Benjamin Strickler

STRICKLER, Alfred D. - Alfred Douglas Strickler was born January 11, 1838, died August 22, 1913; aged 75 years, 7 months 11 days. He united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Morrow school house in 1864. In the church and later the community where he spent the declining years of his life, he won and justly merited the highest esteem and love of all those who knew him. He was married to Mary L. Morrow November 10, 1859. There were born to this union three children, Mrs. Isabel Vorris of Chicago, Mrs. Sallie Clark of Benton County and Walter Strickler of Redland, California. The first wife died April 1879. He was afterwards married to Martha R. Crawley, July 18th, 1880. There were born to this union two children, Mrs. Sadie Tate of Oklahoma, Mrs. Mary Sharp, Prairie grove, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Miranda Brewster of Strickler and two brothers, Mt. A.T. Strickler of Prairie Grove and Mr. Carl Strickler, and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. F.A. Bradshaw on the afternoon of August 23rd at the home of the deceased. The remains were laid t rest in the Strickler cemetery, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. [Prairie Grove Herald 8/28/1913]

In Memory of Alfred Douglas Strickler who was born in Washington County, Arkansas in 1837 and died August 22, 1913,, having lived in the same neighborhood all his life. Comrade Strickler enlisted in the Confederate army in Co. B, 34th Regiment of Infantry. He was a true, brave soldier; was in the battle of Prairie Grove, in the battles at Helena and Jenkin’s Ferry, where he was captured and imprisoned at Rock Island until exchanged and released at Shreveport, La., in 1865, and rejoined his old command, who stacked arms at Ft. Smith on the 9th day of June, 1865. Comrade Strickler was a member of Prairie Grove Camp No. 384 (UCV). He was a good citizen, a good husband and father. He was married twice. His second wife and four children were with him at his death, with many friends to mourn their loss. He was buried at the family graveyard near where he was born. - W.N. Scott, H.P. Greene, J.C. Cunningham - Committee [Prairie Grove Herald 11/6/1913]

Mrs. Martha R. Strickler, widow of A.D. Strickler, who died August 22, 1913, filed Widow Application #29354 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed July 15, 1927 at the State, citing her husband’s service with Company B, 34thArkansas Infantry from enlistment thru 1865, [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]

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1850 Census of Northwest Arkansas:

Washington Counties - Bobbie Jones McLane and Desmond Walls Allen

Cove Creek Township

STRICKLER, Benj. 40, Nancy 37, Alfred 12,

Martha 11, Wm. 9, Albert 5, William B. 38

TN/TN dwg 35, Cove Creek twp