Joseph
Daniel Stringer
Joseph
Daniel Stringer (Joe D Stringer) was born March 8, 1876
(according to his death certificate) to John and Florence Mary
Elizabeth (Cox) in Choctaw Nation (Hugo, Oklahoma). I found four
census that Joseph was in and his correct age is in only one of them
so.....did he give the wrong age....did they write down the wrong
age? You will find after looking at enough census penmanship for
census takers could have been greatly improved so that can be a
problem also.
We
see through the birth of their children Joseph and Jessie Christine
Smalley had Unamae in 1906 and Delbert in 1909. Joseph is 33 when
Delbert is born and Jessie is 26. Jessie is gone shortly thereafter
as she is not listed in the 1910 Census. We know through family
stories that Joe had her leave after being caught with her exhusband.
She was not allowed to take their children and there was no contact
with her. Family stories also noted they changed their last name to
Springs or Springer for a period of time but I found no evidence of
that.
The
1910 census of Wolf Oklahoma shows Joseph is 24 (he is really
34) lives with his father John who is 62, his mother, Florence, and
two children Mabel (although in the family Bible she is listed as
Unamae) and Delbert. If Joseph were 24 he would have been born in
1886. His father and he farm on a rented farm.
Joseph
and Mary Evelyn Wheeler (1902-1981) were married August 12, 1917
in Maud, Oklahoma. Mary is 17 and Joe is 41. That is a 24 year age
difference. I was amazed before when he let one of his daughter's
marry someone so much older than her....maybe this explains it!
The
1920 census of Wolf, Oklahoma shows Joseph is 34 (he is 44)
and wife Mary, who is 18. His son, Delbert, is 12. He is is a farmer
who had a 3rd grade education and can read and write.
By
the 1930 census of Chickashaw, Oklahoma Joseph is listed as 38
(he is 54), Mary 25 and they have Walter, Lillie, Ellen, Melvin and
they are farming.
The
last census I found was in 1940 in Pontotoc, Oklahoma and
finally Joe lists his correct age of 63, Mary is listed as 39 with
Walter 19, Lillie Mae 15, Marvin 12, James 10 and Billy 6. Joe is
listed as a laborer for a road project and the annual income is
$360.00.
Joe
passed away January 29, 1963 in Stonewall, Oklahoma. I have a picture
of his headstone and on it he is listed as Joe D Stringer.
I
have a copy of all the census on Ancestry.com if you want to see
them. I also have the Death Certificate for Joseph Daniel Stringer. I
always knew him as Grandpa Joe. His grandchildren say he was a
really nice grandpa.
Joesph
Daniel Stringer's children:
Una
Mae 1906-1912 Delbert Elloid Dec 18,1909-1998
Walter
Reed Aug 4, 1920-2009 Lou Ellen April 12, 1922-2007
Lillie
Mae May 20, 1924-1997 Melvin Eliza June 16, 1926-1962
James
Chester April 1, 1930-1993 William Edward Dec 21, 1933-2007
Netha
Francis Jan 28, 1942- John Henry Oct 27, 1943-
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