Emma A. Tovey

Notes:

"(Henry's) widow, Emma A. (Tovey) STRONG, was born in England, but came with her parents to America when three years of age. Her father, George TOVEY, was a native of England and upon coming to this country settled at Cleveland, Ohio, where he was engaged in the work of contractor and builder, and was a succesful man. His death occured in 1906 in Cleveland. His wife, Mrs. Strong's mother, Caroline STEVENS, was also a native of England, who died in America in 1873. In their family were three daughters, Mrs. Strong being the second. She was reared and educated in Cleveland, Ohio attending both the common and high schools in that city. She was united in marriage in 1879 and went to housekeeping at Warren." (Upton, Harriet Taylor A TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO: The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1909, Vol. II, p 69).

At the time of the 1910 census, youngest son Warren was still home with his widowed mother. Harry and Clarence had moved to Cleveland, and were living together as boarders in the home of Mary Arthur, also a widow. By 1920, all three of Emma's sons had left home.

(Research):Census Information:

1910 Ohio Trumbull Warren
201 N. Park Ave
154-170
Strong, Emma A Head age 54 Wd
Strong, Warren A Son age 21 S

Ohio, Cuyahoga, Cleveland, 26th Ward, Dist 392 11334 Mayfie
ld Road
#6-6
Arthur, Mary M. Head 38 Wd 3/2 Oh Oh Oh Propreitor Lodging Home
Arthur, John D Son 9 Oh Oh Oh
Arthur, Ida M Dau 7 Oh Oh Oh
Strong, Harry Lodger 21 Oh Oh England/English Salesman Automotive
Strong, Clarence Lodger 21 Oh Oh England/English

1920 Ohio Trumbull Warren
201 N. Park Ave
Strong, Emma A Head age 68 Widowed 1856 1879 England/English England/English England/

Emma married Henry Abraham Strong on 10 Apr 1879 in Ohio. Henry (son of David Brainerd Strong and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Kagey) was born on 12 Mar 1846 in Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio; died on 4 Jan 1903 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henry "Harry" Abraham Strong was born on 12 May 1881 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio; and died.
2. Clarence Ansel Strong was born on 12 Sep 1882 in Trumbull County, Ohio; died on 3 Jun 1923 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
3. Warren Adelbert Strong, Sr. was born on 7 Oct 1888 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio; died on 27 Nov 1944 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.