The Strawhun Family of Phelps Co, MO

The Descendants of John Strawhun

South Carolina and Phelps County, Missouri

I have finally been able to figure out who the father of the Strawhuns of Phelps County, Missouri is. His name is John Strawhun and he was probably born in South Carolina. He was in the Georgetown District in 1790, in 1800 Fairfield County, South Carolina census and in the 1830 Greenville District census. It seems that he died before 1840 as his widow, Mary, was listed in the 1840 Pulaski County, Missouri census where their oldest son, Wiley, was also listed.
Searching for this family has been an interesting exercise in imagination and perserverance as the surname has been spelled Strawhun, Strawhan, Strawhum, Strawhim, Strawhen, Strawhorn, and any other combination that you could imagine.
It seems that most of the Strahwun family stayed in the Greene & Phelps County, Missouri area for the longest amount of time. I believe that some of them are still living in that area. Some moved to Texas and some moved west to Colorado, California and Texas. My Strawhun line is through John R. Strawhun > Frances Mary "Fannie" Strawhun > Rosa Maud Paulsell > Willard Dennis Goff and Willard Mitchell "Mike" Goff - my father.
Any information on the Strawhuns is always welcome.


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