Anson Strong

Notes:

A farmer in Illinois. (Dwight, Vol. I, p 194).

Though Dwight lists him as Anson, he might actually have been named Ansel after his father. It also appears that he remained single, and moved between states working as a farm laborer.

He was still in Onondago County at the time of the 1850 census where he was listed by the census enumerator as 18 year old Ansel STRONG, a laborer, living in the home of Franklin WHEELER in Otisco.

In 1860, there is a 28 year old Anson STRONG, a farm laborer born in New York, and living in the home of Serjeant HUNKINS of New Berlin, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

In 1870, there is a 36 year old Ansel STRONG, a laborer born in New York, living in the home of Anderson SHARP in Neosho, Morris County, Kansa

And in 1880, there is a 48 year old Ansel STRONG, a Farm Hand who was living in Neosho, Morris County, Kansas. He was listed as born in New York, with his father born in Connecticut and his mother born in New York. He was living in the home of Alexander Watson.