Blalock/Blaylock's connection to the Strickland/Stricklind's
The following names are who I am searching for and records of where they may have lived and what happened to them.
I know there is a Blalock/Blaylock connection, J. L. Blaylock Married my great great grandmothers sister, Nancy Bennett from Sebastian county Ark. The Blaylocks were in Goerigia at the time my Strickland/lind family was and moved about the same time to Arkansas. I know a Mary Blalock married a Silas Strickland in the 1840's (she was a sister to a James Leander Blaolock) and I am trying to find out if they are the parents to my great great grandfather Silas Leander "Lee" Strickland/lind, who married Nancy Bennett- Blaylocks sister, Savilla.
*Silas “Lee” Leander Stricklind (1880 Census showed the name of Lee Striclin, Dayton Twp. Sebastian County, Ark. ) Was born in 1856, Georgia. His Father was William Stricklind? Silas died in 1888, Feb 1st. I am told he raised horses and never remarried. It is said he was buried near Mena, Arkansas. We do not know how he died or where he is buried.
Married to:
*Savilla Louise or Louise Savilla Bennett-Stricklind, was born in Mississippi and died in 1884, Dayton Twp. Sebastian Co, Arkansas. Daughter of James A. Bennett and Debby Ann Mullins (spelled Bebby Ann Bennett on the 1880 Ark. Census) of Sebastian County, Dayton Twsp. Arkansas.
They had three boys:
James Samuel Stricklind. Served in the Spanish-American war effort, and died of typhoid, buried in the Fayetteville National Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas.
(Strickland, J S, d. 10/03/1898, Plot: 5 0 1227, bur. 10/03/1898)
Richmond Carroll Stricklind. B. 8/20/1879 – D. 5/1/1929 (my Great Grandfather)
Willis Washington Stricklind.
*Desperately seeking information on Silas and Savilla.
We do not know where they lived, how they died, where buried or any more information on the parents of Silas L. Stricklind.
Any land records, taxes, burials, newspaper articles or anything you can provide will be a help or to direct me in another direction.
I do have a photo copy of the bible page of Lee and Savillas marriage with J.L. Blaylock as a witness, (Nancy Bennetts husband).
Thank you to ANYONE who can help me.
Holly Allen