Household #151: Strickland, Stephen Elias

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In the 1900 Barney census, Stephen Strickland headed an 8-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.

Household Snapshot

Stephen Strickland headed an 8-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 7 children.

Stephen Strickland's listed occupation was Farmer.

All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.

Newspaper and Public-Record Trail

This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.

1900 Census Household

Children and Later Trails

This section is reserved for later-life child evidence. No later spouse, death, burial, obituary, probate, separate household, or descendant-line identification has been added here yet from direct records.

Connections to Other Barney Families

• Senith Barnes Strickland is identified as Stephen's first wife in the current trail through FindAGrave, the timing of her death before the 1900 census, and William Strickland's 1944 death certificate, which names his mother as Senith Barnes and father as Stephen Strickland.
• Della Burnes/Burns Strickland is documented before marriage in the James and Sarah Burns/Barnes household in the 1880 and 1900 censuses, then directly documented by the 1902 Brooks County marriage license/return and the 1910 census; FindAGrave and marker images support the identification as Florence Idella "Della" Burns Strickland, died 17 August 1915, buried at Hopewell Cemetery.
• Sallie/May Strickland is documented in the 1920 census and Stephen's 1924 death record, but whether Sallie and May are the same person remains unresolved.
• The 1860 and 1870 censuses place Stephen/Elias with Stephen S./Stephen Smith Strickland and Harriet M. Strickland. Stephen's death certificate supports the father as Steve Strickland, but the mother field reads 'don't know,' so Harriet remains supported by the childhood census trail rather than the death certificate. FindAGrave and derivative online trees identify Harriet as Harriet Mariah McClelland/McClellan Strickland, wife of Stephen Smith Strickland, and give Andrew McClelland and Mary Ann Daniel as her parents; that McClelland parentage should be treated as derivative unless a direct record is found. Stephen Smith Strickland's later marriage to Mary Scarborough is directly documented by a Colquitt County marriage license issued 29 August 1876 and marriage return dated 30 August 1876; this helps explain the later Mary Strickland household without making Mary part of Stephen Elias's maternal line. A Civil War pension index card for Stephen S. Strickland gives service in the 1st Georgia Infantry, application filed 6 September 1890 from Georgia, invalid application no. 905956; this supports the father's later identity trail but is not military evidence for Stephen Elias Strickland.
• The possible network links to Gornto, Hiers, and Alderman families should remain tentative unless supported by direct kinship records.

Research Notes

• Senith Barnes Strickland's maiden name, death date, and burial are presently dependent on FindAGrave; a cemetery record, death notice, probate record, or family Bible record would strengthen this part of the entry.
• Stephen's first marriage to Senith Barnes is still missing a direct marriage record, but William Strickland's 1944 death certificate directly names Stephen Strickland as father and Senith Barnes as mother. A derivative Ancestry compilation also names Stephen Elias Strickland and Seneth Barnes with a marriage year of 1875, but it gives Texas as the marriage state and spouse birthplace, so it should be treated as a lead rather than proof until the underlying source is identified.
• The transition from Della Burnes to Sallie/May Strickland is not resolved. Della's death, divorce, or later whereabouts need a direct record.
• Sallie Strickland of the 1920 census and May Strickland named on Stephen's death record may be the same woman, but this needs a marriage record, death record, obituary, or other direct link.
• Several children and married surnames are based on FindAGrave connections. Ada's marriage to James L. Brown and Bessie's marriage to Claude Alcorn are now directly supported. Lee/Henry Lee has a high-confidence adult trail with a strong Alcorn collateral clue, and Charles/Charley now has a documented Florida trail through the 1935 Florida census, death indexes, obituary index, and cemetery evidence. Ada's later Chapman marriage, Bessie's child-line details, Lee/Henry Lee's direct parent-link proof, and Charles's parent-link proof beyond the 1900 census and derivative memorial links still need direct image review. The remaining child lines should be checked against marriage records, death certificates, obituaries, and later census records.
• The reviewed tax page for Elias N. Strickland does not show real-estate acreage or value and should not be used as evidence of land ownership.
• An 1880 agricultural non-population schedule for District 335, Wayne County, Georgia, lists an Elias Strickland with 8 acres of tillable land and 520 acres of woodland. This may be relevant, but it should remain tentative until tied to the same Stephen Elias Strickland by the 1880 population census, deed records, or other connecting evidence.
• Stephen's burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery is now supported by his 1924 death certificate. FindAGrave marker evidence also supports the burial and links him to parents Stephen Smith Strickland and Harriet Mariah McClelland Strickland, but those online family links are derivative.

Open Research Questions

• Resolve the open items flagged in Research Notes above with direct records before expanding this household narrative.

Research Status

• Status: Strong census, marriage, death-record, cemetery, and collateral child-line trail; not source-exhausted.
• Strengths: The 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses, the 1902 Brooks County marriage record, and the 1924 Georgia death record give a coherent adult identity and migration path for Stephen Elias Strickland.
• Remaining cautions: First-marriage proof, Senith's direct death/burial evidence, Della's fate, the Sallie/May identity question, Stephen's maternal identification, and several child-to-adult links still need direct-record support. William, Ada, and Bessie now have direct marriage or parent-link evidence. Edna has a strong census/death/burial trail but still needs the underlying obituary image for the sibling list. Lee/Henry Lee and Charles/Charley now have high-confidence adult trails, but each still needs a direct parent-link record such as a death certificate, obituary text, SS-5, or probate item.

Sources

• 1860 U.S. census, Berrien County, Georgia, Stephen E. Strickland in Stephen S. and Harriet M. Strickland household
• 1870 U.S. census, Colquitt County, Georgia, Elias Strickland in Stephen and Harriet Strickland household
• Colquitt County, Georgia marriage license and return for Stephen Strickland and Mary Scarborough, license issued 29 August 1876 and marriage performed 30 August 1876
• Civil War pension index card for Stephen S. Strickland, 1st Georgia Infantry, invalid application no. 905956, filed 6 September 1890 from Georgia
• 1880 U.S. census, Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, Stephen Smith Strickland household with later wife Mary, used only for the father’s later trail
• derivative U.S. and International Marriage Records entry for Harriet Maria McClelland and Stephen S. Strickland
• derivative Geneanet and FindAGrave entries for Harriet Mariah McClelland Strickland and Stephen Smith Strickland
• 1880 U.S. census, Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia, Della Barnes in James and Sarah Barnes household
• 1880 U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedule, agricultural schedule, District 335, Wayne County, Georgia, Elias Strickland, treated as tentative pending identity linkage
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, Stephen Strickland household
• 1900 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, Della Burns in James and Sarah Burns household
• 1910 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, Elias S. Strickland household
• 1920 U.S. census, Funston, Colquitt County, Georgia, S. E. Strickland household
• Georgia death certificate and death-record index for S. E. Strickland, died 24 June 1924, Colquitt County, certificate 17492
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, Willie Strickland in Stephen Strickland household
• 1910 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, William L. Strickland in Elias S. Strickland household with wife Rosa
• 1914 St. Petersburg, Florida city directory, William L. and Rosa B. Strickland
• 1920 U.S. census, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, William L. Strickland household
• likely 1930 U.S. census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, William Strickland
• 1940 U.S. census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Wm. Strickland household
• Michigan death certificate for William Strickland, died 18 June 1944 in Detroit, naming father Stephen Strickland and mother Senith Barnes
• possible 1934 Walton County, Florida divorce index for Willie and Lottie Strickland, treated cautiously
• Brooks County, Georgia marriage license and return for S. E. Strickland and Della Burnes, license 8 July 1902, marriage 9 July 1902
• derivative U.S. and International Marriage Records compilation naming Stephen Elias Strickland and Seneth Barnes, marriage year 1875, treated as a lead only because the entry gives Texas
• FindAGrave memorial and marker images for Stephen Elias Strickland (#55272667), Senith Barnes Strickland (#51988749), Florence Idella "Della" Burns Strickland (#83499023), and Sallie Leona May Rawlins (#58113045)
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, Ada Strickland in Stephen Strickland household
• Thomas County, Georgia marriage license and return for James L. Brown and Ada E. Strickland, license issued 3 October 1906, marriage performed 17 October 1906, recorded 20 October 1906
• 1910 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, James L. Brown household
• 1920 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, Lovett J. Brown household
• 1930 U.S. census, Barwick, Thomas County, Georgia, James L. Brown household
• 1940 U.S. census, Barwick, Thomas County, Georgia, Ada Brown household
• FindAGrave memorials for James Lovett Brown (#30042550) and Ada Strickland Brown (#30042697)
• 1950 Detroit census entry for Ada Brown and 1928 Detroit city-directory entry for Adeline T. Strickland, both treated as non-match or weak leads only
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, Bessie Strickland in Stephen Strickland household
• Thomas County, Georgia marriage index and license/return for Claude Alcorn and Bissie/Bessie Strickland, issued 16 November 1909, married 15 November 1909, recorded 19 November 1909
• 1910 U.S. census, Barwick, Thomas County, Georgia, Claude W. and Bessie Alcorn
• 1920 U.S. census, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, Claude and Bessie Alcorn household
• 1920 Sanford, Florida city directory, Claude Alcorn with wife Bessie at 701 E. 2nd
• FindAGrave memorials for Elizabeth "Bessie" Strickland Alcorn (#6631368) and Claude William Alcorn (#126858953)
• 1930 U.S. census, Brooks County, Georgia, Claude W. and May Alcorn, treated as Claude's later household after Bessie's death
• derivative cemetery/funeral-home, Social Security Applications and Claims, and obituary-collection entries for Bessie/Bessie Strickland Alcorn and Alcorn children, treated as leads pending direct record images
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, Lee Strickland in Stephen Strickland household
• 1910 U.S. census, Dry Lake, Brooks County, Georgia, Lee Strickland in Elias S. Strickland household
• World War I draft registration for Henry Lee Strickland, Colquitt County, Georgia, dated 5 June 1917, birth 8 February 1896 in Brooks County
• 1930 U.S. census, Precinct 2, Sarasota County, Florida, likely Harry/Henry L. Strickland with wife Gertrude, daughter Myrtle, and nephew William E. Alcorn
• 1935 Florida state census index for Henry Strickland, precinct 66
• 1940 U.S. census, Pahokee, Palm Beach County, Florida, Henry L. Strickland with wife Lora G. and daughter Myrtle
• 1940 Sarasota, Florida city directory, Lee H. Strickland with wife Gertrude at 331 Riverside Drive
• Social Security Applications and Claims index for Henry Lee Strickland, birth 8 February 1896 near Pavo, Georgia, death 28 April 1946
• FindAGrave memorial and marker image for Henry Lee Strickland, Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport, Polk County, Florida
• Florida death index for Henry Lee Strickland, died 1946 in Sarasota
• Sarasota County, Florida obituary index for Henry Lee Strickland, died 28 April 1946, first obituary 2 May 1946 in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• 1920 U.S. census, Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, Florida, Harry Strickland in Emeline Strickland household, treated as weak/non-match lead
• Tampa Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, 13 November 1936, page 7, chamber-registration clipping for Mrs. Henry L. Strickland of Duluth, Georgia, treated as weak lead only
• 1935 Florida state census, Haines City, Polk County, Florida, Charles Strickland household with DeElva and Bennett
• FindAGrave memorial and marker images for Charles Lafayette Strickland (#82211447), Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport, Polk County, Florida
• FindAGrave memorial and marker images for DeElva Davis Strickland (#82211614), Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport, Polk County, Florida
• U.S. Social Security Death Index entry for Charlie Strickland, born 25 June 1898, last residence Haines City, Polk County, Florida, died April 1971
• Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, entry for Charles Strickland, born 25 June 1898, died 24 April 1971 in Polk County, Florida
• Tampa Bay, Florida, Obituary Index entries for Charles L. Strickland, obituary date 26 April 1971, Tampa Tribune microfilm death listings
• The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, 26 April 1971, page 26, downloaded Newspapers.com page containing death-listing context for Charles L. Strickland; notice text still needs close extraction

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