Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records
John R. Stroud Jr. & Mary E. Baxter
John R. Stroud Jr. - Farmer
Born: 09 June 1820, KY
Died: 30 July 1872; Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery
Will: Muhlenberg Will Book 3, p. 263; proven August 1872
Father: John Stroud
Mother: Rachael Bidwell
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Baxter
Married: 03 March 1842, Muhlenberg
Born: 11 December 1828
Died 05 February 1898; Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery
Father: John Baxter
Mother: Rebecca Irvin, daughter of Thomas & Jane Irvin
Children:
- James “Russell”, born December 1845; married 03 December 1867, Muhlenberg, Mary E. Eades; 1900 Census: Greer, OK; Mt. Zion church roll: “went to TX”
- John, born 24 December 1846, married 1) 13 March 1870, Muhlenberg, Susannah Maddox; married 2) Sarah Serene Roberson (11 December 1853 - 16 September 1937). Both Buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Denton Co., TX. (This needs to be proven.)
- “Martin” Reuben, born 03 May 1848; married 03 November 1886, Muhlenberg, Cordelia “Delia” A. Ross; died 21 August 1928, Daviess Co., KY, resident of Central City, Auto Accident. Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Elizabeth Josephine “Jocie”, born 05 September 1850; married 21 December 1876, Muhlenberg, John M. Vick; died 03 July 1908. Both buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Rebecca Ervin, 10 August 1852 - 22 December 1858; Buried by parents at Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mary Elizabeth, born 05 January 1854; married 19 April 1872, Muhlenberg, Daniel Miller; died TX. Buried Liberty Cemetery, Cameron, Milam Co., TX. Died 19 November 1939.
- William, born 25 December 1855, Cypress Creek. Single in 1880.
- Jane (Jennie), born 25 September 1857 (twin); married 21 December 1882, Muhlenberg, John W. Withers; died 08 October 1940; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Fannie S., born 25 September 1857 (twin); married 15 December 1881, Muhlenberg, John W. Hudson; died 28 September 1934; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Baxter, born 20 June 1860; married 30 December 1914, Muhlenberg, Mary Belle (Young) Stringer; died 23 October 1928; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Sara “Sada” E., born about 1862; married 12 January 1882, Muhlenberg, as 2nd wife of William Thomas Lam; died 1932, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY. William Thomas Lam was the son of Elijah Lam & Martha G. Cates.
- Lucy Ann (Lucinda), born 16 February 1864; married 28 June 1899, Muhlenberg, William A. Jones; died 01 January 1947; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Thomas, born 16 June 1867; married about 1890, Fannie Tinsley; died 11 June 1941; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, KY
- Carrie D., born 31 January 1869; married 21 April 1891, Muhlenberg, Alex Tinsley Jr.; died 20 January 1892; buried Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Martha J., 24 August 1870 - 03 July 1872; buried by parents at Mt. Zion Cemetery
Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam
Updated August 9, 2017