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Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > Joseph C. Straley > David Crockett Straley

David Crockett STRALEY

Born: May 8, 1837, Eggleston Springs, GileVA
Died: Jun 23, 1886, Eggleston Springs, GileVA

Father: Joseph C. STRALEY

Mother: Jane BROWN

 

Married:
Jan 7, 1860,
BradTN

Sarah Anne Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie"

Born: Mar 23, 1838, YancNC
Died: Sep 28, 1905, Belspring, PulaVA

Buried: Brown Cemetery, PulaVA

Find-A-Grave 51676083

Father: Jacob Lynch STRALEY

Mother: Eliza BERGAN

 

Children:
AshleyJane Gooch Straley

1. Joseph Lynch STRALEY (b. Mar 18, 1862, GileVA; d. May 25, 1925, Pisgah, PresWV; Find-A-Grave 9787959)
m1. Eliza Jane ONEY (b. Jan, 29 1868, GileVA; d. Dec 2, 1908) on Dec 3, 1891)
m2. Ashley Jane GOOCH (b. Aug 19, 1876; d. Feb 20, 1936, Pisqah, PresWV; Find-A-Grave 9787953) c. 1911

Children to Eliza:

  1. Bessie Hazeldell Mitchell STRALEY (b. Sep 13, 1892, GileVA; d. Oct 10, 1922, Belspring, PulaVA)
    m. John E. SCHAEFFER

  2. William Edward Crockett STRALEY (b. Nov 25, 1896; d. May 7, 1899, Belspring, PulaVA, age 3)

  3. Katie Mae Lucille Jackson STRALEY (b. May 21, 1899, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Jan 23, 1983, Pearisburg, GileVA)
    m. Edgar Crockett THACKER (b. 1896, Max Meadows, WythVA)

  4. Infant (b. Dec 20, 1900, Belspring, VA; d. Dec 20, 1900; buried at Brown Cemetery cem)

  5. Daisy Edgar Margaret Weatherly STRALEY (b. Jul 25, 1903; d. Mar 11, 1953; buried in Ohio)

Children to Ashley:

  1. Charles Goodloe STRALEY (b. Feb 4, 1917; d. 1997, Radford, VA)
    m. Opal Imogene MOORE (b. 1921) in 1940, Pearisburg, GileVA

  2. Joseph Augustus STRALEY "Joe" (b. Dec 7, 1918, MercWV; d. Mar 16, 1935, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 9787948)

Notes:

  • The 1910 Census in Giles County, VA shows Joseph Lynch Straley (age 48) as the head of household & living with his daughters Bessie H. (17, born TN), Katie M. (10, born VA) & Daisy E. (6, born VA). Joseph�s wife Eliza had died in 1908.

  • About 1911, Joseph married his second wife, Ashley Jane GOOCH, and they had two more children. Eventually, Joseph had at least thirteen grandchildren.

 

2. William A. STRALEY "Willie" (b. Dec 12, 1864, GileVA; d. bef. 1880, Belspring, VA)

 

Notes:

 

3. Walter Augustus STRALEY "Gustus" (b. Dec 12, 1864, GileVA; d. Dec 4, 1895, Switch Back, MineWV, age 27; Find-A-Grave 51676196)
m. Mary Gertrude ONEY "Mary" (b. Jul 2, 1873; d. Nov 13, 1959; Find-A-Grave 59162394)

Children:

  1. Blanche Valentine STRALEY (b. 1894; d. May 30, 1982; never married)

  2. Augusta STRALEY "Duck" (b. Mar 1, 1896; d. Jan 16, 1973, MercWV)
    m. Hugh G. NEAL (b. Jul 17, 1891, WV; d. May 14, 1968, Princeton, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 88021408) on Oct 21, 1916, Bristol, VA

Notes:

  • Walter A. Straley was killed in Eggleston, VA�s Norfolk & Western railroad wreck. His daughter, Augusta, was born 4 months after her father's death.

  • Mary Oney Straley Miller's name on the gravemarker is "Mary G. Oney Straley Miller", so it appears she married a second time to a Mr. Miller.

 

4. Callie Magnolia Triplett STRALEY "Maggie" (b. Mar 10, 1870; d. May 12, 1924, AL)
m. Jackson Lee GILLIE (b. 1870(1?), PatrVA; d. 1937, Los Angeles, LoAnCA)

Children:

  1. Arnold Lee GILLIE (b. 1898, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Carson City, NV; Find-A-Grave 12669321)
    m. Marie JESSE (b. Jan 11, 1899, MS; d. Sep 21, 1975, Carson City, NV; Find-A-Grave 12669268)

  2. Sallie GILLIE (b. 1900, NC; m. ? TOWNSEND)

  3. Lillian Margurite GILLIE (m. ? MCKEEVER)

  4. Joseph Augustus GILLIE (b. Nov 1, 1899; d. Aug 17, 1968; Find-A-Grave 73023310)
    m. Mildred WILLIAMS (b. Jul 30, 1904; d. Oct 20, 1969; Find-A-Grave 73023334)

  5. Daniel Haltom GILLIE (or David) (b. WV, lived in Los Angeles, LoAnCA)

  6. Edward GILLIE (died at birth)

  7. Beatrice GILLIE

  8. Charles GILLIE (lived in Los Angeles, LoAnCA)

  9. Juanita GILLIE (b. c. 1899)

Notes:

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5. Eliza Jane Burgen STRALEY "Lillie" (b. Mar 12, 1872, d. Sep 08, 1907, age 35; Find-A-Grave 51642018)

 

Notes:

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6. Dandridge Edgar STRALEY "Dan" (b. May 25, 1875, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Jul 11, 1944, Lake Charles, CalcLA, age 64; Find-A-Grave 84545182)
m. Hanah Roberta LOTT "Birdie" (b. Mar 15, 1892, LA; d. Nov 18, 1972, Lake Charles, CalcLA; Find-A-Grave 36686585)

Child:

  1. Dewey Edgar STRALEY (b. Jan 24, 1918; d. Mar 12, 1987; m. Hazel Lucille FAUST (b. Dec 25, 1916) in Lake Charles, CalcLA)

Notes:

  • Dan was David's twin, and he was a Mason.

  • Dandridge was a railroad engineer sent to work in Louisiana in the early 1900s & he "lost" touch with all the Straleys back in WV.

  • Hannah (Lott) Straley's parents were James Henry and Mary Jane (WILLBANKS) LOTT.

 

7. David French STRALEY (b. May 25, 1875; d. Jan 20, 1921; Find-A-Grave 51676184)

 

Notes:

  • David was Dandridge's twin. He was a Mason.

 

8. Charles Mai STRALEY "Mac" (b. Dec 7, 1876, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Nov 1, 1936, Eggleston, GileVA; Find-A-Grave 180316180)
m. Fannie Missouri WALTERS (Webb) (b. Dec 8, 1892, BoteVA; d. Jan 30, 1924, Eggleston, GileVA; Find-A-Grave 180320456)

Step Child:

  1. Florence E. WEBB (d. 1940)

Notes:

  • Fannie M.  (Walters) Straley's parents were John W. Walters and Ava Ames.
  • Florence Webb was a step daughter to Charles M. Straley. She eventually changed her last name to Straley, as is indicated on her death certificate. 
  • From 1920 US Census for Giles County, VA:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Birth
    Date
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Charley M. Straley Self M W 1879 41 M VA VA NC
    Fannie M. Straley Wife F W 1893 27 M VA VA VA
    Florence E. Webb Step Dau. F W 1912 8 S VA VA VA
 

9. Louie Crocket STRALEY (b. Aug 23, 1879(80?); d. Aug 18, 1949)
m. Ella WALTERS (b. May 26, 1895, d. Oct 28, 1972)

Children:

  1. Garnet Ilene Taylor STRALEY (b. c. 1916, VA)

  2. Henry Crockett STRALEY "Crockett" (b. Oct 7, 1916; d. Mar 17, 1972, VA; Find-A-Grave 164635156)
    m1. Helen Lorene STAFFORD (b. Feb 17, 1919, GileVA; d. Sep 1987, GileVA; Find-A-Grave 39927357)
    m2. Edna ?

Notes:

  • Was Louie's proper name "Lewis"?

  • There appears to be a drama behind the raw census data. In 1920, we see James Stafford living with Louie and family. In 1930, Mr. Stafford is now married to Ella A., and Ilene and Henry are listed as "step children". Did Louie die? Did they get divorced? Was James a family friend or someone working for them? 

  • Helen L. (Stafford) Straley's parents were George O. Stafford and Ada A. McComas

  • From 1920 US Census for Giles County, VA:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Birth
    Date
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Louie C. Straley Self M W 1880 40 M VA VA NC
    Ella A. Straley Wife F W 1897 23 M VA VA VA
    Garnett I. Straley Dau F W 1916 4 S VA VA VA
    Henry C. Straley Son M W 1917 3 S VA VA VA
    James C. Stafford   M W 1893 27 S VA VA VA

     

  • From 1930 US Census for Walkers Creek, GileVA:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Birth
    Date
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    James C. Stafford Head M W 1893 37 M VA VA VA
    Ella A. Stafford Wife F W 1895 35 M VA VA VA
    G Ilene Straley Step
    Daughter
    F W 1916 14 S VA VA VA
    Henry C. Straley Stepson M W 1916 13 S VA VA VA

 

Notes:

  • David C. Straley and Sarah Straley were first cousins.

  • From 1880 US Census for Walkers Creek, Giles County, VA:
     

  • Name Rel. Mar.
    Stat
    Gend. Race Age Birth
    Place
    Occ. Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    D. C. Straley Self M M W 42 VA Farmer VA VA
    Sallie Straley Wife M F W 41 VA Housekeeping VA VA
    Joseph Straley Son S M W 18 VA Works on Farm VA VA
    W. Gustus Straley Son S M W 11 VA Works on Farm VA VA
    Maggie Straley Sister S F W 9 VA   VA VA
    Lilly Straley Dau S F W 7 VA   VA VA
    Edgar Straley Son S M W 5 VA   VA VA
    David F. Straley Son S M W 5 VA   VA VA
    C. M. Straley Son S M W 2 VA   VA VA
    Straley Son S M W 7 mo. VA   VA VA
    Ellen Jenkins Other S F W 22 VA Servant VA VA

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    BoteVA - Botetourt County, VA
    BradTN - Bradley County, TN
    CalcLA - Calcasieu Parish, LA
    GileVA - Giles County, VA
    GranLA - Grant Parish, LA
    LoAnCA - Los Angeles, CA
    MercWV - Mercer County, WV
    MineWV - Mineral County, WV
    PatrVA - Patrick County, VA
    PocaAR - Pocahontas County, AR
    PresWV - Preston County, WV
    PulaVA - Pulaski County, VA
    WythVA - Wythe County, VA
    YancNC - Yancy County, NC
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. Descendants of Jacob Straley books by Cathy Cox Straley.

Names Added to Name Index: YES