Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > John Straley > Harrison W. Straley Sr.

Children:

	1. Bettie STRALEY (died as an infant)   Notes:
	2. Kate A. STRALEY (b. Dec 1866, MercWV; d. Sep 29, 1959, TN; Find-A-Grave 22630783) m. William Maitland MAHOOD (b. 1860; d. 1907; Find-A-Grave 22630782) Children: Wilson Straley MAHOOD (b. Feb 6, 1894, d. MercWV; d. Mar 9, 1928, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 22630787) m. Helen E. DICKINSON (b. Dec 23, 1899; d. Sep 27, 1982; Find-A-Grave 22630786) Charles D. MAHOOD (b. Sep 17, 1896; d. Jan 27, 1981; Find-A-Grave 35837909) m. Jessie MCCUE (b. Mar 12, 1905; d. Oct 31, 1976; Find-A-Grave 35837910) Elizabeth MAHOOD (b. Sep 9, 1898, Princeton, MercWV; d. Jun 14, 1949, Princeton, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 129611969) m. Chester Carroll BECKWITH (b. Jul 17, 1888, PA; d. Apr 9, 1970, Oteen, BuncNC; Find-A-Grave 138534055) Alexander Maitland MAHOOD (b. Sep 3, 1900, Princeton, MercWV; d. May 7, 1947, New Smyrna Beach, VoluFL; Find-A-Grave 6490328) m. Gladys SHUMATE (b. 1903; d. 1977; Find-A-Grave 6490327) Katherine MAHOOD (b. Oct 4, 1902; d. Sep 1, 1981, OranCA; Find-A-Grave 115353746) m. Carl Fletcher CRAWFORD (b. Nov 1, 1895, CA; d. Oct 19, 1981, OranCA; Find-A-Grave 115338490) Notes: William M. Mahood was a Circuit Judge in Mercer County, WV. Helen E. (Dickinson) Durham's parents were Edward E. Dickinson and Pattie Smith. Chester C. Beckwith's parents were Thomas B. Beckwith & Elizabeth Dinwiddie. Wilson S. Mahood was a building contractor. From 1900 US Census for Mercer County, WV:   Dwelling 75, Family 80   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Mahood, William M. Head W M Jan 1862 38 M VA VA VA Merchant Mahood, Kate A. Wife W F Dec 1866 33 M WV VA WV   Mahood, Harrison W. Son W M Feb 1895 5 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Charles D. Son W M Sep 1896 3 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Elizabeth M. Dau W F Sep 1898 1 S WV VA WV
	3. Charles Wilson STRALEY (b. 1858, Plymouth Twp, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 22630777)   Notes: Charles Wilson Straley attended Ingleside Seminary's select school, but died at age 31.
	4. Henry A. STRALEY (b. Sep 15, 1860, died as an infant)   Notes: Henry A. Straley's birth information from West Virginia Births 1853 - 1930, Ref. #: v 1 p 38 e 3.
	5. Martha K. STRALEY (b. c. 1864, WV; d. Jul 29, 1890)   Notes:
	6. Harrison Wilson STRALEY Jr. (b. Apr 9, 1867, Princeton, MercWV; d. Jan 18, 1949, Washington, DC; Find-A-Grave 22630778) m. Rosa Lee WATHALL (b. May 1861, HaliVA; d. Sep 18, 1941, Princeton, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 22630779) Child: Harrison Wilson STRALEY III (b. May 12, 1900, MercWV; d. Oct 12, 1979, FuntGA)   Notes: Harrison Wilson STRALEY Jr. was an attorney, and wrote a book, Memoirs of Old Princeton, in 1906. Here is the newspaper article from Harrison W. Straley Jr.'s funeral: Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV. Friday Morning, January 21, 1949 STRALEY RITES TODAY PRINCETON, Jan 20 - Last rites will be held today 2 o'clock Friday, January 21, for Harrison Wilson Straley II, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Kate Straley Mahood, 1508 N. Walker street, Princeton. Mr. Straley, who was one of Princeton's oldest and most prominent citizens, died Tuesday afternoon in a Washington hospital after an illness of several months. His parents were Delilah Burnside and Harrison W. Straley, who were pioneer settlers in what is now the town of Oakvale, from whence they moved to Princeton.  Mr. Straley was born in Princeton April 9, 1867, was educated in the local schools and graduated from Concord College. He then attended Richmond College, now the University of Richmond and went to the National School of Oratory and Elocution in Philadelphia. In 1893 he began the study of law in Princeton in the office of the late Judge David E. Johnston, and was admitted to the bar at the end of five weeks. He was attorney for the N & W railroad and was prosecutor of Mercer County from 1896. He married the late Rosa Lee Beaureguard of Halifax county, Virginia. He succeeded this father who was the founder and president of the Princeton Banking company, now the Princeton Bank and Trust Co. and following his resignation from the bank he engaged in the real estate business. He was on the board of directors of Bluefield college, the Bristol (Va) Preparatory school and of the Baptist Orphanage of Roanoke, VA., of which his father was one of the founders. Mr. Straley was a lifelong member of the Baptist church in Princeton, which his mother helped to establish, and was the author of several books on the Baptist religion. He was also an author on several books on the history of Southern West Virginia and was the Mercer county member of the West Virginia Historical Society. Surviving him are a son, Harrison Wilson Straley III, of Washington, two grandsons, a sister, Mrs. Kate Mahood, several nieces and nephews and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. The Rev. Denver J. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist church, will conduct the services with internment in Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ben Bird, T. M. Johnson, Stuart Leech, Earl J. Hall, D. K. Calloway, Chauncey Wiley and Bernley Barger. Rosa Lee Wathall Straley death information from West Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970, File #: 804479, Digital GS #: 4227410.
	7. Skye V. STRALEY (b. May 21, 1871, WV; d. Feb 22, 1946, WV; Find-A-Grave 22147866) m. Sallie A. MCNUTT (b. Jan 17, 1879, MonrWV; d. Dec 17, 1953, Princeton, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 22147854) Children: Infant Girl STRALEY (b. May 11, 1904; d. May 21, 1904; Find-A-Grave 127971063) Virginia Adair STRALEY (b. Oct 3, 1906, Princeton, MercWV; d. Sep 9, 1963, Bethlehem, LehiPA; Find-A-Grave 155941220) m. Harrison E. GRAFFIN Jr. (b. Feb 23, 1901, Catasaugua, LehiPA; d. May 29, 1961, Bethlehem, LehiPA; Find-A-Grave 155941264) on Aug 5, 1929, Chautauqua, NY) Charles W. STRALEY (b. Jun 11, 1908, WV; d. Sep 1, 1977, Cincinnati, HamiOH; Find-A-Grave 50904150) m. Dortha A. DENISON (b. Apr 20, 1909, OH; d. Jun 21, 1976, Cincinnati, HamiOH; Find-A-Grave 50904151) Notes:  Harrison E. Graffin's parents were Harrison E. "Harry" Graffin and Elizabeth Davies. Dortha A. (Denison) Straley's parents were Oscar E. Denison and Sophronia I. Archer.

 

Notes:

Harrison Sr. and Delilah Straley met when she came to Princeton as a young teacher at Princeton's Methodist Academy. He was a merchant, and his death certificate lists his occupation as "Banker".  Harrison's marriage information from West Virginia Marriages 1853 - 1970, File #: 800736. On the 1850 US Census for Mercer County, WV, Charles D. and Harrison Straley are shown in same household:   Name Age Sex Occ. Land Value Birth Place Charles D. Straley 25 M Farmer $2500   Hugh Bickham 24 M Laborer   VA Harrison W. Straley 23 M Farmer   VA   From the 1870 US Census for East River, MercWV: Dwelling 192, Family 192   Name Age Sex Race Occ. Land Value Pers. Value Birth Place Straley, Harrison W. 40 M W Farmer $5000 $2090 VA Straley, Delilah 36 F W Keeping House     VA Straley, Charles W. 12 M W       VA Straley, Martha K. 6 F W       WV Straley, Harrison W. 3 M W       WV Ownsby, Elvira 40 F W Domestic Servant     VA   On the 1900 US Census for MercWV we see Harrison and his son Skye living next to the Mahood family.   Dwelling 75, Family 80   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Mahood, William M. Head W M Jan 1862 38 M VA VA VA Merchant Mahood, Kate A. Wife W F Dec 1866 33 M WV VA WV   Mahood, Harrison W. Son W M Feb 1895 5 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Charles D. Son W M Sep 1896 3 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Elizabeth M. Dau W F Sep 1898 1 S WV VA WV   Dwelling 76, Family 81 Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Straley, Harrison W. Head W M Dec 1824 75 Wd VA VA VA Banker Straley, Skye V. Son W M May 1871 29 S WV VA WV Asst. Post Master   County/State Abbreviations: BuncNC - Buncombe County, NC FultGA - Fulton County, GA GileVA - Giles County, VA HaliVA - Halifax County, VA HamiOH - Hamilton County, OH HancOH - Hancock County, OH LehiPA - Lehigh County, PA MercWV - Mercer County, WV MonrVA - Monroe County, VA OranCA - Orange County, CA VoluFL - Volusia County, FL   Page Sources: Research document entitled: Descendants of Jacob Straley by Cathy Cox Straley. History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory, A nrs, by David E. Johnston (1906).

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