Senter LemuelStrange

1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 9A, Hse/Fam #149
Strange, Murphy C Head W M Feb 1850 50 Married 25 yrs TN VA TN Farmer Owns
Strange, Mary Wife W F Aug 1855 44 Married 25 yrs 15 children, 12 living VA VA VA
Strange, Senter S Son W M May 1887 13 Single TN TN VA Farm Laborer

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Senter Strange
Spouse: Lula Swann
Marriage 10 Jun 1905 Jefferson County
By E A Holbert, Minister of the Gospel

"My maternal Grandmother was Mary Francis Strange, daughter of Senter Strange and Lula Swan. My grandmother's family is from Tennesee and I have traced her up through Senter Strange to Murphy Columbus Strange, to James M. Strange. ... Senter and Lula had 3 [4] children, and my grandmother had 9 children."
-- Paul McDaniel, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 July 2012

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Senter Lemuel Strange
Residence 2009 E 5th Ave, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Birth 2 May 1887 Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee
Occupation Manual Labor, Employer Gibson Thomas
Wife and 4 children
Short, Medium Bulid, Brown Eyes, Black Hair, Slightly Bald
Registered 5 June 1917 Knoxville, Tenn

I note that the draft registration reports that Senter and Lula already have 4 children. Censuses give us information about the four children.

Names I find in the censuses are:
1910:
Floyd B b abt 1907
William P b Jan or Feb 1910
1920:
Mary b abt 1913
Eugene b abt 1916

1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 76, page 2A, Hse/Fam #21
Strange, Senter L Head M W 34 Married 5 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents
Strange, Lula H Wife F W 20 Married 5 years 2 children/2 living TN TN TN
Strange, Floyd B Son M W 3 TN TN TN
Strange, William P Son M W 2mos TN TN TN

1920 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 January, Knoxville, District 99, page 13B, 970 Lee Ave, Hse #238, Fam #295
Strange, Senter L Head Rents M W 32 TN TN VA Machinist, China Factory
Strange, Luna [sic] Wife F W 27 TN TN TN
Strange, Floyd Son M W 12 TN TN TN
Strange, Preston Son M W 10 TN TN TN
Strange, Mary Dau F W 6 TN TN TN
Strange, Eugene Son M W 3yrs4mos TN TN TN

In followup correspondence I got the following additional information from Paul McDaniel.

"Senter's daughter, Mary Francis, was my grandmother. My mom said that her birthday was October 12, 1914 She was said to have 3 brothers; Floyd, Preston, and Gene. Mary died on April 10, 1987. She married William Jackson somewhere around 1929 and had 10 children, one of which was stillborn (no name given). The children were William Jr., Vivian Louise, Ronald Elwin, Robert Eugene (passed away 6/27/2012) , Janet Marie (my mother), Raymond Francis, Karen Jean, Bernice Lynn, Cheryl Ann, and Shelley Ruth."
-- Paul McDaniel, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 July 2012

I have not yet found the 1930 census. Lula died in 1923. Senter moved with some or all of his children to Cleveland, Ohio, sometime at least before 1939, when his son Paul (Eugene) was married in Cleveland to a local girl, Doris Van Horn.

In the 1940 census, Senter appears with his second wife Aileen.

1940 Federal Census, Cayuhoga County, Ohio, 17 April, Cleveland Ward 8, District 192, page 12A, W 24th St, Hse #301, Rents $20
Strange, Center L Head M W 52 Grade 7 b Tenn lived in Knoxville TN 1835 WPA Sewer Construction
Strange, Aileen M Wife F W 33 Grade HS-2 b Virginia In Knoxville TN in 1935
Strange, Alfred Son M W 9 Single Grade 2 b Tenn In Knoxville TN in 1935

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Comment on a genealogy
Strange
Betty Breeden added this on 7 Apr 2012

This man is Senter. I personally knew his second wife Alene (not sure spelled correct). His son, Alfred married a lady named Frances. We have been friends for 53 years. Frances and I. My husband's mother was a Strange. Mae Strange married to Mack Edmonds. We finally found the connection.

Betty [email protected]
-- http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25439288/person/1653501517/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
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Social Security Death Index
Senter Strange
Born 2 May 1887
Died Jan 1965
Last Residence Tennessee
SSN 293-09-3412 issued Ohio (Before 1951)

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Senter Lemuel Strange
Birth May 2, 1887
Death Jan 15, 1965
Parents:
Murphy Columbus Strange (1854 - 1919)
Mary F Palmer Strange (1855 - 1921)

Spouse Lula H Swann Strange (1891 - 1923)

Siblings:
Walter L Strange (1890 - 1966)
Luther Carl Strange (1892 - 1965)
Samantha M. Strange Mason (1894 - 1964)
Florence Elzora Adaline Strange Lichlyter (1896 - 1978)
Carrie Mae Strange Phillips (1898 - 1982)

Note: The Roberts Funeral Records 1943 - 1999

Burial Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Created by Kathy Neal King Nov 02, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #79721887, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79721887
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