DESCENDANTS OF CHRISTIAN STRALEY
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Don Norman
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
Christian
Straley, a son of John Straley, was born in Stattgarst,
Germany September 21, 1742 and died in Lewis County VA
(WV) August 14,
1818. He arrived
in New York aboard the ship "Speedwell" in company
with his parents in 1758.
He married
Christina Lantz. Christina, a daughter
of Jacob and
Catherine Lantz, was born in NJ March 23, 1748.
Christian
served the Colonies in the American Revolution as a
private in Isaac Cooper's 8th Co 5th Battalion of the
Philadelphia
City Militia.
Known children of Christian and Christina (Lantz)
Straley.
2. (1). George b.c. 1770
d.Aug 9 1846
m.Elizabeth Bonnett Mar 23 1796
2.GEORGE STRALEY
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
George Straley,
a son of Christian and Christina (Lantz) Straley,
was born about 1770 and died in Lewis County VA August 9,
1846. He
married Elizabeth Bonnett in Harrison County VA March 23,
1796.
Elizabeth, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth
(Lorentz) Bonnett,
was born in 1772 and died in Lewis County in 1824.
Known children of George and Elizabeth (Bonnett) Straley.
3. (1). Elizabeth b.c. 1799
d. 1864
m.Paul
Waggoner Jan 10 1821
4. (2). Mary b.Dec 27 1804 d.Aug 30 1882
m.Elijah
Waggoner Mar 16 1830
5. (3). Jacob b. 1816
m.Catherine Ann Freeman
6. (4). George
m.Ruth
Chapman Mar 4 1826
7. (5). Hannah
m.John
Edmonds Nov 24 1836
8. (6). Nancy
m.Cornelius King Jan 12 1837
9. (7). Christina
m.James R.
Wolf Aug 20 1841
5.JACOB STRALEY
2.GEORGE STRALEY 1.CHRISTIAN
STRALEY
Jacob Straley,
a son of George and Elizabeth (Bonnett) Straley,
was born in 1816.
He married Catherine Ann Freeman.
Known children of Jacob and Catherine Ann (Freeman)
Straley.
10. (1). George Presley b. 1840
d.Jul 1919
m.Lucy
Mildred Grimsley Apr 24 1862
11. (2). Stephen Albert b.c. 1842
m.Frances
Elizabeth Kemper
12. (3). William A. b.c. 1844
13. (4). Lafayette H. b.c. 1846
14. (5). Francis M. b.c. 1847
15. (6). Mary S. b.c. 1848
16. (7). james E. b.c. 1852
17. (8). Jacob L.C. b.c. 1856
18. (9). John H. b.c. 1858
19. (10). Rosamand
b.c. 1860
20. (11). Peter
M.L. b.c
1867
10.GEORGE PRESLEY STRALEY 5.JACOB STRALEY 2.GEORGE STRALEY
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
George Presley
Straley, a son of Jacob and Catherine Ann (Freeman)
Straley, was born in Lewis County VA (WV), in 1840 and
died in Roane
County WV in July 1919.
He married Lucy
Mildred Grimsley April 24, 1862. Lucy
was born
about 1842 and died in 1892.
George served
the Union in the Civil War, enlisting September 15,
1862.
George and five
of his children moved to Roane County WV in 1902.
Known children of George Presley and Lucy Mildred
(Grimsley) Straley.
19. (1). Jacob b.c. 1865
20. (2). Mary A. b.c. 1867
21. (3). Laca b.c.
1869
22. (4). Edward
M. b.c. 1882
d.Jun 1913
m. Lillie
Walker Oct 20 1907
11.STEPHEN ALBERT STRALEY 5.JACOB STRALEY 2.GEORGE STRALEY
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
Stephen Albert
Straley, a son of Jacob and Catherine Ann (Freeman)
Straley, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about
1842. He married
Frances Elizabeth Kemper. Frances, a daughter of Reuben
Allen and
Roasmond E.A. Kemper, was born in Lewis County about
1846.
Known children of Stephen Albert and Frances Elizabeth
(Kemper) Straley.
23. (1). Thomas Lee b.c. 1885
d. 1965
m.Alice
Anna McQueen Jul 21 1912
22.EDWARD M. STRALEY
10.GEORGE PRESLEY STRALEY
5.JACOB STRALEY
2.GEORGE STRALEY
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
Edward M.
Straley, a son of George Presley and Lucy Mildred
(Grimsley) Straley, was born in Lewis County WV about
1882 and died in
Roane County WV in June 1913. He married Lillie Walker October 20,
1907. Lillie, a
daughter of James W. and Sarah Columbia (Bartlett)
Walker, was born about 1887 and died in 1949.
Children of Edward M. and Lillie (Walker) Straley.
24. (1). J. Bryan b.
1908
m.Hazel
Clark
25. (2). Pauline b. 1911
m.Argle
Henthorn
23.THOMAS LEE STRALEY
11.STEPHEN ALBERT STRALEY
5.JACOB STRALEY 2.GEORGE
STRALEY
1.CHRISTIAN STRALEY
Thomas Lee Straley,
a son of Stephen Albert and Frances Elizabeth (Kemper) Straley, was born in
Lewis County WV in 1885 and died there in 1965. He married Alice Anna McQueen
in Braxton County WV July 21, 1912. Alice, a daughter of Charles Arthur and
Ethetta Mildred (Tinnel) McQueen, was born February 25, 1887 in Braxton County
WV and died in Upshur County WV December 5, 1979.
Known children of Thomas Lee and Alice Anna (McQueen)
Straley.
26. (1). May
m. Charles White
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"HACKER'S CREEK JOURNAL" VOL.XI, Issue 3, p.159
"Heritage of Braxton County WV 1995" p.248
?Lewis County WV, Her People and Places?, 2000, p. 201
"Roane County WV Family History 1989"
pp.331,332
1860, 1870 Lewis County VA (WV) census
Wagoner, Crystal V., "John Waggoner and Margaret
Bonnett Waggoner",
Heritage Books Inc., Bowie MD 1995 pp.72, 147, 161,