Genealogy for
Wiley Strickland
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About Wiley Strickland |
Wiley Strickland 1792 - 1875
| Wiley Strickland was born about 1792 somewhere in North Carolina and died about 1875 in Dale County, Alabama. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 83 years old.
His parents were Thomas Abiel Strickland (1765 Amherst County, Virginia -
1/1/1821 Jasper County, Georgia) and Sarah Jane Ware ( 12/25/1765 Virginia -
8/29/1850 Meriweather Co, Georgia) |
| Census | 1/1/1820 | Monticello GA (Jasper County) | 28 yrs old | Wiley Strickland: 3 Free White Persons - Males -( Under 10) 1 Free White Persons - Males - (26 thru 44), 1 Free White Persons - Females - (Under 10), 1 Free White Persons - Females - (26 thru 44), Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture -1 |
| Census | 1/1/1830 | GA (Henry County) | 38 yrs old | Wiley Strickland: 2 Free White Persons - Males - (Under 5), 3 Free White Persons - Males - (5 thru 9), 2 Free White Persons - Males - (10 thru 14) , 1 Free White Persons - Males - (30 thru 39), 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5), 1 Free White Persons - Females - (30 thru 39) |
| Census | 1/1/1850 | District 5 GA (Randolph County) | 58 yrs old | household 11, line 22-Wiley Strickland (59),Lydia Strickland(59),Jno Strickland(28),Mary Strickland(19),Sarah Strickland(16). Whiley was born in SC, all others born in GA. Wiley is a farmer.
household 12, line 27- Wiley Strickland (25),Littleberry Strickland (21). both born in GA. Wiley is a farmer. |
| Census | 9/27/1850 | District 5 GA (Randolph County) | 58 yrs old | Recorded as family #11 beginning on line 22: Wiley Strickland (age 59), Lydia (59), Jno. (25), Mary (19), and Sarah (16). Wiley was born in SC, Lydia and the children in GA. Wiley is a farmer and estimates the value of his estate at $2,000.
Living next door as family #12: Wiley Strickland (25) and Littleberry Strickland (21). Both were born in GA. He is a farmer and does not provide an estimate for his estate. Wiley cannot read or write. |
| Census | 1/1/1860 | AL (Dale County) | 68 yrs old | Wiley Strickland(67)NC,Elydia Strickland(67)SC,John Strickland(38)GA,Mary Ellen(25)GA. Wiley is a farmer and John a farm laborer. |
| Census | 7/16/1860 | AL (Dale County) | 68 yrs old | Recorded as sfamily #344 beginning on line 26: Wiley Strickland (age 67), Elydia (67), John (38), and Mary Ellen (25). Wiley was born in NC, Elydia in SC, and the children in GA. Wiley is a farmer and John a laborer. Wiley estimates the value of his real estate at $660 and personal estate at $1,805. |
| Census | 8/9/1870 | Beaver Creek AL (Dale County) | 78 yrs old | Recorded as family #42 beginning on line 18: Wiley Strickland (age 78), Liddia (78), and John (40). Wiley was born in NC, Liddia in SC, and John in GA. Liddia cannot read and John cannot read or write. Wiley is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate at $500 and personal estate at $400. |
| Census | 8/9/1870 | Beat 6 AL (Dale County) | 78 yrs old | household 41/ 42-Wiley Strickland (78)NC, Liddie (78)SC, John (48)GA . Wiley is a farmer, John a farm laborer, Liddie keeps house |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/1/1875 | Dothan AL (Houston County) | 83 yrs old | Elydia Nichols Strickland and Wiley Strickland Sr.
BURIAL:
Big Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery
Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, USA
PLOT: Row 5 Plot 11 - No Visible Grave |
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Wiley Strickland's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Wiley, his family, and friends. For example, Wiley is 1 years old when Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role.
Age | Date | Event |
10 |
1802 |
Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become the north western border of FL and southern border of AL. |
11 |
1803 |
Between 1803 and 1811 a horse trail is established connecting Milledgeville, Georgia to Fort Stoddert, American outpost north of Mobile. This is expanded into a road and called The Federal Road by 1811. |
13 |
1805 |
Indian cessions opened up large portions of western (Choctaw) and northern (Chickasaw and Cherokee) Alabama to white settlers. |
19 |
1811 |
Tecumseh visits the Creek Indians living in what will become Georgia and Alabama to try to persuade them to join his fight against the flood of white settlers. Some towns join forces with Tecumseh and become known as "Red Sticks". |
20 |
1812 |
The Creek tribes in southern Alabama and Georgia find themselves under increasing pressure from white settlers. Led by Chief Weatherford, they accepted an alliance with Tecumseh and are nicknamed "Red Sticks". |
21 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave AL and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). |
21 |
1813 |
Two battles begin the Creek Indian War: (1) Fort Mims Massacre - Fort Mims is attacked on August 13 by the Red Sticks while the inhabitants are eating their noon meal. The massacre brings an immediate response from the whites and soldiers are recruited from Tennessee, Georgia and other territories, and (2) The Battle of Holy Ground on December 1813. |
22 |
1814 |
Battle at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, leaves the Creek Red Sticks scattered and unorganized. Those that survive the battle flee south into northern Florida and band together as the Seminoles. Red Eagle (Billy Weatherford) surrenders to General Andrew Jackson at Fort Jackson later in the year. |
22 |
1814 |
The Treaty of Fort Jackson is finalized on August 9, 1814. William Weatherford (Red Eagle) surrenders to Gen. Andrew Jackson and cede their lands to the federal government. This opens approximately half of present-day AL to white settlement. |
25 |
1817 |
Alabama Territory is created when Congress passes an act to divide the Mississippi Territory and admit it into the union as a state. Alabama will remain a territory for two more years. |
27 |
1819 |
Alabama admitted to the United States |
43 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
45 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
48 |
1840 |
Alabama reports a total population of 590,756 on the 1940 Federal Census. This includes 335,185 whites, 255,571 blacks, 253,532 slaves, zero Native Americans, and others. |
58 |
1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1793 |
The cotton gin was invented by Whitney. |
7 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
8 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
15 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
22 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
38 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
47 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
52 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
61 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
64 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
67 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
73 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
77 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
19 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
20 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
36 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
42 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
69 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
70 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
Age | Date | Event |
38 |
1830 |
The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1793 |
Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role. |
2 |
1794 |
The United States establishes the Navy |
6 |
1798 |
Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, |
11 |
1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
12 |
1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
13 |
1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
14 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
19 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
28 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
38 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
43 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
45 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
48 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
50 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
63 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
68 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
70 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
71 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
73 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
76 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
83 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1793 |
Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland. |
3 |
1795 |
White Terror and bread riots in Paris |
4 |
1796 |
Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais |
5 |
1797 |
Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa |
41 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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| Elydia 'Liddie' Nichols Born about 1792 and died about 1873
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The Children of Wiley Strickland
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Wylie J. Strickland Born somewhere in Alabama about 1820 and died in Tyner's Station, Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 21, 1863. He was about 43 years old.
His daughter, Josephine stated in the 1880 census that her father was born in Alabama and her mother was born in Georgia. Past down in the family is the Knight name, that appears as her name on her...
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