Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > John Straley > Harrison W. Straley Sr.

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	1. Bettie STRALEY (died as an infant)   Notes:
	2. Kate A. STRALEY (b. Dec 1866, MercCtyWV; d. 29 Sep 1959, TN, age 92; Find-A-Grave 22630783, WV) m. William Maitland MAHOOD (b. 1860, VA; d. 1907, age 46; Find-A-Grave 22630782, WV)    Parents: William A. MAHOOD / Elizabeth O. MARTIN Children:   1. Wilson Straley MAHOOD (b. 6 Feb 1894, d. MercCtyWV; d. 9 Mar 1928, MercCtyWV, age 36; Find-A-Grave 22630787, WV) m. Helen E. DICKINSON (b. 23 Dec 1899; d. 27 Sep 1982; Find-A-Grave 22630786, WV)    Parents: Edward E. DICKINSON and Pattie SMITH   2. Charles D. MAHOOD (b. 17 Sep 1896; d. 27 Jan 1981; Find-A-Grave 35837909, TN) m. Jessie MCCUE (b. 12 Mar 1905, NichCtyWV; d. 31 Oct 1976; Find-A-Grave 35837910, TN) in MercCtyWV    Parents: Kyle Bright MCCUE / Carrie WIESENFIELD   3. Elizabeth MAHOOD (b. 9 Sep 1898, Princeton, MercCtyWV; d. 14 June 1949, Princeton, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 129611969, WV) m. Chester Carroll BECKWITH (b. 17 July 1888, PA; d. 9 Apr 1970, Oteen, BuncCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 138534055, WV)    Parents: Thomas B. BECKWITH/Elizabeth DINWIDDIE 4. Alexander Maitland MAHOOD (b. 3 Sep 1900, Princeton, MercCtyWV; d. 7 May 1947, New Smyrna Beach, VoluCtyFL; Find-A-Grave 6490328, WV) m. Gladys E. SHUMATE (b. 15 Apr 1903, Athens, MercCtyWV; d. Sep 1977; Find-A-Grave 6490327, WV)    Parents: Henderson Preston SHUMATE / Maggie Belle PHIPPS   5. Katherine MAHOOD (b. 4 Oct 1902; d. 1 Sep 1981, OranCtyFL; Find-A-Grave 115353746, CA) m. Carl Fletcher CRAWFORD (b. 1 Nov 1895, CA; d. 19 Oct 1981, OranCtyFL; Find-A-Grave 115338490, CA)    Parents: Clark CRAWFORD / Clara A. GRAVES   Notes: William M. Mahood was a Circuit Judge in MercCtyWV. Wilson S. Mahood was a building contractor.   From 1900 US Census for MercCtyWV:   Dwelling 75, Family 80   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Mahood, William M. Head W M Jan 1862 38 M VA VA VA Merchant Mahood, Kate A. Wife W F Dec 1866 33 M WV VA WV   Mahood, Harrison W. Son W M Feb 1895 5 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Charles D. Son W M Sep 1896 3 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Elizabeth M. Dau W F Sep 1898 1 S WV VA WV
	3. Charles Wilson STRALEY (b. 1858, Plymouth Twp, MercCtyWV, age 31; Find-A-Grave 22630777, WV)   Notes: Charles Wilson Straley attended Ingleside Seminary's select school, but died at age 31.
	4. Henry A. STRALEY (b. 15 Sep 1860, died as an infant)   Notes: Henry A. Straley's birth information from West Virginia Births 1853 - 1930, Ref. #: v 1 p 38 e 3.
	5. Martha K. STRALEY (b. c. 1864, WV; d. 29 July 1890, age 26)   Notes:
	6. Harrison Wilson STRALEY Jr. (b. 9 Apr 1867, Princeton, MercCtyWV; d. 18 Jan 1949, Washington, DC; Find-A-Grave 22630778, WV) m. Rosa Lee WATHALL (b. May 1861, HaliCtyVA; d. 18 Sep 1941, Princeton, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 22630779, WV) Child:   1. Harrison Wilson STRALEY III (b. 12 May 1900, MercCtyWV; d. 12 Oct 1979, FuntCtyGA)     Notes: Harrison Wilson STRALEY Jr. was an attorney, and wrote a book, Memoirs of Old Princeton, in 1906. Rosa Lee Wathall Straley's death information is from West Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970, File #: 804479, Digital GS #: 4227410. Here is the newspaper article from Harrison W. Straley Jr.'s funeral: Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV. Friday Morning, January 21, 1949 STRALEY RITES TODAY PRINCETON, Jan 20 - Last rites will be held today 2 o'clock Friday, January 21, for Harrison Wilson Straley II, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Kate Straley Mahood, 1508 N. Walker street, Princeton. Mr. Straley, who was one of Princeton's oldest and most prominent citizens, died Tuesday afternoon in a Washington hospital after an illness of several months. His parents were Delilah Burnside and Harrison W. Straley, who were pioneer settlers in what is now the town of Oakvale, from whence they moved to Princeton.  Mr. Straley was born in Princeton April 9, 1867, was educated in the local schools and graduated from Concord College. He then attended Richmond College, now the University of Richmond and went to the National School of Oratory and Elocution in Philadelphia. In 1893 he began the study of law in Princeton in the office of the late Judge David E. Johnston, and was admitted to the bar at the end of five weeks. He was attorney for the N & W railroad and was prosecutor of Mercer County from 1896. He married the late Rosa Lee Beaureguard of Halifax county, Virginia. He succeeded this father who was the founder and president of the Princeton Banking company, now the Princeton Bank and Trust Co. and following his resignation from the bank he engaged in the real estate business. He was on the board of directors of Bluefield college, the Bristol (Va) Preparatory school and of the Baptist Orphanage of Roanoke, VA., of which his father was one of the founders. Mr. Straley was a lifelong member of the Baptist church in Princeton, which his mother helped to establish, and was the author of several books on the Baptist religion. He was also an author on several books on the history of Southern West Virginia and was the Mercer county member of the West Virginia Historical Society. Surviving him are a son, Harrison Wilson Straley III, of Washington, two grandsons, a sister, Mrs. Kate Mahood, several nieces and nephews and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. The Rev. Denver J. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist church, will conduct the services with internment in Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ben Bird, T. M. Johnson, Stuart Leech, Earl J. Hall, D. K. Calloway, Chauncey Wiley and Bernley Barger.
	7. Skye V. STRALEY (b. 21 May 1871, WV; d. 22 Feb 1946, Orlando, OranCtyFL; Find-A-Grave 22147866, WV) m. Sallie A. MCNUTT (b. 17 Jan 1879, MonrCtyWV; d. 17 Dec 1953, Princeton, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 22147854, WV) Children:   1. Infant Girl STRALEY (b. 11 May 1904; d. 21 May 1904, age 10 days; Find-A-Grave 127971063, WV)     2. Virginia Adair STRALEY (b. 3 Oct 1906, Princeton, MercCtyWV; d. 9 Sep 1963, Bethlehem, LehiCtyPA; Find-A-Grave 155941220, PA) m. Harrison E. GRAFFIN Jr. (b. 23 Feb 1901, Catasaugua, LehiCtyPA; d. 29 May 1961, Bethlehem, LehiCtyPA; Find-A-Grave 155941264, PA) on Aug 5, 1929, Chautauqua, ChauCtyNY)    Parents: Harrison E. "Harry" GRAFFIN / Elizabeth DAVIES   3. Charles W. STRALEY (b. 11 June 1908, WV; d. 1 Sep 1977, Cincinnati, HamiCtyOH; Find-A-Grave 50904150, OH) m. Dortha A. DENISON (b. 20 Apr 1909, OH; d. 21 June 1976, Cincinnati, HamiCtyOH; Find-A-Grave 50904151, OH)    Parents: Oscar E. DENISON / Sophronia I. ARCHER   Notes:  Harrison E. Graffin's parents were Harrison E. "Harry" Graffin and Elizabeth Davies.

 

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Harrison Sr. and Delilah Straley met when she came to Princeton as a young teacher at Princeton's Methodist Academy. He was a merchant, and his death certificate lists his occupation as "Banker".  Harrison's marriage information from West Virginia Marriages 1853 - 1970, File #: 800736.   On the 1850 US Census for MercCtyWV, Charles D. and Harrison Straley are shown in same household:   Name Age Sex Occ. Land Value Birth Place Charles D. Straley 25 M Farmer $2500   Hugh Bickham 24 M Laborer   VA Harrison W. Straley 23 M Farmer   VA   From the 1870 US Census for East River, MercCtyWV: Dwelling 192, Family 192   Name Age Sex Race Occ. Land Value Pers.Value Birth Place Straley, Harrison W. 40 M W Farmer $5000 $2090 VA Straley, Delilah 36 F W Keeping House     VA Straley, Charles W. 12 M W       VA Straley, Martha K. 6 F W       WV Straley, Harrison W. 3 M W       WV Ownsby, Elvira 40 F W Domestic Servant     VA   On the 1900 US Census for MercCtyWV we see Harrison and his son Skye living next to the Mahood family.   Dwelling 75, Family 80   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Mahood, William M. Head W M Jan 1862 38 M VA VA VA Merchant Mahood, Kate A. Wife W F Dec 1866 33 M WV VA WV   Mahood, Harrison W. Son W M Feb 1895 5 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Charles D. Son W M Sep 1896 3 S WV VA WV   Mahood, Elizabeth M. Dau W F Sep 1898 1 S WV VA WV     Dwelling 76, Family 81 Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Straley, Harrison W. Head W M Dec 1824 75 Wd VA VA VA Banker Straley, Skye V. Son W M May 1871 29 S WV VA WV Asst. Post Master   Page Sources: Research document entitled: Descendants of Jacob Straley by Cathy Cox Straley. History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory, A nrs, by David E. Johnston (1906).   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 5 Oct 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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