George Alfred Strong

1844 - Aft 1900  (56 years)

• Name	George Alfred Strong  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 May 1844	Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio   [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 d. 30 Mar 1894, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Kagey,   b. 9 Oct 1819, Virginia d. 15 Jun 1851, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1841	Trumbull County, Ohio   [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 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 d. Aft 1900 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1877	Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska
  	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 d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick Charles Strong,   b. 3 Oct 1880, Otoe County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown   3. Susan Belle Strong,   b. 9 May 1883, Otoe County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown   4. Josephine Alta Strong,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Otoe County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown   5. Eliza Ruth Strong,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Otoe County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 May 1844 - Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Marriage - 12 Sep 1877 - Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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