James W. or "Kink" as he was called, was a son of William Strode, Jr. and Elizabeth (Mahon) Strode and husband of Genetta (Ferguson) Strode. He was a farmer, storekeeper, sawmill owner and made whiskey for the Government. He was 1st. Lieu. in Co K. 5th Ky. Cav. during the Civil War.
In 'Kentucky: A History of the State' by Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd Edition 1886 – Monroe County' the following:
"James W. Strode was born January 18, 1833 in Monroe County, Ky., on the same farm where he now resides.
…James W. married, December 31, 1856, Jennette M., daughter of Daniel and Ann (Hippenstall) Ferguson..... Mr. Strode has mainly by his own efforts become the owner of well improved and productive land in good condition to the amount of 200 acres, besides 300 acres of timber and pasture lands. He has been for about sixteen years a magistrate and a member of the court of claims of Monroe County, and is at the present time deputy clerk of this county. He is a believer in the doctrines of the Christian Church, and politically Democrat."
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From Ancestry.com – U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters 1832-1971
James W. Strode was Postmaster of Rock Bridge, Monroe County, from Feb. 1869 to Dec. 1872
James W. Strode was Postmaster of the Strode District in Monroe County from Sept. 1893 to Aug. 1907. Compensation for being the Postmaster – he received as little as $10.01 in 1895 to as much as $23.62 in 1905)
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'Kentucky: A History of the State' also has the following:
"He was a member of Company K, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry, with which he served in the capacity of first Lieutenant for about eighteen months, when, having been captured by Gen. Morgan, at Gallatin, Tenn., he was taken to Vicksburg, where he was paroled, and was soon afterward mustered out of service. During his army life he had several severe spells of sickness, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered."
From War Department Records found in Fold3.com
When James W. Strode first joined Co. K, 5th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry on Oct. 3rd, 1861, it was a regiment in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. He was elected 1st Lt. at the very start. He was not commissioned until January 1st, 1862. At some point in November or December he assumed command of the company when Capt. John B. Page was seriously hurt when his horse fell with him. He was still commanding when the Regiment was mustered in to the U.S. Army in Gallatin, Tenn. on March 31st, 1862. Capt. Page was able to return for a while and then resigned his commission on July 28th, 1862. 1st Lt. Strode once again was given command of the Company and held the position until his capture in Gallatin on August 21, 1862 while fighting the troops of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. He was mustered out soon after getting back from Vicksburg where he had been paroled.
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In 'Kentucky: A History of the State' by Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd Edition 1886 – Monroe County' the following:
"James W. Strode was born January 18, 1833 in Monroe County, Ky., on the same farm where he now resides.
…James W. married, December 31, 1856, Jennette M., daughter of Daniel and Ann (Hippenstall) Ferguson..... Mr. Strode has mainly by his own efforts become the owner of well improved and productive land in good condition to the amount of 200 acres, besides 300 acres of timber and pasture lands. He has been for about sixteen years a magistrate and a member of the court of claims of Monroe County, and is at the present time deputy clerk of this county. He is a believer in the doctrines of the Christian Church, and politically Democrat."
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From Ancestry.com – U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters 1832-1971
James W. Strode was Postmaster of Rock Bridge, Monroe County, from Feb. 1869 to Dec. 1872
James W. Strode was Postmaster of the Strode District in Monroe County from Sept. 1893 to Aug. 1907. Compensation for being the Postmaster – he received as little as $10.01 in 1895 to as much as $23.62 in 1905)
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'Kentucky: A History of the State' also has the following:
"He was a member of Company K, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry, with which he served in the capacity of first Lieutenant for about eighteen months, when, having been captured by Gen. Morgan, at Gallatin, Tenn., he was taken to Vicksburg, where he was paroled, and was soon afterward mustered out of service. During his army life he had several severe spells of sickness, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered."
From War Department Records found in Fold3.com
When James W. Strode first joined Co. K, 5th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry on Oct. 3rd, 1861, it was a regiment in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. He was elected 1st Lt. at the very start. He was not commissioned until January 1st, 1862. At some point in November or December he assumed command of the company when Capt. John B. Page was seriously hurt when his horse fell with him. He was still commanding when the Regiment was mustered in to the U.S. Army in Gallatin, Tenn. on March 31st, 1862. Capt. Page was able to return for a while and then resigned his commission on July 28th, 1862. 1st Lt. Strode once again was given command of the Company and held the position until his capture in Gallatin on August 21, 1862 while fighting the troops of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. He was mustered out soon after getting back from Vicksburg where he had been paroled.
D.Hardin
Findagrave Member 47527331
James W. or "Kink" as he was called, was a son of William Strode, Jr. and Elizabeth (Mahon) Strode and husband of Genetta (Ferguson) Strode. He was a farmer, storekeeper, sawmill owner and made whiskey for the Government. He was 1st. Lieu. in Co K. 5th Ky. Cav. during the Civil War.
In 'Kentucky: A History of the State' by Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd Edition 1886 – Monroe County' the following:
"James W. Strode was born January 18, 1833 in Monroe County, Ky., on the same farm where he now resides.
…James W. married, December 31, 1856, Jennette M., daughter of Daniel and Ann (Hippenstall) Ferguson..... Mr. Strode has mainly by his own efforts become the owner of well improved and productive land in good condition to the amount of 200 acres, besides 300 acres of timber and pasture lands. He has been for about sixteen years a magistrate and a member of the court of claims of Monroe County, and is at the present time deputy clerk of this county. He is a believer in the doctrines of the Christian Church, and politically Democrat."
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From Ancestry.com – U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters 1832-1971
James W. Strode was Postmaster of Rock Bridge, Monroe County, from Feb. 1869 to Dec. 1872
James W. Strode was Postmaster of the Strode District in Monroe County from Sept. 1893 to Aug. 1907. Compensation for being the Postmaster – he received as little as $10.01 in 1895 to as much as $23.62 in 1905)
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'Kentucky: A History of the State' also has the following:
"He was a member of Company K, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry, with which he served in the capacity of first Lieutenant for about eighteen months, when, having been captured by Gen. Morgan, at Gallatin, Tenn., he was taken to Vicksburg, where he was paroled, and was soon afterward mustered out of service. During his army life he had several severe spells of sickness, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered."
From War Department Records found in Fold3.com
When James W. Strode first joined Co. K, 5th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry on Oct. 3rd, 1861, it was a regiment in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. He was elected 1st Lt. at the very start. He was not commissioned until January 1st, 1862. At some point in November or December he assumed command of the company when Capt. John B. Page was seriously hurt when his horse fell with him. He was still commanding when the Regiment was mustered in to the U.S. Army in Gallatin, Tenn. on March 31st, 1862. Capt. Page was able to return for a while and then resigned his commission on July 28th, 1862. 1st Lt. Strode once again was given command of the Company and held the position until his capture in Gallatin on August 21, 1862 while fighting the troops of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. He was mustered out soon after getting back from Vicksburg where he had been paroled.
D.Hardin
Findagrave Member 47527331
In 'Kentucky: A History of the State' by Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd Edition 1886 – Monroe County' the following:
"James W. Strode was born January 18, 1833 in Monroe County, Ky., on the same farm where he now resides.
…James W. married, December 31, 1856, Jennette M., daughter of Daniel and Ann (Hippenstall) Ferguson..... Mr. Strode has mainly by his own efforts become the owner of well improved and productive land in good condition to the amount of 200 acres, besides 300 acres of timber and pasture lands. He has been for about sixteen years a magistrate and a member of the court of claims of Monroe County, and is at the present time deputy clerk of this county. He is a believer in the doctrines of the Christian Church, and politically Democrat."
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From Ancestry.com – U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters 1832-1971
James W. Strode was Postmaster of Rock Bridge, Monroe County, from Feb. 1869 to Dec. 1872
James W. Strode was Postmaster of the Strode District in Monroe County from Sept. 1893 to Aug. 1907. Compensation for being the Postmaster – he received as little as $10.01 in 1895 to as much as $23.62 in 1905)
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'Kentucky: A History of the State' also has the following:
"He was a member of Company K, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry, with which he served in the capacity of first Lieutenant for about eighteen months, when, having been captured by Gen. Morgan, at Gallatin, Tenn., he was taken to Vicksburg, where he was paroled, and was soon afterward mustered out of service. During his army life he had several severe spells of sickness, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered."
From War Department Records found in Fold3.com
When James W. Strode first joined Co. K, 5th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry on Oct. 3rd, 1861, it was a regiment in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. He was elected 1st Lt. at the very start. He was not commissioned until January 1st, 1862. At some point in November or December he assumed command of the company when Capt. John B. Page was seriously hurt when his horse fell with him. He was still commanding when the Regiment was mustered in to the U.S. Army in Gallatin, Tenn. on March 31st, 1862. Capt. Page was able to return for a while and then resigned his commission on July 28th, 1862. 1st Lt. Strode once again was given command of the Company and held the position until his capture in Gallatin on August 21, 1862 while fighting the troops of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. He was mustered out soon after getting back from Vicksburg where he had been paroled.
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Findagrave Member 47527331
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