Re: Tx: Melton Stringfield
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Re: Tx: Melton Stringfield
Christy Tipton 1/07/99
Hi all,
I thought I would just go ahead and post copies of these old letters sent to my father 35 years ago, as that is the only info I have on Milton Ray Stringfield.I never researched any further because he was not my line.So I cannot vouch for the info; but, nevertheless,the letters were charming.
I thought I would just go ahead and post copies of these old letters sent to my father 35 years ago, as that is the only info I have on Milton Ray Stringfield.I never researched any further because he was not my line.So I cannot vouch for the info; but, nevertheless,the letters were charming.
Des Moines, Iowa
June 12, 1965
Des Moines, Iowa
June 12, 1965
Mr. R.W. Stringfield
5231 Buena Vista Drive
Kansas City, Missouri [actually Kansas -JSS]
5231 Buena Vista Drive
Kansas City, Missouri [actually Kansas -JSS]
Dear Mr. Stringfield,
I am Mrs. De Forrest C.Parrott of 3137 S.W. 12th St., Des Moines, Iowa, 50315.I have been marking many years trying to complete the Stringfield history and records as we have a branch of my Rhodes family which fits into the Stringfield.I marked close to twenty years trying to get trace of this great Aunt who married Milton Ray Stringfield in Illinois and then they moved South to Ark then Texas and so became lost to those of us of a later generation.
Then came the day after many years when I located living descendants of Rhoda & Milton in Texas.But before that happened I had collected what appears to be about the largest collections of Stringfield records in this country and the surprising thing is I haven1t a drop of Stringfield blood.Just wish I did as this is such a fine old Southern family which traces back to Capt. John - an officer in the Queen1s Guards in England.Richard, who is I believe 5th generation is the earlyimmigrant who came to VA.His half-brother Joseph followed him to America some years later.So Richard and Joseph are the lineal ancestors of all Stringfields in America.Richard married in VA and had a family.All remained in VA except one son James born 1735 and who made a fine military record for himself in VA.He married Mary Ann Ray and they moved to No Car and later to Warren County Kentucky --they had 3 sons:1.John - 2.Rev.James - and 3.William Ray and these three are heads of the Stringfield lines here in Midwest, West and some South.
My Great Aunt Rhoda1s husband Milton Ray was a son of Rev. James - so - Rev. James is my line.I am in contact with historians working on all the other lines.Now this 3rd brother Wm Ray died during the war of 1812 - his descendants were in Missouri- Ark and in Ky - I know many still living in Ky: and I had letters from some in Ark & Mo.There is a very good chance you are a descendant of William Ray Str. who married Abigail Gibbs 1799 in Ky. [But this does not appear to be the case-JSS ]Most of his family were in Mo& Ark except his son Joshua1s descendants, many of whom are now living in Ky and Tenn.
I hope you will write, orhave someone write.I can possibly place you in the record.I1m not doing this for money - no- I1m simply trying to finish our line and keep others who are working to do the same.So write and give us a little help - please.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. De Forrest C. Parrot
I am Mrs. De Forrest C.Parrott of 3137 S.W. 12th St., Des Moines, Iowa, 50315.I have been marking many years trying to complete the Stringfield history and records as we have a branch of my Rhodes family which fits into the Stringfield.I marked close to twenty years trying to get trace of this great Aunt who married Milton Ray Stringfield in Illinois and then they moved South to Ark then Texas and so became lost to those of us of a later generation.
Then came the day after many years when I located living descendants of Rhoda & Milton in Texas.But before that happened I had collected what appears to be about the largest collections of Stringfield records in this country and the surprising thing is I haven1t a drop of Stringfield blood.Just wish I did as this is such a fine old Southern family which traces back to Capt. John - an officer in the Queen1s Guards in England.Richard, who is I believe 5th generation is the earlyimmigrant who came to VA.His half-brother Joseph followed him to America some years later.So Richard and Joseph are the lineal ancestors of all Stringfields in America.Richard married in VA and had a family.All remained in VA except one son James born 1735 and who made a fine military record for himself in VA.He married Mary Ann Ray and they moved to No Car and later to Warren County Kentucky --they had 3 sons:1.John - 2.Rev.James - and 3.William Ray and these three are heads of the Stringfield lines here in Midwest, West and some South.
My Great Aunt Rhoda1s husband Milton Ray was a son of Rev. James - so - Rev. James is my line.I am in contact with historians working on all the other lines.Now this 3rd brother Wm Ray died during the war of 1812 - his descendants were in Missouri- Ark and in Ky - I know many still living in Ky: and I had letters from some in Ark & Mo.There is a very good chance you are a descendant of William Ray Str. who married Abigail Gibbs 1799 in Ky. [But this does not appear to be the case-JSS ]Most of his family were in Mo& Ark except his son Joshua1s descendants, many of whom are now living in Ky and Tenn.
I hope you will write, orhave someone write.I can possibly place you in the record.I1m not doing this for money - no- I1m simply trying to finish our line and keep others who are working to do the same.So write and give us a little help - please.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. De Forrest C. Parrot
Des Moines, Iowa
June 27, 1965
June 27, 1965
Dear Mr. Stringfield,
Dear Mr. Stringfield, Thanks for your letter.Sorry though to learn you have but little interest in your family. [However, I caught the bug-JSS]You really are missing something.The Stringfield is a lovely old Southern family which traces back to Capt John an officer in the Queen1s Guard in England.My family has cousin kinship with Pres. JohnAdams - 2nd Pres of U.S. and I am very proud of it.
Of course I cannot place your family as you give no family connections.So of course I wouldn1t know just where you fit into the four lines.Richard was the immigrant fromEngland to the historic old English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia.A year or so later Richard1s half-brother Joseph Str. followed him to Virginia.So these two are the lineal ancestors of all Stringfields in America.Joseph1s descendants remained mostly in Virginia or SE corner of North Carolina - one or two went to Texas.Richard and Mary (Pettus) had a family but they too remained in VA- all except one fine son, James, who made quite a name for himself in the war and became Colonel of the militia.He marriedMary Ann Ray in VA, then they moved to North Carolina, and later on to Warren County Kentucky.
James and Mary Ann had a family - if any girls I do not know - but - they had 3 sons and these sons became the heads of three big lines over the U.S.And of course with Joseph this makes four lines and there are historians working on all lines.The three sons were:1.John who served in Rev. War - 2. William Ray - 3. Rev James Stringfield.My grandfather1s sister married a son of Rev. James - he was Milton Ray Stringfield.Yes, I know all about Lamar Stringfield.His family springs from Joseph the half-brother.There is a very fine historian working on this line in North Carolina.I1ve been in touch with all the historians.
Thank you for your letter.
Of course I cannot place your family as you give no family connections.So of course I wouldn1t know just where you fit into the four lines.Richard was the immigrant fromEngland to the historic old English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia.A year or so later Richard1s half-brother Joseph Str. followed him to Virginia.So these two are the lineal ancestors of all Stringfields in America.Joseph1s descendants remained mostly in Virginia or SE corner of North Carolina - one or two went to Texas.Richard and Mary (Pettus) had a family but they too remained in VA- all except one fine son, James, who made quite a name for himself in the war and became Colonel of the militia.He marriedMary Ann Ray in VA, then they moved to North Carolina, and later on to Warren County Kentucky.
James and Mary Ann had a family - if any girls I do not know - but - they had 3 sons and these sons became the heads of three big lines over the U.S.And of course with Joseph this makes four lines and there are historians working on all lines.The three sons were:1.John who served in Rev. War - 2. William Ray - 3. Rev James Stringfield.My grandfather1s sister married a son of Rev. James - he was Milton Ray Stringfield.Yes, I know all about Lamar Stringfield.His family springs from Joseph the half-brother.There is a very fine historian working on this line in North Carolina.I1ve been in touch with all the historians.
Thank you for your letter.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. De Forrest C. Parrott
Mrs. De Forrest C. Parrott
P.S.Oh you asked how I obtained your address.Well a Stringfield in New England sent three pages of names and addresses to his cousin, Mrs. Zuma Magee in Louisiana and she sent the list to me.Letters are pouring in from much interested Stringfields, fat letters with much record, so I feel I can help a lot of folks and they help me.I owe much to Mrs. Magee.She was already working as historian on John1s line when my letter reached her so many years ago.She joined me in my search for Great Aunt Rhoda and Milton Ray Stringfield.It was Zuma who learned of 3The Stringfield Tragedy2 now a recorded episode in early Texas History.And it was Aunt Rhoda1s son Thomas, wife, and 2 boys who were killed in LaSalle County Texas - 1874.An 8-year old girl lanced and thrown in a prickly pear patch and left for dead was found by a Mexican and Ida lived to tell the story of the Indian massacre.Oh I thank the God above that Milton and Rhoda had died in Texas before tragedy struck their family so they never knew about Thomas or about young Rev. James McKendree Str who died on the battlefield, another son also, or about young 3Lit2 who drowned in Brazos River.I am finally after all these years of searching, in touch with Aunt Rhoda1s descendants in Houston, San Antonio, Texas A & M College, in fact all over the state and we are all happy we found each other.I1m thankful for my bulldog streak which wouldn1t let me give up the search - I did give up time and again only to start again - it took close to twenty years of searching before I found Great Aunt Rhoda, until then only a big blank space in my Rhodes genealogy.How true those words: 3Genealogy either sets you on fire, or leaves you cold2 - I1ve been burning many years - haha
P.S.Oh you asked how I obtained your address.Well a Stringfield in New England sent three pages of names and addresses to his cousin, Mrs. Zuma Magee in Louisiana and she sent the list to me.Letters are pouring in from much interested Stringfields, fat letters with much record, so I feel I can help a lot of folks and they help me.I owe much to Mrs. Magee.She was already working as historian on John1s line when my letter reached her so many years ago.She joined me in my search for Great Aunt Rhoda and Milton Ray Stringfield.It was Zuma who learned of 3The Stringfield Tragedy2 now a recorded episode in early Texas History.And it was Aunt Rhoda1s son Thomas, wife, and 2 boys who were killed in LaSalle County Texas - 1874.An 8-year old girl lanced and thrown in a prickly pear patch and left for dead was found by a Mexican and Ida lived to tell the story of the Indian massacre.Oh I thank the God above that Milton and Rhoda had died in Texas before tragedy struck their family so they never knew about Thomas or about young Rev. James McKendree Str who died on the battlefield, another son also, or about young 3Lit2 who drowned in Brazos River.I am finally after all these years of searching, in touch with Aunt Rhoda1s descendants in Houston, San Antonio, Texas A & M College, in fact all over the state and we are all happy we found each other.I1m thankful for my bulldog streak which wouldn1t let me give up the search - I did give up time and again only to start again - it took close to twenty years of searching before I found Great Aunt Rhoda, until then only a big blank space in my Rhodes genealogy.How true those words: 3Genealogy either sets you on fire, or leaves you cold2 - I1ve been burning many years - hahaI presume this lady is no longer living...but I don1t know.Wouldn1t it be great to find, if not her,her records?Anybody in Des Moines know where we could look?And - who is, or was, Zuma Magee?
I presume this lady is no longer living...but I don1t know.Wouldn1t it be great to find, if not her,her records?Anybody in Des Moines know where we could look?And - who is, or was, Zuma Magee?I had to laugh when I discovered Christy was in Hawaii.....me, sitting here, snow and iced in!However, I1m right next to a 2600 acre arboretum,and my views of the snow-covered woods are beautiful!(And poetry-inspiring, I might add)Joyce
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