Myrtle Story1

b. 16 August 1914
Family
Father*James Materson Story1 b. 3 Nov 1882, d. 11 Oct 1922
Mother*Elvie Luvanna Jones1 b. 26 Sep 1896, d. 7 Sep 1985
Birth*16 August 1914Myrtle Story was born on 16 August 1914 in Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 192012 February 1920Myrtle was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 12 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Coldwater, Calhoun County, Alabama. She was 5 years old and had not yet attended school.1 
(Daughter) Death11 October 1922She was 8 years old when her father died on 11 October 1922 at age 39. Myrtle's mother was left with six young children ranging in age from 9 years to four months.3 
(Daughter) Marriage30 November 1924Two years after the death of her father, on 30 November 1924, Myrtle's mother married a second time to Lonnie B. McGinnis. Lonnie's wife had died five months before, leaving him with five young children who, at the time of the marriage, when they were merged with the Story children, ranged in age from 16 years to eighteen months. After the marriage, the expanded Story-McGinnis family consisted of one married daughter, who was 18 years old, and eleven younger children ranging in age from 16 years to eighteen months.4,5,6 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 193022 April 1930Myrtle Story was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 22 April 1930 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Lonnie B. McGinnis, in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama. She was 15 years old, had attended school within the census year, and also worked as an unpaid laborer on the family farm.7,8,9 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Matt and Elvie Story, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coldwater, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: T625_5; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Myrtle Ima (Story) Goodhue, Memorial# 31816511. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Materson Story, Memorial# 41255242.
  4. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1924 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of Elvie Story and Lonnie B McGinnis, referencing Film# 002295054. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lonnie Benjamin McGinnis, Memorial# 42997688.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elvie Luvanna (Jones) McGinnis, Memorial# 114132073.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Lonie" and "Elva" McGinnis, Year: 1930; Census Place: Holly Pond, Cullman, Alabama; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2339747. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 March 1923 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA, of Dena McGinnis, age 18, born about 1905, and Roy L. Smith, age 21. born about 1902, referencing Film# 001031057.
  9. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 March 1925 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of "Bula" McGinnis, age 18, born about 1907, daughter of L B McGinnis and Andrew Burnham, age 19, born about 1906, referencing Film# 002295054.

Sophia Story1

Family
Father*Venerable Joseph Story1
Mother*Frances Arabella Sneyd2
Marriage*She married Robert Burrowes, son of Thomas Burrowes and Jane Nesbitt.1 

Family

 Robert Burrowes d. Feb 1819
Children 1.Thomas Burrowes+1 b. 1772, d. 3 Apr 1836
 2.Jane Burrowes1
 3.Sophia Burrowes1
 4.Anne Burrowes1
 5.Frances Burrowes1

Citations

  1. [S1562] Burke's Peerage Limited, Burke's Irish Family Records, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1976), Burrowes, pages 184-187. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.
  2. [S1556] Sir Bernard Burke C.B. LL.D, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (9th Edition with Supplement), downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1899), Story of Bingfield, page 427. Hereinafter cited as History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (9th Edition with Supplement).

Walter Isom Story1,2

b. 24 June 1916
Family
Father*James Materson Story1 b. 3 Nov 1882, d. 11 Oct 1922
Mother*Elvie Luvanna Jones1 b. 26 Sep 1896, d. 7 Sep 1985
Birth*24 June 1916Walter Isom Story was born on 24 June 1916 in Alabama.1,2 
(Son) Census US 192012 February 1920Walter was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 12 February 1920 in the household of his parents in Coldwater, Calhoun County, Alabama. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Death11 October 1922He was 6 years old when his father died on 11 October 1922 at age 39. Walter's mother was left with six young children ranging in age from 9 years to four months.3 
(Son) Marriage30 November 1924Two years after the death of his father, on 30 November 1924, Walter's mother married a second time to Lonnie B. McGinnis. Lonnie's wife had died five months before, leaving him with five young children who, at the time of the marriage, when they were merged with the Story children, ranged in age from 16 years to eighteen months. After the marriage, the expanded Story-McGinnis family consisted of one married daughter, who was 18 years old, and eleven younger children ranging in age from 16 years to eighteen months.4,5,6 
(Stepson) Census US 193022 April 1930Walter Story was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 22 April 1930 in the household of his mother and stepfather, Lonnie B. McGinnis, in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama. He was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.7,8,9 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Matt and Elvie Story, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coldwater, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: T625_5; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Walter Isom Story, Memorial# 43007264. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Materson Story, Memorial# 41255242.
  4. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1924 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of Elvie Story and Lonnie B McGinnis, referencing Film# 002295054. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lonnie Benjamin McGinnis, Memorial# 42997688.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elvie Luvanna (Jones) McGinnis, Memorial# 114132073.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Lonie" and "Elva" McGinnis, Year: 1930; Census Place: Holly Pond, Cullman, Alabama; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2339747. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 March 1923 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA, of Dena McGinnis, age 18, born about 1905, and Roy L. Smith, age 21. born about 1902, referencing Film# 001031057.
  9. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 March 1925 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of "Bula" McGinnis, age 18, born about 1907, daughter of L B McGinnis and Andrew Burnham, age 19, born about 1906, referencing Film# 002295054.

Willie Mae Story1,2,3

b. 26 March 1918
Family
Father*James Materson Story4 b. 3 Nov 1882, d. 11 Oct 1922
Mother*Elvie Luvanna Jones4 b. 26 Sep 1896, d. 7 Sep 1985
Birth*26 March 1918Willie Mae Story was born on 26 March 1918 in Alabama.4,2,3,1 
(Daughter) Census US 192012 February 1920Willie was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 12 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Coldwater, Calhoun County, Alabama. She was 1 year old.4 
(Daughter) Death11 October 1922She was 4 years old when her father died on 11 October 1922 at age 39. Willie Mae's mother was left with six young children ranging in age from 9 years to four months.5 
(Daughter) Marriage30 November 1924Two years after the death of her father, on 30 November 1924, Willie Mae's mother married a second time to Lonnie B. McGinnis. Lonnie's wife had died five months before, leaving him with five young children who, at the time of the marriage, when they were merged with the Story children, ranged in age from 16 years to eighteen months. After the marriage, the expanded Story-McGinnis family consisted of one married daughter, who was 18 years old, and eleven younger children ranging in age from 16 years to eighteen months.6,7,8 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 193022 April 1930Willie M. Story was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 22 April 1930 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Lonnie B. McGinnis, in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama. She was 12 years old and had attended school within the census year.9,10,11 

Citations

  1. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 17 June 1933 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of Miss Willie Mae Story, age 18, born about 1915, and Ralph Self, age 25, born about 1908, referencing Film# 002294199. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Wille Mae (Story) Self, Memorial# 74333002. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ralph Ellis Self, Memorial# 74333001.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Matt and Elvie Story, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coldwater, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: T625_5; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Materson Story, Memorial# 41255242.
  6. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1924 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of Elvie Story and Lonnie B McGinnis, referencing Film# 002295054.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lonnie Benjamin McGinnis, Memorial# 42997688.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elvie Luvanna (Jones) McGinnis, Memorial# 114132073.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Lonie" and "Elva" McGinnis, Year: 1930; Census Place: Holly Pond, Cullman, Alabama; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2339747. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 March 1923 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA, of Dena McGinnis, age 18, born about 1905, and Roy L. Smith, age 21. born about 1902, referencing Film# 001031057.
  11. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 March 1925 in Blount County, Alabama, USA, of "Bula" McGinnis, age 18, born about 1907, daughter of L B McGinnis and Andrew Burnham, age 19, born about 1906, referencing Film# 002295054.

Frances Ann Stotler1

b. 21 February 1899, d. 16 April 1978
Family
Birth*21 February 1899Frances Ann Stotler was born on 21 February 1899 in Audrain County, Missouri.1 
Name VariationShe was called Frankie.1 
Marriage*She married Roy Lee Mitchell.1 
(Wife) Death16 October 1964Frankie became a widow when Roy Lee Mitchell died on 16 October 1964 at age 73.2 
Death*16 April 1978She died on 16 April 1978 at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Roy Lee Mitchell b. 4 Jul 1891, d. 16 Oct 1964

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances Ann “Frankie” (Stotler) Mitchell, Memorial# 125459497. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Roy Lee Mitchell, Memorial# 125459397.

Arabell S. Stott1,2

b. 28 May 1866, d. 18 March 1910
Family
Birth*28 May 1866Arabell S. Stott was born on 28 May 1866 in Wisconsin.1,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Arabell Silvia Stott3 
Name Variation and she was called Belle.3 
Marriage*27 May 1880She married Clarence E. Tiffany on 27 May 1880. Clarence was 20 years old, and Belle was age 13.1,4,3 
Death*18 March 1910She died on 18 March 1910 in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, at age 433 
Burial* and was buried in Demersville Cemetery, Kalispell.3 

Family

 Clarence E. Tiffany b. 22 Apr 1860, d. 5 Feb 1932
Child 1.Myrtle M. Tiffany+1,2 b. 19 Nov 1886, d. 15 Jan 1977

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clarence E. and Arabelle S. Tiffany, Aurora, Brookings, South Dakota; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1241546. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2137] South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1917, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Myrtle Maud Tiffany on 19 November 1886 in Brookings, South Dakota, USA, daughter of Clarence Eugene Tiffany and Arabelle Silva Stott, filed on 12 March 1942, citing State File Number: 582641, South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota. Hereinafter cited as South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1917.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arabell Sylvia “Belle” (Stott) Tiffany, Memorial# 23414465. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clarence Eugene Tiffany, Memorial# 23414444.

Benjamin Franklin Stouffer1

b. 9 January 1859, d. 8 July 1928
Family
Birth*9 January 1859Benjamin Franklin Stouffer was born on 9 January 1859 in Bridgeport, Washington County, Maryland.1 
Marriage*1878He married first Josephine Catherine Baker about 1878.2,1 
(Husband) Death3 June 1888Benjamin became a widower when Josephine Catherine Baker died on 3 June 1888 at age 33.2 
Marriage*1889He married second Mary Elenore Smith about 1889.3,1,4 
(Husband) Death13 August 1915Benjamin became a widower for the second time when Mary Elenore (Smith) Stouffer died on 13 August 1915 at age 44.3 
Death*8 July 1928He died on 8 July 1928 in Hagerstown, Washington County, at age 691 
Burial* and was buried with his two wives in Shiloh Graveyard, Security, Washington County.1,3,2 

Family 1

 Josephine Catherine Baker b. 15 Jul 1854, d. 3 Jun 1888

Family 2

 Mary Elenore Smith b. 4 Nov 1870, d. 13 Aug 1915
Child 1.Joseph Kieffer Stouffer1,5 b. 21 Dec 1895, d. 2 Apr 1959

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Benjamin Franklin Stouffer, Memorial# 49874227. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josephine Catherine (Baker) Stouffer, Memorial# 49874252.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elenore (Smith) Stouffer, Memorial# 49874271.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frank B. and Mary E. Stouffer, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; Roll: 629; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240629. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Kieffer Stouffer, Memorial# 76036265.

Joseph Kieffer Stouffer1

b. 21 December 1895, d. 2 April 1959
Family
Father*Benjamin Franklin Stouffer2,1 b. 9 Jan 1859, d. 8 Jul 1928
Mother*Mary Elenore Smith3,1 b. 4 Nov 1870, d. 13 Aug 1915
Birth*21 December 1895Joseph Kieffer Stouffer was born on 21 December 1895 in Security, Washington County, Maryland.1,4,5 
Military Enlistment*8 July 1913He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 8 July 1913 at age 17.4 
World War I*between 1917 and 1919Joseph Kieffer Stouffer served in the U.S. Navy during World War I between 1917 and 1919 and was still in service in 1920.5 
Census US 1930*25 April 1930Joseph K. Stouffer was enumerated as a lodger in the home of Glen L. and Ruby E. Moats on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. Joseph was single, 32 years of age, a veteran of World War I, and worked as a Radio Operator for the U.S. Navy at the Folly Beach Radio Station. Glen and Ruby rented the house for $5 per month and Glen, and all five of their lodgers, were in the Navy. Glen and three of the lodgers were Radio Operators, and one was a seaman, all worked with Joseph at the Folly Beach Radio Station.6 
Residence*1 April 1935 On 1 April 1935, Marie was living at 205 E Avenue, National City, San Diego County, California, with Joseph K. Stouffer, as his wife.7 
Census US 1940*17 April 1940A year before they were legal, Marie and Joseph Stouffer were enumerated as married on the 1940 census taken on 17 April 1940 at 205 Avenue E, National City, San Diego County, California. Joseph was 43 years of age and worked for government wages as a Radio Electrician for the U.S. Naval Service. He had completed his education through the 4th year of High School. He had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken, and worked 34 weeks in 1939 for an income of $750. He also reported he had other income, and he owned his house which was valued at $3,000. Marie was 42 years of age and was reported to have completed her education through the 4th year of High School. She worked doing the home housework. Joseph and Marie both lived in the same house on 1 April 1935. Marie's daughter, Blanche E. Friel, who was 21 years of age and single, was also enumerated in the Stouffer household in 1940. She had completed her education through the 4th year of High School, was not looking for work outside the home, and had lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 April 1935.7 
Marriage*19 April 1941He married, as her second husband, Mary Katherine Livingston, daughter of Thomas C. Livingston and Sadie J. Woods, on or after 19 April 1941 in Yuma County, Arizona.1,8,7,9,10 
World War II*between 1942 and 1945During World War II, Joseph served as a Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy, working as a Navigational Radioman.1 
Military Service*19 May 1949 He spent over 35 years in the U.S. Navy, served in both World War I and World War II, and retired on 19 May 1949 at age 53.4 
Census US 1950*10 April 1950Marie C. and Joseph K. Stouffer were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 10 April 1950 at National City, San Diego County, California. Joseph was 54 years of age and, in the U.S. Navy, was recorded as working for the government as a Radio Mechanic for a Naval Air Station. He had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken. Marie was 53 years of age. Enumerated with the couple in 1950 was Marie's daughter, Blanche E. Hunter, and her son, Dennis E. Hunter. Blanche was 30 years of age, separated from her husband, and was not looking for work outside the home. Young Dennis was 9 years old. Enumerated at the same address in 1950, although separated from the others by the census taker's additional attempts to find people at home, was Gussie E. Friel, whom two records indicate was the second wife of Marie's son, Cail Francis Friel. Gussie was 30 years of age, married, and worked for government wages at a Guest House and at Fitzsimons General Hospital doing housework. 205 E Avenue, National City, was also Cail's address on his June 1950 Veteran's Compensation Application, and reported as his address in his obituary in 1951, which also reported his wife's name as Gussie. In the April 1950 census, at a different address in National City, Cail's first wife, Jeanne A. Friel, was enumerated with their six surviving daughters as the head of her household. Jeanne was recorded in the census as "separated" from her husband.10,11,12,13 
(Stepfather) Death23 July 1951His stepson, Cail Francis Friel, died on 23 July 1951 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 36.14,15 
Death*2 April 1959He died on 2 April 1959 in San Diego County, California, at age 631 
Burial*8 April 1959 and was buried on 8 April 1959 in Section T, Grave 568, of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County.1 

Family

 Marie Livingston b. 21 Jan 1895, d. 12 Mar 1981

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Kieffer Stouffer, Memorial# 76036265. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Benjamin Franklin Stouffer, Memorial# 49874227.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elenore (Smith) Stouffer, Memorial# 49874271.
  4. [S1590] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, online at www.ancestry.com, citing Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, burial card information for Joseph Kieffer Stouffer, died on 2 April 1959, buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California; enlisted in U.S. Navy on 8 July 1913 and served in both World War I and World War II, retired from Navy on 19 May 1949, address of widow 723 E. 3rd Street, National City, California, interment date 8 April 1959, grave location Section T, Grave 568, depth of grave 7 feet, casket in vault, wife's future interment to be made in same grave. Hereinafter cited as U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962.
  5. [S2507] Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, Maryland, USA, World War service information for Joseph Keiffer Stouffer, born about 1895 in Security, Maryland, age 21 Years 3 Months, residence 515 Chapel Street, Baltimore, served 1917-1919, service notes: USN sea; coxswain 7/1/19; sea 8/26/19, USS Cummings; Re CG Ship Mare Island, California 5/14/18; USS McKean 2/24/19, Still in service 1/1/20; referencing Maryland in the World War 1917-1919 Military and Naval Service Records In Two Volumes and Case of Maps Volume II. Hereinafter cited as Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Joseph K. Stouffer as a lodger in the home of Glen L. and Ruby E. Moats, Year: 1930; Census Place: James Island, Charleston, South Carolina; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2341924. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Marie Stouffer, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Stuffer"), Year: 1940; Census Place: National City, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00297; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 37-52. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marie Catherine (Livingston) Stouffer, Memorial# 3433836.
  9. [S2491] Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license affidavit dated 19 April 1941 in Yuma County, Arizona, for Joseph K. Stouffer, resident of Seattle, Washington, age 40, carpenter, born in Arizona, and Mary Katherine Livingston, resident of San Francisco, California, age 39, born in California, additional address provided on the affidavit for the couple was 205 E Avenue, National City, California, referencing Marriage Applications, 1941. Hereinafter cited as Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972.
  10. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph K. and Marie C. Stouffer, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: National City, San Diego, California; Roll: 4654; Sheet Number: 29; Enumeration District: 37-155. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Gussie E. Friel at 205 E Avenue, under "Persons Not Assigned to Dwelling Units", United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: National City, San Diego, California; Roll: 4654; Sheet Number: 77; Enumeration District: 37-155.
  12. [S2111] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, online at www.ancestry.com, application of Cail F Friel of 205 E Avenue, National City, San Diego, California, USA, received on 13 June 1950; born on 16 August 1914 in Renovo, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA, entered Active Service on 9 February 1944 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, address at that time was 1907 N. Marston, Philadelphia, dates served in Domestic Service from 9 February 1944 through 9 January 1945, and from 29 January 1946 through 2 February 1946, and served in Foreign Service from 10 January 1945 through 28 January 1946; was separated from Active Service on 2 February 1946 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Pennsylvania; payment due calculated as 11 months Active Domestic Service, due $110, and 13 months Active Foreign Service, due $195, for a total due of $305; authorized for payment on 8 January 1951; served in the U.S. Army. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966.
  13. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jeanne A. Friel, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: National City, San Diego, California; Roll: 4655; Sheet Number: 13; Enumeration District: 37-191.
  14. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, National City Star-News, (National City, California), Friday, 27 July 1951, page 1, under the headline "Father of 6 Girls Taken by Death", reporting the death of Cail Francis Friel, misspelling his name as "Carl", age 36, of 205 E Avenue, on Monday, July 23; veteran of WWII, having served in Europe with the Army; interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery; survived by wife, Mrs. Gussie Friel, six daughters, Blanche, Marie, Alice, Janet, Marian, and Mrs. Geraldine Salcerdo, all of National City, and mother, Mrs. Marie C. Stauffer, National City. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  15. [S112] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Cail Francis Friel, mother's maiden name Livingston, father's surname Friel, born on 16 August 1914 and died on 23 July 1951 in Los Angeles County. Hereinafter cited as California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997.

William Stoughton Esq.1

(Grantor) Land Transfer17 October 1676William Stoughton Esq. sold land in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), to Ebenezer Williams in a deed dated 17 October 1676. The Worshipful William Stoughton Esq. of Dorchester, for the sum of £80 current money of New England, transferred land to Ebenezer Williams, a cooper, also of Dorchester. The parcel of land was described as 2 acres, be it more or less, being now an orchard with a dwelling house upon it, situated in Dorchester, and being part of the home lot which was formerly the lot of Henry Withington and then the lot of his son John Withington. It was bounded South Easterly with the land of Nicholas Boulton, South Westerly with the land of the aforesaid William Stoughton, Northwest with the highway leading from the town to the meeting house, North Easterly with the way leading to the calves pasture: together with a barn and garden plot and piece of meadow as it is now fenced in lying on the North Easterly side of the aforesaid way as it is all now fenced in, including both the orchard and the barn.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S927] Published by order of the Boston Board of Aldermen acting as county commissioners for the county of Suffolk, Suffolk Deeds, in 14 volumes. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: city printers Rockwell and Churchill, 1880-1906), Volume XII, number 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk Deeds.
  2. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.

Elizabeth Stout1

b. 1806, d. 6 July 1888
Family
Birth*1806Elizabeth Stout was born in 1806 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*24 April 1827She married first George Meldrum, son of Reverend John William Meldrum and Mary McDonald, on 24 April 1827 in Greene County, Illinois.1,2 
(Wife) Death31 December 1842Elizabeth became a widow when George Meldrum died on 31 December 1842 at about age 40.3,4 
Marriage*27 August 1843She married second, as his second wife, Amos McPherron on 27 August 1843 in Greene County, Illinois.5,6 
Death*6 July 1888She and her second husband both died on 6 July 1888 in Greene County, he at age 91 and she at about age 82.1,5 
Burial*They were buried in Providence Cemetery, Carrollton, Greene County.1 

Family 1

 George Meldrum b. 1802, d. 31 Dec 1842

Family 2

 Amos McPherron b. 22 Sep 1796, d. 6 Jul 1888

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Stout) McPheron, Memorial# 38932604. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George Meldrum and Elizabeth Stout on 24 April 1827 in Greene County, citing FHL film# 001310037. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rev William Meldrum, Memorial# 44907230.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Meldrum, Memorial# 38933117.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amos McPheron, Memorial# 38932565.
  6. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Amos McPherron and Elizabeth "Meldrim" on 27 August 1843 in Greene County, citing FHL film# 001310037.

Nellis Stout1

Family
Marriage*19 September 1959He married, as her second Husband, Laura Ethel (Hale) Martin, daughter of William F. Hale and Mary M. Lamb, on 19 September 1959 in Grant County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Laura Ethel Hale b. 25 Feb 1895, d. 25 Oct 1982

Citations

  1. [S2630] Web: Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Laura Ethel Martin and Nellis Stout on 19 September 1959 in Grant County, Indiana, USA, referencing Marion Public Library; Marion, Indiana, USA; Genealogy Database. Hereinafter cited as Web: Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008.

Ann Stovey1

Family
Father*William Stovey1
Residence*The William Stovey family lived in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.1 
Marriage*16 November 1681She married Robert Pyle on 16 November 1681 in Horton, Wiltshire, England.1 
Immigration*1684Ann and Robert Pyle emigrated from England and had settled in Bethel Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, by 1684.1 

Family

 Robert Pyle
Child 1.John Pyle+1 b. 8 Aug 1687

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pyle, pages 701-702. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

William Stovey1

Family
Residence*The William Stovey family lived in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.1 

Family
Child 1.Ann Stovey+1

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pyle, pages 701-702. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Rachel Stow1,2

Family
Marriage*before 1693/94She married, as his second wife, John Pond, son of Daniel Pond and Abigail Shepard, before 1693/94, probably in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Death*She died not long after the birth of her second child, probably in Wrentham.1,2 

Family

 John Pond b. c 1651
Child 1.Hannah Pond+1 b. 16 Mar 1693/94, d. 10 Jun 1755

Citations

  1. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), John Pond, page 12. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 592. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Charles C. Strack1,2

b. 1870
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1870Charles C. Strack was born in 1870 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Keek-kong-daw-goh.1 
(Son) Census US 188026 June 1880Charles C. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He was 8 years old.2,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Charles F. Strack1,2

b. 1831
Family
Birth*1831Charles F. Strack was born about 1831 in Bavaria, Germany.2 
Marriage*He married Mary F. Godfroy, daughter of James R. Godfroy and Archangel Richardville Oesew.1,2 
Census US 1880*26 June 1880Mary F. and Charles F. Strack were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Charles was white, 49 years of age and a farmer, and Mary was an American Indian, 38 years of age and keeping house. Both of them were able to read and write. Six of their children, all of whom were recorded as American Indian, were enumerated with them in 1880. Mary F. and Irwin were ages 20 and 17 years, respectively, at home, and both were able to read and write; Elizabeth and James were ages 14 and 12 years, respectively, at home, and only Elizabeth was able to read, and neither was able to write; and Charles C. and Flora were ages 8 and 5 years, respectively, and under the age for recording reading and writing. A servant, Arther Mills, age 14, was also enumerated that year in the Strack household.

In the next household after the Stacks, the household of Mary's sister and brother-in-law, Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, was enumerated. Then, recorded by the census taker as within the same dwelling number as Anna and Francis, was the enumeration of Mary and Anna's parents, Archangel and James R. Godfroy, with their son George and additional family members. And, in the next household below their parents, were the girls' brother and sister-in-law, Mary and John Godfroy.2,3,4,5 

Family

 Mary F. Godfroy b. 1842
Children 1.Mary F. Strack1 b. 1861
 2.George Strack1 b. 1862
 3.Irwin Strack1 b. 1864
 4.Elizabeth Strack1 b. 1866
 5.James Strack1 b. 1868
 6.Charles C. Strack1 b. 1870
 7.Florentine Strack1 b. 1876

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.

Elizabeth Strack1

b. 1866
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1866Elizabeth Strack was born in 1866 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Mum-go-zi-quah.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188026 June 1880Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was 14 years old, at home, and able to read, although not to write.2,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Florentine Strack1

b. 1876
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1876Florentine Strack was born in 1876 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationShe was called Flora.2 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Chi-ca-zah.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188026 June 1880Flora was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was 5 years old.2,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

George Strack1

b. 1862
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1862George Strack was born in 1862 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Kil-e-com-e-ke-oh.1 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.2,3,4,5,6,7,8 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  3. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  4. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  5. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  6. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  7. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  8. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Irwin Strack1

b. 1864
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1864Irwin Strack was born in 1864 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Kil-son-zoh.1 
(Son) Census US 188026 June 1880Irwin was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He was 17 years old, at home, and able to read and write.2,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

James Strack1

b. 1868
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack1 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy1 b. 1842
Birth*1868James Strack was born in 1868 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Waw-zaw-pe-am.1 
(Son) Census US 188026 June 1880James was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He was 12 years old, at home, and unable to read or write.2,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Mary F. Strack1

b. 1861
Family
Father*Charles F. Strack2 b. 1831
Mother*Mary F. Godfroy2 b. 1842
Birth*1861Mary F. Strack was born in 1861 in Indiana.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Frances Strack.2 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Wah-pe-mung-quah.2 
(Daughter) Census US 188026 June 1880Mary F. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was 20 years old, at home, and able to read and write.1,3,4,5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, Elizabeth Glenn Collection, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3633 - 3634. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Bssie Strain1

b. December 1888
Family
Father*Dewitt C. Strain1 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Mother*Mary Isadora Creech1 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Birth*December 1888Bssie Strain was born in December 1888 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Death4 November 1894She was 5 years old when her mother died on 4 November 1894 at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months. Her death left Bssie's father with at least six young children between the ages of eighteen months and the middle teens.2,3 
(Daughter) Marriage7 September 1896Two years after her mother's death, her father married a second time, on 7 September 1896, to Theresa Bollinger, who had also been married before, and had no surviving children.4,5 
(Stepdaughter) Death21 December 1899Her stepmother, Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain, died at age 35 on 21 December 1899 when Bssie was 11 years old. Her death left Bssie's father a widower for a second time, and with another daughter who had been born five days before her mother's death.6,1,5 
(Daughter) Census US 19004 June 1900Bssie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in the household of her widowed father on Railroad Street, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. She was 11 years old, had attended school for eight months of the census year, and was able to read, write, and to speak English.1,7 
(Daughter) Marriage20 July 1900Her father married a third time on 20 July 1900 to Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman, who had also been married twice before. Bssie, and three other of her six surviving siblings, were living with their father in 1900, and Dora, who was twice divorced, had three children from her first marriage, Clarence Edward Groves, Pearl Groves and Millie Groves, none of whom were still living with their mother.8 
(Daughter) Divorce25 March 1902The separation and likely divorce of her father and stepmother, Dora, was front page news in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. The article, titled "This Marriage a Failure", reported that, earlier, the couple had separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain had returned to her former home near Chicago. Then later, on Tuesday, 25 March 1902, she went back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile. It was reported that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft.

The couple, the newspaper stated, had become acquainted with each other through correspondence about two years before, and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after". It was later learned by the newspaper that Dora drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against DeWitt, although she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago.9 
(Daughter) Marriage28 November 1902Her father married a fourth time, on 28 November 1902, to Ida May Dartsch, who had not been married before. Their nuptials were performed by the Reverend J. P. Edgar at the Strain family home on South Railroad Street, Lovington, with only family and a few intimate friends invited as witnesses. A wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony.10,11,12,13 
(Daughter) Relocation1904In the Fall of 1904, her father and stepmother sold their household goods in Illinois and moved with their family to Los Angeles County, California. All except one of the children either moved with their father to California, or followed later. The exception was Bssie's brother, John, who remained for a short time in Illinois and then relocated with his wife and children to, first Nevada, before settling in Clatsop County, Oregon.14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 40, born about 1856, and Teresa Bollinger, age 33, born about 1863, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  5. [S2798] Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, January 5, 1900, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died of heart failure in her home on Railroad Street on the morning of 21 December 1899 after being ill since the birth of her daughter on 16 December; that Mary Teresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad and Mary, was born at Salem, Marion County on December 26, 1863; that she united with "David" C. Strain in 1896. Note: Much of the article has been damaged and cut and is impossible to read. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Teresa (Bolinger) Strain, Memorial# 82706351.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of May Strain, age 7, as an adopted daughter in the household of Dorcus M. Edwards, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0103.
  8. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dora Downs Plowman and Dewitt C Strain on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  9. [S2799] D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, March 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on Apr 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "This Marriage a Failure, that several weeks ago, D. C. Strain and his wife separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain returned to her former home near Chicago; that Tuesday morning, March 25, she came back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile; that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft; that Mr. Strain had become acquainted with the woman by correspondence about two years before and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after"; that later it was learned by the newspaper that Mrs. Strain drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against Mr. Strain; that she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida May (Dartsch) Strain, Memorial# 24447035.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  12. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 46, born about 1856, son of John A Strain and Peninah Walker, and Ida May Dartsch, age 35, born about 1867, daughter of Carl and Anna E Dartsch, married in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  13. [S2800] D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, November 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "Strain-Dartch", which should have been spelled "Dartsch", that D. C. Strain of Lovington and Ida Dartsch of Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, were united in marriage on Thursday evening, November 27, 1902 at Mr. Strain's residence on South Railroad street by the Reverend J. P. Edgar; that only a few intimate friends and relatives were present; that supper was served immediately after the ceremony; and that Mr. and Mrs. Strain would reside in Lovington. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage.
  14. [S2809] D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Saturday, October 8, 1904, Page 3, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that D. C. Strain had a sale of his household goods Saturday; that Mr. Strain and family would leave in a few days for Los Angeles, California, to make their future home. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California.
  15. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Leneva M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dora, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374327.
  18. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Neva M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_119; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 555.
  19. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Alice Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: New River, Churchill, Nevada; Roll: T624_858; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374871.
  20. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 62.
  21. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lester and Olla E. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374096.
  22. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Edward Strain as a lodger in the household of William H. and Margaret L. Silzle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Pages: 4a and 4b; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092.
  23. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Ed and Mable Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126.
  24. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1952 obituary for Mrs. Ida Strain, reporting that all three of her stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Wixon, Mrs. Terrisa White, and Mae Biddle, all resided in Fresno, California; viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/707235188/,0.42683655,0.3943197,0.5277359&xid=3355. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Charles A. Strain1,2

b. 24 March 1879
Family
Father*Dewitt C. Strain1 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Mother*Mary Isadora Creech1 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Birth*24 March 1879Charles A. Strain was born on 24 March 1879 in Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles Albert Strain.2 
(Son) Census US 18808 June 1880Charles A. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Marrowbone, Moultrie County, Illinois. He was one year old.1 
(Son) Census State NE 18858 June 1885Charles A. was listed on the 1885 Nebraska State census taken on 06 and 8 June 1885 in the household of his parents in Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska. He was 6 years old.3 
(Son) Death4 November 1894He was 15 years old when his mother died on 4 November 1894 at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months. Her death left Charles's father with at least six young children between the ages of eighteen months and the middle teens.4,5 
(Son) Marriage7 September 1896Two years after his mother's death, his father married a second time, on 7 September 1896, to Theresa Bollinger, who had also been married before, and had no surviving children.6,7 
(Stepson) Death21 December 1899His stepmother, Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain, died at age 35 on 21 December 1899 when Charles was 20 years old. Her death left Charles's father a widower for a second time, and with another daughter who had been born five days before her mother's death.8,9,7 
Marriage*29 May 1900He married Leneva Springer, daughter of Wheeler Springer and Elizabeth Stewart, on 29 May 1900 in Macon County, Illinois.10 
(Son) Marriage20 July 1900His father married a third time on 20 July 1900 to Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman, who had also been married twice before. Four of Charles's six surviving siblings were living with their father in 1900, and Dora, who was twice divorced, had three children from her first marriage, Clarence Edward Groves, Pearl Groves and Millie Groves, none of whom were still living with their mother.11 
(Son) Divorce25 March 1902The separation and likely divorce of his father and stepmother, Dora, was front page news in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. The article, titled "This Marriage a Failure", reported that, earlier, the couple had separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain had returned to her former home near Chicago. Then later, on Tuesday, 25 March 1902, she went back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile. It was reported that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft.

The couple, the newspaper stated, had become acquainted with each other through correspondence about two years before, and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after". It was later learned by the newspaper that Dora drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against DeWitt, although she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago.12 
(Son) Marriage28 November 1902His father married a fourth time, on 28 November 1902, to Ida May Dartsch, who had not been married before. Their nuptials were performed by the Reverend J. P. Edgar at the Strain family home on South Railroad Street, Lovington, with only family and a few intimate friends invited as witnesses. A wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony.13,14,15,16 
(Son) Relocation1904In the Fall of 1904, his father and stepmother sold their household goods in Illinois and moved with their family to Los Angeles County, California. All except one of the children either moved with their father to California, or followed later. The exception was Charles's brother, John, who remained for a short time in Illinois and then relocated with his wife and children to, first Nevada, before settling in Clatsop County, Oregon.17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 

Family

 Leneva Springer b. Jul 1879

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dewitt C. and Mary I. Strain, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 428a; Enumeration District: 171. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charles Albert Strain, born on 24 March 1879 at Bethany, Illinois, child of Dewitt C Strain and Dora Creech; agency notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as CHARLES ALBERT STRAIN. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S2426] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. C. and Mary I. Strain, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Thayer; Township: Davenport; Page: 8. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  6. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 40, born about 1856, and Teresa Bollinger, age 33, born about 1863, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  7. [S2798] Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, January 5, 1900, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died of heart failure in her home on Railroad Street on the morning of 21 December 1899 after being ill since the birth of her daughter on 16 December; that Mary Teresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad and Mary, was born at Salem, Marion County on December 26, 1863; that she united with "David" C. Strain in 1896. Note: Much of the article has been damaged and cut and is impossible to read. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Teresa (Bolinger) Strain, Memorial# 82706351.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charley A Strain and Leneva Springer on 29 May 1900 in Macon County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  11. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dora Downs Plowman and Dewitt C Strain on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois, USA.
  12. [S2799] D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, March 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on Apr 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "This Marriage a Failure, that several weeks ago, D. C. Strain and his wife separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain returned to her former home near Chicago; that Tuesday morning, March 25, she came back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile; that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft; that Mr. Strain had become acquainted with the woman by correspondence about two years before and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after"; that later it was learned by the newspaper that Mrs. Strain drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against Mr. Strain; that she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida May (Dartsch) Strain, Memorial# 24447035.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  15. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 46, born about 1856, son of John A Strain and Peninah Walker, and Ida May Dartsch, age 35, born about 1867, daughter of Carl and Anna E Dartsch, married in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  16. [S2800] D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, November 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "Strain-Dartch", which should have been spelled "Dartsch", that D. C. Strain of Lovington and Ida Dartsch of Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, were united in marriage on Thursday evening, November 27, 1902 at Mr. Strain's residence on South Railroad street by the Reverend J. P. Edgar; that only a few intimate friends and relatives were present; that supper was served immediately after the ceremony; and that Mr. and Mrs. Strain would reside in Lovington. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage.
  17. [S2809] D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Saturday, October 8, 1904, Page 3, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that D. C. Strain had a sale of his household goods Saturday; that Mr. Strain and family would leave in a few days for Los Angeles, California, to make their future home. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California.
  18. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  19. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Leneva M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dora, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374327.
  21. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Neva M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_119; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 555.
  22. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Alice Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: New River, Churchill, Nevada; Roll: T624_858; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374871.
  23. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 62.
  24. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lester and Olla E. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374096.
  25. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Edward Strain as a lodger in the household of William H. and Margaret L. Silzle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Pages: 4a and 4b; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092.
  26. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Ed and Mable Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126.
  27. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1952 obituary for Mrs. Ida Strain, reporting that all three of her stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Wixon, Mrs. Terrisa White, and Mae Biddle, all resided in Fresno, California; viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/707235188/,0.42683655,0.3943197,0.5277359&xid=3355. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Dewitt C. Strain1

b. 29 February 1856, d. 19 March 1922
Family
Father*John Alexander Strain2,3 b. 30 Apr 1824, d. 23 Jul 1901
Mother*Peninah Walker4,3 b. 11 Jun 1824, d. 6 May 1887
Birth*29 February 1856Dewitt C. Strain was born on 29 February 1856 in Illinois.5,3,6 
Marriage*1875He married first Mary Isadora Creech, daughter of Christopher Columbus Creech and Hila Amanda Evans, probably about 1875.7,3,6 
Census US 1880*8 June 1880Mary I. and Dewitt C. Strain were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in Marrowbone, Moultrie County, Illinois. DeWitt was 24 years of age and a blacksmith and Mary I. was 23 years of age and keeping house. Their two sons, Ellsworth A. and Charles A., were enumerated with them. Ellsworth was 3 years old and Charles was age one.6 
Census State NE 1885*8 June 1885Mary I. and Dewitt C. Strain were listed on the 1885 Nebraska State census taken on 06 or 8 June 1885 in Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska. Dewitt was 28 years of age and working as a blacksmith, And Mary I. was 27 years of age and keeping house. The couple's four children, all sons, were listed with their parents in 1885. Alexander, Charles R. and John A. were ages 8, 6 and 4 years, respectively, and baby Lester was one year old.8 
(Husband) Death4 November 1894Dewitt became a widower with at least six young children when Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain died at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months, on 4 November 1894. At her death, their children's ages ranged from eighteen months to the middle teens.7,9 
Marriage*7 September 1896He married second, as her second husband, Theresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad Bollinger and Mary Appal, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois. Theresa had no surviving children, and DeWitt, who was a widower, had six young children.5,10 
(Husband) Death21 December 1899Dewitt became a widower for the second time when Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain died at age 35 on 21 December 1899, five days after giving birth to the couple's first child together.11,12,10 
Census US 1900*4 June 1900Dewitt C. Strain was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 on Railroad Street, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. He was 44 years of age, a widower, and worked as a blacksmith on his own account. He owned his house free of mortgage and was recorded as able to read, although not able to write or to speak English. Four children were enumerated with him in 1900. Lester, Bessie and Edward were ages 16, 11, and 9 years old, respectively, were all able to read, write and to speak English, and had all attended school for eight months of the census year. The baby, Teresa, was five months old. DeWitt's eldest daughter, Lillian May Strain, was enumerated as May Strain, and an adopted daughter, in the household of Dorcus M. Edwards in Marrowbone, Moultrie County. May was 7 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school for seven months of the census year.12,13 
Marriage*20 July 1900He married third, as her third husband, Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman, daughter of Samuel Downs and Lucy Ann Wannamaker, on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois. Dora was twice divorced and had three children from her first marriage, none of whom were still living with their mother by then; and Dewitt, who had been widowed twice, had seven surviving children, four of whom were living at home with their father in 1900.1 
Divorce*25 March 1902The separation and likely divorce of Dewitt C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman Strain was front page news in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. The article, titled "This Marriage a Failure", reported that, earlier, the couple had separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain had returned to her former home near Chicago. Then later, on Tuesday, 25 March 1902, she went back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile. It was reported that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft.

The couple, the newspaper stated, had become acquainted with each other through correspondence about two years before, and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after". It was later learned by the newspaper that Dora drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against DeWitt, although she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago.14 
Marriage*28 November 1902He married fourth, as her first husband, Ida May Dartsch, daughter of Karl Dartsch and Anna S. Will, on Thursday evening, 28 November 1902. Their nuptials were performed by the Reverend J. P. Edgar at the Strain family home on South Railroad Street, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. Only family and a few intimate friends were invited as witnesses, and a wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony. The couple planned to reside in Lovington.15,3,16,17 
Relocation*1904In the Fall of 1904, Ida M. and Dewitt C. Strain sold their household goods in Illinois and moved with their family to Los Angeles County, California. All except one of DeWitt's children either moved with their father and stepmother to California, or followed later. The exception was DeWitt's son, John, who remained for a short time in Illinois and then relocated with his wife and children to, first Nevada, before settling in Clatsop County, Oregon.18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 
Census US 1910*29 April 1910Ida M. and Dewitt C. Strain were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 on Michigan Avenue, Glendora, Los Angeles County, California. DeWitt was 53 years of age, worked as a blacksmith in his own shop, and had employees, and Ida was 43 years of age and ran a dining hall in their home on her own account. They rented their house, had been married for 7 years, her first marriage, with only two of DeWitt's four marriages reported, and Ida had given birth to no children. DeWitt's daughter, Theresa, from his second marriage, was enumerated with them in 1910. Theresa was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was able to read, write, and to speak English.19 
Death*19 March 1922He died on 19 March 1922 at age 663 
Burial* and was buried in Lemoore Cemetery, Lemoore, Kings County, California.3 

Family 1

 Mary Isadora Creech b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Children 1.Ellsworth A. Strain6 b. 1877
 2.Charles A. Strain6 b. 24 Mar 1879
 3.John A. Strain8 b. 15 May 1881
 4.Lester Strain29,3 b. Mar 1884
 5.Bssie Strain12 b. Dec 1888
 6.Edward Strain12 b. Feb 1891
 7.Lillian May Strain30,3 b. 4 May 1893

Family 2

 Theresa Bollinger b. 26 Dec 1863, d. 21 Dec 1899
Child 1.Theresa Strain12 b. 16 Dec 1899

Family 3

 Dora C. Downs b. Dec 1866
Child 1.Clinton Downs31 b. 13 May 1902, d. 20 Aug 1902

Family 4

 Ida May Dartsch b. 1 Jan 1865, d. 18 Mar 1952

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dora Downs Plowman and Dewitt C Strain on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Alexander Strain, Memorial# 102836025. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Peninah (Walker) Strain, Memorial# 102835666.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 40, born about 1856, and Teresa Bollinger, age 33, born about 1863, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dewitt C. and Mary I. Strain, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 428a; Enumeration District: 171. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735.
  8. [S2426] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. C. and Mary I. Strain, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Thayer; Township: Davenport; Page: 8. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
  9. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  10. [S2798] Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, January 5, 1900, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died of heart failure in her home on Railroad Street on the morning of 21 December 1899 after being ill since the birth of her daughter on 16 December; that Mary Teresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad and Mary, was born at Salem, Marion County on December 26, 1863; that she united with "David" C. Strain in 1896. Note: Much of the article has been damaged and cut and is impossible to read. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Teresa (Bolinger) Strain, Memorial# 82706351.
  12. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of May Strain, age 7, as an adopted daughter in the household of Dorcus M. Edwards, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0103.
  14. [S2799] D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, March 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on Apr 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "This Marriage a Failure, that several weeks ago, D. C. Strain and his wife separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain returned to her former home near Chicago; that Tuesday morning, March 25, she came back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile; that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft; that Mr. Strain had become acquainted with the woman by correspondence about two years before and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after"; that later it was learned by the newspaper that Mrs. Strain drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against Mr. Strain; that she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida May (Dartsch) Strain, Memorial# 24447035.
  16. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 46, born about 1856, son of John A Strain and Peninah Walker, and Ida May Dartsch, age 35, born about 1867, daughter of Carl and Anna E Dartsch, married in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  17. [S2800] D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, November 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "Strain-Dartch", which should have been spelled "Dartsch", that D. C. Strain of Lovington and Ida Dartsch of Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, were united in marriage on Thursday evening, November 27, 1902 at Mr. Strain's residence on South Railroad street by the Reverend J. P. Edgar; that only a few intimate friends and relatives were present; that supper was served immediately after the ceremony; and that Mr. and Mrs. Strain would reside in Lovington. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage.
  18. [S2809] D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Saturday, October 8, 1904, Page 3, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that D. C. Strain had a sale of his household goods Saturday; that Mr. Strain and family would leave in a few days for Los Angeles, California, to make their future home. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California.
  19. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  21. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Leneva M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dora, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374327.
  22. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Neva M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_119; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 555.
  23. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Alice Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: New River, Churchill, Nevada; Roll: T624_858; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374871.
  24. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 62.
  25. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lester and Olla E. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374096.
  26. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Edward Strain as a lodger in the household of William H. and Margaret L. Silzle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Pages: 4a and 4b; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092.
  27. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Ed and Mable Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126.
  28. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1952 obituary for Mrs. Ida Strain, reporting that all three of her stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Wixon, Mrs. Terrisa White, and Mae Biddle, all resided in Fresno, California; viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/707235188/,0.42683655,0.3943197,0.5277359&xid=3355. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  29. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lester Strain, Memorial# 85527551.
  30. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lillian May (Strain) Buddle, Memorial# 44905686.
  31. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Clinton Downs, age three months, on 20 August 1902 in Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA, born on 13 May 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, son of D C Strain and Dora Downs, Date Registered 1902, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1902; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Edward Strain1

b. February 1891
Family
Father*Dewitt C. Strain1 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Mother*Mary Isadora Creech1 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Birth*February 1891Edward Strain was born in February 1891 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHis full name was James Edward Strain.2 
(Son) Death4 November 1894He was 3 years old when his mother died on 4 November 1894 at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months. Her death left Edward's father with at least six young children between the ages of eighteen months and the middle teens.3,4 
(Son) Marriage7 September 1896Two years after his mother's death, his father married a second time, on 7 September 1896, to Theresa Bollinger, who had also been married before, and had no surviving children.5,6 
(Stepson) Death21 December 1899His stepmother, Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain, died at age 35 on 21 December 1899 when Edward was 8 years old. Her death left Edward's father a widower for a second time, and with another daughter who had been born five days before her mother's death.7,1,6 
(Son) Census US 19004 June 1900Edward was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in the household of his widowed father on Railroad Street, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. He was 9 years old, had attended school for eight months of the census year, and was able to read, write, and to speak English.1,8 
(Son) Marriage20 July 1900His father married a third time on 20 July 1900 to Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman, who had also been married twice before. Edward, and three other of his six surviving siblings, were living with their father in 1900, and Dora, who was twice divorced, had three children from her first marriage, Clarence Edward Groves, Pearl Groves and Millie Groves, none of whom were still living with their mother.9 
(Son) Divorce25 March 1902The separation and likely divorce of his father and stepmother, Dora, was front page news in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. The article, titled "This Marriage a Failure", reported that, earlier, the couple had separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain had returned to her former home near Chicago. Then later, on Tuesday, 25 March 1902, she went back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile. It was reported that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft.

The couple, the newspaper stated, had become acquainted with each other through correspondence about two years before, and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after". It was later learned by the newspaper that Dora drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against DeWitt, although she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago.10 
(Son) Marriage28 November 1902His father married a fourth time, on 28 November 1902, to Ida May Dartsch, who had not been married before. Their nuptials were performed by the Reverend J. P. Edgar at the Strain family home on South Railroad Street, Lovington, with only family and a few intimate friends invited as witnesses. A wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony.11,12,13,14 
(Son) Relocation1904In the Fall of 1904, his father and stepmother sold their household goods in Illinois and moved with their family to Los Angeles County, California. All except one of the children either moved with their father to California, or followed later. The exception was Edward's brother, John, who remained for a short time in Illinois and then relocated with his wife and children to, first Nevada, before settling in Clatsop County, Oregon.15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1947 obituary for James Edward Strain, viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/624937077/,0.22756813,0.5071595,0.35949573&xid=3355. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 40, born about 1856, and Teresa Bollinger, age 33, born about 1863, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  6. [S2798] Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, January 5, 1900, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died of heart failure in her home on Railroad Street on the morning of 21 December 1899 after being ill since the birth of her daughter on 16 December; that Mary Teresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad and Mary, was born at Salem, Marion County on December 26, 1863; that she united with "David" C. Strain in 1896. Note: Much of the article has been damaged and cut and is impossible to read. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Teresa (Bolinger) Strain, Memorial# 82706351.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of May Strain, age 7, as an adopted daughter in the household of Dorcus M. Edwards, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0103.
  9. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dora Downs Plowman and Dewitt C Strain on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  10. [S2799] D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, March 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on Apr 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "This Marriage a Failure, that several weeks ago, D. C. Strain and his wife separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain returned to her former home near Chicago; that Tuesday morning, March 25, she came back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile; that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft; that Mr. Strain had become acquainted with the woman by correspondence about two years before and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after"; that later it was learned by the newspaper that Mrs. Strain drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against Mr. Strain; that she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida May (Dartsch) Strain, Memorial# 24447035.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  13. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 46, born about 1856, son of John A Strain and Peninah Walker, and Ida May Dartsch, age 35, born about 1867, daughter of Carl and Anna E Dartsch, married in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  14. [S2800] D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, November 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "Strain-Dartch", which should have been spelled "Dartsch", that D. C. Strain of Lovington and Ida Dartsch of Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, were united in marriage on Thursday evening, November 27, 1902 at Mr. Strain's residence on South Railroad street by the Reverend J. P. Edgar; that only a few intimate friends and relatives were present; that supper was served immediately after the ceremony; and that Mr. and Mrs. Strain would reside in Lovington. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage.
  15. [S2809] D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Saturday, October 8, 1904, Page 3, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that D. C. Strain had a sale of his household goods Saturday; that Mr. Strain and family would leave in a few days for Los Angeles, California, to make their future home. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California.
  16. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  18. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Leneva M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dora, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374327.
  19. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Neva M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_119; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 555.
  20. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Alice Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: New River, Churchill, Nevada; Roll: T624_858; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374871.
  21. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 62.
  22. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lester and Olla E. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374096.
  23. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Edward Strain as a lodger in the household of William H. and Margaret L. Silzle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Pages: 4a and 4b; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092.
  24. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Ed and Mable Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126.
  25. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1952 obituary for Mrs. Ida Strain, reporting that all three of her stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Wixon, Mrs. Terrisa White, and Mae Biddle, all resided in Fresno, California; viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/707235188/,0.42683655,0.3943197,0.5277359&xid=3355.

Ellsworth A. Strain1

b. 1877
Family
Father*Dewitt C. Strain1 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Mother*Mary Isadora Creech1 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Birth*1877Ellsworth A. Strain was born about 1877 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Ellsworth Alexander Strain2,1 
Name Variation and he was also called Alexander.2 
(Son) Census US 18808 June 1880Ellsworth A. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Marrowbone, Moultrie County, Illinois. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Census State NE 18858 June 1885He was listed as Alexander Strain on the 1885 Nebraska State census taken on 06 and 8 June 1885 in the household of his parents in Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska. He was 8 years old.2 
(Son) Death4 November 1894Because we've not found any record of Ellsworth after the 1885 Nebraska census, we don't know if he was alive when his mother died on 4 November 1894 at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months. Her death left Ellsworth's father with at least six young children between the ages of eighteen months and the middle teens.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dewitt C. and Mary I. Strain, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 428a; Enumeration District: 171. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2426] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. C. and Mary I. Strain, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Thayer; Township: Davenport; Page: 8. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.

Hannah Catherine Strain1

b. 14 January 1854
Family
Birth*14 January 1854Hannah Catherine Strain was born on 14 January 1854 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*21 March 1873She married John Marion Rogers on 21 March 1873 in Clinton County, Indiana.1,2,3 

Family

 John Marion Rogers b. 14 Jan 1850
Child 1.Pearl Rogers+1,4 b. 27 Oct 1875

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Catherine (Strain) Rogers, Memorial# 29221961. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Marion Rogers, Memorial# 184095553.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 March 1873 in Clinton County, of John M Rodgers and Hannah C Strain, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Clinton County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1852 - 1905 Inclusive Volume W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: C-5; Page: 351. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pearl (Rogers) Armstrong, Memorial# 118628630.

John A. Strain1

b. 15 May 1881
Family
Father*Dewitt C. Strain1 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Mother*Mary Isadora Creech1 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894
Birth*15 May 1881John A. Strain was born about 15 May 1881 in Illinois.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was John Andrew Strain.3 
(Son) Census State NE 18858 June 1885John A. was listed on the 1885 Nebraska State census taken on 06 and 8 June 1885 in the household of his parents in Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska. He was 4 years old.1 
(Son) Death4 November 1894He was 13 years old when his mother died on 4 November 1894 at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months. Her death left John's father with at least six young children between the ages of eighteen months and the middle teens.4,5 
(Son) Marriage7 September 1896Two years after his mother's death, his father married a second time, on 7 September 1896, to Theresa Bollinger, who had also been married before, and had no surviving children.6,7 
Spanish American War*20 June 1898At age 17, he enlisted on 20 June 1898 and served in Company A, 4th Illinois Infantry, during the Spanish American War. He was discharged on 2 May 1899.2 
(Stepson) Death21 December 1899His stepmother, Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain, died at age 35 on 21 December 1899 when John was 18 years old. Her death left John's father a widower for a second time, and with another daughter who had been born five days before her mother's death.8,9,7 
(Son) Marriage20 July 1900His father married a third time on 20 July 1900 to Dora (Downs) Groves Plowman, who had also been married twice before. Four of John's six surviving siblings were living with their father in 1900, and Dora, who was twice divorced, had three children from her first marriage, Clarence Edward Groves, Pearl Groves and Millie Groves, none of whom were still living with their mother.10 
(Son) Divorce25 March 1902The separation and likely divorce of his father and stepmother, Dora, was front page news in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois. The article, titled "This Marriage a Failure", reported that, earlier, the couple had separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain had returned to her former home near Chicago. Then later, on Tuesday, 25 March 1902, she went back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile. It was reported that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft.

The couple, the newspaper stated, had become acquainted with each other through correspondence about two years before, and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after". It was later learned by the newspaper that Dora drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against DeWitt, although she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago.11 
Marriage*1902He married Alice Pepperdine, daughter of William H. Pepperdine and Nancy Catherine Nash, in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois.12 
(Son) Marriage28 November 1902His father married a fourth time, on 28 November 1902, to Ida May Dartsch, who had not been married before. Their nuptials were performed by the Reverend J. P. Edgar at the Strain family home on South Railroad Street, Lovington, with only family and a few intimate friends invited as witnesses. A wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony.13,14,15,16 
(Son) Relocation1904In the Fall of 1904, his father and stepmother sold their household goods in Illinois and moved with their family to Los Angeles County, California. All except one of the children, the exception being John, either moved with their father to California, or followed later. John remained for a short time in Illinois and then relocated with his wife and children to, first Nevada, before settling in Clatsop County, Oregon.17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 
Census US 1940*6 May 1940Alyce J. and John A. Strain were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 6 May 1940 at 498 West Harrison Avenue, Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon. John was 59 years of age, had completed his education through the 8th grade of Elementary School, and was a proprietor and butcher in his privately owned meat market and had employees. Alyce was 60 years of age, had completed her education through the 3rd year of High School, and did not work outside her home. They owned their house which was valued at $8,000, and had lived in the same house on April 1, 1935.28 

Family

 Julia Alice Pepperdine b. 1875

Citations

  1. [S2426] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. C. and Mary I. Strain, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Thayer; Township: Davenport; Page: 8. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
  2. [S2802] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, online at www.newspapers.com, headstone application for John A Strain, born 15 May 1881, served in Company A, 4th Illinois Infantry in Spanish American War, enlisted 20 June 1898, discharged 2 May 1899, died on 29 August 1950, burial in Ocean View Cemetery, Astoria, Oregon, USA, application submitted by Alyce Strain, referencing National Archives at Washington DC, Washington DC, USA, Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985.
  3. [S2550] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Andrew Strain, age 69, on 29 August 1950 in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, USA, husband of Alyce Strain, born in 1881, son of Clinton D Strain and Theodora Creech, citing Certificate# 8186. Hereinafter cited as Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  6. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 40, born about 1856, and Teresa Bollinger, age 33, born about 1863, on 7 September 1896 in Marion County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  7. [S2798] Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, January 5, 1900, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died of heart failure in her home on Railroad Street on the morning of 21 December 1899 after being ill since the birth of her daughter on 16 December; that Mary Teresa Bollinger, daughter of Conrad and Mary, was born at Salem, Marion County on December 26, 1863; that she united with "David" C. Strain in 1896. Note: Much of the article has been damaged and cut and is impossible to read. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Mary Theresa (Bollinger) Strain 1900 Illinois.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Teresa (Bolinger) Strain, Memorial# 82706351.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dora Downs Plowman and Dewitt C Strain on 20 July 1900 in Will County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  11. [S2799] D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, March 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on Apr 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "This Marriage a Failure, that several weeks ago, D. C. Strain and his wife separated by mutual agreement and signed papers relinquishing all claims against the property of the other and that Mrs. Strain returned to her former home near Chicago; that Tuesday morning, March 25, she came back and attempted to take forcible possession of the Strain domicile; that she broke into the house but was ousted by Mr. Strain and officer Pepperdine and given hours in which to leave town or answer to the charge of house-breaking and theft; that Mr. Strain had become acquainted with the woman by correspondence about two years before and were married immediately, but had not lived "happily ever after"; that later it was learned by the newspaper that Mrs. Strain drove to Sullivan after being ejected from the premises and sought to bring proceedings of some kind against Mr. Strain; that she was not able to secure a lawyer who would take her case so she drove back to Hammond and took the Wabash Wednesday morning, March 26, for Chicago. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Dora (Downs) Groves 1900 Illinois Marriage a Failure.
  12. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John A Strain, age 22, born about 1880, son of D C Strain and Dorie Creech, and Alice Pepperdine, age 27, born about 1875, daughter of William Pepperdine and N C Nash, married in 902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County courthouses.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida May (Dartsch) Strain, Memorial# 24447035.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  15. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dewitt C Strain, age 46, born about 1856, son of John A Strain and Peninah Walker, and Ida May Dartsch, age 35, born about 1867, daughter of Carl and Anna E Dartsch, married in 1902 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  16. [S2800] D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Lovington Reporter, (Lovington, Illinois), Friday, November 28, 1902, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting under the title, "Strain-Dartch", which should have been spelled "Dartsch", that D. C. Strain of Lovington and Ida Dartsch of Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, were united in marriage on Thursday evening, November 27, 1902 at Mr. Strain's residence on South Railroad street by the Reverend J. P. Edgar; that only a few intimate friends and relatives were present; that supper was served immediately after the ceremony; and that Mr. and Mrs. Strain would reside in Lovington. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Ida Dartsch 1902 Illinois Marriage.
  17. [S2809] D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Saturday, October 8, 1904, Page 3, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that D. C. Strain had a sale of his household goods Saturday; that Mr. Strain and family would leave in a few days for Los Angeles, California, to make their future home. Hereinafter cited as D. C. Strain and Family 1904 Relocation from Illinois to California.
  18. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  19. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. and Ida M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Leneva M. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dora, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374327.
  21. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. and Neva M. Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_119; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 555.
  22. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Alice Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: New River, Churchill, Nevada; Roll: T624_858; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374871.
  23. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 62.
  24. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lester and Olla E. Strain, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374096.
  25. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Edward Strain as a lodger in the household of William H. and Margaret L. Silzle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendora, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_79; Pages: 4a and 4b; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374092.
  26. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Ed and Mable Strain, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126.
  27. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, 1952 obituary for Mrs. Ida Strain, reporting that all three of her stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Wixon, Mrs. Terrisa White, and Mae Biddle, all resided in Fresno, California; viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/image/707235188/,0.42683655,0.3943197,0.5277359&xid=3355. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  28. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Alyce J. Strain, Year: 1940; Census Place: Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03356; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-2. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

John Alexander Strain1

b. 30 April 1824, d. 23 July 1901
Family
Birth*30 April 1824John Alexander Strain was born on 30 April 1824 in Maury County, Tennessee.1 
Marriage*25 January 1844He married Peninah Walker on 25 January 1844 in Moultrie County, Illinois.2,1,3 
(Husband) Death6 May 1887John became a widower when Peninah (Walker) Strain died on 6 May 1887 at age 62.2 
Death*23 July 1901He died on 23 July 1901 in Moultrie County, Illinois, at age 771 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany, Moultrie County.1,2 

Family

 Peninah Walker b. 11 Jun 1824, d. 6 May 1887
Child 1.Dewitt C. Strain+1,4 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Alexander Strain, Memorial# 102836025. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Peninah (Walker) Strain, Memorial# 102835666.
  3. [S2794] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 January 1844 of John A. Strain and Peninah Walker in Moultrie County, Illinois, referencing FHL Film# 1312673. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.