Son of Ephraim B. and Serena K. (Caldwell) Strickland.

He married 26 Jun 1876, St. Louis, MO to Charity A. Mackey b.1861 MO; father b. KY; mother b. AR.

In 1866, he was named as an heir in his father's estate.

In 1870, he has his inheritance and was living next door to his married sister in Johnson Co., MO:

1870 Johnson Co., MO, Hazel Hill Twp., p. 465
James Lipencot, 40, $3600 $400 VA
Serene, 39, MO [John's sister]
Serene A., 14, MO
Everett, 12, MO
Madaline, 6, MO
James M., 2, MO
[next door]
John Strickland, 25, $3600 $400

In 1880, he and Charity are living in Carthage, Jasper Co., MO and have a baby son named after John's father:

1880 Jasper Co., MO, Carthage, p. 458B
John D. Strickland, 36, laborer, MO
Charity A., 19, MO
Ephriam, 10 mos, MO

1900 Jasper Co., MO, 5th Ward Carthage, p. 140
John Strickland, b. Sep 1843, age 66, m'd 21 yrs; b. MO, f. b. GA, m. b. GA, janitor
Charity, b. Mar 1861 MO, both parents b. KY – 7 chdn; 3 living
Margaret b. Apr 1883 MO
Earl b. Dec 1885 MO
Ida b. Feb 1894 MO

Sometime between 1900 and 1910 they moved to Tulsa Co., OK:

1910 Tulsa Co., OK, Skiatook Twp., p. 80
John D. Strickland, 65, m'd 31 yrs, MO GA GA
Charity, 49, 4 chdn; 3 living, MO KY AR
Ida May, 16, MO MO MO

John died in 1910 and was buried in the Ridgelawn cemetery, Collinsville.

Children:

1. Ephraim Strickland, b. 1879, MO. He was listed on the 1880 census living with parents in Jasper Co., MO. He died by 1900, Jasper Co., MO when mother reports only three children living and those three are Margaret, Earl, and Ida May.

2. Margaret A. Strickland, b. 14 Apr 1883, Joplin, Jasper Co., MO; m. 1st sometime before 1920 in Tulsa Co., OK to Jacob Alonzo Duvall; m'd 2nd after 1932 to _____ Steele; d. 24 Apr 1970, Tulsa Co., OK; buried at Ridgelawn cemetery.

3. Earl E. Strickland, b. Dec 1885, Joplin, Jasper Co., MO; m. Oral E. Roschi (1887-1954); he d. 6 Sep 1960, Malheur Co., OR; buried Owyhee Cemetery, Nyssa, Malheur Co., OR.

4. Ida Mae Strickland, b. 3 Feb 1894, Joplin, Jasper Co., MO; m.c. 1912, Tulsa Co., OK to James Elmer Whetstone; d. 30 Jul 1981, OK; buried Ridgelawn Cemetery.