At long last I have found Nathan's parents. They Are Ashur T. Strong b. 1818 In NY & Harriet A. b. 1827 in NY. I found them on the 1850 & 1860 Census for Somersett township, Hillsdale Co. MI. Ashur T. enlisted in the 18th Michigan Infantry, Co. G & died Oct. 2, 1862 in Covington, KY. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Lexington, KY. The children of Ashur & Harriet were:- Helen E. b. 1847 Michigan Nathan D. b. 1851 Michigan Harriet L. b. 1855 Michigan Richard A. b. 1861.Michigan In the 1870 census Grass Lake, Jackson Co. I found Ashur's widow, Harriet A. & her children Nathan, Hattie(Harriet L) & Richard. By 1880 Nathan D. is married to Lelia Christmas & is living with his in-laws, Jonah & Mary Miles & in 1884 their daughter, Viola is born in Jackson City, Jackson Co. In the1880 census Richard is listed as living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa but I don't have any information on the widow or the daughters. Does anyone on the list have any information about these ladies? Joe Anjier