Jul-28-2018
Husband: James M. Strother
Died: bef 1852 1 (see note 1) Resided: in Lightburn, Lewis Co, WV 2 Father: Thomas B. Strother (1779 - 1855) Mother: Jane Sardis (1777 - 1860)
Wife: Rachel F. Randolph 2
Born: ca 1800 3 Died: Apr- 4-1859 1 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Resided: in Lightburn, Lewis Co, WV 2 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Charlotte Strother Also known as: Sharlotte 4 Born: Apr-17-1825 4 Died: May-16-1897 5 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Husband: Joel H. Davis b. Oct-13-1820 d. Jun-17-1903 Married: Oct-16-1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6
M Child 2: Aaron Arden Strother Also known as: Arden Strother 2 Born: Jan-18-1828 in Sardis, Harrison Co, WV 2,7 Died: Aug-19-1878 2 (see note 2) Buried: in City Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson Co, IN 8 Census: 1870 in Seymour, Jackson Co, IN Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1870 railroad worker 9 Occupation: 1850, 1860 farmer 3,10 Military: Co G, 67th Indiana Inf, Civil War 11 Wife: Lucinda Davis b. Jul-27-1821 d. Jun-18-1907 Census name: Lucrecia Married: Aug-10-1849 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 3: Reuben Strother Born: 1830 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 13 Died: Sep-29-1852 in Staunton, VA 13 Buried: in Western State Hospital Cemetery, Staunton, VA 8 (see note 3) Cause of death: dyspepsia 13
F Child 4: Sarah Jane Strother Born: 1831 14 (see note 4) Died: Feb- 7-1899 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: John F. Carter b. 1826 d. 1891
F Child 5: Nancy Caroline Strother Born: Jan- 4-1835 15,16,12 Died: Apr- 9-1896 15 Buried: in Knight-Ashburn Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA (see note 5) Husband: Flavius Josephus Ashburn b. Mar-10-1832 d. Jul-23-1912 Married: Oct-14-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17
Sources: (1) Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912). (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 69. (3) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995), "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 48, reports death date as Apr 17 1896. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 48. (7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1870 Census. (10) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) Military Grave Marker. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Death record. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Headstone. (16) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as F. J. Ashburn, 20, res. Doddridge Co, son of William Ashburn; and Nancy C. Strother, 17, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Rachel Strother. Marriage license issued Oct 11 1852. (Note: The ledger-style record book contains only a listing of marriage licenses issued. A corresponding record book of subsequent marriages has not been found. In this case, however, the diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn states that he did obtain the marriage license on Oct 11 1852 and that the marriage took place on Oct 14 1852 at the home of Joel Davis. The minister was T. T. Henderson.), MR p. 4 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789578&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) According to the diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn, James M. Strother died before 1852, the year that Ashburn married Strother's daughter Nancy. James may actually have died before 1850, since he was not present for the 1850 Census Note (2) According to "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 69, Aaron Arden Strother died in Harrison County before 1870. However, the Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn, p. 73, in an entry for July 1861, states "On Sunday the 7th, that evening Nancy and I went by way of New Salem to Lucinda Strothers. (I would have wrote to Arden Strothers instead of Lucinda Strothers, but Arden, having lost his right mind, has put his property out of his hands and left his family and went off with an ornery girl.)" Note (3) On Jun 6 1852, William Fitz Randolph, in a letter to Western Lunatic Asylum director Dr. Francis J. Stribling regarding his son Waldo F. Randolph, wrote: "I suppose Reuben Strother is with you. His friends desire me to ask you to write to them. They are very anxious to hear from Ruben." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_State_Hospital_(Virginia) https://opacity.us/site162_western_state_hospital_virginia.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI1OE56xHAA https://youtu.be/HWNFDf8urHw https://youtu.be/dUGhBYz2RKo https://youtu.be/gNsRWNB62jc Note (4) Age in 1850 and 1870 censuses would put birth in about 1833. Note (5) In household of Jonathan F. & Mary (Davis) Randolph.Name Index