Eli Stringer

1821 - 1867  (47 years)

• Name	Eli Stringer
  Birth	Between 1820 and 1821	KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Alexander Co, IL   [3]
  	age 5-9(9)
  Census	1850	District 2, Graves Co, KY   [2]
  	age 30, wife Caroline-age 26, 2 children
  Death	10 Mar 1867	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Findagrave.com	10 Aug 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Murray, Calloway Co, KY   [1]
  	Asbury Cemetery
  Person ID	I1083	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Leonard Stringer, Sr,   b. 1760, Middlesex Co, VA d. 01 Feb 1843, Livingston Co, KY (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dolly Ware,   b. 1775, GA d. 17 Mar 1828, Alexander Co, IL (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1809
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Brinkley-xx,   b. May 1824, TN d. Aft 1900 (Age > 77 years)
  Marriage	Bef 11 Feb 1847	IL or KY
  Notes	Children: son John A Stringer 2/11/1847 KY - 10/28/1918 Dexter, Calloway Co, KY - ** See death record later and digital ** son Thomas Stringer 1849 KY son William Y Stringer 1851 KY dau Mary Ann Stringer 1854 KY dau Nancy Jane Stringer 10/2/1855 Calloway Co, KY - 3/2/1924 Olive, Marshall, KY - ** See birth record later ** - ** See death record later and digital ** - in 1883 married S L Watkins 8/1844 KY - he prev mar ??? son Charley Watkins 11/1880 KY - 1900 census lists her as age 45, born 5/1855, had 6 children-5 still living, spouse S L-age 55, 6 children - living in Olive, Marshall Co, KY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N952-44M Name: John A. Stringer Event Type: Death Event Date: 1918 Event Place: Dexter, Calloway, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Dexter, Calloway, Kentucky Gender: Male Father's Name: Eli Stringer **** Mother's Name: Caroline Brink... **** Spouse's Name: , [1918] Reference ID: 32131 GS Film Number: 1942870 Digital Folder Number: 004186516 Image Number: 2241 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08630-3 Record Number: 241 Citing this Record "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HD-Q6ZH : 2 January 2019), , [1918] in entry for John A. Stringer, 1918; citing Death, Dexter, Calloway, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,870. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKH-8TG Name: Nancy Jane Stringer Event Type: Birth Event Date: 2 Oct 1855 Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Calloway, Kentucky, United States Gender: Female Father's Name: Eli Stringer **** Mother's Name: Caroline Brinkley **** Other information in the record of Nancy Jane Stringer Name: Nancy Jane Stringer Event Type: Birth Event Date: 2 Oct 1855 Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Calloway, Kentucky, United States Gender: Female Father's Name: Eli Stringer Mother's Name: Caroline Brinkley Source Reference: Item 2 GS Film Number: 216819 Digital Folder Number: 004011613 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51717-1 System Origin: ODM Citing this Record "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKH-8TP : 14 January 2020), Caroline Brinkley in entry for Nancy Jane Stringer, 1855. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJ2-68L Name: Nancy Jane Watkins Event Type: Death Event Date: 2 Mar 1924 Event Place: Olive, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Olive, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Female Age: 68 Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Father's Name: Eli Stringer **** Mother's Name: Caroline Brinkley **** Other information in the record of Nancy Jane Watkins Name: Nancy Jane Watkins Event Type: Death Event Date: 2 Mar 1924 Event Place: Olive, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Olive, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Female Age: 68 Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Father's Name: Eli Stringer Mother's Name: Caroline Brinkley Reference ID: cn 9962 GS Film Number: 1912788 Digital Folder Number: 004183661 Image Number: 69 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00070-7 Record Number: 69 Citing this Record "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJ2-68G : 9 January 2019), Caroline Brinkley in entry for Nancy Jane Watkins, 2 Mar 1924; citing Death, Olive, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,912,788. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1820 and 1821 - KY Census - age 5-9(9) - 1830 - Alexander Co, IL Marriage - Bef 11 Feb 1847 - IL or KY Census - age 30, wife Caroline-age 26, 2 children - 1850 - District 2, Graves Co, KY Death - 10 Mar 1867 - Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Murray, Calloway Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/10/2023 Eli Stringer Birth: 1821 Death: 10 Mar 1867 (aged 45-46) Burial: Asbury Cemetery, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 25085226 Bio: Married Caroline Brinkley Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 5 Mar 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25085226/eli-stringer Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25085226/eli-stringer: accessed 10 August 2023), memorial page for Eli Stringer (1821-10 Mar 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25085226, citing Asbury Cemetery, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.