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George Alfred Strong

Male 1844 - Aft 1900  (56 years)


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  • Name George Alfred Strong  [1, 2
    Birth 12 May 1844  Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1900 
    Notes 
    • George Alfred 12 May 1844 M Sophia Edwards 28 jul 1856 ? Birth: 12 MAY 1844 ? Death: ? Residence: Moved to Burr, Otoe Co., Nebraska ? Event: Residence (2) "He is said to have lived in Kansas later." ? Occupation: Blacksmith and Farmer ? Military Service: Civil War

      Source: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2532520&id=I27870

      Linda's Family

      Linda Botchlett lbotchlett@aol.com

      Linda references:

      Title: The Brenneman History Author: Albert H. Gerberich Publication: Printed by Mennonite Publishing House, Scottsdale, Pennsylvania, 1938, Reprinted 1988 by Selby Publishing & Printing, Kokomo, Indiana

      1880 Federal Census Hendricks & South Branch, Otoe Co, NE Geo A STRONG Self M M W 33 Ohio Farmer NY Pa Sophia STRONG Wife M F W 23 Mo Keeping House Ky Oh Luella STRONG Daug S F W 2 Ne Oh Mo

      1900 Federal Census South Branch, Otoe Co, NE 36-36 ____ STRONG Head May 1844 age 56 M22 Oh NY Pa Sophia STRONG Wife July 1856 agd 43 M22 Mo Ky Oh Mother of 5 children/5 living Lulu STRONG Dau. July 1878 age 26 S Ne Oh Mo Fred STRONG Son Oct 1881 age 18 S Ne Oh Mo Susie STRONG Dau. May 1883 age S 17 NE Oh Mo Alta STRONG Dau. Sept 1886 age S 14 Ne Oh Mo Ruth STRONG Dau. Feb 1888 age S 12 Ne Oh Mo Geo. McDONALD Servant Aug 1883 S Nova Scotia --- ---

      From the Biographical Album of OTOE and CASS Counties http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/pbco/pages/baco0107.htm

      George A. STRONG. Among the farming community of South Branch Precinct the subject of this sketch occupies a good position socially and financially. He has one of the most attractive homesteads in this region, finely located on section 28, and embracing 160 acres of land. He has acquitted himself as an enterprising farmer and good business man, one largely devoted to the interests of his home and his family, living quietly and unostentatiously, and preferring the comforts of his own fireside to mingling with the busy world. Although by no means advanced in years, he served in the Union Army during the late war, and preserves a vivid recollection of many of the experiences of that terrible time, in which he endured in common with his brother soldiers the hardships and privations of army life. He belonged to the home guards.
      The parents of our subject, David B. and Betsey (Kagie) Strong, were natives respectively of New York and Pennsylvania, whence they removed in their youth with their parents to Trumbull County, Ohio, where they were married. The mother died many years ago. Both David B. Strong and his father, the paternal grandfather of our subject, are still living. The parental household included three sons and one daughter; the latter, Mary H., died when about thirteen years old. The other sons, John A. and Henry A. are living in Ohio and Wisconsin.
      George A. Strong was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May 12, 1846 (sic), and soon after the death of his mother, which occurred when he was seven years old, began life for himself. He worked on a farm until the spring of 1862, and then, although but a youth of sixteen years, enlisted in a regiment called the Trumbull Guards, being mustered in at Gallipolls, and at the close of the war was mustered out at the same place. He had participated in several skirmishes.
      After the close of the war young Strong began an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade, at which he worked three years in the Buckeye State. In the spring of 1868 he resolved to seek the farther West, and came to this county homesteading the quarter-section of land from which he total transformed a valuable and productive farm. He has put up most of the buildings which he now occupies, and for the last nine or ten years has operated a blacksmith-shop on his farm, which has not only been the source of a great convenience to himself, but his neighbors also. His fields are divided by beautiful hedge fences, and he has planted fruit and shade trees, having an apple orchard of 200 trees, besides the smaller fruits.
      Mr. Strong after coming to the West was married in the town of Syracuse, this county, Sept. 12, 1877, to Miss Sopha, daughter of T. J. and E. J. (James) Edwards, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and Ohio. They removed with their parents to Missouri and were married in that State, where the father for a time followed his trade of mason. In 1873 they came to this county, lived for a time in Nebraska City, and then on a farm in Fremont County, Iowa. Finally returning to Syracuse, they lived there a short time, then changed their residence to Johnson County, where they still make their home. Of their children, twelve in number, seven are living, namely: Amelia, Susan, John, Sopha, Thomas, Josephine and Frank. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Strong are residents mostly of Nebraska.
      The wife of our subject was born in De Kalb County, Mo., July 28, 1856, received a good education, and taught school four terms before her marriage. She is a very intelligent lady and a favorite in the social circles of her neighborhood. Of her union with our subject there have been born five children, viz: M. Luella, Fred C., Susie B., J. Alta and E. Ruth. They are all at home with their parents. Mr. Strong is a Republican, "dyed in the wool," and an uncompromising Harrison and Morton man. He has been a member of the School Board of his district for the past three years, and Road Supervisor six years.
    Person ID I6017  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father David Brainerd Strong,   b. 24 Sep 1819, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1894, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Kagey,   b. 9 Oct 1819, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1851, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1841  Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • STRONG, David to KAIGY, Betsey of Bristol m 16 Mar 1841 by Peres R. Hiscock JP (L 1839-42 p 150) (3/172)

      From 100 YEAR OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO, MARRIAGES 1800-1900 Courtesy of the Trumbull County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
    Documents
    Kagey, Betsy to David Strong, 1841 Trumbull County, Ohio Marriage Record
    Kagey, Betsy to David Strong, 1841 Trumbull County, Ohio Marriage Record
    Marriage record from Trumbull County, Ohio record the marriage of David Strong to his first wife, Betsy Kagy on March 16, 1841, Vol 3, 1837-42 Page 172 Cert #1
    Family ID F3042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia E. Edwards,   b. 28 Jul 1856, Dekalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1877  Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Trumbull County Chapter of the Ohio Genalogical Society has records of a George W. Strong marrying Julia A GRIFFIN of Southington on January 1, 1878. (by George G. Lyon MG L 1876-81 p 146 (8/14)). This is obviously another George Strong whom was married in Trumbull.
    Children 
     1. Mary Luella Strong,   b. 25 Jul 1878, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frederick Charles Strong,   b. 3 Oct 1880, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Susan Belle Strong,   b. 9 May 1883, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Josephine Alta Strong,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Eliza Ruth Strong,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Sep 1877 - Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.).

    2. [S317] Botchlett, Linda (lbotchlett@aol.com) "Linda's Family" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2532520 ; Ver. May 11 20:46:25 2003.

    3. [S94] Frederick, Rhodene--Email Correspondence, Spring 2005 [unique6689@earthlink.net].