Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > Rev. Jacob Lynch Straley III

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	1. Margaret M. STRALEY (b. 10 Oct 1834, NC; d. 10 June 1901; Find-A-Grave 39662353, TN) m. Jefferson E. ELDREDGE (b. 4 Jan 1833, Lenoir City, LandCtyTN; d. 1 Sep 1922, Fort Hill, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39662347, TN) in TN    Parents: Thomas ELDGREDGE / Jane "Jinsey" BROWDER Children:   1. James A. ELDREDGE (b. 23 Feb 1859, BradCtyTN; d. 11 Dec 1935, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39662346, TN)     2. Jacob Lynch ELDREDGE (b. 4 Oct 1861, TN; d. 1 Mar 1908, TN, age 46; Find-A-Grave 39662349, TN) m. Ulissa EDWARDS "Eulissa" "Eula" "Ula" (b. 9 June 1866, TN; d. 3 Mar 1951; Find-A-Grave 39662356, TN) on 27 Dec 1887, BradCtyTN    Parents: Alfonso EDWARDS / Della Ann CURTIS; 2nd husband: Simeon V. STRALEY (below)   3. John Browder ELDREDGE "Jack" (b. 15 Nov 1863, TN; d. 13 June 1942; Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39662348, TN) m. Sophia Elizabeth OWEN (WILCOX) (b. 22 Aug 1869, MariCtyTN; d. 11 Feb 1933, Chattanooga, HamiCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39662355, TN)    Parents: William OWEN / Sophronia MCDANIEL   4. William Burgain ELDREDGE "Willie" (b. 1864, TN; d. 1905, ID, age 19; Find-A-Grave 8283855, ID) m. Blanche JONES (b. 21 Aug 1873, Boydton, MeckCtyVA; d. 29 June 1939, Blackfoot, BingCtyID; Find-A-Grave 8283854, ID) on 21 June 1904, BingCtyID    Parents: John W. Jones / Anna E. GREGORY   5. Arthur F. ELDREDGE (b. 10 Mar 1867; d. 30 Aug 1900, Atlanta, FultCtyGA, age 33; Find-A-Grave 39662339, TN)     6. Simeon V. ELDREDGE "Sim" (b. 15 Feb 1869, TN; d. 8 Mar 1962, age 92; Find-A-Grave 39662354, TN) m. Ulissa E. EDWARDS "Eulissa" "Eula" "Ula" (b. 9 June 1866, TN; d. 3 Mar 1951; Find-A-Grave 39662356, TN) on 3 Dec 1913 BradCtyTN    Parents: Alfonso EDWARDS / Della Ann CURTIS; 1st husband: Jacob Lynch STRALEY (above)   7. Nathaniel Morrison ELDREDGE "Nate" (b. 1 June 1871, TN; d. 22 Nov 1960, Pocatello, BannCtyID; Find-A-Grave 48518597, ID) m. Maidie Emma NORRIS (b. 19 Oct 1873, England; d. 26 Dec 1945, Pocatello, BannCtyID; Find-A-Grave 48518676, ID) on 25 Apr 1910, Salt Lake, UT    Parents: John Richard NORRIS / Charlotte Emma MEAKINS   8. Benjamin A. ELDREDGE "Ben" (b. c. 1874, TN; d. 26 Aug 1902)     Notes: They had nine children. Most of this family are buried at Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, BradCtyTN. James A. Eldredge and Arthur F. Eldredge never married. William B. and Nate M. Eldredge moved to Pocatello, BannCtyID.   1880 US Census for District 7, BradCtyTN:   Name Rel. Mar.Stat Gender Race Age Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace Jeff Eldridge Self M M W 46 TN Farmer TN TN Margaret Eldridge Wife M F W 44 NC Keeps House VA NC James Eldridge Son S M W 21 TN Works On Farm TN NC Linch Eldridge Son S M W 18 TN Works On Farm TN NC John Eldridge Son S M W 16 TN Works On Farm TN NC William Eldridge Son S M W 15 TN Works On Farm TN NC Ather Eldridge Son S M W 14 TN Works On Farm TN NC Sim Eldridge Son S M W 11 TN Works On Farm TN NC Natt Eldridge Son S M W 8 TN   TN NC Ben Eldridge Son S M W 6 TN   TN NC Caralin Hall Other S F B 60 VA Cook VA VA   1900 US Census for x, x County, x: Married 42 years   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Eldridge, Jefferson E. Head W M Sep 1833 66 M TN TN TN Farmer Eldridge, Margaret Wife W F Aug 1835 64 M NC VA NC   Eldridge, Auther F. Son W M Mar 1870 30 S TN TN NC Day Laborer
Joseph	2. Martha Caladonia STRALEY (b. 1835; Find-A-Grave 39688649, TN) m. Joseph R. TAYLOR (b. 1832, SC; Find-A-Grave 39688640, TN) in 1856, NC Children:   1. Sallie Francis TAYLOR (b. 13 Feb 1857, TN; d. 23 Oct 1886, age 29; Find-A-Grave 39688657, TN) m. John L. SCHULTZ (b. 1851; Find-A-Grave 39688638, TN)    Parents: William Philip SCHULTZ / Gertrude EISEL (both from Germany)   2. Benjamin F. TAYLOR  (b. c. 1860, TN; d. aft 1880; Find-A-Grave 39688632, TN)     3. Charles D. TAYLOR "Charlie" (b. c. 1863, TN; d. c. 1893, TN, age 29; Find-A-Grave 39688636, TN)     4. Joseph L. TAYLOR (b. c. 1867, TN)     5. Dr. Robert Lee TAYLOR (b. 17 Jan 1870, BradCtyTN; d. 7 Apr 1920, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39689738, TN) m. Margaret W. WILLIAMS (b. 1868; d. 1941; Find-A-Grave 39689710, TN)    Parents: Frederick. Jackson WILLIAMS / Emily POINDEXTER   6. Annie Lydia TAYLOR (b. c. 1873; d. 17 Jan 1943, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39688630, TN) m. Dr. William Herman SCHULTZ (b. 8 Sep 1867, AL; d. 28 Apr 1940, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39688659, TN) on 10 June 1985, BradCtyTN    Parents: William Philip SCHULTZ / Gertrude EISEL (both from Germany)   7. John Whitman TAYLOR (b. 28 Dec 1874; d. 25 June 1954, Cleveland, BradCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 39689692, TN) m. Mary Katie PAUL (b. 3 Jan 1876, TN; d. 16 June 1957; Find-A-Grave 39689698, TN)   Notes: Caladonia's husband, Joseph R. TAYLOR, was a builder/contractor known for building the best homes in Cleveland/Bradley counties TN. Per the 1850 census below, her first or middle name may have been "Martha".  Further proof of this comes from her daughter Annie Lyda's death certificate.  From Joseph's biography published in the 1887 Goodspeed's History of Bradley County Tennessee: Joseph R. Taylor apprenticed as a brick mason, then became well known in southeast Tennessee as builder and contractor of some of that region's finest schools and residences. Joseph also served as a Provost Marshall just as the Civil War began. Joseph was a lieutenant with the 62nd Tennessee Confederate infantry during the Civil War and was captured at the siege of Vicksburg. While being held for one year in prison at Camp Chase, Ohio, he wrote a letter to his wife Caladonia telling her that he had had "a nice breakfast of slick-tailed squirrels and sold some [ I ] did not want for five cents each."   Per Robert L. Taylor's death certificate, he was a physician, and it verifies his parents as J. R. Taylor and Caledonia Straley. (the gravestone birth year is 1869) Per Annie L (Taylor) Shultz's death certificate, it lists her mother as "Martha C. Straley", proof that Caladonia's first name was Martha. John W. Taylor is listed as living with Katie's mother and sisters in 1900.  When the war was over, Joseph walked the 500 miles home to BradCtyTN, where he and Caladonia lived in Cleveland, TN. They had seven children (five sons & one daughter). From 1880 US Census for Cleveland, BradCtyTN:   Name Rel. Gender Race Age Est.DOB Mar.Stat Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace J. R. Taylor Self M W 47 1833 M TN Brickmason NC TN Caldona Taylor Wife F W 44 1836 M NC Keeping House VA NC Sallie Taylor Dau F W 22 1858 S TN At Home TN NC Benjamin F. Taylor Son M W 20 1860 S TN Brickmason TN NC Charles D. Taylor Son M W 17 1863 S TN Brickmason TN NC Joseph L. Taylor Son M W 13 1867 S TN School Boy TN NC Robert Taylor Son M W 11 1869 S TN School Boy TN NC Annie E. Taylor Dau F W 9 1871 S TN   TN NC John W. Taylor Son M W 7 1873 S TN   TN NC Larkin Taylor Brother M W 34 1846 S TN Brickmason TN NC
	3. Sarah Ann Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 23 Mar 1838, NC) m. David Crockett STRALEY on 7 Jan 1860, TN Children:   1. Joseph Lynch STRALEY (b. 1862, VA) m1. Eliza J. ONEY m2. Ashley J. GOOCH   2. William A. STRALEY "Willie" (b. 1864, VA)     3. Walter Augustus STRALEY "Gustus" (b. 1864, VA) m. Marie Gertrude ONEY "Mary"   4. Callie Magnolia Triplett STRALEY "Maggie" (b. 1870) m. Jackson Lee GILLIE   5. Eliza Jane Burgen STRALEY (b. 1872, VA)     6. Dandridge Edgar STRALEY (b. 1875, VA) m. Hanah R. LOTT "Birdie"   7. David French STRALEY (b. 1875, VA)     8. Charles May STRALEY "Mac" (b. 1876, VA) m. Fannie Missouri WALTERS (WEBB)   9. Louis Crocket STRALEY "Louie" (b. 1879, VA) m. Ella WALTERS   Notes: David C. STRALEY was Sarah's first cousin, a son of Joseph C. STRALEY. Click on David's name above for more details.

 

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Jacob L Straley was a Southern Methodist minister ("one of the first who preached to the Indians") and his ministerial duties took him and his family to Burnesville, Yancey County, NC, where they lived for approximately 3 years. They then moved to TN about 1850. Eliza's last name may have been "BARGIN". Jacob and Eliza are buried at Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, BradCtyTN. There is a picture of Jacob's tombstone on Find-A-Grave. He is indicated as "Dr. Jacob L. Straley", so I am guessing he was a physician, but could he have been a professor?   Caladonia's husband, Joseph TAYLOR, was a builder/contractor known for building the best homes in Cleveland, BradCtyTN.   From 1850 Census for BradCtyTN: Dwelling: 1232, Family 1232   Name Age Est.DOB Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place Jacob L. Straly 50 1800 M   doct. 1350 VA Eliza Straly 38 1812 F       NC Margarett Straly 16 1834 F       NC Martha Straly 15 1835 F       NC Sarah Straly 12 1838 F       NC   Page Sources: A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory books, by David E. Johnston (1906) 1887 Goodspeed's History of Bradley County Tennessee..... Taylor, Joseph R., Biography website web.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 20 Apr 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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