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Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. > Charles M. Straley

Charles (M?) STRALEY

Born: c. 1795, VA
Died: 1849, TX
Father: Jacob STRALEY II

Mother: Martha FRENCH

 

Married Jul 16, 1818
Marriage record in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV.

Elizabeth MCCOMAS "Betsy"

Born: 1803, (of Scotch ancestry)
Died: 1829, IL

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:
  1. Matthew Straley
 
Notes:
  2. Jacob Straley IV
 
Notes:
 

3. Andrew Jackson Straley "Jack" (b. Jan 1826 in IL; d. 1908 in Peacock, Stonewall Co. TX; m. Rebecca Parks TOLLETT (b. Dec 1826 in Hempstead Co, AR; d. 1908 in Oriana, Stonewall Co, TX) in 1858 in Polk, AK)

Children:

  1. Virginia Straley (b. Jun 24, 1859, TX; d. Oct 22, 1935, Oriana, Stonewall Co, TX; m. U. W. HOLLIS)

  2. Susan Straley (b. 1863, Hopkins Co, TX; d. 1928, TaCTX; m. Harney MYERS (1879, Coryell Co, TX)

  3. Charles Straley (b. 1865, TX; m. Belle S. SUTTON)

  4. Buster Straley (b. 1868, TX)

  5. Georgia Straley (b. Jan 1870, Red River Co, TX; m. T. J. ROGERS on Dec 9, 1895)

Notes:
  • From Everything's Relative webpage web.
    Rebecca's parents were David (b. Feb 5, 1788 in Elbert, GA; d. Oct 1, 1852 in Hempstead, AR) and Rebeckah PARKS (b. Jan 29, 1792 in NC; d. 1828 in AR) TOLLETT. Rebecca remarried after Jack to Green Matthew SORRELS.
 

4. Charles Decatur Straley Sr. (b. Jan 1826; d. Dec 10, 1870 in Williamson Co, TX; m. Susan Elizabeth MORRISON (b. Jun 1840, Lowndes, MS) in 1859, LCTX)

Children:

  1. Christopher Columbus Straley (b. May 1860, Adamsville, Lampasas Co, TX; d. Mar 8, 1936, Lamata, TX)

  2. Mary F. Straley (b. 1862; m. Henry PRESLEY on Jul 9, 1879, Thockmorton Co, TX)

  3. Luvitia Straley (b. 1865)

  4. Stebell N. Straley "Bell (b. 1868)

  5. Charles Decatur Straley Jr. "Charlie" (b. Feb 25, 1871, Williamson Co, TX; d. Nov 6, 1943, Weatherford, Parker Co, TX; m. Helen Ophelia Isabelle HALL (b. Mar 10, 1880, TX; d. Aug 19, 1951, Poolsville, Parker Co, TX))

  6. Antha Theodocia Straley "Docia" "Jesse" (b. Jul 9, 1876, Stephenville, TX; d. Dec 2, 1956, San Saba, San Saba Co, TX; m. George Washington JACKSON (b. Jun 1877) c. 1897, TX)

Notes:

  • Information from the 1860 Lampasas Co. Census states that in 1860, Charles had at least one male infant.

  • Middle name may have been "David".

  • C. D. Straley Jr. and wife Helen are buried in Poolsville Cemetery, Parker Co, TX
  5. Flora Straley (m. Jeremiah WALKER)
 
Notes:
  • She lived near LCTX, then moved to Bowie County, TX.
 

6. Joseph Leland Straley "Lee" (b. Sep 21, 1820 in New River, Montgomery Co, VA; d. Sep 12, 1921 in Adamsville, TX; m. Sarah Rebecca CLARK "Sallie" (b. Jan 17, 1830; d. Oct 14, 1912))

Children:

  1. Minerva Straley (b. May 7, 1850, TX; m. William M. THOMPSON)

  2. Joseph Leland Straley Jr. "Joe" (b. Mar 12, 1858; m. Hulda BAIN)

  3. Charles C. Straley (b. Dec 15, 1851; m. Maggie POPENOE)

  4. John Henry Straley (b. Sep 20, 1856; m1. Addie POPNOE; m2. Maggie POPENOE)

  5. Julia Straley (b. Dec 1, 1858; m. Judge Franklin D. "Bud" RICHARDSON)

  6. Thomas Jefferson Straley "Tom" (b. Apr 4, 1861, TX; m. Lucy COPE)

  7. Sam Huston Straley (b. Jan 15, 1863; m. Frances BAIN "Fannie")

  8. Andrew Jackson Straley "Jack" (m. Mary Etta FOWLER) 

Notes:
  • In 1856, Lee and Sallie moved to the Lampasas River area in Texas where they settled.
  • Joseph L. Straley was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Confederate Army, Texas 2nd Frontier District.
 

7. Sampson David Straley (b. 1824, VA; d. About 1870 Rio Grande Valley, TX; m1. Ellen LISENBY (b. 1832 in AR) on Sep 6, 1849 in Arkadelphia, Clark Co, AR; m2. Mary Hardin BURKITT RICHARDSON (b. Oct 30, 1825 in Giles Co, TN; d. Feb 5, 1912) in Nov 4, 1869 in Hamilton,TX)

Children to Ellen:

  1. Jesse Straley (b. Apr 9, 1851, AR)

  2. Sarah K. Straley (b. Mar 16, 1853, AR)

  3. Joseph French Straley (b. Apr 3, 1855, AR; d. Aug 13, 1930, Mills, TX, age 75; m. Mary Jackson VAN DYKE)

  4. Martha Emma Straley (b. Dec 7, 1856, AR)

  5. Margaret Jane Straley (b. Mar 19, 1859, AR; m. B. A. B THOMPSON)

  6. W. L. Straley (b. Nov 19, 1862)

  7. Emily Elizabeth Straley "Lizzie" (b. Apr 17, 1865, TX; d. Jan 26, 1910, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co, TX; m1. William Henry JACKSON (b. Jun 18, 1843);  m2. Joshua Park SORRELLS (b. Feb 28, 1850))

  8. J. D. Straley (b. Jun 22, 1867)

  9. James Henry Straley "J.H." (b. Jun 22, 1867; m. Susan Bealuah (or Bula) MCDANIEL "Sudie" (b. Aug 12, 1873, Mills Co, TX; d. Aug 28, 1936, Comstock, Val Verde, TX)

Notes:

  • Sampson Straley was in the Civil War in the Texas Confederate Army 2nd Frontier District between Feb 21 and June 1, 1864.

  • Clark County, AK census of 1850 shows as dwelling 405 in Greenville Twp:  "S. D. Straley, age 26, farmer from VA". Listed as his wife is "Ellen, age 18 from AR". Also listed in the home is 17 year-old Charles Lisenby (Ellen's brother, perhaps?). There was also a separate note added to the census b a local historical society which read, "Sempson Straley, age 25, married Ellen Lisenby, age 18, on 6 Sept 1849, per Marriage Book C, page 153."

  • Some accounts say that Sampson was shot and killed about 1870 in an incident in the Rio Grande Valley. His father was also shot, but survived.

  • Mary RICHARDSON's first marriage was to Franklin Daniel RICHARDSON of TN.  They had one son, Franklin David RICHARDSON (b. c. 1862), who married Julia STRALEY, dau of J.L.STRALEY (above).

  • Sampson is buried in Straley Cemetery cem.

 

8. Elias Straley (b. 1829; m1. Elizabeth ?; m2. Jane E. DUNINGTON (b. 1821))

Children to Elizabeth:

  1. Lucinda Straley (b. 1842 in Ohio)

  2. Mary F. Straley (b. 1844 in Ohio)

  3. Elizabeth Straley (b. 1846 in Ohio)

  4. William Straley (b. 1847 in Ohio)

  5. Olivia Straley (b. 1854 in Fayette Co. OH)

  6. April Straley (b. 1859 in Fayette Co. OH)

Jane's son:

  1. Huston Dunington (stepson)

Notes:
  9. John Straley
 
Notes:

2nd Marriage

Charles M. STRALEY

 
Married in Illinois

 

Martha WARNECK

 

Children:
  1. Hugh Warneck
 
Notes:
  • Hugh was from Martha's first marriage.

 

Notes:

  • Charles was born in New River, VA. Betsy died in Illinois.

  • In the 1850s, Charles and Betsy moved to Texas. They settled in the Lampasas area of central Texas' Hill County, near present-day Adamsville. Adamsville is located at the junction of U.S. Hwy 281 & FM 581.

  • In the summer of 1856, Charles' son Leland “Lee” STRALEY built one of the first houses in this region—a log dogtrot cabin consisting of two large rooms with a central open hall (one as kitchen and the other as living/sleeping). Each room had lofts overhead and large fireplaces.

  • In the early 1870s, Lee built a second home one-half mile east of the log cabin, using a large quantity of walnut complemented with fieldstone. This home included four large rooms and three chimneys (see attached photos). Built on Simms Creek near Adamsville, this early pioneer site is now honored with a state historical marker (one-half mile north of Adamsville, on the east bank of the Lampasas River; or 17 miles north of the town of Lampasas). A few original pieces of solid walnut furniture built by Lee also still exist in the home. The Straley family cemetery is nearby, which includes the grave of progenitor Charles M. STRALEY. (Noted in The Handbook of Texas.)

  • About 1870, Charles M. & his son Sampson were both shot in a south Texas Rio Grande Valley incident, killing Sampson. Another son of Charles M. had also died about 1850 before the move to Texas.

  • Charles M. was a rancher in the central Texas Hill Country. In 1872, his grandson Joe STRALEY (age 20) and two TOWNSEN cousins drove 2,800 head of steers from Lampasas to Abilene, Kansas, in four months on the trail. Another trail-drive later delivered a herd to Wyoming.

  • In the late 1800s, Charles M.'s grandson John Henry STRALEY was a cowboy on the famous Texas Goodnight Ranch, during the period when John Henry and his family lived in Coleman TX. John's wife Maggie was also the ranch's cook at that time. By 1902, John & Maggie had prospered and owned their own 698 acres in Coleman Co, TX. By 1907, they had moved to Callahan Co, TX and lived in a big house at the foot of Tecumseh Mountain.

  • A family story passed down through the years says that one of Charles M.'s descendants—J. L. Straley— sent beautiful buffalo robes to him during his adventurous western travels in Montana (possibly the Jack Straley line).

  • Leland “Lee” STRALEY's granddaughter, Violet Straley MOSES (and her husband Clarence) later lived in the home built by Lee on Simms Creek near Adamsville. While visiting here in the 1940s-1950s, Violet & Clarence's granddaughter Dinah Moses remembers her Papapa Moses telling some wild “Old West” stories. Also, Clarence is remembered frequently strapping on his six-shooter when his grandchildren played outside so that he could defend them against a common Texas menace—rattlesnakes!

  • Page Sources:
    1. Research document entitled: Descendants of Jacob Straley by Cathy Cox Straley.
    2. Genealogy of The Straley Family by Grace (RHODES) Straley SWARTZ on Gateway Press.
    3. Additional information from Don Allen Davis.

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