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Willie Chaney Strickland 1897–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1897

Birth Location: Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 4 Dec 1971

Death Location: Greensburg Cemetery, Ward 2, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Father: John Strickland

Mother: Winifred Lea

Spouse(s): Neva Covington

Children(s): Agnes Strickland, Neva Strickland, Kara Strickland

Willie Chaney Strickland was born in 1897 in Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana, the child of John Preston Strickland And Winifred Agnes Winnie Lea. Willie Chaney Strickland married Neva Deborah Covington, and had children including Agnes Olivia Strickland, John Kenneth Strickland, Kara Belle Strickland, Neva Helen Strickland, Ronald Willis Strickland. Willie Chaney Strickland passed away in 1971 in Greensburg Cemetery, Ward 2, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Willie Chaney Strickland was born in 1897 in Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana, the child of John Preston Strickland And Winifred Agnes Winnie Lea.
  • Willie Chaney Strickland married Neva Deborah Covington, and had children including Agnes Olivia Strickland, John Kenneth Strickland, Kara Belle Strickland, Neva Helen Strickland, Ronald Willis Strickland.
  • Willie Chaney Strickland passed away in 1971 in Greensburg Cemetery, Ward 2, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Strickland
1852–1915
Birth Location: –
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Winifred Lea
1857–1917
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Neva Covington
1898–
Birth Location: Chipola, Saint Helena, Louisiana
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Children(s)

Agnes Strickland
1917–
Birth Location: Darlington, St. Helena, Louisiana
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Neva Strickland
1922–2001
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tenn.
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Kara Strickland
1924–1989
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tenn.
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Willie Strickland's Ancestors

Self
Willie Strickland
1897–1971
Birth Place: Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana
Parents
John Preston Strickland
1852–1915
Winifred (Agnes "Winnie") Lea
1857–1917
Grandparents
Henry (Kinchen) Strickland
1827–1885
Georgia
Elizabeth (Jane) Smith
1831–1918
James (Roan) Lea
1818–1866
Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Maria) Bazoon
1823–1887
St. Helena, Louisiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Willis Strickland
1800–
Lou Strickland
1807–
David Lea
1779–1844
Elizabeth Farley
1780–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Strickland
1766–1815
Ruth Thompson
1768–1860

Willie Strickland's Descendants

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Willie (Chaney) Strickland (6 Jun 1897–4 Dec 1971) m. Neva (Deborah) Covington (9 Aug 1898–)
  1. 1. Agnes (Olivia) Strickland 1917– m. Shelby (C.) Womack 1910–1954
  2. 2. Neva (Helen) Strickland 1922–2001 m. Woodrow (W.) Womack 1912–1971
  3. 3. Kara (Belle) Strickland 1924–1989

Willie Strickland's Timeline

2 Records

1897
6 Jun 1897
Birth of Willie Chaney Strickland in Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana
Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana
1971
4 Dec 1971
Age 74
Death of Willie Chaney Strickland in Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana
Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1971
    Event Place: Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensburg Cemetery, Ward 2, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
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