, William Fussell Strother resided in Holmes, Mississippi, United States. In 1850, William Fussell Strother resided in Holmes, Mississippi. William Fussell Strother married Rebecca Norman, and had children including Claramon Rebecca Strother, Cora E Strother, Evelyn Laura Strother, John William Strother, Johnnie Strother, Martha A Strother, Mary Jane Strother, Sallie Strother, Samantha Madora Strother, Thomas William Strother. William Fussell Strother passed away in 1868 in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fussell Strother began in 1811 in Mississippi.
  • In 1840, William Fussell Strother resided in Holmes, Mississippi, United States.
  • In 1850, William Fussell Strother resided in Holmes, Mississippi.
  • William Fussell Strother married Rebecca Norman, and had children including Claramon Rebecca Strother, Cora E Strother, Evelyn Laura Strother, John William Strother, Johnnie Strother, Martha A Strother, Mary Jane Strother, Sallie Strother, Samantha Madora Strother, Thomas William Strother.
  • William Fussell Strother passed away in 1868 in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Strother
1768–1840
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Stroud
1770–1841
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Norman
1818–1883
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Martha Strother
1842–1931
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Evelyn Strother
1848–1926
Birth Location: Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
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Samantha Strother
1849–1900
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Cora Strother
1856–1895
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi
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Mary Strother
1838–1900
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Thomas Strother
1840–1852
Birth Location: Mississippi
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John Strother
1845–1854
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
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Sallie Strother
1856–1857
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
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Johnnie Strother
1862–1955
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Claramon Strother
1853–1939
Birth Location: Durant, Mississippi, USA
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William Strother's Ancestors

Self
William Strother
1811–1868
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
John Strother
1768–1840
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Stroud
1770–1841
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Strother
1743–1796
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Jean (Jane) Fussell
1741–1830
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
John Stroud
1732–1805
Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Sarah Connally
1735–1807
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Strother
1709–1777
Elizabeth Fossaker
1710–1764
Aaron Fussell
1712–1776
Elizabeth Fussell
1714–1789
Barnard Stroud
1695–1782
Keziah Harker
1695–1782
John Connally
1705–1754
Margaret Oldham
1709–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Strother
1655–1741
Eleanor Savidge
1670–1741
Richard Fossaker
1665–1736
Frances Withers
1670–1734
Thomas Fussell
1676–1735
Sarah
1676–1716
William Strode
1622–1694
Jane Ellys
1659–1727
Thomas Connally
1673–1713
Anne Mayfield
1687–1735
John Oldham
1680–1762
Sarah Farnham
1680–1723

William Strother's Descendants

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William (Fussell) Strother (21 APR 1811–14 DEC 1868) m. Rebecca Norman (4 Apr 1818–14 Apr 1883)
  1. 1. Martha (A) Strother 1842–1931 m. William (Barnabas Pipkin) Williams 1830–1867 m. Thomas (Stocks) Bayley 1835–1899
    1. 1. Mary (Leo) Williams 1864–1943 m. John (Adam) Metzler 1850–1931
      1. 1. John (Adam Metzler) Jr 1900–1989 m. Margaret (L) Stein 1897–1994
        1. 1. John (Adam) Metzler 1936–2006
    2. 2. Preston (Thomas) Bayley 1870–1955 m. Lily (A) Thompson 1872–1962
      1. 1. Bessie (J) Bayley 1904–1999 m. Harvey (LaVerne) Rowland 1903–1966
        1. 1. Judith (Merrie) Rowland 1938–2012
      2. 2. Audrey Bayley 1908–1920
  2. 2. Evelyn (Laura) Strother 1848–1926 m. George (Rockingham Gilmer) Glenn 1837–1915
    1. 1. Robert (G) Glenn 1878–1906
    2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Glenn 1879–1972 m. Joseph (Edward) Johnson 1872–1931
      1. 1. Glenn Johnson 1901–1997 m. Charles (D) Blassingame 1889–
      2. 2. Nicholas (Neely) Johnson 1907–1998 m. Joyce (Annette) Ratcliff 1915–1998
    3. 3. Merritt (J) Glenn 1882–1904
  3. 3. Samantha (Madora) Strother 1849–1900 m. Elisha (Hambleton) Patterson 1836–
    1. 1. John (D) Patterson 1881–1905
    2. 2. Eugene (Lindley) Patterson 1874–
    3. 3. Sterling (R) Patterson 1878–1930 m. Edna (Burke) Emmett 1887–
    4. 4. William Patterson 1879–1955 m. Mary (E) Patterson 1885–
  4. 4. Cora (E) Strother 1856–1895 m. Frank (E) Robinson 1854–1913
    1. 1. Stuart (E) Robinson 1886–1912
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Strother 1838–1900 m. William (Walter) Shipp 1834–1900
    1. 1. Eliza (Corine) Shipp 1862–1955 m. John (Wade) Ambrose 1851–1923 m. Fielding (Davis) Ambrose 1858–1892
      1. 1. Mary (A) Ambrose 1885–1973 m. James (Henry) Love 1868–1920 m. Reginald (Noble) Newman 1888–
        1. 1. Lois (Ambrose) Love 1911–2005 m. Robert (Trask) Cox 1912–
        2. 2. James (Ambrose) Love 1913–1987 m. Mary (E) Love 1911–
        3. 3. Joan (Sherrick) Newman 1926–1980
      2. 2. Medora (Davis "Dora") Ambrose 1887–1970 m. Herbert (Loretta) Kast 1889–1975 m. Robert (Henry) Lowrie 1882–1953
        1. 1. Robert (Davis) Lowrie 1918–1961
        2. 2. Jack (Templeton Lowrie) Sr 1919–2001 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Cox 1919–2000
      3. 3. Julian (Monroe) Ambrose 1889–1968 m. Thelma (C) Ambrose 1904–
      4. 4. John (O) Ambrose 1899–1984
      5. 5. Ruth (Eliza) Ambrose 1902–
    2. 2. George (Robert) Shipp 1865–1934 m. Abigail ('Abbie' W) Webster 1864–1955
      1. 1. Georgina Shipp 1892–1987 m. Boyd (J) Rheiner 1887–1973
        1. 1. Robert Rheiner 1916–1995
        2. 2. Ruth (Evelyn) Rheiner 1919–1999 m. Robert (Nathan) Lee 1916–1980
      2. 2. Harold (W) Shipp 1893–1992
    3. 3. John (Martin) Shipp 1869–1947 m. Maud (Mary) Sample 1875–1942
      1. 1. Sallie (Keyes) Shipp 1908–1983
      2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Shipp 1901–1958 m. Perry (M) Heard 1895–1975
        1. 1. Maude (Miller) Heard 1929–1998
        2. 2. Blanche (Lois) Heard 1931–1980
    4. 4. Carrie (Bell) Shipp 1873–1894
    5. 5. Lela (M) Shipp 1875–1956 m. Luther (P) Neil 1874–1945
      1. 1. Isabel Neil 1900–1998 m. Lloyd (Edward) Baird 1899–1989
        1. 1. Constance Baird 1926–
        2. 2. Neil (Edward) Baird 1930–2002
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Shipp 1877–1968 m. Ethan (L) Hopkins 1879–
    7. 7. Arminta ("Mittie" Ethel) Shipp 1880–1913 m. George (Temple) Birkhead 1880–1959
      1. 1. Lois (R) Birkhead 1908–
  6. 6. Thomas (William) Strother 1840–1852
  7. 7. John (William) Strother 1845–1854
  8. 8. Sallie Strother 1856–1857
  9. 9. Johnnie Strother 1862–1955 m. Charles (Perry) Walton 1851–1920
    1. 1. Strother (Perry) Walton 1892–1964 m. Myrtle Simpson 1892–1969
      1. 1. Jane Walton 1920–2009
    2. 2. Evelyn (Laura) Walton 1896–1994 m. Willard (F.) Tidyman 1888–1984
    3. 3. Wilma Walton 1898–1988
  10. 10. Claramon (Rebecca) Strother 1853–1939 m. Francis (Asbury) Heflin 1851–1914 m. Dick (D) Ambrose 1853–1903
    1. 1. Rufus (Leigh) Heflin 1876– m. Charlotte (Belle) Justis 1884–1959
      1. 1. William (Morton) Heflin 1905–1990 m. Florence (Mary) Nolan 1904–1987
        1. 1. Rosemary Heflin 1927–2017 m. Alexander Besyk 1922–2006
        2. 2. Laurajane Heflin 1929–2022 m. George (F) Merrithew 1932–1989
        3. 3. Bertram (Vincent) Heflin 1931–2016 m. Mary (Ann) Ronayne 1934–1996
        4. 4. Leigh (James) Heflin 1935–2023 m. Mary (Kathleen "Kitty") Hoffenkamp 1938–2019
        5. 5. James (Nolan) Heflin 1946–2023 m. Peggy (Eleanor) Strawn 1942–2010
        6. 6. Blythe (Mary) Heflin 1932–2017 m. Ralph Sesko 1929–2007
      2. 2. Helen (Jane) Heflin 1910–2006 m. Merle (Kenneth) Good 1908–1990
    2. 2. Theodore (Turner) Heflin 1881–1969 m. Nellie (May) Walsh 1883–1970
    3. 3. Clarence (Leslie) Heflin 1885–1967 m. Lida (Beatrice) Chapman 1888–1966
      1. 1. Clyde (Claramon) Heflin 1923–2003 m. Hendrix (R) Bull 1923–
    4. 4. Francis (Asbury) Heflin 1878–1942 m. Sarah (Augusta) Trapp 1886–1916 m. Emma (Mary) Schulte 1882–
      1. 1. Frank (Claramon) Heflin 1914–1948 m. Patricia (Josephine) Nichols 1919–1981
        1. 1. Loreen (Raiona) Heflin 1947–2004
    5. 5. William (Strother) Heflin 1873–1952 m. Ina (G) Porter 1875–1970
      1. 1. Frank (Porter) Heflin 1897–1989 m. Katie Seston 1902–
        1. 1. Porter (Sexton) Heflin 1919–1974
      2. 2. Richard (Strother "Dick") Heflin 1898–1962 m. Opal Madden 1909–
      3. 3. Clarence (W) Heflin 1905–1985 m. Thelma Fisher 1904–1980
      4. 4. Harry (Rufus) Heflin 1914–2007 m. Vivian Stephenson 1915–

William Strother's Timeline

5 Records

1811
21 APR 1811
Birth of William Fussell Strother in Mississippi
Mississippi
1840
1840
Age 29
William Fussell Strother resided here in Holmes, Mississippi, United States
Holmes, Mississippi, United States
1850
1850
Age 39
William Fussell Strother resided here in Holmes, Mississippi
Holmes, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 49
William Fussell Strother resided here in Dark Corner Beat, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
Dark Corner Beat, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
1868
14 DEC 1868
Age 57
Death of William Fussell Strother in Holmes Co, Mississippi
Holmes Co, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 APR 1811
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dark Corner Beat, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 772; Image: 304.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: M432_373; Page: 259A; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: M432_373; Page: 259A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dark Corner Beat, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dark Corner Beat, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 772; Image: 304.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1868
    Event Place: Holmes Co, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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