Question

Looking connection between Stroud and Blue families. Finding the connect may help me break through brick wall.

Comments

Is North Carolina the best place to look or should additional states be considered?

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I don't know much beyond my grandfather Walter Blue, who was born in  Florida.  But I believe his father Edward Blue who also used the name Ed McCray may have come North or South Carolina.

Answer 1

Anderson Stroud

mentioned in the record of Anderson Stroud and Maude Blue

Name	Anderson Stroud
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	17 Nov 1919
Event Place	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Gender	Male
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Race	Black
Birth Year (Estimated)	1898
Spouse's Name	Maude Blue
Spouse's Gender	Female
Spouse's Age	20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)	1899

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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

Reference ID	p131a
GS Film Number	000236325
Digital Folder Number	007607814

Citing this Record

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8H8-ZYM : 22 December 2016), Anderson Stroud and Maude Blue, 17 Nov 1919; citing Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. p131a, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 236,325.

Comments

Thanks, this may help me connect DNA match who descends from Blue and Stroud family.

Answer 2

A source you may want:

 

Ed Blue [Ed Blan]
Age:	55
Birth Year:	abt 1865
Birthplace:	South Carolina
Home in 1920:	Youngstown, Bay, Florida
Race:	Black
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital Status:	Married
Father's Birthplace:	South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	South Carolina
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Occupation:	Laborer
Industry:	Naval Stores
Employment Field:	Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented:	Rent
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Ed Blue 55 Ed Blue 15 Alberta Blue 13 Walter Blue 10 Armatha Blue 4

 

Source Citation

Year: 1920; Census Place: Youngstown, Bay, Florida; Roll: T625_215; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 305

Comments

Thank you, this helps a lot. My paternal grandfather Walter Blue was in Rock Bluff, florida. I share DNA with someone from Shroud and Blue families.