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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 Co, Mississippi

Father: John Strother

Mother: Hannah Stroud

Spouse(s): Rebecca Norman

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

William Fussell Strother was born in 1811 in Mississippi, the child of John Strother and Hannah Stroud. 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 Mary Jane Strother, Thomas William Strother, Martha A Strother, John William Strother, Evelyn Laura Strother, Samantha Madora Strother, Claramon Rebecca Strother, Cora E Strother, Sallie Strother, Johnnie Strother. William Fussell Strother passed away in 1868 in Holmes Co, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • William Fussell Strother was born in 1811 in Mississippi, the child of John Strother and Hannah Stroud.
  • 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 Mary Jane Strother, Thomas William Strother, Martha A Strother, John William Strother, Evelyn Laura Strother, Samantha Madora Strother, Claramon Rebecca Strother, Cora E Strother, Sallie Strother, Johnnie Strother.
  • William Fussell Strother passed away in 1868 in Holmes Co, Mississippi.

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)

Mary Strother
1838 – 1900
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Thomas Strother
1840 – 1852
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Martha Strother
1842 – 1931
Birth Location: Mississippi
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John Strother
1845 – 1854
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
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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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Claramon Strother
1853 – 1939
Birth Location: Durant, Mississippi, USA
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Cora Strother
1856 – 1895
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi
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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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William Strother's Ancestors

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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
Samuel Harker
Rachel Lovell
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. Mary (Jane) Strother (04 May 1838 – 08 Feb 1900) m. William (Walter) Shipp (3 May 1834 – 16 Jan 1900)
    1. 1. Eliza (Corine) Shipp (06 Dec 1862 – 28 Feb 1955) m. Fielding (Davis) Ambrose (1858 – 12 Apr 1892) m. John (Wade) Ambrose (Dec 1851 – 04 May 1923)
      1. 1. Mary (A) Ambrose (13 May 1885 – 7 Nov 1973) m. James (Henry) Love (Apr 1868 – 25 Mar 1920) m. Reginald (Noble) Newman (30 Apr 1888 – )
        1. 1. Lois (Ambrose) Love (26 Oct 1911 – 2005) m. Robert (Trask) Cox (abt 1912 – )
        2. 2. James (Ambrose) Love (22 Jan 1913 – 23 Feb 1987) m. Mary (E) Love (abt 1911 – )
        3. 3. Joan (Sherrick) Newman (26 Oct 1926 – 31 Aug 1980) m. Matterson
      2. 2. Medora (Davis "Dora") Ambrose (3 Sep 1887 – 5 Jun 1970) m. Robert (Henry) Lowrie (26 Apr 1882 – 9 Aug 1953) m. Herbert (Loretta) Kast (23 Feb 1889 – 25 Aug 1975)
        1. 1. Robert (Davis) Lowrie (26 Sept 1918 – 27 Feb 1961)
        2. 2. Jack (Templeton Lowrie) Sr (15 Dec 1919 – 28 Jan 2001) m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Cox (25 Oct 1919 – 15 Jul 2000)
      3. 3. Julian (Monroe) Ambrose (19 Sep 1889 – 13 Apr 1968) m. Thelma (C) Ambrose (abt 1904 – )
        1. 1. James (F) Ambrose (1938 – )
      4. 4. John (Fielding) Ambrose (1899 – 3 Jun 1984)
      5. 5. Ruth (Eliza) Ambrose (11 Jan 1902 – )
    2. 2. George (Robert) Shipp (28 Oct 1865 – 02 Jun 1934) m. Abigail ('Abbie' W) Webster (9 Nov 1864 – 28 May 1955)
      1. 1. Georgina Shipp (15 Apr 1892 – 22 Aug 1987) m. Boyd (J) Rheiner (28 Oct 1887 – 24 JUN 1973)
        1. 1. Robert Rheiner (10 Sep 1916 – 14 Sep 1995)
        2. 2. Ruth (Evelyn) Rheiner (23 Nov 1919 – 23 Jan 1999) m. Robert (Nathan) Lee (10 Apr 1916 – 7 Mar 1980)
      2. 2. Harold (W) Shipp (11 Aug 1893 – 18 Jul 1992)
    3. 3. John (Martin) Shipp (29 Nov 1869 – 19 May 1947) m. Maud (Mary) Sample (21 Jul 1875 – 12 Nov 1942)
      1. 1. Margaret (Helen) Shipp (30 Mar 1901 – 15 Nov 1958) m. Hoover m. Perry (M) Heard (12 Jul 1895 – 2 Jul 1975)
        1. 1. Maude (Miller) Heard (16 Jul 1929 – 14 Sep 1998)
        2. 2. Blanche (Lois) Heard (22 Jul 1931 – 14 Sep 1980)
      2. 2. Sallie (Keyes) Shipp (23 Sep 1908 – 1 Aug 1983) m. Robert (L) McCray
    4. 4. Carrie (Bell) Shipp (01 Jan 1873 – 21 Sep 1894)
    5. 5. Lela (M) Shipp (16 Jun 1875 – 20 Sep 1956) m. Luther (P) Neil (22 Aug 1874 – 29 Dec 1945)
      1. 1. Isabel Neil (4 Dec 1900 – 16 Jan 1998) m. Lloyd (Edward) Baird (23 Jul 1899 – 25 Aug 1989)
        1. 1. Constance Baird (19 Jul 1926 – )
        2. 2. Neil (Edward) Baird (24 Dec 1930 – 24 Apr 2002)
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Shipp (21 Oct 1877 – 14 Mar 1968) m. Ethan (L) Hopkins (Nov 1879 – )
    7. 7. Arminta ("Mittie" Ethel) Shipp (Feb 1880 – 8 Jul 1913) m. George (Temple) Birkhead (21 May 1880 – 21 Aug 1959)
      1. 1. Lois (R) Birkhead (abt 1908 – )
  2. 2. Thomas (William) Strother (Apr 1840 – 18 Jul 1852)
  3. 3. Martha (A) Strother (1842 – 19 Nov 1931) m. William (Barnabas Pipkin) Williams (30 May 1830 – 27 Jul 1867) m. Thomas (Stocks) Bayley (20 Nov 1835 – 28 March 1899)
    1. 1. Mary (Leo) Williams (29 Aug 1864 – 12 Nov 1943) m. John (Adam) Metzler (13 Jan 1850 – 10 Jan 1931)
      1. 1. John (Adam) Metzler (6 May 1900 – 17 May 1989) m. Margaret (L) Stein (4 Sep 1897 – 13 Dec 1994)
        1. 1. John (Adam) Metzler (1 Jul 1936 – 4 Sep 2006) m. Anne Gallagher
        2. 2. Martha Metzler (abt 1938 – )
    2. 2. Preston (Thomas) Bayley (7 Apr 1870 – 22 Nov 1955) m. Lily (A) Thompson (11 Sep 1872 – 14 May 1962)
      1. 1. Bessie (J) Bayley (7 Dec 1904 – 16 Dec 1999) m. Harvey (LaVerne) Rowland (abt 1903 – Nov 1966)
        1. 1. Judith (Merrie) Rowland (9 Feb 1938 – 19 Dec 2012) m. David (T) Lawson (abt 1929 – ) m. George Waegell
        2. 2. Dawn (Laverne) Rowland (5 Jan 1941 – ) m. David (F) King (abt 1940 – )
      2. 2. Audrey Bayley (abt 1908 – 6 Jul 1920)
  4. 4. John (William) Strother (1845 – 28 May 1854)
  5. 5. Evelyn (Laura) Strother (26 Jun 1848 – 18 Jun 1926) m. George (Rockingham Gilmer) Glenn (27 Sep 1837 – 17 Apr 1915)
    1. 1. Robert (G) Glenn (Jan 1878 – 2 Jan 1906)
    2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Glenn (04 Sep 1879 – Feb 1972) m. Joseph (Edward) Johnson (3 Apr 1872 – 3 Aug 1931)
      1. 1. Glenn Johnson (7 Oct 1901 – 29 May 1997) m. Charles (D) Blassingame (abt 1889 – )
      2. 2. Nicholas (Neely) Johnson (3 Oct 1907 – 10 Sep 1998) m. Joyce (Annette) Ratcliff (29 Aug 1915 – July 1998)
    3. 3. Merritt (J) Glenn (Dec 1882 – 1904)
  6. 6. Samantha (Madora) Strother (abt 1849 – bef 1900) m. Elisha (Hambleton) Patterson (Jun 1836 – )
    1. 1. Eugene (Lindley) Patterson (Mar 1874 – )
    2. 2. Sterling (R) Patterson (1878 – 6 May 1930) m. Edna (Burke) Emmett (abt 1887 – )
    3. 3. William Patterson (24 Nov 1879 – 07 Jul 1955) m. Mary (E) Patterson (abt 1885 – )
    4. 4. John (D) Patterson (28 Aug 1881 – 03 Jun 1905)
  7. 7. Claramon (Rebecca) Strother (28 Dec 1853 – 29 Jul 1939) m. Francis (Asbury) Heflin (4 Nov 1851 – 8 Feb 1914) m. Dick (D) Ambrose (19 Dec 1853 – 15 Jun 1903)
    1. 1. William (Strother) Heflin (15 Aug 1873 – 09 Nov 1952) m. Ina (Grace) Porter (19 Oct 1875 – 24 May 1970)
      1. 1. Frank (Porter) Heflin (29 Sep 1897 – 04 Jan 1989) m. Katherine (S.) Sexton (abt 1902 – )
        1. 1. Porter (Sexton) Heflin (02 Apr 1919 – 30 Sep 1974) m. Laura Henry
      2. 2. Richard (Strother "Dick") Heflin (25 Dec 1898 – 06 Feb 1962) m. Opal Madden (abt 1909 – ) m. Mildred Heflin
        1. 1. Betty (K) Heflin (abt 1927 – )
        2. 2. Lila (Lou "Cookie") Heflin (9 Aug 1928 – ) m. Frank (E. L.) Conter (28 Mar 1925 – 30 Jan 2005)
      3. 3. Clarence (W) Heflin (05 Nov 1905 – 08 Dec 1985) m. Thelma Fisher (29 Jan 1904 – Apr 1980)
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Heflin (abt 1928 – ) m. George (R) Hager (abt 1907 – )
      4. 4. Harry (Rufus) Heflin (16 Sep 1914 – 8 Jan 2007) m. Vivian Stephenson (abt 1915 – )
        1. 1. Nancy (Heflin) Parkey (abt 1946 – ) m. John Parkey
    2. 2. Rufus (Leigh) Heflin (23 Jun 1876 – 1 Aug 1963) m. Charlotte (Belle) Justis (1 Mar 1884 – 17 Sep 1959)
      1. 1. William (Morton) Heflin (17 Aug 1905 – 09 Dec 1990) m. Florence (Mary) Nolan (21 May 1904 – 6 Mar 1987)
        1. 1. Rosemary Heflin (21 Dec 1927 – 26 Apr 2017) m. Alexander Besyk (08 Mar 1922 – 25 Apr 2006)
        2. 2. Laurajane Heflin (07 May 1929 – 25 Sep 2022) m. George (F) Merrithew (21 Jan 1932 – 07 Nov 1989)
        3. 3. William (Morton) Heflin (10 Jul 1930 – ) m. Arlene (Josephine) Szumski (12 Feb 1937 – 27 Jul 2008) m. Arlene (D) Citek (10 Feb 1941 – )
        4. 4. Bertram (Vincent) Heflin (21 Sept 1931 – 2 Jan 2016) m. Mary (Ann) Ronayne (30 Jul 1934 – 30 Aug 1996)
        5. 5. Blythe (Mary) Heflin (02 Oct 1932 – 14 Nov 2017) m. Ralph Sesko (17 Jul 1929 – 6 Oct 2007)
        6. 6. Sherry (Ann) Heflin (11 Oct 1933 – ) m. Donald (Otto) Panec (3 November 1923 – 31 Dec 2021)
        7. 7. Leigh (James) Heflin (28 Jun 1935 – 19 May 2023) m. Mary (Kathleen "Kitty") Hoffenkamp (27 Feb 1938 – 26 Jul 2019)
        8. 8. Florence (Belle) Heflin (23 Feb 1937 – )
        9. 9. Amber (Catharine) Heflin (18 Aug 1938 – ) m. Mariano Hernando (08 May 1944 – )
        10. 10. John (Francis) Heflin (31 May 1940 – ) m. Victoria (Maxine) Craig (13 Aug 1942 – 3 Jul 2003) m. Dianne (Elizabeth) Maltese (21 Mar 1949 – )
        11. 11. Suzanne (Lynn) Heflin (14 Dec 1942 – ) m. Edward (Chester) Novak (01 Jan 1930 – 21 Apr 2021)
        12. 12. James (Nolan) Heflin (24 Mar 1946 – 18 Jan 2023) m. Peggy (Eleanor) Strawn (11 Dec 1942 – 18 Oct 2010) m. Mercedes (Frances) Deeroff (29 Nov 1937 – )
        13. 13. Gregory (Thomas) Heflin (20 Oct 1947 – )
      2. 2. Helen (Jane) Heflin (23 Jan 1910 – 13 Jan 2006) m. Merle (Kenneth) Good (28 May 1908 – 28 Feb 1990)
        1. 1. Joan (Leigh) Good (18 Apr 1935 – ) m. Head
    3. 3. Francis (Asbury) Heflin (19 Dec 1878 – 29 Jul 1942) m. Sarah (Augusta) Trapp (Aug 1886 – 11 Jun 1916) m. Emma (Mary) Schulte (abt 1882 – )
      1. 1. Frank (Claramon) Heflin (17 Mar 1914 – 18 Sep 1948) m. Patricia (Josephine) Nichols (2 Nov 1919 – 1981)
        1. 1. Neal (Tracy) Heflin (28 Mar 1945 – ) m. Kay (F) Peters (1947 – )
        2. 2. Loreen (Raiona) Heflin (7 Feb 1947 – 23 Oct 2004) m. Michel
    4. 4. Theodore (Turner) Heflin (25 Jan 1881 – 3 Mar 1969) m. Nellie (May) Walsh (15 May 1883 – 2 Jun 1970)
    5. 5. Clarence (Leslie) Heflin (8 Dec 1885 – 15 Mar 1967) m. Lida (Beatrice) Chapman (22 Oct 1888 – 14 Apr 1966)
      1. 1. Clyde (Claramon) Heflin (31 May 1923 – 20 Feb 2003) m. Hendrix (R) Bull (19 Aug 1923 – )
  8. 8. Cora (E) Strother (1856 – 15 Mar 1895) m. Frank (E) Robinson (abt 1854 – 8 Aug 1913)
    1. 1. Stuart (E) Robinson (Jul 1886 – 23 Nov 1912)
  9. 9. Sallie Strother (13 Jul 1856 – 28 Nov 1857)
  10. 10. Johnnie Strother (15 Jun 1862 – 12 Feb 1955) m. Charles (Perry) Walton (16 JAN 1851 – 13 Feb 1920)
    1. 1. Strother (Perry) Walton (02 FEB 1892 – 9 Sep 1964) m. Myrtle Simpson (24 Mar 1892 – 28 Apr 1969)
      1. 1. Jane Walton (25 Aug 1920 – 22 Dec 2009)
    2. 2. Evelyn (Laura) Walton (01 Dec 1896 – 2 Feb 1994) m. Willard (F.) Tidyman (03 JAN 1888 – JUN 1984)
    3. 3. Wilma Walton (28 JUL 1898 – 2 Jul 1988) m. Mitchell

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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