Benson Elonza Strahan: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Benson Elonza Strahan was born on 1 Jun 1882 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas (son of Benson Mott Strahan and Louise Jane Newman); died on 21 Apr 1950 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 23 Apr 1950 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Benson married Laura Davis between 1935 and 1940. Laura (daughter of Hezekiah Taylor Davis and Mary Elizabeth Holmes) was born on 13 Mar 1894 in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 7 Nov 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.	Benson Mott Strahan was born in 1860 in Texas (son of Emanuel Strahan and Mary R. Greene); died in 1912 in Texas. Benson married Louise Jane Newman about 1878. Louise was born in Jul 1861 in Polk Co, Texas; died on 23 May 1911 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise Jane Newman was born in Jul 1861 in Polk Co, Texas; died on 23 May 1911 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas.

Children:

Harvey Strahan was born about 1879; died after 1900.
Ora Strahan was born about 1880; died after 1890.
Ervin Strahan was born about 1881; died after 1890.
1. Benson Elonza Strahan was born on 1 Jun 1882 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1950 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 23 Apr 1950 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Mary A. Strahan was born on 9 Dec 1888 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 25 Jan 1980.
Maggie Elizabeth Strahan was born on 4 Dec 1890 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 30 Oct 1905.
Lena Louise Strahan was born on 25 Jul 1893 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 22 Jan 1969 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
Nettie May Strahan was born on 6 Mar 1895 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 26 Oct 1969 in Woden, Texas.
Russell Mott Strahan was born on 10 Jan 1897 in Woden, Texas; died on 2 Mar 1963 in Beaumont, Jefferson 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.
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.
2. 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.