Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > Rev. Jacob Lynch Straley III

Children:

	1. Margaret M. STRALEY (b. Oct 10, 1834, NC; d. Jun 10, 1901; Find-A-Grave 39662353) m. Jefferson E. ELDREDGE (b. Jan 4, 1833, Lenoir City, LandTN; d. Sep 1, 1922, Fort Hill; Find-A-Grave 39662347) in TN Children: James A. ELDREDGE (b. Feb 23, 1859, BradTN; d. Dec 11, 1935, Cleveland, BradTN; Find-A-Grave 39662346) Jacob Lynch ELDREDGE (b. Oct 4, 1861, TN; d. Mar 1, 1908, TN) m. Ulissa E. EDWARDS (b. Jun 9, 1866, TN; d. Mar 3, 1951 John B. ELDREDGE "Jack" (b. Nov 15, 1863; d. Jun 13, 1942) m. Sophia E. ? (b. Aug 22, 1869; d. Feb 11, 1933) William B. ELDREDGE "Willie" Arthur F. ELDREDGE (b. Mar 10, 1867; d. Aug 30, 1900, Atlanta, FultGA) Simeon V. ELDREDGE "Sim" (b. Feb 15, 1869, TN; d. Mar 8, 1962) m. Eula ? Nathaniel Morrison ELDREDGE (b. c. 1872, TN) Benjamin A. ELDREDGE (b. c. 1874, TN) Frank M. ELDREDGE Notes: They had nine children. Most of this family are buried at Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, BradTN. James A. Eldredge never married. 1880 US Census for District 7, Bradley County, TN:   Name Rel. Marital Status Gender Race Age Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace Jeff Eldridge Self M M W 46 TN Farmer TN TN Margaret Eldridge Wife M F W 44 NC Keeps House VA NC James Eldridge Son S M W 21 TN Works On Farm TN NC Linch Eldridge Son S M W 18 TN Works On Farm TN NC John Eldridge Son S M W 16 TN Works On Farm TN NC William Eldridge Son S M W 15 TN Works On Farm TN NC Ather Eldridge Son S M W 14 TN Works On Farm TN NC Sim Eldridge Son S M W 11 TN Works On Farm TN NC Natt Eldridge Son S M W 8 TN   TN NC Ben Eldridge Son S M W 6 TN   TN NC Caralin Hall Other S F B 60 VA Cook VA VA   1900 US Census for x, x County, x:   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar. Stat Years Marrd Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Eldridge, Jefferson E. Head W M Sep 1833 66 M 42 TN TN TN Farmer Eldridge, Margaret Wife W F Aug 1835 64 M 42 NC VA NC   Eldridge, Auther F. Son W M Mar 1870 30 S   TN TN NC Day Laborer
	2. Martha Caladonia STRALEY (b. 1835; Find-A-Grave 39688649) m. Joseph R. TAYLOR (b. 1832, SC; Find-A-Grave 39688640) in 1856, NC Children: Sallie TAYLOR (b. c. 1858, TN) Benjamin F. TAYLOR  (b. c. 1860, TN) Charles D. TAYLOR (b. c. 1863, TN) Joseph L. TAYLOR (b. c. 1867, TN) Dr. Robert Lee TAYLOR (b. Jan 17, 1870, BradTN; d. Apr 7, 1920, Cleveland, BradTN; Find-A-Grave 39689738) Annie Lydia TAYLOR (b. c. 1873; d. Jan 17, 1943, Cleveland, BradTN, age 70; Find-A-Grave 39688630) m. Dr. William Herman SCHULTZ (b. Sep 8, 1867, AL; d. Apr 28, 1940; Find-A-Grave 39688659) John Whitman TAYLOR (b. Dec 28, 1874; d. Jun 25, 1954, Cleveland, BradTN; Find-A-Grave 39689692) m. Mary Katie PAUL (b. Jan 3, 1876, TN; d. Jun 16, 1957; Find-A-Grave 39689698) Notes: Caladonia's husband, Joseph R. TAYLOR, was a builder/contractor known for building the best homes in Cleveland/Bradley counties TN. Per the 1850 census below, her first or middle name may have been "Martha".  Further proof of this comes from her daughter Annie Lyda's death certificate.  From Joseph's biography published in the 1887 Goodspeed's History of Bradley County Tennessee: Joseph R. Taylor apprenticed as a brick mason, then became well known in southeast Tennessee as builder and contractor of some of that region's finest schools and residences. Joseph also served as a Provost Marshall just as the Civil War began. Joseph was a lieutenant with the 62nd Tennessee Confederate infantry during the Civil War and was captured at the siege of Vicksburg. While being held for one year in prison at Camp Chase, Ohio, he wrote a letter to his wife Caladonia telling her that he had had "a nice breakfast of slick-tailed squirrels and sold some [ I ] did not want for five cents each."   Per Robert L. Taylor's death certificate, he was a physician, and it verifies his parents as J. R. Taylor and Caledonia Straley. (the gravestone birth year is 1869) Per Annie L (Taylor) Shultz's death certificate, it lists her mother as "Martha C. Straley", proof that Caladonia's first name was Martha. John W. Taylor is listed as living with Katie's mother and sisters in 1900.  When the war was over, Joseph walked the 500 miles home to Bradley County, Tennessee, where he and Caladonia lived in Cleveland, TN. They had seven children (five sons & one daughter). From 1880 US Census for Cleveland, Bradley Co, TN:   Name Rel. Gender Race Age Est. DOB Mar. Stat Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace J. R. Taylor Self M W 47 1833 M TN Brickmason NC TN Caldona Taylor Wife F W 44 1836 M NC Keeping House VA NC Sallie Taylor Dau F W 22 1858 S TN At Home TN NC Benjamin F. Taylor Son M W 20 1860 S TN Brickmason TN NC Charles D. Taylor Son M W 17 1863 S TN Brickmason TN NC Joseph L. Taylor Son M W 13 1867 S TN School Boy TN NC Robert Taylor Son M W 11 1869 S TN School Boy TN NC Annie E. Taylor Dau F W 9 1871 S TN   TN NC John W. Taylor Son M W 7 1873 S TN   TN NC Larkin Taylor Brother M W 34 1846 S TN Brickmason TN NC
	3. Sarah Ann Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie" (b. Mar 23, 1838, NC; d. Sep 28, 1905, Belspring, GileVA m. David Crockett STRALEY Children: Joseph Lynch STRALEY (b. Mar 18, 1862, VA) m1. Eliza J. ONEY m2. Ashley J. GOOCH William A. STRALEY "Willie" (b. Dec 12, 1864, VA) Walter Augustus STRALEY "Gustus" (b. Dec 12, 1864, VA) m. Mary G. ONEY Callie Magnolia Triplett STRALEY "Maggie" (b. Mar 10, 1870) m. Jackson L. GILLIE Eliza Jane Burgen STRALEY "Lillie" (b. Mar 12, 1872) Dandridge Edgar STRALEY "Dan" (b. May 25, 1875) m. Hanah R. LOTT "Birdie" David French STRALEY (b. May 25, 1875) Charles May STRALEY "Mac" (b. Dec 7, 1877) m. Fannie W. WEBB Louie Crocket STRALEY (b. Aug 23, 1879) m. Ella WALTERS Notes: David C. STRALEY was Sarah's first cousin, a son of Joseph C. STRALEY.

 

Notes:

Jacob L Straley was a Southern Methodist minister ("one of the first who preached to the Indians") and his ministerial duties took him and his family to Burnesville, Yancey County, NC, where they lived for approximately 3 years. They then moved to TN about 1850. Eliza's last name may have been "BARGIN". Jacob and Eliza are buried at Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, TN. There is a picture of Jacob's tombstone on Find-A-Grave. He is indicated as "Dr. Jacob L. Straley", so I am guessing he was a physician, but could he have been a professor?   Caladonia's husband, Joseph TAYLOR, was a builder/contractor known for building the best homes in Cleveland/Bradley County, TN. From 1850 Census for Bradley County, TN: Dwelling: 1232, Family 1232   Name Age Est. DOB Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place Jacob L. Straly 50 1800 M   Doct. 1350 VA Eliza Straly 38 1812 F       NC Margarett Straly 16 1834 F       NC Martha Straly 15 1835 F       NC Sarah Straly 12 1838 F       NC   County/State Abbreviations: BradTN - Bradley County, TN FultGA - Fulton County, GA GileVA - Giles County, VA LandTN - Landen County, TN   Page Sources: A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory books, by David E. Johnston (1906) 1887 Goodspeed's History of Bradley County Tennessee..... Taylor, Joseph R., Biography website web.

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