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The birth of Mary Haden Lindley is South Carolina is somewhat curious, unless her parents left Rowan Co NC, moving first to South Carolina and then perhaps to Tennessee and on to Texas. The only indication that Mary Haden is a granddaughter of William Haden of Rowan Co is her name. There is definite confusion over her mother Molly Haden's marriage. I consider this relationship unproved.


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Subject: Nancy Kuykendall Stracener
Author: Myrna Jones
Date: 28 Jan 2003 2:57 AM GMT
Email: bennie.myrna@netzero.net
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I saw on some Kuykendall website, don't remember which about Nancy Kuykendall, daughter of Abraham H. Kuykendall and Mary Haden Lindley. Nancy married Benjamin F. Stracener who is my great, great, grandfather. He is one of the sons of Henry Stracener and Susannah A. Knight. There was a comment that their burial place was not known. Nancy and Benjamin are buried in Barbee Cemetery in Erath County, near Dublin, Texas. They died in 1862 and though the true cause is not known they and three children died within a month or so of one another. Possibly measles epidemic as it was going thorugh Texas then, but we will never know. I am not certain, but I believe Mary Haden Lindley is buried there as well. One of their sons, William Henry was my great grandfather and had as one of his sons, my grandfather, George Rufus Stracener. These are also in Barbee Cemetery along with several other Straceners. Hope this helps.


1830 Census. Franklin Co, TN
Abraham Kirkindall: 1m 5-10, 2m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 30-40. 2f -5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 30-40
Hardeman Co, TN
Matthew Kuykendall: 1m 15-20, 1m 60-70. 1f 60-70.
Following are the families of Jacob & Abner Kuykendall. Jacob was age 20-30 and had another male in his household, age 15-20, a female under 5, and a female age 20-30. Abner had two males age 20-30, a female age 15-20.
On another page in Hardeman Co was a younger Matthew Kuykendall: 2m under 5, 1m 20-30. 1f 20-30.

In 1840, a Matthew Kykindall was living in District 1, Jackson Co, TN - he was age 30-40. On the same page was a widow, Jane Kykindall, age 60-70. I have no clue if this is the same family.
I did not find Abraham Kuykendall in 1840.. It does seem that the family was in Texas prior to the 1840 census and Texas was not part of the U.S. quite yet in 1840.


1850 Census, Burleson Co TX, District of Burleson & Brazos, Hh 219
Mary Kuykendall, age 56, b. SC. Jacob 14, b. TX. Houston, 12, b. TX
next door in Hh 220: Simon Kuykendall age 26, b.TN, Sarah, age 16, b. MO

Erath County formed 1856 from Bosque [1854 from McLennan & Milam] and Coryell [1854 from Bell] Counties.

1860 Census. Erath Co, TX. P. O. Stephenville. Beat No. 3.
Hh 226
B. F. Stracener, age 43. Farmer, b. AL
Nancy J., age 40, b. TN
William H., age 21, b. TX; Harriet M. age 19, b. TX; Ellen C. age 13, b. TX; Martha A. age 10, b. TX; Benj. F. age 7, b. TX
Hh 281
Mary Kirkendall, age 66, stock farmer, b. SC
Jacob age 25, Sam Houston [age omitted], both born in Texas.

FindAGrave.com
Barbee Cemetery, Edna Hill, Erath Co, TX

Mary Haden Lindsay Kuykendall.
b. May 1794, SC d. 15 Jun 1879
Mary was married to Baptist Minister Abraham KUYKENDALL b. 12 May 1792 Franklin Co., TN, d. Nov 1848. Abraham's parents were Matthew KUYKENDALL Sr. b. 9 Feb 1758 Mecklenburg Co., NC, d. 16 Aug 1841 Desoto Co., MS & Nancy JOHNSON b. 10 Jul 1765 NC, d. 25 Jan 1832 Fayette Co. TN. Abraham & Nancy were married 1 May 1780 Tryon Co., NC???. Note: this is an impossible date and must surely be the date of the marriage of Matthew & Nancy, not that of Abraham.

Simon Kuykendall
Birth: Feb. 2, 1822, Franklin Co TN. Death: May 10, 1902
Simon Kuykendall was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, on February 2, 1822, the son of Mary Lindley and Abraham H. Kuykendall. He married Sarah -?-. His name is in the 1845 tax list for Nacogdoches. He died in Erath County on May 10, 1902, and was buried in Barbee Cemetery in Dublin, Texas.
Source: Carolyn Reeves Ericson, Nacogdoches--Gateway to Texas: A Biographical Directory 1773-1849, Arrow/Curtis Printing Company, Fort Worth, 1974, p. 82

Benjamin Stracener
Birth: Aug. 18, 1816, St. Clair County, AL Death: Apr. 1, 1862
Citizen of Republic of Texas
Benjamin Franklin Stracener, son of Susannah and Henry Stracener, was born in St. Clair County, AL. He married Nancy J. Kuykendall, daughter of Abraham H. and Mary Lindley Kuykendall, on November 5, 1837, in San Augustine County, TX. Member of Hopewell Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, received letter from church September 24, 1844, because they were moving out of the county. Mr. Stracener died April 1, 1862, in Erath County, TX, and was buried in Barbee Cemetery, Erath County.
--From Carolyn Reeves Ericson, Nacogdoches--Gateway to Texas, Fort Worth: Arrow/Curtis Printing Co., 1974, p. 149

Nancy J. Stracener
Birth: Jan. 29, 1820 Death: May 10, 1862
Inscription: "Wife of Benjamin Stracener"

Martha A. Stracener
Birth: May 24, 1850 Death: Jan. 28, 1862
Inscription: "Dau of B. & N. J. Stracener"

Benjamin J. Stracener
Birth: Feb. 16, 1853 Death: Nov. 8, 1861
"Son of B. & N. J. Stracener"

Jasper N. Stracener
Birth: Oct., 1861 Death: Nov. 6, 1861
"Son of B. & N. J. Stracener"


William H. Stracer, son of Benjamin & Nancy, his wife Harriet Matilda Howard, and at least five of their children are also in Barbee Cemetery.
William H. Stracener
Birth: Aug. 30, 1839 Death: Apr. 2, 1897
Harriet Matilda Howard Stracener
Birth: May 20, 1841 Death: Jul. 3, 1895
Harriet Matilda Howard Stracener, wife of William Henry Stracener. She was the daughter of John H. Howard and Sarah Burleson. Harriet was born 20 May 1841 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., TX.
"Wife of W. H. Stracener"

Sarah A. Stracener
Birth: Jul. 4, 1861 Death: Nov. 4, 1862
Inscription: "Dau of Wm. H. & H. M. Stracener"

Mary Ellen Stracener
Birth: Nov. 10, 1862 Death: Dec. 12, 1864
Mary Ellen Stracener, daughter of William Henry Stracener and Harriet Matilda Howard.
"Dau of W. H. & H. M. Stracener"

Alice O. Stracener
Birth: Apr. 6, 1865 Death: Aug. 28, 1869
"Daughter of W. H. & H. M. Stracene

George Rufus Stracener
Birth: Dec. 8, 1876 Death: Mar. 21, 1941
Son of William Henry Stracener and Harriet Matilda Howard.
H. E. Launa Stracener
Birth: Jan. 7, 1875 Death: Oct. 5, 1957
Stone matches that of George Rufus Stracener

Bennie Stracener
Birth: Aug. 1, 1881 Death: Aug. 21, 1881
"Son of W. H. & H. M. Stracener"

Birth	May 1794	Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
Marriage	May 1812	Abraham H. Kuykendall
Death	15 Jun 1879	Dublin, Erath County, Texas

Spouse	Abraham H. Kuykendall ( - )
Child	Nancy J. Kuykendall (1820 - 1862)
Child	Simon Kuykendall (1822 - 1902)

Father	William Lindley (1770 - )
Mother	Martha "Molly" [Lindley] (1770 - 1839)