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On 21 Feb 1861, Isaiah Durham Strother signed up for service in the Army of the Confederate States of America in Capt. James A. Broom's Company D, 14th Alabama Infantry which was ordered to Virginia in Sep 1861. Isaiah was in Virginia for most of the Civil War where he participated in heavy fighting. On 31 May 1864, he was severely wounded (shot through the head, with the ball entering his left temple and exiting through the back of his right jaw) at Turkey Ridge, VA but continued in service and was with his regiment at Appomattox Courthouse, VA on 9 Apr 1865 for the surrender of the Confederate forces. He received a parole on 10 Apr 1865 which allowed him to return home. On 29 Aug 1865, he swore a loyalty oath to support the United States. At that time, he was described as having a sandy complexion, light hair, blue eyes and about 5 feet 8 inches tall.

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United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865

Name: J (I) D (Isaiah Durham) Strother
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Confederate
State or Military Term: Alabama
Military Unit: 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
Military Company: D
Publication Number: NARA M374
Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
Roll Number: 43
GS Film number : 821991

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1840 Census, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA M704
Household of Berry Shotker (Berry Strother):

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 (ISAIAH DURHAM STROTHER Son 3)
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 (Aaron Strother Son 6)
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Berry Strother Self 35)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 (Frances Jane Strother Daughter 1)
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Julia Ann Durham Strother Wife 28)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

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1850 Census, District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA M432 (as enumerated on 11 Nov 1850)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Berry Strother Head M 44 Georgia (Farmer)
Julia (Ann) Strother Wife F 38 North Carolina
Aaron Strother Son M 16 Georgia
ISIAH (Isaiah Durham) STROTHER Son M 13 (14 2/12) Alabama
Frances J (Jane) Strother Daughter F 11 (12 2/12) Alabama
William B Strother Son M 9 Alabama
Sarah Strother Daughter F 6 Alabama
John (Melton) Strother Son M 4 (4 6/12) Alabama
Zacheriah (T) Strother Son M 2 Alabama

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1860 Census, Milltown, Northern Division, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA M653 (as enumerated on 6 Sep 1860)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Berry Strother Head M 55 Georgia (Farmer)
Julia A (Ann) Strother Wife F 48 North Carolina
ISAIAH D (Durham) STROTHER Son M 24 Alabama (Farm Laborer)
Frances J (Jane) Strother Daughter F 22 Alabama
Wm (William) B Strother Son M 19 Alabama
Sarah Strother Daughter F 16 Alabama
John M (Melton) Strother Son M 14 (14 4/12) Alabama
Zachry (Zacheriah) T Strother Son M 12 Alabama
Nancy C Strother Daughter F 9 (9 4/12) Alabama
Mary V Strother Daughter F 7 (7 3/12) Alabama
James W (Warren) Strother Son M 4 (3 10/12) Alabama

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Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950

Name: Isaiah D (Durham) Strother
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Dec 1868
Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA
Spouse's Name: Telitha E (Felithia Eliza) Wyatt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Performed By: Minister
Surety/Perf. Name: J. W. H. Cliatt
Image Number: 00398
GS Film Number: 001575862
Digital Folder Number: 007251100

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1870 Census, Beat 2, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA M593 (as enumerated on 11 Aug 1870)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

John Magby Head M 51 Georgia (Farmer)
ISAIAH (Durham) STROTHER Farm Hand M 34 Alabama
T C (Felithia Wyatts) Strother (Wife of Isaiah) F 36 Georgia (Housekeeper)

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Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950

Name: Isaiah D (Durham) Strother
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Sep 1872
Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA
Spouse's Name: Anna (Ann Austin) Aycock
Spouse's Gender: Female
Image Number: 00624
GS Film Number: 001575863
Digital Folder Number: 007251101

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1880 Census, Beat 2, Bloomingdale, Chambers, Alabama, USA, NARA T9 (as enumerated on 17 Jul 1880)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

ISIAH STROTHERN (Isaiah Durham Strother) Head M 45 (43 11/12) Alabama (Farmer)
Ann Strothern (Ann Austin Aycock Strother) Wife F 28 (28 9/12) Georgia (Keeping House)
Tilitha Strothern (Tabitha Ann Strother) Daughter F 6 (6 7/12) Alabama
Katie Strothern (Katie Wells Strother) Daughter F 5 (5 1/12) Alabama
Ollie Strothern (Olif Henderson Strother) Daughter F 3 (3 8/12) Alabama
Sallie Strothern (Sallie Berry Strother) Daughter F 1 (1 10/12) Alabama
James Strothern (James Amos Strother) Son M 0 (2/12) Alabama

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1890 United States Federal Census Fragment:

No ISAIAH DURHAM STROTHER information was found in the remaining population schedules for the 1890 Federal Census of the United States, which was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce Department in Washington.

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Isaiah's wound during the war continued to be a problem for him throughout his life. He applied for a pension from the State of Alabama under the 1883 (and subsequent acts) providing for relief of maimed or disabled soldiers. His 1887 application for a pension mentions that he is "easily overcome by heat, subject to fall and does frequently fall while at work and that he suffers much pain from wound." He was then farming in Tallapoosa County, AL. Isaiah Durham Strother died on 4 Dec 1894 at age 58y 3m.

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