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Robert D Strother (abt. 1833 - abt. 1909)

Robert D Strother
Born about in Cabell County (later Wayne) County, West Virginiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died about at about age 76 [location unknown]
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Biography

Robert D. Strother

Origin

Robert was born in 1833 in Cabell County (later Wayne) County, West Virginia. (Wayne Co. est January 18, 1842 from Cabell County). West Virginia became a state in 1863.

Marriage

Robert married to Mary Elizabeth Livingston.

Children

Children:[1]

  1. Manford E. Strother, b 31 Dec 1854 Johnson Co, KY[2]; no further record
  2. Ginoaha Ann (Jenoah, Genoa, Genora) Strother, b 15 Nov 1856 Morgan Co, KY[3]; m. James H. Ferguson, 12-7-1874
  3. Daughter Strother, b 19 Jan 1858 Morgan Co, KY[4]
  4. Dona Lee Strother, b c. 1865; m. Daniel Hatten, Hotten b 12-24-1883, d Jan 18, 1941[5]
  5. Lou Forrest Strother b April 21, 1868, d May 14, 1937; m. J. O. Billups, 11-14-1886
  6. Robert (Bob), b c. 1874
  7. Maude (Maudie), b c. 1875

Death and Legacy

Robert may have died in 1909 (Note: FaG memorial without source). According to Find a Grave, his wife, Mary, died in 1881 and was buried in the Strother Cemetery, Hubbardstown, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. The memorial states, "she was the wife of Robert D Strother (1833-1909)."[6]

Research Notes

Marriage Records No evidence that Robert may have married, as his 2nd, to a Mary E. Genon. No record of any Genon marriage is reported in "Early Marriages of Cabell County, Virginia and West Virginia, 1809-1866."[7]

Birth Records for Manford E. Strother reports Mary E. Livingston as his mother[2]; and for Jenoah Ann Strother reports Mary Livingston as her mother.[3] The birth record for an unnamed daughter reports R. D. Strother and Mary Livingston as parents.[4]

Daughter Lou Strother's death certificate says her mother was Elizabeth Livingston and father's name Robert Strother.[8]

The death certificate of daughter, Dona, lists Mary C. Livingston as Donna's mother.

In FamilySearch, daughter, Lou F. Strother's marriage on 11 Nov 1886 at Wayne County, West Virginia reports Lou's mother as "Nancy E Strother."[9] However, the original marriage certificate clearly states the bride's parents as R. D. and Mary E. Strother. The marriage took place at the residence of Bob Strother.[10] Note: the West Virginia Culture website transcribed the bride's name as Lou F. Strothen.

Census:

The 1860 Census for District 1, Morgan County, Kentucky reports Robert D. Strother, born c. 1832 in Virginia, a shoemaker with his wife, Mary E. Strother, born c. 1835 in Kentucky, son Alfred R. Strother, born c. 1855, daughter Genoah A. Strother, born c. 1856 and a servant, Martha Mckeizer, born c. 1842.[11]

The 1880 Census of Wayne County, West Virginia, lists the following family members: Strother, R. D. WM 47 Farmer WV WV WV Mary E. WF 45 Wife Keeps House VA VA TN Genora WF 24 Dau Keeps House KY WV VA Dona WF 15 Dau At home VA WV VA L. F. WF 12 Dau At home WV WV VA Bob WM 6 Son WV WV VA Maudie WF 5 Dau WV WV VA[12]

The 1900 Census of Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia shows a Mary E. Strother, 67 years old, born November 1832. She was widowed and living alone. She was the mother of two children, one living. Mary was born in West Virginia. Her father was born in West Virginia, and her mother in Pennsylvania. Mary could read and write, and lived in her own house, without a mortgage.[13] This appears to be a different Mary E. Strother than the one reported in the 1880 Wayne County Census, as the birth places of her parents do not match the 1900 Census.

Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire in Washington DC. I found a Robert Strother and his brother who died on the same day 13 June 1881 in Harrison County West Virginia. This Robert had a wife named Mary Strother and how did the brothers die on the same day. All the early Strothers and Livingston's were from Harrison and Jefferson counties West Virginia. There were no Genon in the whole state.

Residence:

Robert D. Strother appears to have been born in 1833 in Virginia (later West Virginia). By 1854, he removed to Kentucky (first Johnson County and then Morgan County), and by 1880 removed to Wayne County, West Virginia.

Philip and his son, Joseph Strother, preachers of Big Sandy Valley, WV.[14]

1890 Census, do not think this is the identical Robert living at Lee district, Mingo, West Virginia, birth Feb 1834, widowed, shoemaker, born in KY.[15]

Military Service

United States Confederate Officers Card:
Strother, Robert D.
Kentucky
Jr. 2nd Leutenant, End Co. C, 5th Ky and Inf. Reg.
from Sept 26, 1862;
"Unable for line duty; incipient consumption"
?Retired 1865?[16]

Death

A Robert Strathers died on 07 March 1909 at District of Columbia, United States. He was reported to be a laborer, 75 years old, born in 1834, both parents born in Virginia, buried in Orange [County?], Virginia on 10 March 1909.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ LMCKIN, Message Boards on Ancestry.com "Re: STROTHER - Prichard area" From the Wayne Co., WV Marriage Records, posted 15 Aug 2002 7:54PM, Web accessed June 7, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ1-JVY : 22 July 2021), Manford E. Strother, 1854.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch, R. D. Strother in entry for Jenoah Ann Strother, 1856.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKS-513 : 4 March 2021), Strother, 1858. Note: Image 189 of 403
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch, Mary C. Livingston in entry for Donna Lee Hetton, 18 Jan 1941; citing Cabell, West Virginia, County Records, 138, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,558.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23763856/mary-e-strother: accessed 26 March 2023), memorial page for Mary E. Livingston Strother (1834–1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23763856, citing Strother Cemetery, Hubbardstown, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by CM Wheeler Drenan (contributor 47156773) Note: See daughter Lou's death certificate.
  7. ↑ "Early Marriages of Cabell County, Virginia and West Virginia, 1809-1866" (1934). 0083: Cabell County [West Virginia] Court Records, 1809-1866. 1.
  8. ↑ West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, index, FamilySearch (accessed 18 Aug 2014), Elizabeth Livingston in entry for Lou Billups, 14 May 1937; citing 8288, Wayne, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1983277.
  9. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", FamilySearch, Entry for J O Billups and Lou F Strother, 11 November 1886.
  10. ↑ WVCulture Marriages
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBF-9M9 : 18 February 2021), Robert D Strother, 1860.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-CMM : 15 January 2022), Mary E. Strother in household of R.d. Strother, Butler District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm. Note: This record shows Mary age 45 (therefore born about 1835), born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Tennessee.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z3-CLM : accessed 27 March 2023), Mary E Strother, Bath district Berkeley Springs town, Morgan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,768.
  14. ↑ Ely, William, The Big Sandy Valley. A History of the People and Country from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Catlettsburg, Ky., Central Methodist, 1887, Archive.org accessed 17 January 2016.
  15. ↑ United States Census, 1900. database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 10 December 2016), Robert R Strother, Lee district, Mingo, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 20A, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
  16. ↑ "United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865" FamilySearch, Entry for Robert D Strother, 1861-1865.
  17. ↑ "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," FamilySearch, Robert Strathers, 07 Mar 1909, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID 184833, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,327.

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