Samuel Clinton STRONG 2 3
- Born: 23 Mar 1829, Smith County, Tennessee 4 5
- Marriage: Sarah Elizabeth CARTER on 31 Jan 1850 in Lincoln County, Tennessee 1
- Died: 22 Jun 1864 4
 Research Notes:
Samuel is the only child born before 1830 that I have associated with Sarah, John's second wife who appears to have been his wife at the time of the 1830 census. Since Samuel did not live until 1880, there is no census record, as was the case with Elizabeth, telling us where his mother was born.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Census: 1850, Lincoln County, Tennessee. 5
Dwelling 660, Family 660, 2nd Subdivision
Samuel C. Strong, age 21, male, born in Tenn, married within year.
Sarah Strong, age 20, female, born in Tenn, married within year.
2. Census: 1860, Lincoln County, Tennessee. 6
Dwelling 947, Family 919, District 4
S. C. Strong, age 30, male, farming, $200 P/P, born in Tenn.
Sarah Strong, age 29, female, spinning, born in Tenn, cannot read or write.
John Strong, age 9, male, born in Tenn, attended school.
Mourning Strong, age 5, female, born in Tenn, attended school.
Sarah Strong, age 3, female, born in Tenn.
3. Military Service: 1861, Tennessee. 7
From Confederate Military Rosters Online, 8th Tennessee Infantry, Company "H":
Samuel C. Strong and his brother-in-law, Willis A. Carter, are listed as recruits on the roster of Company "H" of the 8th Tennessee Infantry. Captain William Moore was Captain of Company "H". Company "H" was reorganized as Company "K" on 8 May 1862. It was known as "The Mulberry Riflemen."
From Tennesseans in the Civil War, Vol. 1:
"A report from Company "K" dated January 9, 1864, stated that this company was organized April 24, 1861, at Mulberry Station, Lincoln County; was received into state service at Camp Harris, Franklin County; and organized as part of the 8th Tennessee Infantry Regiment at Camp Trousdale; mustered into Confederate service July 31, 1861 at Big Springs, Virginia. It took part in the Cheat Mountain Campaign, fought at Corinth, Mississippi, Munfordville and Perryville, Kentucky, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. It reported a cumulative total of nine killed, 51 wounded, 12 died of disease, 48 deserted, 28 honorably discharged, nine transferred to other commands, and two furnished substitutes who had deserted."
[It appears Samuel died during the Civil War, but the circumstances of his death are unknown. Note that two of his children were born during the war, one posthumously. Query whether he remained with Company "K" throughout the war.]
Samuel married Sarah Elizabeth CARTER on 31 Jan 1850 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.1 (Sarah Elizabeth CARTER was born on 20 Oct 1830 in Tennessee 4 5 and died on 25 Jun 1905 in Lincoln County, Tennessee 8.)
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