SAMUEL STRANGE
1802-1895
Research mostly by Helen Kracht. rhkracht@bluevalley.net
Carol Minson Timelined Jun 2002 cminson@earthlink.net


Halifax Co, VA is only about 30 miles from Granville Co, NC.

QUICK SUMMARY OF SAMUEL STRANGE'S LIFE

1802 Feb 22: Birth of SAMUEL STRANGE in VA, Halifax or Campbell Co,-- thought to be son of Henry Strange of Halifax Co, VA.
1826 abt: Samuel Strange move from VA to NC. First wife, probably "Edy".
1827: Sarah J. born NC. (1850 census).
1830: Census of Halifax Co, VA, Samuel Strange 20-29, 1 F 15-19, 1 F <5. p. 433.
1830: Narcissa born.
1833: Julia Ann born.
1836: Robert Strange born NC (1850 census) s/o Samuel..
1838: Virginia Strange born NC (1850 census) d/o Samuel.
1840 Jun 1: Samuel Strange, Farr River District, Granville Co, NC , 5 children.
A Traylor fam is listed on same page as Samuel in 1840 census.
1844 abt: SAMUEL STRANGE md 2nd Jane Traylor. In Granville Co, NC? Likely.
1845 Mar 2: Charles S. Strange, b Carroll Co, VA "oldest child of his father's 2nd mg."
1845-1848: SAMUEL STRANGE MOVED FROM NORTH CAROLINA to VA.
1848: William H. Strange born in Halifax, VA s/o Samuel and Jane (Traylor)Strange.
1850: Samuel Strange born s/o Samuel and Jane (Traylor) Strange.
1850 abt: Time of death of #2 wife, Jane (Traylor) Strange? She's not in 1850 census!
1850 Jul 23: Census Carroll Co. VA p. 324; SAMUEL STRANGE 46, 5 ch.
1855 Jun: Samuel md #3 Elizabeth Cheney Dalton.
1857: SAMUEL STRANGE MOVED CARROLL CO, VA to DONIPHAN CO, KS.
1860 Jul 23: Census Doniphan Co KS, p.86, Samuel Strange 59, Elizabeth 30, 8 child.
1865: Census of Doniphan Co, KS, Samuel Strange 61, Elizabeth 30 8 children. .
1869: SAMUEL STRANGE FAMILY MOVED, KS to MARSHALL CO, KS.
1870 Jun 28: Blue Rapids, Marshall Co, KS. p.296. Samuel 70 Elizabeth 32. 9 child.
1875 Mar 1: Blue Rapids, Marshall Co, KS.. Samuel 75, Elizabeth 47. 5 children.
1880 Jun 24: Census of . Samuel Strange 78, Elizabeth 48 + 2 children.
1880 Mar 11: 78th Birthday announcement of "Sammy Strange" in newspaper.
1885: Census of Marysville, Marshall Co, KS .Samuel 83, Elizabeth Strange 52.
1891 Dec 6: Elizabeth, wife of Samuel, died in Marysville, KS. Buried Blue Rapids.
1892 Aug 18: "SAMUEL married again. Gave all land to this wife for caring
for him the rest of his life." FOURTH wife was Elizabeth Laurence.
1895 Dec 21: ---death date of Samuel Strange, Buried. Blue Rapids, Marshall Co, KS .

More details follow:

SAMUEL'S AGE ACCORDING TO CENSUS:

AGE = year born
1840: "20-29 =1811-1820 Granville Co, NC
1850: "46" = 1804 District 11, Carroll Co, VA
1860: "59" = 1801 Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS
1865: "61" = 1804 Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS
1870: "70" = 1800 Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1875: "75" = 1800 Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1880: "78" = 1802 Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1885: "83" = 1802 Marysville, Marshall Co, KS


1802: Birth of SAMUEL STRANGE:
Letter (1 Feb 1992) from Helen Kracht ---

"A paper I have..not sure where I got it....says SAMUEL WAS BORN IN CAMPBELL CO. VA, NEAR LYNCHBURG.... my Dad always said Halifax Co, VA, both are close to each other. . .My g-grandfather was 72 when my grandfather, Howard Strange, was born in 1874. The 1880 and 1885 census substantiate Samuel's age. . . He, (Howard), was last and Samuel disinherited him because he was displeased with his marriage."

"My g-grandfather SAMUEL (Strange) was 72 when my grandfather was born in 1874."
(Helen's address 506 Walnut St. Marysville, KA 66508.)

1820: Census of all the Henry's listed in US. Census. (see Samuel-Census notes.)
1820: Census of all Strange's listed in Halifax Co, VA. (see Samuel-Census notes.)

1826: "He [Samuel] moved from VA to Granville Co, NC." (Marty Strange, "The Stranges of VA & KS, Notes on field trips to Carroll Co, VA and Marshall Co, KS," 1992/4, 5 pp.)
1827: Sarah J. born N. C. (1850 census)
1830: Narcissa born
1833: Julia Ann born
1836: Robert Strange born, s/o Samuel and 1st wife; Place: NC (1850 census)
1838: Virginia Strange born, d/o Samuel and 1st wife;. Place: NC (1850 census)

1830: Census of Halifax Co, VA. p 433.
Samuel Strange 1 M 20-29, 1 F 15-19, 1 F <5. (the ONLY SAMUEL in ALL 1830
-Our Samuel is 28 in 1830.- There are 11 families of Strange's in Halifax Co in 1830. See detailed early census info at the end of this data.)
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.1840 Jun 1: Samuel Strange, No. Twp L, Farr River District, Granville Co, NC. p.129
(Ann Traylor same page (see below)
1 M 20-30 (Samuel)
1 F 20-30 (wife-was her name Eddie?)
1 F 10-15 (Narcissa 10?)
1 F 5-10 (Julia Ann 7?)
1 M 5-10 (Robert 5?)
2 F < 5 (Virginia 2? and ?)

1840 Jun 1: Granville Co, NC
1 F 30-40 Ann Traylor
1 F 20-30 (Jane Traylor?
1 M < 5

1844 about: SAMUEL STRANGE married Jane Traylor. In Granville Co, NC? Likely. (Mg year based on Charles Strange birth and biography.)

1845-: According to the 1845 & 48 births below, SAMUEL STRANGE MOVED FROM GRANVILLE CO, NC to HALIFAX CO, VIRGINIA to CARROLL CO.

1845 Mar 2: Birth of "CHARLES S. STRANGE 20 year resident on S 12, Blue Rapids City Twp, KS, 160 acres. . .born in Carroll Co. VA, son of Samuel and Jane (Traylor) Strange and oldest child of his father's SECOND MARRIAGE! (emphasis added.) His parents were natives of the Old Dominion, from which they emigrated to KS in 1857, settling in Doniphan Co. . . remained until 1869 when they moved to Marshall Co.... (Charles). .mg Sep 13, 1869 in Doniphan Co. KS with Mrs. Eddie Stigall." (More of Eddie Stigall's data not extracted. Portrait and Biog Album of Marshall Co, KS, 1889, pg 671.)
(Note: 1850 census say Charles born NC.)
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1848: William H. Strange born s/o Samuel and Jane Strange, in Halifax, VA. (Wm's obit.)

1849: Looks like SAMUEL STRANGE MOVED FROM HALIFAX to CARROLL CO.
1849 Jan 23: Narcissa 20 md John B. Mitchell 24. Marriage records of Carroll Co. VA.

1850 Jul 23: 11th District of Carroll Co. VA (org. 1842 from Grayson Co.) rh p. 325
John B. Mitchell 24 VA farmer 200 (value of real estate owned)
Narcisus 21 f VA
James 6/12 m VA
Edney E. Strange 9 f VA
close by is---
1850 Jul 23: 11th District of Carroll Co. VA (org. 1842 from Grayson Co.) rh p. 324.
#102 SAMUEL STRANGE 46 farmer VA cannot read or write
SARAH J " 23 NC (b 1827)
Robert " 14 NC (b 1836) attended school within year
Virginia " 12 NC (b 1838) attended school within year
Charley Strange 5 NC (b1845) (1880: VA VA VA)
William H. " 2 VA (b 1848) (1880: VA VA VA)
Narcissa 20 md John B. Mitchell 1849/1/23
Where is Julia Ann 17? She didn't marry until 1854/12/1.
Sarah J. would not be the mother of Robert and Virginia. note ages.

and on pg 322 and 323 are 3 families of DALTONS!--- INCLUDING ELIZABETH 17.
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1850 Jul: "Samuel's first wife was named Edy; it would seem that she died a little after they came here [VA]. There are other children shown in this census living in other homes after the death of their mother. He [Samuel] was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Strange, and apparently came here from Granville Co, NC. He lived in Pine Creek at this time but acquired land on Crooked Creek, ['300 acres near east branch of Crooked Creek' -Marty Strange] lost it, and left here in 1860. He remarried Elizabeth Dalton in 1855." (Annotated census prepared from 1850 census by John Perry Alderman, Carroll Co. Historian.)

1850: Samuel Strange born s/o Samuel and Jane Strange. Place: Likely Carroll Co, VA.
1852 abt: Samuel Strange's #2 wife, Jane (Traylor) Strange either died or left him.
1854: Julia Ann md in Carroll Co, VA

1855 Jun: "Samuel md #3 Elizabeth Chaney Dalton in June when Elizabeth would have been 25 years of age and Samuel would have been 53." (Helen Kracht)

Elizabeth born in Carroll Co., VA. Her census years list conflicting ages as follows: She was 30 in 1860, 30 in 1865, 32 in 1870, 47 in 1875, 48 in 1880 and 52 in 1885. (Actually born Jun 10, 1830).

Rachel is age 11 in 1860 and listed as "Rachel Dalton 13" in the 1865 census. She is probably d/o Elizabeth's first mg to a Dalton. (Born 1849-1852)

1855 abt: A PICTURE (xerox) probably a mg picture of SAMUEL STRANGE and ELIZABETH CHENEY STRANGE sent by Helen Kracht, Oct 18, 1991. Helen says that Elizabeth Cheney was his third wife. They look stern and glassy eyed. She has very black hair and looks heavy. If marriage picture, she is 25, and he is 53.

1857: "SAMUEL STRANGE FAMILY MOVED FROM CARROLL CO, VIRGINIA to DONIPHAN CO, KANSAS." (Probably Wathena, Washington Twp.)
Charles Strange Biography in Portrait and Biog Album of Marshall Co, KS, 1889, p 671.

1857: "Their property at Crooked Creek (probably Doniphan Co, KS) was located in mountainous terrain, difficult to develop. . .They lived on the Crooked Creek farm until about 1857 when debts overtook them. . .
They lived in Doniphan Co,(KS) but left when the meandering Missouri threatened to undermine the bank beneath their home. There is some mention of a Shawnee Co. (Topeka) location in some KS records, but by 1869 they were on the Marshall Co. homestead." (Marty Strange)

Need to check probate records for 1857-1869 of Doniphan Co.

1860: "Foreclosure on the Crooked Creek (probably Doniphan Co, KS) property formally occurred." (Marty Strange)

(next door to Roland Strange 33 family.)
1860 Jul 23: Wathena p.o., Washington Twp, Doniphan Co KS, p.86, rh p. 957
Samuel Strange 59 farmer VA 800 (cannot read or write)
Elizabeth 30 OH (cannot read or write)
Virginia 23 NC (cannot read or write)
Charles 15 VA attended school within year
Wm C. 13 VA
Samuel 11 VA attended school within year
Haywood 8 male VA attended school within year
Rachel 11 VA " " " (Rachel "Dalton" in 1865- Elizabeth's 1st mg?)
Parthena 4 VA
Lucinda 3 KY (looks like KY-- but 1865, 70, 75 all say "KS".)
George Pugh 25 OH farmer (who is he?)
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1865: Census of Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS
Samuel Strange 61 VA
Elizabeth 30 VA
Charles 19 VA
Wm C. 16 VA
Samuel 13 VA
Parthena 8 VA
Lucinda 6 KS
Paul 4 KS
Rebecca 1 KS
Rachel DALTON 13 VA
James Rodes 18- work hand MO.

1865: Roland Strange is in Marysville.

1869 Sep 12: Strange, Charles S., 24 Eddy Stigale, 36, 12 Sep 1869 at the SAM STRANGE RESIDENCE. . (Doniphan County Kansas Marriages -Sharon Capezza)

1869: "They lived in Doniphan Co, but left when the meandering Missouri threatened to undermine the bank beneath their home. There is some mention of a Shawnee Co. (Topeka) location in some KS records, but by 1869 they were on the Marshall Co. homestead."
(Marty Strange)

1869: The SAMUEL STRANGE FAMILY MOVED FROM DONIPHAN CO, KS to MARSHALL CO, KANSAS. (Biography of Charles Strange in Portrait and Biog Album of Marshall Co, KS, 1889, pg 671.)

We need to
check probate records for 1869-1900
of Marshall Co.KS.

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1870 Jun 28: Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS. p.296
SAMUEL (STRANGE) 70 born VA 200 farmer
ELIZABETH 32 VA 855 ("3rd wife. My g grandmother" says Helen K.)
CHARLES 24 VA 150, 290 farmer
WILLIAM 32 VA 150 farmer (shd be 22)
SAMUEL 20 VA farmer
RACHAEL 19 VA at home
___________________(below are "children of Elizabeth." says Helen K)
PARTHINA 14 VA at home attended school within year
LUCINDA 11 KS at home attended school within year
PAUL 9 KS at home attended school within year
REBECCA 7 KS at home
LAURA 2 KS at home
Eddie f 32 VA Keeping House("wife of Charles" says Helen K.)
Rickmund, Betty 14 f KY at home attended school within year
Rickmund, Frazier 10 f KY at home attended school within year
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1875 Mar 1: Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS.
SAMUEL 75 VA
ELIZABETH 47 VA.
Lucinda 16 KS attended school within year
Paul 14 KS attended school within year
Rebecca 12 KS attended school within year
L.E. 9 KS attended school within year
Howard 1 KS

1875: "Then the 1875 and 1880 (census) records include HOWARD STRANGE, my
grandfather. He was born in 1874. He was last and Samuel disinherited
him because he was displeased with his marriage." (Helen K.)

1875 Dec 1: "When he was 67 years old, Samuel obtained a patent under the Homestead Act for an 80 acre farm near Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS. At that time he had been md to his 3rd wife, Elizabeth, for 14 years and they lived with 8 children between ages one and twenty years. Six of the children belonged to both of them, but Rachel (was from Elizabeth's first marriage)and Samuel was Elizabeth's stepson." (J. Mayer,)

"Two of Samuel's sons, Charles 24 and William 22, homesteaded 80 acre parcels adjacent to Samuel and Elizabeth, and a John C. strange who (was a brother of Roland), farmed another 80 acres in the same half-section. In addition, Roland Strange also shows up on Marshall Co. land records. They all succeeded in getting patents-William on the same day as his father-- 12/1/75, Charles a month later-1/10/76, and John C. on 6/20/81. (Marty Strange)

1876 May 11: The Weekly Kansas Chief newspaper of Doniphan Co, KS.
"Government Patents - U. S. Government to Joseph Adams, Milton Landis, Hugh Cavanaugh, Sophie Tate, Samuel Strang and Evan Evans."
 

1880 Mar 11: 78th Birthday announcement of "Sammy Strange: "Uncle Sammy Strange celebrated his 78th birthday some days ago. His children and immediate descendants present numbered 40. We understand that there are about 15 or 20 in the state of VA who could not be present."
(Blue Rapids News. "I found it when I visited the Blue Rapids library during my trip to Kansas. They had many references to the various Stranges in those newspapers,
Henry's large family as well as Samuel's own children who were adults when he left VA would account for the 15 or 20 quite easily." Sharon Capezza.)

1880 Census: There are 9 different houses of "STRANGES" in the 1880 census of Blue
Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS. on pages 213 and 214.
1. )SAMUEL STRANGE 78, wife 42 and 2 children;
2.) his son S. Charles and wife.
3. his son William born 1848, wife & 2 ch
4.) his son Samuel Jr. (see Samuel's and 3 sons notes below:)
5.) Also Roland Strange & wife & dau
9.) Plus 4 of Roland's md. children, & their families.(see Roland Strange's notes.)

1880 Jun 24: Census of Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS pg 213
Strange, Samuel w m 78 farmer VA VA VA
Elizabeth w f 48 wife VA VA VA
Laura E. w f 12 dau at home KS VA VA
Howard w m 6 son KS VA VA

1880: Census of Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co, KS pg 214
with a Pecks Family: STRANGE, SAML JR. 27, boarder, single VA VA VA

next door
1880: Census of Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS pg 213
Strange, S. Charles w m 34 farmer VA VA VA
Eddie w f 46 wife VA VA VA
Cutting, Philander C. w m 38 Boarder D farmer N Hamp NH NH

next door
1880: Census of Blue Rapids Twp, Marshall Co. KS pg 213
Strange, William, w m 32 farmer VA VA VA
Frances M w f 29 wife Eng Eng Eng
Nettie, w f 9 dau KS VA Eng
Samuel _ w m 7 son KS VA Eng

1885: Census of Marysville, Marshall Co, KS (pg 2-3?)
Samuel Strange 83 md Laborer b VA from VA
Elizabeth Strange 52 VA VA
Howard Strange 12 KS KS
Peter Stumpf 32IL IA
Laura Taylor 13KS KS
Andrew Stumpf 29 PainterIL IA
Rebecca Stumpf 20KS KS
C A Stumpf (Cora) 2 femaleKS KS

3 doors one way is Henry Strange age 37 (see his notes)
2 doors another way is Marion Strange age 24 (see Francis Marion notes)
8 doors down is Paul Strange age 23 (see his notes)
(Paul Strange md Mary F. Whitney)
next is Charles Whitney age 32
next is George Whitney age 36

My mother has told me some stories and her older brother Cecil told me one or two before he died. This is one.
(1884-1885*) "Almost all the kids were gone. Howard (Strange) was about the only one left. They had an old grey horse name Cleves and a red dog called PattySue.
The dog and the horse were partial to one another and when the horse went out to pasture the dog followed.
"Samuel would always get up from the table and scrape out his plate for the dog then go do his night chores. One night in the dead of winter there was ice on the ground and the fires in the house were built high to keep out the winter chill. Sam went in
to feed extra to the milk cow and the team of horses. A bob cat had gone into the barn to get out of the cold and was snarling in a manger. The horse was outside and the dog came in with Samuel. The cat spooked and jumped at Samuel in order to escape. The dog took the cat and the horse came in through the barn rearing and kicking at the bob cat.

It wasn't long before the cat lay dead and the horse went back to eating his hay and the dog went on the porch to get his biscuits and gravy leaving Samuel standing in the barn wondering what had happened. That night the dog slept in the house by the fire."
*(It probably 1884-1885 because-Howard's last sister md in 1884 & Samuel is in Marysville in 1885. c.m) (Shirley E. Sep 14, 2002.)
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1891 Dec 6: Death of Elizabeth Cheney Dalton Strange. Obit:
"Died at her residence in Marysville (KS), Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Strange, aged 61 years. Mrs. Strange's maiden name was Dalton. She was born in Carroll Co, VA, Jun 10, 1830 and was md to Mr. Strange in Jun 1855. In 1857, Mr. and Mrs. Strange moved to KS and to Marshall Co in 1870 taking a homestead in the NE part of the Blue Rapids City twp. Of late years they have resided in Marysville, where after a sickness lasting through the past summer, (she) passed away. . .She leaves a husband, six children and six step-children." Buried in Blue Rapids Twp on the old homestead.

Samuel and Elizabeth deeded as a public cemetery a one-acre parcel of land, measuring 660 feet by 66 feet, and located in the northeast corner of their homestead, reserving the south quarter of that land for the burial of any descendant of Samuel. Elizabeth was buried there and later so was Samuel.


1892 Aug 18: SAMUEL married again. Gave all land to this wife for caring for him the rest of his life.

"Samuel Strange, 90 yr old citizen of Marysville, was md to Elizabeth Laurence, a blushing widow of 48 summers. Each of the contracting parties have had three previous partners of joy and sorrow."
Blue Rapids Times-- reprint 1992.


1895: Census of Marysville. (C.M has an 1895 of Blue Rapids. Marysville likely to have an 1895 also. How can we get it?) To Do.

1895 Dec 21: ---Samuel died three years later, at 93 years of age in Blue Rapids, KS. His will was proved in Doniphan Co, KS in 1895.


TO DO: Is there an obituary in the Blue Rapids or Marysville, newspaper?

1895: "Old SAMUEL and wife ELIZABETH are buried about 7 miles
south of here on the farm (family cemetery plot). . . 3 mi E of Hiway 77, three mi N of Blue Rapids. . . in the section 12 mentioned in the Charles Strange Biography (Blue Rapids City Township.) My husband and I were out there a couple of weeks ago. It has no stones, just some cedar trees. We are trying to get this acre on the tax rolls. I would love to be buried there."

"Samuel's place was located on the Blue Rapids City & Wells Twp lines about east of the #72 on your map." . (The graves are at the crest of a small rise . . .commanding a good view of Samuel's entire homestead and the homesteads of Charles Henry and John.)

"I go out to the old cemetery often. . . It only has 5 cedar trees marking Old Samuel & Elizabeth's graves. Also there is my grandmother, Abigail Wilson Strange, and 3 of her children, Samuel, Walter and Laura Isabella. The children all died as toddlers. I know Laura was 1 1/2 yrs old in 1900. Evidently the boys were gone by this time. My father [Alfred Strange] was born in Dec of 1900 or 1901. His mother, Abigail, died when he was 13 months old. Anyway there's an acre and these graves are at the south end on a hill. I understand there are others in the acre, but I don't know who. Buelah Winter, the granddaughter of Rachel Walls Marshall, who was the granddaughter of William Frank Walls, says she remembers a funeral there." Helen Kracht
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"Attached are the two pictures of the homestead in Kansas and the gravesite where Samuel and Elizabeth Dalton are buried. You'll note that the gravesite is pretty much some old cedar trees and lilac bushes. A cedar was planted for each of the adults buried there and a lilac was planted on the graves of each of the children. Since the cemetery sits on the current farmer's lands, no one takes care of it, so it's pretty overgrown. In fact, the current owner is planting on part of the land that was supposedly set aside as the cemetery. Since I was there in spring, the planting hadn't yet begun, but the fields had been burned, either from a wildfire or by the farmer." Sharon Capezza letter of Aug 10, 2002.
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Helen also wrote: ."MY FATHER RAISED ME ON FAMILY HISTORY, LITTLE STORIES AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS."
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SAMUEL'S AGE ACCORDING TO CENSUS:
AGE
1840: "20-29 =1811-1820 Granville Co, NC
1850: "46" = 1804District 11, Carroll Co, VA
1860: "59" = 1801 Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS
1865: "61" = 1804Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS
1870: "70" = 1800Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1875: "75" = 1800 Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1880: "78" = 1802Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co, KS
1885: "83" = 1802Marysville, Marshall Co, KS

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ADDITIONAL CENSUS TO PONDER:

1790: 21 Strange Families in ALL of U.S.Census: 5 from MA; 3 from RI; 1 from MD; 1 from CT; 5 from NC (no Strange's close to Granville Co, NC--created 1746) and 6 from SC, incl the only Henry Strange:, 3 M 16 and over, 5 M 0-15, 3 F in Richland Co. SC. Also in Richland Co., same pg--James Strange: 1 M 0-15, 3 M 16 and over, 3 F.
(No Samuel listed at ALL.)

1800: 48 Strange Families in ALL of U.S.Census: 25 from GA; 7 from MA;
4 from KY; 3 from SC; 2 from MS; 1 from TN;
6 from NC incl one from Granville, NC: Josiah Strange: 1 M 26-44; 1 M 10-15; 3 M <9; 1 F 26-44; 1 F 16-25; 1 F <9.
(No Samuel or Henry, at ALL; No Strange listed from VA..)

1810: 68 Strange Families in ALL of U.S.Census: 16 from GA; 12 from KY;
12 from SC: 7 from MA; 6 from NC; 2 from RI; 1 from PA; 1 from MS; 1 from TN; 10 from VA incl one from Campbell Co: Mary Strange: 1 M 45 +; 1 F 45+; 1 M 26-44; 1 M 16-25; 1 M 10-15. (No Samuel or Henry, at ALL.)
(Might the above be a MARTY Strange?)

1820: (Our Samuel b 1802 is 18 in 1820.)
There are 4 fam of Strange's in Halifax Co.VA in 1820.
1.) James Strange 1 M 26-44; 1 F 16-25; 1 F 10-15; 1 M colored 15-25; p 70 Meadsville
2.) Drury Strange 1 M 16-25; 1 F 16-25 p.75
3.) Sarah Strange 1 F 16-25; 1 F 0-9. p.78
4.) Henry Strange p 78. 1 M 26-44; 1 M 10-15; 3 M 0-9; 1 F 26-44; 1 F 10-15; 2 F 0-9.
He has 7 children up to age 16.
Also on page 78 with Henry Strange are 2 Richman families and 2 Stagall families.


Also on page 78 with Henry Strange are 2 Richman families and 2 Stagall families.

1820: There are 107 Strange Families in ALL of U.S.Census for 1820:
There are 4 Henry Stranges: #1. Henry Strange is Halifax Co, VA (see above);
#2. Henry is from Davidson Co, TN;
#3 is Chester, SC: l M & 1 F 45+; 1 M 26-44; 2 M 19-25; 1 M 10-15; 1 F 16-25; 1 F 10-15.
#4. is Richland District, SC: 1 M 26-44; 1 M 10-15; 2 M 0-9; 1 F 26-44; 2 F 0-9.
and on either side of Henry Strange in Richland District, SC, is a
James Strange age 45+; & a John Strange age 26-44.

1820: There are 11 Strange families from GA incl a Samuel 45+ who is the only Samuel in 1820 census.

1820 & 1830: There are NO STRANGE'S in
Missouri 1820 or 1830 Census Indexes (Books!)

1830: Census of Halifax Co, VA. There are 11 fam of Strange's in Halifax Co in 1830.
There is only TWO Samuel Strange in ALL the 1830 censuses. (Our Samuel is 28 in 1830.)
1830: Census page 433 for EACH family below:.
Sarah Strange 2 F 30-39, 1 F 15-19, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 5-9, 1 M 0-4.
Drury Strange 1 M 40-49, 1 F 40-49, 1 F 15-19, 1 M 0-4.
Judy Strange 1 F 40-49, 1 F 20-29, 1 M 15-19, 1 M 0-4
Henry Strange 1 M 40-49, 1 F 30-39, 2 M 10-14, 1 F 10-14, 2 M 5-10, 1 F 5-10, 2 M 0-4
Samuel Strange 1 M 20-29, 1 F 15-19, 1 F <5. (the 2ND SAMUEL in ALL 1830)

SAMUEL STRANGE l M 30-39, 1 F 20-29, 1 m 5-10, 2 f 5-10, 1 m 0-4, 1 f 0-4.
[Above SAM sent by Sharon C. "Seems like Narcissa b 1829 should show as 2nd dau."]

1830: Census page 438 for EACH family below:
Nathaniel Strange 1 M 50-60; 1 F 40-50; 2 F 20-30; 1 M & 1 F 10-15; 1 M & 1 F 5-10.
Ferrell Strange 1 M 20-30; 1 F 20-30; 1 M & 2 F under 5.
Susanna Strange 1 M 20-30; 1 F 60-70.
James Strange 1 M 30-40; 1 F 20-30; 1 M & 2 F 5-10; 1 M & 1 F under 5.
Henry Strange 1 M 30-40, 1 F 30-40, 2 F 10-15, 2 F 5-10.
page 435 for family below:
Elizabeth Strange no males, 1 F 70-80, 1 F 40-50, 1 F 20-30, 2F 10-15, 1 F under 5.

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SAMUEL'S CHILDREN.:
Sarah J b 1827 (1850 says b. NC)
Narcissa b 1830
Julia Ann b 1833
Robert b 1836 (1850 says b. NC)
Virginia b 1838 (1850 says b. NC)
abt 1844 Samuel Strange md #2 Jane Traylor.
Charles S. b 1845 (1850 says b. NC. 1870, 1880 & biog says b. VA.)
William b 1847 or 1848 (1850,1870, 1880 says b. VA.)
Samuel b 1849 or 1850 (He's not in 1850. 1870, 1880 says b. VA.)
(Jane died maybe abt 1851)
Samuel md 1855 #3 Elizabeth Cheney Dalton
Parthina b 1856 (1870 says b VA.)
1857 Samuel-Elizabeth moved to Doniphan Co, KS.
Lucinda b 1859 (1870 says b. KS)
Paul b 1861 (1870 says b. KS)
Rebecca b 1863 (1870 says b. KS)
Laura b 1868 (1870, 1880 says b. KS)
1869 Samuel/Eliz and fam moved to Marshall Co. KS
Howard b 1874 (1880 says b KS.)
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SAMUEL'S BROTHERS:
abt 1962: Iva G Strange Campbell wrote:
"SAMUEL ADAMS STRANGE--MRS. ADDIE STRANGE OF KENDALL (KENNYDALE?, KELSO?) WASH. FURNISHED ME WITH THIS BRIEF SKETCH OF HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY:
Samuel Adams and brothers Charlie and Will of Blue Rapids, Kansas were sons of Samuel Strange of Halifax county, VA.

SAMUEL had 7 brothers: MARTIN, JOHN C., PAUL, JOSEPH, CALVIN & ROLLAND. Their father was HENRY STRANGE, he lived in Campbell Co, VA not far from Lynchburg. Henry Strange's father is reported to have come from Scotland and to have been related to Sir Robert Strange, the Artist of London.
MARTIN is said to live in Alabama.
JOHN was killed in the rebellion.
PAUL died in Missouri.
JOSEPH died in California.
ROLLAND lived in Kansas.
BEN lives in Colorado.

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2002 Sep 14 from Shirley E.
Samuel Strange was living on a farm in Kansas, don’t know where but he had 3 huge work horses. One, the oldest was a black named Grandma, her daughter Clover was a bay and her son was a bay also called Bill. Samuel used to go to peoples places and pull out stumps for pay. He was traveling around and came across a man who suggested Samuel take his team to the county fair. They
had a pulling contest and gave prizes for the strongest two horse team.

After a couple of tries Samuel thought Grandma and Bill was the best team so he went to Hiawatha to the fair. You had to bring your own sledge and he brought his wagon but before he did he melted candles and put the wax on the skids of the sledge. When it got to be his turn to try to pull, his team just lunged once and the weight was pulled beyond the mark so they put more weight on the sledge and again his team pulled it with ease. Each time they did the prizes went up. Finally his horses were lathered and he said
”No more.” They had to rest. He would come back the next day if they could find some one to oppose him.

There was an entry fee of $1 and that was not too easy to come by
but the next day there were 3 teams up against him. He again had waxed the skids and again his team won. People had put in items for the winner so his prizes were odds and ends but he took home $124 in cash, a set of pottery dishes, 2 pairs of new boots a squirrel gun and a wiener pig. He then went to another county fair and made $63 and a new saddle.

The following year saw him back again at both fairs, winning each time.

He repeated that paying off his farm from the proceeds for 7 yrs. At the end of that time Grandma was too old to pull and her daughter and her grandson couldn’t pull the weight she had---waxed skids or not---so he quit.
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Another story was of a hired man named Jed Melchior. He was a man from Holland and was big and strong and spoke with a broken accent. One day he found a young king snake behind the barn. Thinking it would make a good joke he painted a design on it and hid it in the wood box in the kitchen. It was Samuels custom to start up the fire for Elizabeth to cook breakfast and that morning was no different. When he saw the snake he knew right away it had been painted and figuring it could only be the new hired man he took the snake to the little house where Jed slept, fixed it into the mans pant leg so it couldn’t crawl out and proceeded to chop wood out side. Jed woke with a start knowing that was his job and hurried to get dressed. When he put his leg in his pants he screamed bloody murder and ran from his room in his underwear. Everyone laughed at him and to my knowledge there were no more
practical jokes."

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from Sharon Capezza scapezza@comcast.net

Obituary for Samuel Strange: from The Blue Rapids Times, Dec. 1895

"Died: In this city, Saturday, Dec. 21st, at 7:30 p.m., Samuel Strange, in the ninety fourth year of his age. The deceased was born in Virginia, Feb. 22, 1802, and came to Marshall county and settled on a homestead in Blue Rapids City Township in 1870. He has been married three times and leaves a large family of children and grandchildren who are numbered among the best citizens of this county. Honesty and truthfulness were his marked characteristics. He was good hearted, kind and never knowingly wronged any man. He lived to a ripe old age and has gone to receive the reward of a just man."

 

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