William D. Strahan: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. William D. Strahan was born in Aug 1888 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas (son of William Box G. "Buck" Strahan and Amanda Elizabeth Dove (Mary E) Kelly); died after 1900 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

William Box G. "Buck" Strahan was born on 8 Dec 1856 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas (son of Emanuel Strahan and Mary R. Greene); died on 23 Dec 1906 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

William married Amanda Elizabeth Dove (Mary E) Kelly in 1882 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas. Amanda was born on 22 Nov 1861 in Alabama; died on 15 Jul 1927 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda Elizabeth Dove (Mary E) Kelly was born on 22 Nov 1861 in Alabama; died on 15 Jul 1927 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Children:

David K. Strahan was born in Apr 1886 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
1. William D. Strahan was born in Aug 1888 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Lizzie T. Strahan was born in Dec 1891 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Beatrice Strahan was born in Jul 1894 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Emanuel Strahan was born on 27 Jul 1822 in Hancock, Mississippi (son of Moses Strahan, Jr. and Lucy "Cassandra" "Cassie" Cottingham); died on 15 Feb 1885 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Emanuel married Mary R. Greene on 7 Oct 1841 in Attala Co, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of George Washington Greene) was born on 6 May 1826 in Georgia; died on 11 May 1903 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary R. Greene was born on 6 May 1826 in Georgia (daughter of George Washington Greene); died on 11 May 1903 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Children:

Lucious Strahan was born in 1844 in Mississippi; died after 1860 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Eliza Beatrice Strahan was born on 2 May 1846; died on 26 Sep 1885 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Casan R. Strahan, (twin) was born on 4 Jul 1851 in Texas; died after 1860 in of, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Cassandra "Cassie" Strahan, (twin) was born on 4 Jul 1851; died on 8 Jan 1918 in Corrigan, Polk Co, Texas; was buried in Union Springs Cem, Corrigan, Polk Co, Texas.
Emanuel Willis Strahan, Jr. was born in 1854; died in 1887 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Oak Grove Cem, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
2. William Box G. "Buck" Strahan was born on 8 Dec 1856 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 23 Dec 1906 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Mary Missouri Strahan was born on 6 Dec 1857 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 17 Jan 1934 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Benson Mott Strahan was born in 1860 in Texas; died in 1912 in Texas.
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Strahan was born in Sep 1863 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 26 Sep 1901 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

Moses Strahan, Jr. was born in 1794 in Screven Co, Georgia (son of Moses Strahan and Rachel Howard); died in 1834 in Gallman, Copiah Co, Mississippi.

Moses married Lucy "Cassandra" "Cassie" Cottingham in 1814 in Cheraw District, South Carolina. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Richard Cottingham and Nancy Rowe) was born in 1797 in Marlborough Co, South Carolina; died in 1834 in Gallman, Copiah Co, Mississippi; was buried in Gallman Cem, Copiah Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy "Cassandra" "Cassie" Cottingham was born in 1797 in Marlborough Co, South Carolina (daughter of Thomas Richard Cottingham and Nancy Rowe); died in 1834 in Gallman, Copiah Co, Mississippi; was buried in Gallman Cem, Copiah Co, Mississippi.

Children:

James Strahan was born in 1814 in Georgia; died after 1870 in of, Louisiana (?).
Rebecca Strahan was born in 1815 in Georgia; died after 1836 in of, Copiah Co, Mississippi.
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Strahan was born on 9 Feb 1817 in Screven Co, Georgia; died on 7 Oct 1887 in Zilpha, Attala Co, Mississippi; was buried in New Providence Church Cem, Attala Co, Mississippi.
Lucy Strahan was born in 1819 in Copiah Co, Mississippi; died after 1938 in of, Copiah Co, Mississippi.
William James Strahan was born in 1821 in Copiah Co, Mississippi; died after 1858 in of, Copiah Co, Mississippi; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cem, Hazlehurst, Attala Co, Mississippi.
4. Emanuel Strahan was born on 27 Jul 1822 in Hancock, Mississippi; died on 15 Feb 1885 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Wiley Strahan was born in 1825 in Copiah Co, Mississippi; died after 1826.
Franklin Strahan was born in 1827 in Copiah Co, Mississippi; died after 1828.
Sarah Ann Strahan was born on 1 Apr 1828 in Copiah Co, Mississippi; died on 7 Dec 1920 in Jena, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.
Margaret Strahan was born in 1828 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in Attala Co, Mississippi; was buried in Shiloh Methodist Church Cem, Attala Co, Mississippi.
Bryant Strahan was born in 1832 in Mississippi; died after 1833.

10.

George Washington Greene was born about 1803; died after 1828 in of, Georgia.

Children:

5. Mary R. Greene was born on 6 May 1826 in Georgia; died on 11 May 1903 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; was buried in Jacobs Chapel Cem, Woden, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.