Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > James Jacob Straley III

Children:

	1. William Madison STRALEY (b. 1815, GileVA; d. Sep 20, 1892, Princeton, MercWV m1. Charlotte WILBURN, 1850, LawrKY m2. Sara Buckner RAY, CartKY m3. Virginia E. JESSE, 1870 Children to Charlotte: Louvinia STRALEY (b. 1857) Malvina STRALEY (or Melvina) "Viney" (b. 1855) m. John B. KING William Winfield Scott STRALEY Mary E. STRALEY Nancy J. STRALEY (b. Oct 28, 1856, KY ) Martha J. STRALEY (b. 1860) m. John E. CARR Rev. James Oglethorpe STRALEY (b. Mar 22, 1864, KY) m. Lula M. ANDERSON Children to Sara: Joseph STRALEY (b. c. 1868) Pearl STRALEY Children to Virginia: Waller T. STRALEY (b. Sep 10, 1876, GileVA) m. Goldie A. SHORT Notes: William went by "Madison".  He was a farmer and named after his mother's uncle William Madison FRENCH. James O. STRALEY was apparently a minister or Justice of the Peace around 1884 in Giles Co. VA as he is noted in marriage records. When William married Virginia Jesse, he was 62 and she was 24. They were married at the home of James and Mahala THORN. They had no children.
	2. Martha STRALEY (b. Mar 16, 1817, GileVA; d. Jan 2, 1887, Arbuckle, MasoWV; Find-A-Grave 68389491) m. Joseph SUMMERS on Oct 12, 1837, GileVA   Notes:
	3. Talitha C. STRALEY "Tabitha" (b. 1820) m. William Hampton Hamilton BROWN on Mar 7, 1841, GileVA Child: Manadonia Josephine BROWN (b. 1845) m. James PECK in 1864, GileVA, at the home of Harrison BROWN at Camping Hollow Notes: Talitha is Almeda's twin. William went by "Hampton". Talitha and Hampton lived at Camping Hollow (on Straley Farm). Hampton was the 1872 Accessor of Walker's Creek Township. Talitha's cousin, Martha Ann Virginia STRALEY, apparently lived with them for six years (1850-1856). This is verified by the 1850 Census. They hosted Martha's wedding to cousin Jefferson Lee STRALEY in 1856 at Camping Hollow (note that Martha and Jefferson were first cousins and both illegitimate).
	4. Almeda M. STRALEY "Almedy" (b. 1820, VA; d. Oct 7, 1886, Hoges Chapel, GileVA) m. George Catarine STAFFORD (b. Mar 15, 1827, GileVA), 1846, GileVA; d. Aug 7, 1907, RandWV, age 80) on Aug 21, 1846, New River, GileVA) Children: Henrietta STAFFORD (b. Aug 12, 1847, GileVA; d. Oct 7, 1909, Egglestown Spring, GileVA) m. John Henderson WILLIAMS (b. Nov 6, 1843, GileVA) on Feb 21, 1866, Maple Grove, VA Laura Zarilda STAFFORD (b. c. 1854, GileVA) m. James Joseph CHRISTIAN (b. Feb 1839, GileVA) on Feb 24, 1870, GileVA Notes: Almeda's is Talitha's twin. George C. STAFFORD was a Justice of the Peace in 1860 Giles Co. VA. His parents were James J. S. STAFFORD and Margaret WAGGONER. After Almeda, George married Luvenia KNODE, and they had two more children, May Stafford and Kemper B. Stafford. John H. Williams served in the 36th Virginia Infantry/Company H during the Civil War. Almeda is buried in Williams Cemetery, Egglestown, VA.
	5. Zarilda STRALEY (b. c. 1826) m. John M. STAFFORD (b. c. 1824, GileVA; d. Aug 10, 1884, Staytide, GileVA; age 60) on Aug 26, 1847, New River, GileVA Children: Victoria STAFFORD (b. 1852) m. John L. ATKINS in 1879 Charles W. STAFFORD (b. c. 1859) m. Minnie D. HEAVNER Notes: John Stafford appears to be the brother of George STAFFORD, who married Almeda STRALEY (above). John's parents were David STAFFORD and Virginia Jane EATON. They probably lived in the Thessalia community near Staffordsville, GileVA. From 1870 US Census for Staffordsville, Giles County, VA: Dwelling 117, Family ? (they lived next to Joseph and Jane (Brown) Straley.   Name Age Sex Race Occupation Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place John Stafford 45 M W Farmer 1500 570 VA Zarilda Stafford 45 F W Keeping House     VA Victoria Stafford 18 F W At Home     VA Charles Stafford 14 M W At Home     VA Sallie Guy 17 F W At Home     VA Joseph Straley 11 M W At Home     VA
	6. Rebecca B. STRALEY (b. 1827) m. James Harvey WILBURN on Oct 11, 1845, GileVA Children: Elizabeth J. WILBURN "Lizzie" (b. 1847) m. John H. BRIDGES on Jul 13, 1864 Rev. Ballard Rufus WILBURN (b. Mar 7, 1856, VA; d. Sep 25, 1928, Mt. Healthy, HamiOH; Find-A-Grave 47842523) m. Corinne M. TURNER (b. Oct 9, 1867, Baltimore, MD; d. Jul 4, 1932, Mt. Healthy, HamiOH; Find-A-Grave 47842456) Joseph WILBURN Notes: James' last name may have been spelled "WILBURN" or "WILBORN". James served in the 36th Virginia Infantry/Company during the Civil War. Elizabeth and John H. were married by Rev. Ellison at Lizzie's parent's home in Giles County, VA. John was a farmer and lived in Hanover, VA. 1850 US Census for GileVA: Dwelling number: 817, Family: 810   Name Age Sex Occ. Val. of Real Est. Birth Place Jas. H. Wilborn 28 M   $500 Blank* Rebecca " " 27 F     Blank* Elizabeth " " 3 "     Blank* Ballard R. "  " 4/12 M     Blank* Elizabeth Straly 57 F   $200 Blank* Mahaley "  " 17 "     Blank* Pricilla Wilborn 21 "     Blank* Andrew J. "  " 11 "**     Blank* * assumed to be Virginia, as it is the last entry in that column, above it. ** the "ditto" in the Sex column for Andrew J. indicates Female, but Andrew was probably a male.
	7. Mahala T. STRALEY (b. 1829, MontVA; d. 1912) m. James Paten THORN (b. May 16, 1827, MontVA; d. Aug 10, 1897, MontVA; Find-A-Grave 22396893) Children: Harvey Green J . THORN (b. July 26, 1856, GileVA; d. Feb 8, 1940, Princeton, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 22046462) m. Loudima KIRK (b. Mar 13, 1857; d. Mar  31, 1937, Find-A-Grave 22046464) Charles Lorain THORN (b. 1860, GileVA) Beauregard THORN(b. Jul 1, 1861, GileVA, d. Nov 4, 1876) Davis THORN (b. Jul 2, 1861, GileVA; d. May 29, 1941, Lavern, MercWV) m. Permelia STINSON (b. c. 1861, VA; d. May 31, 1924, MercWV 5), 1885, MercWV Rebecca Jane THORN (b. Jan 30, 1864; Find-A-Grave 22541903) m. William Carr OLIVER (b. Nov 8, 1856; d. Mar 21, 1937; Find-A-Grave 22541913) Arthur S. THORN (b. 1868, GileVA; Find-A-Grave 22559151) m. Lula HALE (b. 1867; d. 1928; Find-A-Grave 22559149) Mary Elizabeth THORN (b. Dec 29, 1870; d. Apr 5, 1942, MercWV; Find-A-Grave 29787836) m1. Jack PIPER m2. Washington Jackson PENTURFF "W. J." (b. Jan 3, 1846; d. Sep 3, 1932; Find-A-Grave 29049762) Notes: Mahala's first name has been spelled "Mahavala" and "Maharald".  On Harvey's death certificate, it is listed a "Mahevala" 3. On Mary E.'s death certificate it is "Mahavala" 4. Lorain THORN (b. 1795) lived with his son James in 1880 per US Census records. Harvey's occupation as listed on his death certificate was "Plaster". On Mary E. Thorn's death certificate, her spouse is listed as W. J. Penturff 4.  Mary and W. J. Penturff lived in North Dakota for a period of time. They are shown on the 1900 US Census for Odessa, Ramsey County, ND as "boarders" living with John Kirk (born in Virginia) and his family. W. J.'s occupation was Blacksmith. 1880 census for East River, Mercer County, WV.   Name Rel. Mar. Stat. Sex Race Age Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace James P. Thorn Self M M W 55 VA Brick Mason NJ VA Mahola T. Thorn Wife M F W 48 VA Keeping House VA VA Hary G. J. Thorn Son M M W 23 VA Farmer VA VA Davis Thorn Son S M W 18 VA   VA VA Rebecca J. Thorn Dau S F W 16 VA   VA VA Arthur S. Thorn Son S M W 12 VA   VA VA Mary E. Thorn Dau S F W 9 VA   VA VA Lorain Thorn Father W M W 85 NJ   NJ NJ

 

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James Jacob served in the War of 1812 in the 86th Regiment under Capt. Andrew JOHNSTON & Lt. Col. C. SNIDOW. The 87-acre land grant he received in 1816 on the west side of New River (near Wallow Hole) was probably for this military service. Tax records show that James Jacob bought 100 acres in 1808 (from John WHITE) at Camping Hollow in Giles County, VA. . In 1827, James Jacob's uncle Andrew STRALEY came to live with him and his family due to old age (per recorded wills). The Giles County, VA 1840 Census of Pensioners lists Andrew (age 80 or 88), still living with James, which he continued to do until his death in 1841. Betsy Vaught's father, Christian VAUGHT Jr., (b. 1750 in Somerset, NJ) and Andrew VAUGHT are listed among Giles Co., VA fighters in the Colonial Revolutionary War. Her mother, Nancy Sarver, was born c. 1754 in Hagarstown, MD 2. County/State Abbreviations: CartKY - Carter County, KY GileVA - Giles County, VA HamiOH - Hamilton County, OH LawrKY - Lawrence County, KY MasoWV - Mason County, WV MercWV - Mercer County, WV MontVA - Montgomery County, VA RandWV - Randolph County, WV   Page Sources: Descendants of Jacob Straley Books by Cathy Cox Straley. Info on Betsy Vaught (and other Vaughts) can be found on the Descendants of Christian Vaught webpage web. West Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970, Film #: 804479, Digital GS #: 4227410, Image #: 201, Ref #: v 6 p 198. West Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970, Film #: 1983634, Digital GS #: 4259743, Image #: 2106, Ref #: 5073. West Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970, Film #: 1953109, Digital GS #: 4257690, Image #:1420, Ref #: 7685. Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940, James Straley to Elizabeth Vaught.

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