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Dr. Joseph B. Strayer married about 1860 Francina Clarissa "Fannie" Rodes, daughter of William Rodes and Clarissa Yancey. She was born July 13, 1835, and died July 29, 1917 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia. The Doctor and Fannie had 7 children, all born in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia:
William Rodes Strayer
Emily Susan Strayer
Rita Crew Strayer
Annie Early Strayer
Minnie Harrison Strayer
Holmes Baldwin Strayer
Lt. Colonel Meriwether Gossler Strayer (WWII)
This information taken from "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia" by John Walter Wayland; Page 723
∼1880 Census Lee, Shenandoah Co., VAJos. B. STRAYER Self M Male W 47 VA Physician & Farmer PA VA Fannie C. STRAYER Wife M Female W 44 VA Keeping House VA VA Emily STRAYER Dau S Female W 19 VA At Home VA VA Rita STRAYER Dau S Female W 16 VA At Home VA VA Annie STRAYER Dau S Female W 14 VA At Home VA VA Minnie STRAYER Dau S Female W 11 VA At Home VA VA Holmes STRAYER Son S Male W 8 VA VA VA Meriwether STRAYER Son S Male W 6 VA VA VA--------------Shenvalee, located on the central part of the Sevier plantation, has in notable succession been owned by a series of prominent families, including Dr. John Strayer (1818), Joseph B. Strayer (1876),Whereas the plantation was owned by predecessors before the Strayer family; it was claimed by Strayer descendent, Margery Wilson (born Sara Barker Strayer), that her grandfather, Joseph Strayer built and lived in the house that is today the Shenvalee Country Club.
Resources: I Found My Way autobiography of Margery Wilson; also History of Shenvalee Country Club
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Dr. Joseph B. Strayer married about 1860 Francina Clarissa "Fannie" Rodes, daughter of William Rodes and Clarissa Yancey. She was born July 13, 1835, and died July 29, 1917 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia. The Doctor and Fannie had 7 children, all born in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia:
William Rodes Strayer
Emily Susan Strayer
Rita Crew Strayer
Annie Early Strayer
Minnie Harrison Strayer
Holmes Baldwin Strayer
Lt. Colonel Meriwether Gossler Strayer (WWII)
This information taken from "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia" by John Walter Wayland; Page 723
∼1880 Census Lee, Shenandoah Co., VAJos. B. STRAYER Self M Male W 47 VA Physician & Farmer PA VA Fannie C. STRAYER Wife M Female W 44 VA Keeping House VA VA Emily STRAYER Dau S Female W 19 VA At Home VA VA Rita STRAYER Dau S Female W 16 VA At Home VA VA Annie STRAYER Dau S Female W 14 VA At Home VA VA Minnie STRAYER Dau S Female W 11 VA At Home VA VA Holmes STRAYER Son S Male W 8 VA VA VA Meriwether STRAYER Son S Male W 6 VA VA VA--------------Shenvalee, located on the central part of the Sevier plantation, has in notable succession been owned by a series of prominent families, including Dr. John Strayer (1818), Joseph B. Strayer (1876),Whereas the plantation was owned by predecessors before the Strayer family; it was claimed by Strayer descendent, Margery Wilson (born Sara Barker Strayer), that her grandfather, Joseph Strayer built and lived in the house that is today the Shenvalee Country Club.
Resources: I Found My Way autobiography of Margery Wilson; also History of Shenvalee Country Club
Bio by: P Eaton
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Amanda Strayer Pennybacker
1808–1869
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Caroline Strayer Oswald
1809–1866
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Hiram Lincoln Strayer
1811–1812
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Jacob Williamson Lincoln Strayer
1815–1835
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Emily Susan Strayer
1818–1853
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John Romulus Strayer
1823–1859
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Catharine Mary Strayer
1825–1846
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Henrietta Dorcas Strayer
1827–1857
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Alfred Gossler Strayer
1829–1855
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