----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey" <odd@cswnet.com> To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [MURRAY] Strawn and Cross Families located in Murray County 1850's and prior > Vickie, > Your James Strawn is listed in the Murray Co. Heritage Book, I don't have > the book but he is listed with My Edward McAbee in the story of the Ft. > Mountain church. Will copy part of what was sent to me. "The following > brethern met according to request. Elder James Adams, Edward McAbee and > James Strawn. After Prayer by Bro. Adams, they formed themselves into a > presbytery and called on the petitioners to present their letter, whereupon > the following brethern and sisters came forward" > They formed the Holly Creek Church. My Edward McAbee is listed as a Baptist > minister in the 1850 census of Murray Co. I am also interested in the > Strawn family as my G-G-Aunt, Martha Louisa Hess, married William David > Strawn June 5, 1851 in Murray Co. Does David fit in your tree? I suspect > he was related to James, due to living in that same area. > Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vickie Davis" <vickied@sirinet.net> > To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 8:20 PM > Subject: [MURRAY] Strawn and Cross Families located in Murray County 1850's > and prior > > > > Hi, all > > I am looking for my great great grandparent's families. James M. > Strawn married Lucinda Cross 6 Dec 1847 in Murray County, Ga. James left > Lucinda and Georgia before the 1860 census and Lucinda left before the 1870 > census. Both wound up in Texas. The dates on Lucinda (Loucinda) 's > gravemarker lists her date of birth as 20 Aug 1829. The 1850 census for > Murray Co listed her birthplace as Alabama, but on the 1860 census and the > others following, has Georgia. The only dates that I have for James is his > birth was about 1830. I believe that he may be the son of Jackson Strawn, > and if not, related. They were all living in the same area during the 1850 > census. I am also wondering what happened to one of James's daughters > Amanda ) that stayed behind in Georgia marrying Joseph J. Hampton on 6 Oct > 1886 there in Murray Co. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Vickie > Strawn Davis > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >