John Oliver Stroud
1838 - 1919 (81 years)-
Name John Oliver Stroud Birth 13 Oct 1838 Polk Co, TN 
Gender Male _UID F364898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400007CAF Death 3 Nov 1919 Towns Co, GA Burial Osborn Cem, Towns Co, GA Person ID I31752 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 20 Aug 2017
Father Merritt B Stroud, b. 1810/1815, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. Aft 26 Aug 1844, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 29 years) Mother ? d. Bef 1840, Polk Co, TN Marriage 1830/1838 Monroe Co, TN Family ID F11923 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ann Tanner, b. 13 Oct 1834, Macon Co, NC d. 24 May 1912, Towns Co, GA (Age 77 years) Marriage 1860/1862 Towns Co, GA Children 1. Nancy L Stroud, b. 1861/1862, Towns Co, GA d. Aft 1870, Towns Co, GA (Age > 9 years)2. Merritt B Stroud, b. 1865/1866, Towns Co, GA 3. Doctor R Stroud, b. Oct 1869, Towns Co, GA d. Aft 1870, Towns Co, GA (Age > 2 years)4. Louisa Stroud, b. 1871/1872, Towns Co, GA 5. Oliver Stroud, b. 1872/1873, Towns Co, GA 6. Candes Stroud, b. 1874/1875, Towns Co, GA 7. Laura J Stroud, b. 1875/1876, Towns Co, GA 8. Emily H Stroud, b. 1878/1879, Towns Co, GA Family ID F13192 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Probably a son of Merritt B. Stroud:
1 - Born 1838 in TN. Merritt was in TN then.
2 - Merritt had an otherwise unknown son born 1835/1840 per 1840 census.
3 - John Oliver Stroud named one of *his* sons Merritt B. Stroud.
!CENSUS:1840 Polk Co., TN p. 8
Merrit Strowd age 20-29 (1810/1820)
20001-0
Slaves=0
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 20-29 (1810/1820) Merritt B. Stroud (1810/15)
2m 0-4 (1835/1840) 1 son
2m 0-4 (1835/1840) 2 John Oliver Stroud (1838) son*
* Not a proven son, but fits and was born in TN and named one of his sons Merrit B. Stroud.;
!CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 91/91
Enoch Stroud 23 Shoe Maker $75 NC
Rebecca 24 NC
Oliver 10 NC;
!CENSUS:1860;
!CENSUS:1870 Towns Co., GA Hiwassee PO # 131/133*
John O. Stroud 36 Farmer $200/- TN
Sarah A. 30 Keeping House GA
Nancy L. 8 at home
Merrett B. 4
Doctor R. 8/12 Oct
* A few houses from Peter G. Stroud (1807).;
!CENSUS:1880 Towns Co, GA Lower Hiwassee # 25 Oliver STROUD, 45 (1834/35) born TN, Father born NC, Mother born TN;
!CENSUS:1900 Towns Co, GA Dist # 990 # 172 John O. STROUD, 65 (1834/35) born GA, father born GA, mother born GA;
!CENSUS:1910;
!CENSUS:1920;
- !NOTES:Probably a son of Merritt B. Stroud: