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

Joseph Lynch STRALEY

Born: Mar 18, 1862, GileVA
Died: May 25, 1925 in Pisgah, WV

Buried: Pisgah UMC Cemetery, MercWV

Find-A-Grave 9787959

Father: David Crockett STRALEY

Mother: Sarah Ann Elizabeth STRALEY

 

Married:
Dec 3, 1891

Eliza Jane ONEY

Born: Feb, 29 1868, Mercer, GileVA 2
Died: Dec 2, 1908, age 40

Buried: Brown Cemetery, PulaVA

Find-A-Grave 51628155

Father: Edward M. ONEY

Mother: Virginia Frances BROWN "Fannie" 

 

Children:
 

1. Hazelldell Mitchell STRALEY "Bessie" (b. Sep 13, 1892, Walkers Creek District, GileVA 3; d. Oct 20, 1922, Princeton, MercWV, age 30)
m. John E. SCHAEFFER
 

Notes:

  • In 1920 (see census), Daisey Straley is living with Bessie and John.

  • From 1920 US Census for Raleigh WV:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Est.
    DOB
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    John E. Shaffer Self M W 1894 26 M VA USA USA
    Bessie Shaffer Wife F W 1894 26 M TN VA WV
    Elizabeth Shaffer Dau F W 1918 2 S WV VA TN
    Daisey Straley Sister-
    in-law
    F W 1904 16 S VA VA WV
 

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

 

Notes:

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3. Katie Mae Lucille Jackson STRALEY (b. May 21, 1899, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Jan 23, 1983, Pearisburg, GileVA; Find-A-Grave 39862359)
m. Edgar Crockett THACKER (b. 1896, Max Meadows, WythVA)
Children:

  1. Ruby C. THACKER  (b. c. 1917, VA)

  2. William S. THACKER (b. Dec 18, 1917, VA; d. Nov 10, 1991, Sonoma, SonoCA)

  3. Junia THACKER (b. c. 1920, VA)

  4. Margaret THACKER (b. c. 1922, VA)

  5. Frederick Donald THACKER (b. Jul 12, 1923, VA; d. Jul 13, 1983; Find-A-Grave 39862359)

  6. E. Lynch THACKER (b. c. 1925, VA)

  7. Lawrence I. THACKER (b. c. 1928, VA)

  8. Mary Dee THACKER (b. Mar 14, 1930, VA; d. Jan 11, 2000, Dayton, MontOH)
    m. Mr. BINGHAM

Notes:

  • From 1920 US Census for Roanoke, VA:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Est.
    DOB
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Edward C. Thacker Self M W 1897 23 M VA VA VA
    Katie M. Thacker Wife F W 1900 20 M VA VA WV
    Ruby C. Thacker Dau F W 1917 3 S VA VA VA
    William S. Thacker Son M W 1918 2 S VA VA VA

     

  • From 1930 US Census for Walkers Creek, Giles County, VA:
    Family 34
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Est.
    DOB
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Edward Thacker Self M W 1896 34 M VA VA VA
    Katie M. Thacker Wife F W 1900 30 M VA VA WV
    Ruby C. Thacker Dau F W 1916 14 S VA VA VA
    William S. Thacker Son M W 1918 12 S VA VA VA
    Junia Thacker Dau F W 1920 10 S VA VA VA
    Magirit Thacker Dau F W 1922 8 S VA VA VA
    F. Donald Thacker Son M W 1924 6 S VA VA VA
    E. Lynch Thacker Son M W 1925 5 S VA VA VA
    Larence I. Thacker Son M W 1928 2 S VA VA VA
    Mary D. Thacker Dau F W 1930 0 S VA VA VA
 

4. Infant STRALEY (b. Dec 20, 1900, Belspring, PulaVA; d. Dec 20, 1900;
 

Notes:

 

5. Daisy Edgar Margaret STRALEY "Margo" (b. Jun 1, 1903, Eggleston, GileVA; d. Mar 11, 1953, Cleveland, CuyaOH; Find-A-Grave 91901018)
m. Mr. BORTON

 

Notes:

  • Daisy's death certificate is under the typed name "Margo Boldenjack BORTON", and her parents are clearly indicated as "Joseph Lynch Straley and Elisa Jane Oney". More research needed to find out a) Is "Boldenjack" a name from a previous marriage?, and b) Who is her husband named "Borton".

 

Notes:

  • Eliza J. Oney Straley's parents were Edward M. and Virginia Frances "Fannie" (Brown) Oney.

2nd Marriage
 

Joseph Lynch STRALEY

 

Married:
c. 1911

Ashley Jane GOOCH

Born: Aug 19, 1876
Died: Feb 20, 1936, Pisqah, MercWV

Buried: Pisgah UMC Cemetery, MercWV

Find-A-Grave 9787953

Father: Thomas Churchill GOOCH

Mother: Nancy Jane JOHNSTON

AshleyJane Gooch Straley

Children:
 

1. Charles Goodloe STRALEY (b. Feb 4, 1917; d. Feb 17, 1997, Radford, VA; Find-A-Grave 91867165)
m. Opal Imogene MOORE (b. 1921) on 1940, Pearisburg, GileVA

 

Notes:

  • Charles G. Straley was a Private First Class - US ARMY, WORLD WAR II.

 

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

 

Notes:

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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. Ashley's parents were Thomas Churchill and Nancy Jane (JOHNSTON) GOOCH. They are both buried at Pisgah UMC Cemetery, MercWV. View Thomas' Find-A-Grave 5771606 Entry. View Nancy's Find-A-Grave 36003692 Entry.

  • From 1920 US Census for Giles County, VA:
     

  • Name

    Rel.

    Race

    Sex

    Est.
    DOB

    Age

    Mar.
    Stat

    Birth
    Place

    Father
    BPlace

    Mother
    BPlace

    Joseph L. Straley

    Self

    W

    M

    1863

    57

    M

    TN

    VA

    NC

    Ashley J. Straley

    Wife

    W

    F

    1877

    43

    M

    WV

    WV

    WV

    Daisey E. Straley

    Dau

    W

    F

    1904

    16

    S

    VA

    TN

    VA

    Charles G. Straley

    Son

    W

    M

    1918

    2,
    10M

    S

    VA

    TN

    WV

    Joseph A. Straley

    Son

    W

    M

    1910

    1,
    1M

    S

    VA

    TN

    WV

    French D. Straley

    Brother

    W

    M

    1875

    45

    S

    TN

    VA

    NC

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    CuyaOH - Cuyahoga County, OH
    GileVA - Giles County, VA
    MercWV - Mercer County, WV
    MontOH - Montgomery County, OH
    MontVA - Montgomery County, VA
    PulaVA - Pulaski County, VA
    SonoCA - Sonoma County, CA
    WythVA - Wythe County, VA
     

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

    2. West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 for Eliza Jane Oney, Film No: 804467, Digital Folder No: 4227407, Image No: 108, Reference No: v 1 p 53 e 135

    3. Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917, Indexing Project (Batch) No: I04874-3, System Origin: Virginia-EASy, Source Film No: 2046934, Reference No: p 242

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