THE STRIPLING FAMILY CONNECTION Abner Jackson Stripling Sr., son of ______Temple and Benjamin Stripling, was born 12 January 1812 in Jones County, Georgia. He died 13 August 1861 and was buried in Hanks Cemetery in Angelina County, Texas. When Lake Sam Rayburn was built his body was moved and is now buried in Rocky Mount Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Abner married Nancy Ann Nichols, daughter of James Nichols, on 19 July 1831 in Crawford County, Georgia. Nancy was born 21 February 1816 in Georgia and died 2 September 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Like Abner, she was buried in Hanks Cemetery in Angelina County and her body later moved to Rocky Mounty Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. They moved from Crawford County, Georgia to Kemper County, Mississippi in about 1847; and, on into Angelina County, Texas in about 1859. Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr. died as a result of blood poisoning caused from pulling a tooth. Children of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr.,: 1. Benjamin Joseph Stripling, born 23 May 1832 in Georgia and died 26 September 1880; married Narcissia F. Johnson. 2. Elizabeth H. Stripling, born ca. 1834 in Georgia and married 1st. Silas B. Forester; 2nd. L.C. Herring on 25 December 1875. 3. Elijah Russell Stripling, born 24 December 1835 in Georgia; died 19 June 1918 in Smith County, Texas; married Katie D. Phelps. 4. Georgianna Stripling, born ca. 1836 in Georgia; married _____Blue. 5. Eliza Stripling, born 15 December 1838 in Georgia; died 19 January 1896; married Constantine P. Arthur. 6. Lydia Stripling, born ca. 1846 in Georgia; married James Sanford Ivy on 14 December 1865 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Zachary Vincent Stripling, born 15 December 1846 in Georgia and died 20 April 1902 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Martha B. Carpenter. 8. Abner Jackson Stripling, Jr., born 20 December 1848 in Kemper County, Mississippi and died 18 November 1939; married Charlotte Alice Cureton on 27 January 1876. 9. Mary E. "Mollie" Stripling, born 7 September 1851 in Kemper County, Mississippi; died 22 September 1936 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married John Mooney. 10. Moses A. Stripling, born 19 March 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi and died 9 December 1931 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married 1st. Melissa _________; 2nd. Josephine V. Carpenter on 18 February 1883 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 1. Benjamin Joseph Stripling, son of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born 23 May 1832 in Crawford County, Georgia and died 26 September 1880 in Texas, and is buried in the Old Smyrna Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He married Narcissia F. Johnson about 1856-7, probably in Georgia. She was born ca. 1808 in Georgia. Benjamin served in the Confederate States Army as a Pvt. in 2nd Texas Infantry. He first appears in the 1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas and in the 1870 Muster Roll. He is also listed in the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas as follows: District # 4 Chireno 89-89 Benjamin J. Stripling head 48 M W Farmer Ga Narcissus F. wife 42 F W Housekeeper Ga William R. son 23 M W Farmer Miss Benjamin J., Jr. son 19 M W At home Texas John B. son 16 M W Texas Elijah C. son 12 M W Texas Thomas T. son 9 M W Texas Samuel B. son 8 M W Texas Jacob T. son 7 M W Texas Sydna son 3 M W Texas Children of Narcissus F. Johnson and Benjamin J. Stripling: 1. Frances "Fanny" C. Stripling, born 7 February 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi; died 8 February 1893; married John B. Ivy on 25 December 1874 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. William Robert Stripling, born 5 September 1856 in Kemper County, Mississippi; died 11 April 1942; married Missouri Axley on 4 February 1883 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 3. Zachary Vincent Stripling, born 7 April 1859 in Texas. 4. Benjamin Joseph Stripling, born 12 October 1860 in Texas and died 20 July 1888. 5. Francis Stripling, born ca. 1861 in Texas. 6. John Barton Stripling, born 17 August 1864 in Texas and died 1928; married Adelle S. Ross on 29 July 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Elijah C. Stripling, born 21 April 1868 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 22 January 1893. 8. Thomas T. Stripling, born 20 January, 1871 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 30 January 1883. 9. Samuel Black Stripling, born 14 February 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 12 May 1857; married 1st. Elizabeth Wright on 8 July 1903; 2nd. Josephine "Josie" Wright. 10. Jacob Theodore "Jack" Stripling, born 22 January 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 11. Sidney C. Stripling, born 27 June 1877 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 4 January 1908. 12. Raiford Nichols Stripling, born 19 February 1881 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 31 August 1978; married Winifred Leak; born after the death of his Father; Mother died when 3 months old. ********** 2. Elizabeth H. Stripling, daughter of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born ca. 1834 in Ga and married 1st. Silas B. Forester; and 2nd L. C. Herring on 25 December 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Children of Elizabeth H. Stripling and Silas B. Forester: 1. Henry Russell Forester, born 1852 in Kemper County, Mississippi; on 1870 Muster Roll of Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. John Forester, born 1854 in Kemper County, Mississippi. 3. Virginia Forester, born 1856 in Kemper County, Mississippi; married Ulyssus Crutchfield on 14 February 1873 (in Mississippi?). 4. Daniel Forester, born 1860 in Kemper County, Mississippi. 5. Zachariah Forester, born 1862 in Kemper County, Mississippi. ********** 3. Elijah Russell Stripling, son of Nancy Ann Jackson and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born 24 December 1835 in Crawford County, Georgia. He died 19 June 1918 in Smith County, Texas and is buried there in Lufkin Cemetery. He married Katherine "Katie" D. Phelps. Elijah came to Texas around 1865 according to information on his 1867 Voters Registration in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He appears on both the 1870 Muster Roll and the 1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas. He does not appear nor does his family in the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County. Children of Katherine D. Phelps and Elijah Russell Stripling: 1. Aaron Moses Stripling, born 1 December 1860. 2. Elijah Russell "Jack" Stripling, born March, 1863. 3. James D. Stripling, born 15 December 1865 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 4. William A. Stripling, born 17 Setpember 1869 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 5. Elizabeth F. Stripling, born 31 December 1867 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 6. Sallie Louisa Stripling, borm 18 December 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Matthew "Matt" Stripling, born 4 December 1876 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 8. Katherine Stripling, born 13 April 1878 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 9. Mary Emma Stripling, born 13 March 1880. 10. Calvin Douglass Stripling, born 30 September 1880. 11. Tull Jacob Stripling, born 1885. 12. Benjamin Joseph Stripling, born 15 September 1871 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 13. Elisha Alvin Stripling, born 20 February, born 20 February 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 4. Georgianna Stripling, daughter of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born ca. 1836 in Crawford County, Georgia; and married _____Blue. Not Found in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 5. Eliza Victoria Stripling, daughter of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born 15 December 1838 in Crawford County, Georgia. She died 19 January 1896. Constantine was born 5 July 1833 in Alabama and died 23 March 1902 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He was the son of Constantine P. Arthur, Sr. Eliza married Constantine T. (P.?) Arthur. In the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas they are listed as follows: District # 4 Chireno 111-111 Conatantine T. Auther head 46 MW Farmer left arm missing Ala. Eliza V. wife 41 FW Housekeeper Ga Melissa A. dgt. 20 FW At home Texas Augustus A. son 18 MW " Texas Nancy E. dgt. 15 FW " Texas Sarina F. dgt. 13 FW " Texas Virginia dgt. 11 FW " Texas Cleb C. son 10 MW Texas John J. son 9 MW Texas Robert R. son 8 MW Texas Samuel S. son 6 MW Texas Lucy dgt. 2 FW Texas Louis Lee son 0 MW Texas Children of Eliza Victoria Stripling and Constantine P. Arthur: 1. Melissa Alcanza Arthur, born 7 March 1860 in Texas. 2. Nancy Elizabeth Arthur, born 7 August 1861 in Texas. 3. Augustus Austin Arthur, born 7 September 1862 in Texas; died 23 May 1906 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County; married Matilda Neely on 16 January 1890 in Nacogdoches County. 4. Nancy Emma Arthur, born 3 December 1864 in Texas. 5. Serena Frances Arthur, born 21 July 1866 in Texas. 6. Virginia Victoria Arthur, born 3 October 1868 in Texas. 7. Caleb C. Arthur, born 28 April 1870 in Texas; died 1 February 1893 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 8. John J. Arthur, born 15 April 1871 (marker say 1874) in Texas; died 3 October 1910 and buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County; never married. 9. Robert Russell Arthur, born 9 May 1872 in Texas; died 5 March 1949 and buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches. 10. Samuel Stephens Arthur, born 16 December 1874 in Texas; 15 November 1955; Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 11. Lucy Roxann Arthur, born 3 November 1877 in Texas. 12. Lewis Lee Arthur, born 4 April 1880 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 24 July 1935 and buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County. 13. Henry Hich Arthur, born 26 April 1883 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 6. Lydia Stripling, daughter of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born ca. 1846 in Crawford County, Georgia. She married James Sanford Ivy on 14 December 1865 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Children of Lydia Stripling and James Sanford Ivy: 1. Sanford Vinson Ivy, born 1867 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 29 January 1943. 2. Roxie Emma Ivy, born 8 February 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; and died 5 April 1916. 3. John Ivy, born ca. 1874 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 4. Dora Ivy, born ca. 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 5. James Stripling Ivy, born 10 March 1878 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 19 October 1965. 6. Elizabeth Ivy, born in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 7. Zachary Vincent Stripling, son of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Striplin, Sr., was born 15 December 1846 in Crawford County, Georgia and died 20 April 1902 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He was buried originally in Hanks Cemetery in Angelina County but was moved to Rocky Mount Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas when Lake Sam Rayburn was built. Zachary married Martha B. Carpenter, daughter of Sarah J. _____ and ____ Carpenter, on 28 July 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Martha was born 11 October 1858 in Coffee County, Alabama and died 8 November 1910 and was later re-buried in Rocky Mount Cemetery. She received Confederate Pensison # 16109. Zachary enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1863 in Co., D., 22nd Texas Infantry. He is on the 1870 & 1880 Census and the Confederate Muster Roll of Nacogdoches County, Texas. In the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is listed as follows: District # 4 Chireno: 173-173 Vince Z. Stripling head 33 M W Farmer Ga Marthane wife 23 F W Housekeeper Ala Caladonia dgt. 6 F W Texas Taylor son 3 M W Texas Sarah J. McDowell mother-in-law 44 F W At home S.C. Josephine Carpenter sister-in-law 20 F W " Ala Richard E. Parish orphan 12 M W Texas Lavonia M. Parish orphan 9 F W Texas Joseph Stripling laborer 22 M working on farm Miss Children of Martha B. Carpenter and Zachary Vincent Stripling: 1. Caledonia Stripling, born 13 May 1874 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Zachary Taylor Stripling, born 11 November 1876 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 3 March 1953; buried Rocky Mount Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Fannie ______. 3. George N. Stripling, born 4 June 1880 in Etolie, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 12 August 1945 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Dee Barrett, daughter of Elezabeth Beaman and Warren H. Barrett. 4. Martha Ida Stripling, born 23 July 1884 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 5. Josie Stripling, born 6 April 1890 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 6. Roxie Stripling, born 10 January 1894 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Jennie Stripling, born 30 December 1896 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** 8. Abner Jackson Stripling, Jr., son of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born 20 December 1848 in Kemper County, Mississippi and died 18 November 1939 and is buried in Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County. He married Charlotte Alice Cureton on 27 January 1876 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Charlotte Alice Cureton, daughter of Mary J. Kelly and William Obediah Cureton, was born 15 February 1859 in Alabama. Alice is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. In the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County they appear as follows: District #4 Chireno: 78-78 Abner J. Streplin head 32 M W Farmer Miss Charlotte wife 19 F W Housekeeper Alabama Mary A. dgt. 3 F W Texas Joseph B. son 2 M W Texas John D. son 0 M W Texas Wm. F. Medford laborer 21 M W Texas Children of Charlotte Alice Cureton and Abner J. Stripling: 1. Mary A. Stripling, born 12 November 1876 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Joseph Russell Stripling, born 2 July 1878 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 6 May 1949; and married Lillie Emma Hall. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas. Lillie was born 5 March 1882 and died 23 June 1965 and is also buried in Swift Cemetery. She was the daughter of Martha Bentley and Marion Hall. 3. John D. Stripling, born ca. 1879 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 4. Daniel Webster Stripling, born 1 April 1880 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 5. J. F. Stripling, born ca. 1881 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 6. Lydia E. Stripling, born June 1881 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Nancy A. Stripling, born July 1886 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 8. William Benjamin Stripling, born 13 August 1888 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********* 9. Mary E. "Mollie" Stripling, born 7 September 1851 in Kemper County, Mississippi. She died 22 September 1936 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Mollie married John Mooney. ********** 10. Moses Stripling, son of Nancy Ann Nichols and Abner Jackson Stripling, Sr., was born 19 March 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi and died 9 December 1931 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in the Shady Grove Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas. He married 1st. Melissa _________; 2nd. Josephine V. Carpenter on 18 February 1883 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Meliss was born ca. 1851 in Texas and died by 1883. She was the Mother of Scott, Dawson and Jacob L. Stripling. In the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is listed as follows: District # 4 Chireno 171-171 Moses A. Stripling head 28 M W Farmer Mississippi Melissa wife 29 F W Housekeeper Texas Scott son 9 M W Texas Dawson son 7 M W Texas Jacob L. son 0 M W Texas Nancy Mother 62 F W Ga Mollie E. Sister 29 F W Mississippi Children of Melissa and Moses A. Stripling: 1. Scott Stripling, born ca. 1871 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Dawson Stripling, born ca. 1873 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 3. Jacob L. Stripling, born 2 December 1879 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 13 November 1913 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Children of Josephine V. Carpenter and Moses A. Stripling: 1. Randle Milton Stripling, born 26 October 1884 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Hollie V. Stripling, born November 1885 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 3. M.C. Fredrick Stripling, born August 1887 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 4. Taylor Ford Stripling, born 1 November 1889 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 5. Clabe A. Stripling, born January 1891 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 6. Zack Morgan Stripling, born 19 April 1893 (twin) in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 7. Beatrice Stripling, born 19 April 1893 (twin) in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 8. Minnie Stripling, born 9 October 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 9. Ellis Edward Stripling, born August 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 10. Joe Stripling, born March 1900 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 11. Lonnie Lloyd Stripling, born 16 May 1902, in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** Nancy Emma Arthur, daughter of Eliza V. Stripling and Constantine Arthur, on 3 October 1888 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Nancy was born 3 December 1864 in Texas and died 7 April 1935 and is buried beside her husband in Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She married Richard Nicholas Cureton, son of Mary J. Kelly and William Obediah Cureton, who was born 28 March 1857 in Alabama and died 17 April 1934 and is buried in Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. In the 1880 Census he was living in the home of his brother, James D. Cureton and his wife Lucinda J. Whitehead in District # 4 Chireno House # 84-84. He also Appears in the 1890 Tax List of Nacogdoches County, Texas. In the 1900 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is listed as follows: District # 8 188-191 R.N. Cureton head 43 MW Mar. 1857 Farmer M12yrs Al. Nancy wife 35 FW Dec. 1864 M12yrs 4-4 Tx. Ethel dgt. 10 FW Jul. 1889 At School S Tx. Pricilla dgt. 8 FW Jun. 1891 " S Tx. Esther dgt 5 FW Feb. 1895 S Tx. Noel son 2 MW Nov. 1897 S Tx. Children of Nancy Emma Arthur and Richard Nicholas Cureton: 1. Ethel Cureton, born 22 July 1888 (1889?) in Nacogdoches County, Texas and married _________Kethley; died 6 January 1972 and buried in Swift Cemetery. 2. Pricilla Cureton, born June, 1891 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 3. Noel B. Cureton, born 22 November 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 17 April 1969 and is buried in Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He married Lucille______, who was born 15 December 1901 and died 22 August 1965 and is also buried in Swift Cemetery. 4. Infant Cureton, born & died 27 January 1908 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and is buried in Swift Cemetery. ********** William Robert Stripling, son of Narcissa F. Johnson and Benjamin J. Stripling, was born 5 September 1856 in Kemper County, Mississippi and died 11 April 1942, and is buried in Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He married Missouri Axley on 4 February 1883 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Children of Missouri Axley and William Robert Stripling: 1. Rebecca Stripling, born 3 December 1885 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Gradie Stripling, born January 1888 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 3. Guy Stripling, born February 1892 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 4. Lena Stripling, born October 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** Samuel Black Stripling, son of Narcissa Johnson and Benjamin J. Stripling, was born 14 February 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 12 May 1857. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas. Sam married 1st. Elizabeth Wright on 8 July 1903; 2nd. Josephine "Josie" Wright. Children of Samuel Black Stripling: 1. Samuel Black Stripling, Jr., born 20 June 1907 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. William Benjamin Stripling, born 19 May 1910. 3. Jane Stripling, born 13 December 1911. 4. Morgan Malcom Stripling, born 8 September 1913. 5. Elizabeth Stripling, born 25 June 1918. ********** George N. Stripling, son of Martha B. Carpenter and Zachary Vincent Stripling, was born 4 June 1880 in Etolie, Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died 12 August 1945 and is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. George married Dee Barrett, daughter of Elizabeth Beaman and Warren H. Barrett. Children of Dee Barrett and George N. Stripling: 1. Marvin W. Stripling, born 14 May 1907 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** Frances "Fanny" C. Stripling, daughter of Narcissa Johnson and Benjamin J. Stripling, was born 7 February 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi. She died 8 February 1893. Fanny married John B. Ivy on 25 December 1874 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. John was born 15 November 1849 in Mississippi and died 7 March 1895 and is buried i Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. In the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas there is a John A. Ivy that married Fanny C. Stripling; they are listed as follows: District # 4 Chireno: 106-106 John A. Ivy head 30 M W Farmer Mississippi Fanny C. wife 25 F W Housekeeper Mississippi Florence C. dgt. 5 F W Texas Joshua B. son 1 M W Texas Children of Frances C. "Fanny" Stripling and John A. Ivy: 1. Florence Ivy, born 21 November 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. Joshua B. Ivy, born 9 October 1878 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 19 November 1963 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas. He married Ruby Carter. 3. Ellis E. Ivy, born 27 September 1891 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. ********** There is also an R.E. Stripling listed in the 1870 Muster Roll of Nacogdoches County, Texas, age 21 year 7 months; a farmer in Precinct # 4 Chireno. He was born ca. 1849.