Husband: Flavius Ellsworth Strickling
Born: Dec-15-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Oct- 6-1954 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1903 in Tyler Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: postmaster, farmer, school teacher 4,5,1,6
Occupation: WV House of Delegates (1945-1948) 7,8
Occupation: 1920 Deputy Sheriff of Doddridge County 9
Occupation: Jan- -1917 appointed Deputy Sheriff of Doddridge County (with G. L. Ford)
Father: William Strickling (1829 - 1892)
Mother: Matilda Lowe (1832 - 1925)
Wife: Lydia Margaret McMullin 10 Married: Dec-19-1903 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Oct-28-1881 at Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 11,2 Died: Jan- 9-1960 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11,12 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1903 in Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 2 Occupation: 1920 school teacher 9 Father: William M. McMullin (1840 - 1912) Mother: Lydia M. Outland (1844 - 1912)
M Child 1: William Paul Strickling Also known as: Paul Strickling 9,13,3,14,15 Born: Jun-28-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,13,17 Died: Feb- -1985 13,17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1910, 1920, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 18,14 (see note 1)
M Child 2: John Boyd Strickling Also known as: Boyd Strickling 9,19,3 Born: Nov-13-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,13 Died: Aug- 8-1987 20,13 Resided: in Osceola, Mississippi Co, AR 13,3 Resided: 1943 (with Army) in Proctor, Crittenden Co, AR 3 Resided: 1942 (with Army) in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 21 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Aug- 2-1942 - Oct-24-1945 1st Lt, U.S. Army Engineers, World War II 20,21
M Child 3: Earl F. Strickling Census name: Flavius E. Strickling, Jr. 22 Born: Nov-11-1909 in Deep Valley (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16,13,23 Died: Jan- 6-1997 13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 24 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher at Doddridge County High School 25,14 Education: WVU, Bethany College, Salem College (1935) Military: (enlisted 2/6/1942) Cpl, US Army, World War II (Australia, New Guinea) 25,21,3 Wife: Ruth Gladys Hinterer b. May-23-1915 d. Aug-13-1996 Married: Jul-21-1950 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 4: Joseph Clark Strickling Born: Jan- 7-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,13,15,23,26 Died: May- 3-1985 15,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12,27 Resided: in Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV 28,26 Resided: 1949 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Resided: 1943 (with Army) at Fort Thomas, Campbell Co, KY 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: accountant for Louis Marx Company at Glen Dale 26 Occupation: Clerk of Federal Court at Wheeling (retired) 26 Occupation: formerly Clerk of Doddridge County Circuit Court 26 (see note 2) Education: Salem College 29 Military: (enlisted 10/1/1942) Tec 5, U.S. Army, World War II 25,27,26 Wife: Josie Williams b. May-16-1927 Married: Nov-24-1949 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Robert Sheldon Strickling
Born: Feb-14-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 3)
Died: Aug-30-1943 near Tullahoma, Coffee Co, TN 26,30
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 31,12
Cause of death: military plane crash (not battle-connected) 31,30
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Education: West Union HS (1938, football), Shenandoah College at Dayton Va. 31,26
Military: (enlisted 6/24/1942) 2nd Lt, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II 31,25
Notes
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Obituary of brother. (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (5) West Union Record, Dec 8, 1932. (6) Obituary of son. (7) The Political Graveyard (website), http://politicalgraveyard.com. (8) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Marriage record of son. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (15) Headstone. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) West Union Herald, 9/16/1926. (19) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (20) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) West Union Record, 6/18/1942. (22) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (24) Findagrave.com. (25) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (26) Obituary. (27) Grave marker. (28) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (29) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1935. (30) Death record. (31) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. Event Notes Note (1) Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 16 1926, in its entirety: "Paul Strickling, son of Postmaster F. E. Strickling, is now located at Pox, Fayette County, where he will teach this year in that section's Junior High School." Note (2) When former Circuit Court Clerk Earl L. Davis resigned after 14 years, effective at close of business Dec 31 1946, Joseph C. Strickling was appointed by Judge Max DeBerry of Harrisville "to fill out the unexpired term, or until the next general election in 1948." [West Union Herald, 1/2/1947] Note (3) Birthplace given as Ohio in 1920 Census, but as West Virginia in 1930 Census. Birth records show that he was born in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.