CATHERINE STRICKLAND
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Children
Laura Turner Drew |
BORN
January 25, 1874 |
DIED
December 23, 1961 |
Born August 3, 1844
Died August 25, 1923
Married: John Steven Drew November 11, 1872 Barwick Georgia
Father: Abraham Strickland
Mother: Susan Carlton
Catherine Strickland was a warm hearted woman, faithful to her husband through good times and bad. She never hesitated when called upon to take over responsibility of raising her sister's child, Susan McGraw. Susan was always treated as one of the family. In later years she was called Aunt Becky or Aunt Sudie. She moved to Florida in 1889 with her husband and family. Catherine died while living in Homestead, Florida near her son, Anon. She is buried beside her husband in the Dade City Cemetery in Pasco County, Florida.
Sources:
Interview with her grandson, John Drew, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Her death certificate.
Death certificate of Anon John Drew.