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The man you are inquiring about is the below:
The Biographical Directory of the General Assembly of Tennessee, p. 703:
Strother, James Wade (1799-1867)
HOUSE, 21st General Assembly, 1835-37; representing Haywood County; Whig. Born in Madison County, Virginia, on July 12, 1799; son of William and Milley (Medley) Strother. Studied law and licensed to practice. Removed to Haywood County in 1829; bought land, and practiced law for fifteen years in Brownsville. Married to Margaret McConechie, a cousin. Children -- James Robert, Charles Henry, Virginia (Mrs. Nathaniel J. Longley), Eliza Bell (Mrs. John Jay Williams), and Olivia Strother. Ruling elder in Presbyterian Church; licensed to preach in 1844; ordained an evangelist in 1846; preached at Union Presbyterian Church, Brownsville, 1848-54; continued law practice until 1867. Died in Brownsville on July 26, 1867; buried in Alston-Johnston Cemetery, Madison County.
Sources: Tyson family cemetery records, Tennessee State Library; "Haywood County Court Minutes, 1826-1830", p. 362; Ministerial Directory of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. 1861-1941, p. 692; Tyler's Magazine, XI, 125; National Banner and Nashville Whig, January 27, 1827; U.S. Census, 1850, Haywood County.
His daughter Elizabeth married John A. Alston according to:
Mrs. Lydia L. Campbell Bell.
DAR ID Number: 87421
Born in Jackson, Tenn.
Wife of C. A. Bell.
Descendant of Col. James Slaughter, and of Phillip Slaughter, as follows:
1. John W. Campbell m. Emma Alston.
2. John A. Alston m., 1851, Eliza (Strother) Williams.
3. James Wade Strother m. Margaret F. McConochie.
4. James R. McConochie m. Susan Slaughter.
5. Phillip Slaughter m. Margaret Strother.
6. James Slaughter m. Susan Clayton.
James Slaughter commanded a regiment at the battle of Great Bridge, 1775. He served as a member of the Committee of Safety of Culpeper County, where, in 1732, he was born.
Philip Slaughter (1758-1849) at the age of seventeen served as minute man under Col. Thomas Marshall, and fought in the battles of the Jerseys. He died in Richmond, Va.
Also Nos. 53988, 67363, 73603.
And she also married John Jay Williams, according to:
Mrs. Camille Williams Sparks.
DAR ID Number: 53988
Born in Jackson, Tenn.
Wife of S. L. Sparks.
Descendant of James Slaughter and of Phillip Slaughter, of Virginia.
Daughter of John Jay Williams and Elizabeth Strother, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Wade Strother and Margaret French McConochie, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of James Robert McConochie and Susan Slaughter, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Phillip Slaughter and Margaret Strother, his 1st wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of James Slaughter and Susan Clayton, his wife.
James Slaughter was a member of the Committee of Safety of Culpeper County, Va., and was at the battle of Great Bridge, 1775. He was born, 1732, in Culpeper County.
Phillip Slaughter (1758-1849), at the age of seventeen, was a minute man, under Col. Thomas Marshall, and fought in the battles of the Jerseys. He died in Richmond, Va.
Also Nos. 5699, 8302, 13812.
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