Leon S. "Lee" Strong

1884 - 1915  (31 years)

• Name	Leon S. "Lee" Strong  [1]
  Nickname	Lee
  Birth	10 Apr 1884	Farmersville, Collin County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Dec 1915	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [2, 3]
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Notes	Although he was shown on the 1900 Census as Leon, his family always knew him as Lee. According to his death certificate, he had lived in Lawton for 14 years. Lee's obituary appeared in the LAWTON CONSTITUTION on December 29, 1915: LEE STRONG DIES TODAY Man Accidentally Shot Last Night While Wrestling Over A Revolver Lee Strong, a farmer residing six miles east of Lawton on the Barber farm, who was accidentally shot yesterday evening, died this morning at ten o'clock at the Southwestern Hospital, following an operation, which was performed in the hope of saving his life, but he was too weak from the loss of blood to withstand the strain. The accident was purely accidental. Strong and the farm hand had finished loading fodder, and had been hunting rabbits with a .38 revolver. It was discharged hitting Strong in the back. Medical aid was summoned from Lawton and later he was brought to the hospital. The deceased leaves a wife and son; one brother in Los Angeles, one brother in Lawton and father in Mexico (sic). He was 31 years old. The remains will be held at the Ritter Undertaking Parlors until they hear from relatives. (As transcribed by Lynell Gentry Cordell). LEE STRONG FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY The funeral of Lee Strong, who died Wednesday morning from the results of being accidentally shot by a farm hand of the Barber farm, was held yesterday afternoon at the Baptist church at 2:30. Rev. A.L. Leake conducted the funeral services. Relatives of the deceased accompanied the body to its last resting place. (Article from Lawton Constitution December 29, 1915) Birth Record In the Cotton County Oklahoma birth records 1912-1918 Book 14 listed the following: Father, Strong, Lee, and A. E. Choate May 30, 1916 by a Dr. Jones Since Lee died the prior December, his wife was apparently pregnant. In the Comanche County History Volume I, 1985, published by the Southwestern Historical Society, has a historical notation on Junction City and Geronimo, Oklahoma. January 1902, 13 miles south of Lawton, Oklahoma, Junction City was platted and lots were sold for as little at $2.00. It had a few small shops and a saloon, and a Dr. Samuel Makemson. Two miles north Geronimo was platted prior to the arrival of the Rock Island Line. ( Homer Strong was born in Junction City.) Presently, Junction City is completely gone, and there's not much left of Geronimo. The railroad is gone. There is one little cafe, a grocery store, and a filling station. It's a quaint little town. Rhodene Frederick found the following burial records for Highland Cemetery in Lawton (Section 3276): Strong, Lee, b. 1884, d. 1915, 31y Strong, Leon S., b. 1884, d. Dec 29, 1915, 31y, TX-R.R.
  Person ID	I1278	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Ralph Brainerd Strong,   b. 18 May 1857, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio d. 20 Apr 1929, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Ella Hall,   b. Abt 1858, Missouri d. 27 Sep 1905, Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1878	Hunt County, Texas   [1, 4]
  	Ralph and Mary Ella (Hall) Strong were the parents of nine sons. They were married in 1878 in Hunt County, Texas. According to a transcription of Hunt County Marriages, R.B. Strong married Ella "Wall." Charles Strong examined the actual marriage certificate, and noted that the last name of the bride was clearly HALL. The compiler of "Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1847-1911" either misread the original, or made an error while transcribing the record. The license was issued on 4 October 1877, the marriage was on 4 May 1878, and the license was filed on 21 May 1878. Ralph and Mary Ella can be found in neighboring Collin County at the time of the 1880 Federal census. There were several other Strong bride and grooms listed in the transcription of Hunt County Marriages. R.B. Strong's marriage was the earliest however. It does not appear that any of the other Strong's were related to Ralph. Nor did there appear to be any other Strong families living in Hunt County at the time of the 1880 census,
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Eva Choate,   b. Abt 1890, Texas
  Marriage	22 Dec 1907	Hulen, Cotton County, Oklahoma   [5]
  	Charles Strong found the following abstract from the GERONOMO OKLAHOMA ADVOCATE 2 Jan 1908?, page 8 "Mr. Lee Strong and Miss Shoots (sic) were quietly married at the bride's home, five miles south of Hulen." Hulen is 5 miles west of Walthers and about 4 miles north of Five Mile Corner. In the PROSPERITY, the following article was found 26 Dec 1907, "Lee Strong and Eva Choat were married Sunday by Rev. Jordan." According to the marriage license, found on file in Comanche County, Oklahoma, witnesses to the wedding were Burt R. Strong and Andy E. Choate, by J.W. Jordon, minister of M.E. Church South of Lawton in Comanche County on the 22 of December, 1907. Registry of Funerals, Walters Oklahoma: (p. 9) Stella L. Strong, Still born on November 21, 1908. Assumed to a be a child of Lee and Eva. . (p. 14) Funeral ordered by L. S. Strong (Has to be our Lee) of one day old un-named child, March 19, 1910.
  Children	1. Stella L. Strong,   b. 21 Nov 1908   d. 21 Nov 1908 (Age 0 years)   2. Infant Strong,   b. 11 Mar 1910   d. 11 Mar 1910 (Age 0 years)   3. ??? Strong,   b. Between 1911 and 1915   4. Living
  Family ID	F882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Apr 1884 - Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Marriage - 22 Dec 1907 - Hulen, Cotton County, Oklahoma Death - 29 Dec 1915 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Burial - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Strong, Ralph Brainerd Family ca.1913 This pictures appears to have been taken shortly before his accidental death, and is his only known picture
  		_Strong, Lee Husband of Annie Eva Choate B. 1884 Texas D. 1915 Oklahoma Lee was killed in a Hunting accident shortly after his thirteeth birthday.

  
  

  Documents

  Strong, Lee State of Oklahoma Death Certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.). [S172] Lawton (Oklahoma) Cemetery, Strong Family Plot. [S389] State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. [S139] Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1847-1911, page449 (Reliability: 3). [S496] State of Oklahome, Comanche County, Marriage License., page 225 (Reliability: 3).