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Robert French Strother

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Robert French Strother

Birth
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Death
21 Jun 1861 (aged 75)
Collin County, Texas, USA
Burial
Melissa, Collin County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Robert's grave is the oldest at Highland Cemetery. The following is from a post on ancestry.com (can't identify source): "R.F.'s burial site has been noted on a large bronze historical marker issued by the Texas State Historical Commission in front of the cemetery... He is, with his son Western Green Strother, the first Strother's to have settled in Texas in 1854. W. G purchased 1000 acres in Collin County, part of the Peters Colony .. R.F.'s ancestry is -Judd Strother b Feb 23, 1771 d Dec 15, 1857 -- Christopher Judd Strother b 1715 d 141 -- Jeremiah Strother b 1655 d 1741 -- William Strother the immigrant."
Robert was most likely a relative of French Strother of early VA.


1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Robt Strother
Age in 1860: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mantua
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Robt Strother 74
John M Strother 35
Elizabeth Strother 37
James H Strother 34
Lewis M Tiller 17
Luisa Ann T Strother 16




Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll M653_1291; Page: 42; Image: 90.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census
Robert's grave is the oldest at Highland Cemetery. The following is from a post on ancestry.com (can't identify source): "R.F.'s burial site has been noted on a large bronze historical marker issued by the Texas State Historical Commission in front of the cemetery... He is, with his son Western Green Strother, the first Strother's to have settled in Texas in 1854. W. G purchased 1000 acres in Collin County, part of the Peters Colony .. R.F.'s ancestry is -Judd Strother b Feb 23, 1771 d Dec 15, 1857 -- Christopher Judd Strother b 1715 d 141 -- Jeremiah Strother b 1655 d 1741 -- William Strother the immigrant."
Robert was most likely a relative of French Strother of early VA.


1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Robt Strother
Age in 1860: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mantua
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Robt Strother 74
John M Strother 35
Elizabeth Strother 37
James H Strother 34
Lewis M Tiller 17
Luisa Ann T Strother 16




Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll M653_1291; Page: 42; Image: 90.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census


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