FAMILY REUNION PLANS
2020 Confernce Plans
Canceled Due To the Corvid -19 Pandemic
Thanks to thoes who joined me at
SC Wild's Heritage Center of Plantation Quilts.
(A South Carolina Non-Profit)
It is a gallery, Preservation Center, Archive
and Science Center that is home to our extensive
collections.
I appreciated all your questions, comments
and post on Social Media
Join me as I finish 2019-2020 on the
journey of documenting
digitizing & publishing our
family's history in my new book
"STROTHER SACRIFICE & SERVICE
UNION & CONFEDERATE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RECORDS"
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Get all of the items you need
Even if you are out of town for your
Family Reunion Celebration....
The oral African Family was documented
& published in 2014. History that resulted
in a 5 generation work:
"KEEPER OF THE FIRE:
AN IGBO METALSMITH FROM AWKA!"
You will be able to see the supporting
African photos and American photos
on our blog site we are setting
up today for you to view for the
first time in history!
4000+ photos * 500+ book Bibliography
You will find out more about the
sources of the information
from 33 countries, that have
holdings of the Africans, Arabs,
Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, British
& American's slavery and more.
Create an Amazon Wedding Registry
To all of the new family members
I found through DNA matches here
are some of the ones I saw:
Lynda C. Johnson, Bianca Torry Terry, Heffner
(FYI - Melissa not Hugh),
Several members of the Alabama DNA Project
I look forward to getting to know you all!
FYI - My MtDNA Screen Shots

Thanks to the famiy members who came out to
visit me during the Covina, CA Exhibit.

We Love our family and we are looking for you!
Found the Veals (Viels), Dickson, Bostics, more Smiths

We pray for you, your love ones,
needs and safety daily.
A
Abrams, (Abrems, Abrahams Abrahms), Adcock, Adkins,
Alexander, Andersons, Armstrong, Austins, Axberg, Averys,
B
Bacons, Bakers, Balls, Barefoot, Barns, Barnes, Battles, Beesons,
Belchers, Bells, Bently, Berry, Bigbys, Bisordi, Blacks, Blairs, Bland, Blockers, Bormans, Boorams, Bosticks, Brame, Brunsons, Browns,
Bulls, Burtons, Busby, Busseys
C
Cambell, Cantelope, Carters, Cason, Cassidy, Cecil, Clarke, Clason, Cole, Coleman, Collins, Cowan, Crowe, Crumbley,Culpeppers
D
Daniell, Davis, Denton, Dents, Devards, DeVores, Dews, Dicksons,
Dooling, Dunns,
E
Earls, Edwards, Eichelbergers, Ervin, Evans
F
Farro, Farrows (Pharrow, Pharroh), Ferard, Forsakers, Franklins, Frenchs,
Frenchs,
G
Gaffney, Gandys, Garcia, Garland, Garrets, Gentry, Gertjegerdes,
Gibsons, Gilcrest, Gilchrest, Gordons, Gordys, Greene,
Gullers, Gutter
H
Handcocks, Hamptons, Hawkes, Hawley, Hawse, Hendersons,
Higgins, Hoffendall, Hollinsworths, Holmes, Hogar, Horto, Howards, Hunter, Hurd
I
Issoms
J
Jacksons, Jeffersons, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones,
Joyces, Justice
K
Kehler, Kelly, Kemps, Kennerley, Kerr, Keyser,
Kilgore, Kingcade
L
Lake, Larrys, Lawler, Lenox, Lentz, Leverett,
Littles, Lockharts, Loveland
M
Marlins, Martins, Marshalls, Martins, Mastro, Matthews,
Means, Means, Medley, Metcalf, Mitchells, McCann, McDaniels,
McKee, Mobleys, Moores, Morangas, Motons, Myricks
N
Nesbitt, Nicholsons, Norman, Norwood,
O
Oakes, Outzs
P
Palmores, Parham, Parkers, Parks, Peacocks, Perrys, Pettit, Pickering, Pittman, Pixleys, Pixleys, Pixlers, Picksley, Picksly, Pharrors, Pharow, Phannor, Popes, Porter, Powel, Powells, Pratts, Pullen
R
Radcliff, Reeds, Redeemer, Richardsons, Ricks, Riddle, Riner,
Roberts, Robeson, Robinsons, Rominger, Rosenberg, Ruppert, Russ, Russel
S
Savages, Scoggins, Scotts, Serra, Shepards, Sheppards, Shifflett, Sims, Simpkins, Smiley's, Smith, Singletons, Sonnier, Stanleys,
Strother, Struthers, Struders, Sullivans, Swearingem,
Sweeny, Swoop
T
Talberts, Tates, Tallifero,Talliferro, Taylors, Terry, Thomas, Thompsons, Thornton, Tigner's, Torry,
U
Underwood,
V
Valle, Valentine, Van de Berg, Veals, (Viels)
W
Waggerby, Wagner, Wagoner, Wash, Washington's, Watkins, Watson, Websters, Whatleys, Wheeler, Witchers, White, Whitehunts, Whitehurst, Williams, Wilson, Winifred, Witcher, Woods, Wright
X
No Entries
Y
Yelder,
Z
Zieglers, Zollinger
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I am looking for Scoggins family members.
Please contact me I have the Family Bible Records but
do not know any Scoggins descendants!
Children of Christopher Strother born in California,
have contacted me. I have found my late
Uncle's grandchildren!
I would like to welcome the following Families
I added them above to the
Allied Families based on photos, DNA
personal testimony, bible records, wills,
marriage records found in May 2014:
New Allied Families:
If you think you may be related
to us check the known names
and Allied Family List first.
If you do not see your name don't
let that stop you.
We are looking for the 9 Children of my
great grandfather David Richardson Strother who
were born in Georgia 1840 - 1860.
Please call Mrs. Teresa R. Kemp (404) 468-7368 or
E-mail me at trkemp@plantationquilts.com
The 2016 Strother Family Conference
or the
Dent - McDaniel Family Reunion

This website site recognizes the early migration of
Strother family members to the southeast states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
The Atlanta History Center is the depository for
the Henry and Arthur Pryor Strother
Don't forget!
Family Forgiveness Fridays
(Please, don't wait till friday)


We want peace in our families & in our towns. schools and
lives here is a link to methods you can use!

I have been digitizing family records!
Coming soon Strother DeVore's, Farrow Family Book.
Next Bussy's, McDaniels and the Higgins families
Click on the Photos below for the family records you
would like. Milton J. Strother Family Records
Born in 1856 in South Carolina to David R. Strother
(Born 1814)& Ann Jones (1837 in North Carolina)

Bertha & Charlie Bussey Family Records
SC, MI, CN (Click photo below)
Appalachian Community
McDaniel, Jefferson, Howard, Austin,
Wilsons, Dews Lived in the following states,
they were stationed worldwide in the military.
Virginia - West Virginia - Ohio

Current Family Projects:
You all have asked for a copy of the book

"News of the Colored People"
Compiled 2008 by
Tonya A. Browder & Malissa Browder
Old Edgefield Publishing Company Edgefield, SC
It is a book of newspaper articles by
Milton J. Strother that appeared in
The Edgefield Advertiser
June 30, 1936 to August 25, 1937
Mom said shortly after that he took ill and went to the
Columbia State Hospital where he later died.
You can call Tonya Browder
Mon. thru Friday after 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at 803-637-4010
Click below for a link to the book store.
The Old Edgefield District Geneaology Society (OEDGS)

The public is cordially invited to the
Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society meeting on
in the Lynch Building Annex of the
Tompkins Library, Edgefield, SC.
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DNA Projects: We are part of the Strother
projects & the Farrow projects.
Strother & Farrow
We have taken the Family Tree Y- DNA &
Family Finder Tests in Feb. 2012.
We do match the William Strother, the Immigrant
click on the Coat of Arms below to go
to the Strother Family Page

(or see www.wmstrother.org)
Proving David Strother is Milton Strother's father.
We are a match for the Farrows (YDNA & MtDNA
Family Finder tests) We have the online results.
We are happy to share the results with you or
add them to other on-line groups to assist you in getting
answers. We have lots of matches and have been contacted by a
few. If you are interested in corresponding with the matches
let me know.










My DNA test turned up matches with my
great grandfather's & his Grandmother Joycie
Culpepper Sheppard Strother's living relatives!
She died in 1830's Amazing!
We need a complete family tree for this site also.
I have been adding our family information
to Family Search.org.
* No one can access living peoples
personal information *
Family Tree
I need you to put in a MS Word document named
Family Tree (your name) and send it to me
so we a have a correctly spelled list of you,
your spouse, or children, grand children &
greatgrands please.
I am putting together a complete family tree
for use by family individuals.
You can also always have your names private
or excluded from a list to be submitted at anytime
for any reason. Your privacy is important to us!
We currently will submit one list for the Strother Society.
Note: There are several different spellings for
each of the last names in our families.
I am working to complete tree from Strother,
Dent, DeVore, Wilson, Farrow, McDaniel,
Austin, Barnes & Jefferson sides.
I have tried to name the oldest family member surname.
Let me know if you need a different one.
Native American Status:
We have submittedApplications for Cherokee & Choctaw Tribal Enrollment!
Some of the other Native American Tribes in
our family are Chocktaw, Seminole,
Maripoma & Pima

Yes we do have documented Native American Ancestry!
After years of research, we have found the family
line of Ann Jones
She is the Child of Lulu Whitehunt & John Wilson Jones
Born in 1837 in North Carolina.
We did meet the criteria for membership or
Enrollment requirements
of the Eastern Cherokee Nation but
Sonny DeVorehad been removed from the rolls.
Check back there have been recent court cases won!
There are 3 branches:
Eastern Cherokee in North Carolina

1. Each individual must submit an application
for themselves the parent must submit &
sign for their children under 18.
We can't join any of the tribes unless you
have another Native American family
member who has not given up the
Native America life.
For the Eastern Cherokee
Tribal Enrollment we must:
Be under the age of 19.
Have an ancester that is on the
1924 Baker Rolls
(This information must be updated since the
2018 Court Case has been won.)
The final roll of the Eastern Cherokee, prepared by
United States Agent Fred A. Baker, pursuant to an
Act of the 68th Congress, (43 stat., 376), June 4, 1924.
Before preparation of this roll,
the Act required that all land, money, and other
property of the Tribe be transferred to the
United States for final disposition.
Termination of the Tribe as a government and
political entity was the ultimate goal.
After termination efforts failed,
the Tribe continued to use the 1924 Baker Roll
as its base roll.
Descendants of those persons of the original
Baker Roll are enrolled on the
Baker Revised Roll, providing they
meet the membership requirements of the Tribe.
Have it deternined that You have at least 1/16
Cherokee Blood
Example: From Ann Jones -Miltons mother
Milton Strother- My grandfather
My mother - Serena Strother Wilson
Me (I am not under 19)
Apply for and recive a CIBD
For the other tribes our ancestor must have signed
up & be listed on the Dawes Rolls in 1889.
You can continue to do research
here are some sources we used:
For List of records that you can
search of the US Government
Click below
National Archives
Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Click this link for where to find the Records
Holding Locations
I would like to THANK
East and West Coast family members have been assisting
me in getting the documentation necessary to file for
Native American Status.
I will put links to the documents.
NC Birth Record
Lula White Hunt & John Wilson Jones
daughter Ann Jones born 1937.
SC Death Certificate
Ann Jones is listed as Mother
on Milton J. Strother's Death Certificate
1860 US Census Records
For Ann Jones showing 1 child
David Richardson Strother Milton's Father
William Strother (Milton's Uncle)
1870, 1880
Strothers, Barnes
1900 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
US Census Records
For Busseys, DeVores, Strothers,
Abrams, Farrows, Kemps, Jackson, Jeffersons,
Austins, Wilsons,
Locating family members, photos and records:

Looking for any Barns, decendants, family members
photos and records. Some of the records I have
are voter registration from 1960's, Census, military,
death, birth, land deeds, wills,
Civil War hospital, pension, prisoner of war, exhchanges,
diserters, military honors & metals, maps.
Applachian Family History Projects:
Appalachian African American Female Artist
When we exhibited at Bluefield State College we
were told they did not know of any Appalachian
African American Female Artist.
My paternal grandmother Louise Jefferson
Wilson, graduated from Bluefield State College
in Bluefield WV with a degree in Art &
Home Economics. I have 3 of her oil paintings
and she also made two
of the frames. They are signed and dated.
West Virginia State Alumni
There are 28 members of our family who
attended or graduated from West Virginia State
University (Colored Institute first then
College) We are putting together memorabilia
for an Exhibit on upwardly mobile
West Virginians. (Programs, photos, sports stuff,
sorority or fraternity stuff, booklets, newspapers)

Edgefield, SC Photos


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