Capt. John Higgins Strain

1812 - 1888  (75 years)

Allen Strain

1786 - 1858  (71 years)

Birth	28 Jun 1786	Augusta Co., Virginia
Died	3 Mar 1858	Blount Co., Tennessee
Buried	Baker's Creek Cemetery, Blount Co., Tennessee
Father	James Strain, Sr.           b. Abt 1755
Mother	Nancy Agnes McLintock
Family	Jane Higgins           b. 4 Aug 1793, Tennessee
Married	28 Nov 1811
Children	+ 1. Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee + 2. James Strain           b. 2 Oct 1815, Blount Co., Tennessee + 3. Martha Cornelia Strain           b. 8 Sep 1818   4. Mary Strain           b. 10 Dec 1821 + 5. Robert Bogle Strain           b. Jan 1825   6. William Trotter Strain           b. 28 Nov 1827   7. Joseph Allen Strain           b. 12 Aug 1830   8. Nancy Jane Strain           b. 21 Mar 1835

Jane Higgins

1793 - 1865  (71 years)

Birth	4 Aug 1793	Tennessee
Died	29 May 1865	Washington, D.C.
Buried	30 May 1865	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Michael Higgins           b. Abt 1763
Mother	Jennet Bogle
Married	12 Jul 1792
Family	Allen Strain           b. 28 Jun 1786, Augusta Co., Virginia
Married	28 Nov 1811
Children	+ 1. Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee + 2. James Strain           b. 2 Oct 1815, Blount Co., Tennessee + 3. Martha Cornelia Strain           b. 8 Sep 1818   4. Mary Strain           b. 10 Dec 1821 + 5. Robert Bogle Strain           b. Jan 1825   6. William Trotter Strain           b. 28 Nov 1827   7. Joseph Allen Strain           b. 12 Aug 1830   8. Nancy Jane Strain           b. 21 Mar 1835

Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston

1834 - 1892  (58 years)

Birth	21 Aug 1834	Washington, D.C.
Died	23 Nov 1892
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	John Hopkins Houston           b. 1 Jun 1796, Gap, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Gertrude Parker Truxton           b. 26 Mar 1804, Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey
Married	18 Oct 1825
Family	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Married	17 Jan 1856
Children	1. Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain           b. Mar 1856, Washington, D.C.   2. John Houston Strain           b. 24 Sep 1858   3. Sarah A. "Sally" Strain           b. Abt 1859, Maryland   4. Allen Strain           b. 30 May 1860 + 5. Thomas Truxton Strain           b. 1 May 1869, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   6. Gertrude Strain           b. 1870   7. James Strain           b. Abt 1874, Maryland   8. Mary Strain           b. Dec 1877, Maryland

Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain

1856 - 1936  (~ 79 years)

Birth	Mar 1856	Washington, D.C.
Died	1936	Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	Dr. Charles Farquhar           b. Apr 1841, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	11 May 1892

John Houston Strain

1858 - 1859  (0 years)

Birth	24 Sep 1858
Died	10 Sep 1859
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Sarah A. "Sally" Strain

Abt 1859 -

Birth	Abt 1859	Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Allen Strain

1860 - 1865  (5 years)

Birth	30 May 1860
Died	5 Nov 1865
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Thomas Truxton Strain

1869 - 1923  (53 years)

Birth	1 May 1869	Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	25 Mar 1923	Pomona, Los Angeles, California
Buried	Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	Rosena Dekum           b. 2 Apr 1870, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Married	16 Jun 1897
Children	1. Stephanie Strain           b. 16 May 1898, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon

Gertrude Strain

1870 - 1940  (70 years)

Birth	1870
Died	1940
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	James C. Garrison           b. 1868

James Strain

Abt 1874 -

Birth	Abt 1874	Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Mary Strain

1877 - 1927  (~ 49 years)

Birth	Dec 1877	Maryland
Died	1927
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

• Name	John Higgins Strain
  Prefix	Capt.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	10 Nov 1812	Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Brighton, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  aged 55, farmer; real estate worth 5,000; estate valued at 30,000
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 5 109 John H Strain 55 1815 Male White Farmer Tennessee 6 109 Cornelia N Strain 35 1835 Female White Keeping House Wash. D.C. 7 109 Cornelia H Strain 3 1867 Female White At Home Wash. D.C 8 109 Thomas Strain 1 1869 Male White At Home Wash. D.C 9 109 James Strain 53 1817 Male White At Home Tennessee 10 109 Eliza Strain 17 1853 Female White At Home Tennessee 11 109 Rachel Johnson 45 1825 Female Black Domestic Servant Maryland 12 109 George Johnson 14 1856 Male Black Domestic Servant Maryland 13 109 Philip Johnson 6 1864 Male Black Maryland 14 109 Albert Johnson 30 1840 Male Black Farm Laborer Maryland 15 109 Cassy Johnson 25 1845 Female Black Domestic Servant Maryland  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  M593_591  Page:  231B  Enumerated:  25 June 1870
  Census	1880	Mechanicsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  aged 67, farmer; father was born in VA, mother in Tennessee
  Obituary	Obit., Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 8 Aug. 1888: Death of an Old Timer Rockville, Md., Aug. 7 - Captain John H. Strain died last night, aged 70 years. He participated in the Santa Fe expedition, serving as captain. Subsequently he was with General Sam Houston, to whom he was related, in Mexico and Texas. His wife, who is a sister of Mrs. Buchanan Houston, President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and a neice of Commodore Truxton, with six children, survives him. This seems to have been widely copied; the same obit. appeared in the Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), 8 Aug. 1888. It’s also not clear how he was related to Sam Houston.
  Died	5 Aug 1888	Montgomery Co., Maryland   [1]
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.   [2]
  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59585110
  Notes	He is the "John" after whom John Lansdale Sr. was named. His two oldest children, Sally and Cornelia, were apparently born in D.C., according to the 1880 census, which is where they lived during the War; after that the children were born in Maryland. There is a window dedicated to he and his wife in St. John's Church, Olney. I assume that they were dedicated by his neice Eliza Wimberly and her husband Thomas F. Lansdale (b. 1844). [3]
  Person ID	I3864	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Allen Strain           b. 28 Jun 1786, Augusta Co., Virginia           d. 3 Mar 1858, Blount Co., Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jane Higgins           b. 4 Aug 1793, Tennessee           d. 29 May 1865, Washington, D.C.  (Age 71 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1811
  Family ID	F2664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.           d. 23 Nov 1892  (Age 58 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1856  [1]
  Children	1. Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain           b. Mar 1856, Washington, D.C.           d. 1936, Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, Montgomery Co., Maryland  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. John Houston Strain           b. 24 Sep 1858           d. 10 Sep 1859  (Age 0 years)   3. Sarah A. "Sally" Strain           b. Abt 1859, Maryland   4. Allen Strain           b. 30 May 1860           d. 5 Nov 1865  (Age 5 years) + 5. Thomas Truxton Strain           b. 1 May 1869, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 25 Mar 1923, Pomona, Los Angeles, California  (Age 53 years)   6. Gertrude Strain           b. 1870           d. 1940  (Age 70 years)   7. James Strain           b. Abt 1874, Maryland   8. Mary Strain           b. Dec 1877, Maryland           d. 1927  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F2666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Nov 1812 - Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee  Census - 1870 - Brighton, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1880 - Mechanicsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Died - 5 Aug 1888 - Montgomery Co., Maryland  Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Strain graves at Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown
  		John Higgins Strain (d. 1888)
  		John Higgins and Cornelia N. Houston Strain This is a memorial window in St. John's in Olney.
  		St. John's and the Strain window This is the inside of St. John's at Olney; the Strain window is just visible on the left side.
  		John H. Strain, d. 1888

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Capt. John Higgins Strain". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3864&tree=1sttree (accessed November 28, 2021).