Sallie Ann Strickland

Brief Life History of Sallie Ann

When Sallie Ann Strickland was born on 19 September 1872, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, her father, Henry Wright Strickland, was 57 and her mother, Anna Blackman, was 39. She married James Benjamin Creech on 21 February 1894, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ingrams Township, Johnston, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years and Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States in 1963. She died on 12 February 1963, in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Benjamin Creech
1875–1968
Sallie Ann Strickland
1872–1963
Marriage: 21 February 1894
Hubert Creech
1895–1958
Barham Bryan Creech
1897–1971
Gilbert Ledwell Creech
1899–1958
Esther Lee Creech
1901–1993
Lillian Creech
1903–1904

Sources (32)

  • Sallie A Creech, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Sallie Strickland, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Sallie Ann Strickland Creech, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Great and Little Strickland (Westmorland) or Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger (also Westmorland). The placenames derive from Old English stīrc ‘stirk, young bullock or heifer’ + land ‘land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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