Individual Details

Bennett Richard "Dick" Stringfellow

(19 Jan 1880 - 2 Jul 1945)

His daughter Charlotte wrote this about her father: "He was born on his parents farm. He joined a local band and played a trumpet and mandolin, and met his future wife who played piano. When he married, his parents gave him 160 acres of land - this was part of their farm. He lived there for about eight years, then moved to Omaha, Texas, and at that time worked for a railroad. After his wife's death in 1914, he moved back to Morris county where owned and operated a cotton gin. He later moved to Texarkana when he again worked for a railroad company until his retirement. He died, after a long illness, in a hospital owned by the Texas and Pacific railroad in Marshall, Texas. He was buried in the Loving section of Spring Hill Cemetery, rocky Branch, Texas."

Events

Birth19 Jan 1880The Stringfellow farm, Morris County, TX
Marriage5 Jul 1900Daingerfield, TX - Willie Bula Watkins
Death2 Jul 1945Marshall, TX
BurialSpring Hill Cemetery, Morris County, TX

Families

SpouseWillie Bula Watkins (1879 - 1914)
ChildElla Volu Stringfellow (1901 - 1990)
ChildCharlotte Beulah "Lottie" Stringfellow (1905 - 1995)
ChildWilliam Earl Stringfellow (1907 - 1979)
ChildCoye Alice Stringfellow (1913 - 1991)
FatherJohn Jackson Stringfellow (1852 - 1914)
MotherMargaret Ellen Coffey (1857 - 1943)
SiblingSara Elizabeth "Bettie" Stringfellow (1875 - 1902)
SiblingWilliam M. "Bud" Stringfellow (1882 - 1903)

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