Hi Nicola! Thanks for a most informative "treatise"! I can't add anything to what you have produced here... other than to note that the name "Valentine Strong" occurs several times in the Irish Records. I can't help but think there might be some link... and I get back to Valentine Strong's son William and his wife Frances.... We know nothing at present of what happened to them. It is entirely possible they went to Ireland and generated the Wicklow lineage. I hope those interested will keep digging. Someday we may have some answers! Nicola... may I have your permission to post a copy of this message in HTML form on my website... with full credit to you, of course? Regards Dave Strong ================= ----- Original Message ----- From: Nicola <Nicola@bestfootforward.com> To: <strong-l@rootsweb.com> Cc: <jen@campoz.fslife.co.uk>; <dbsandmd@nhb.com>; <patdstrong@aol.com>; <wellsy1@iprimus.com.au>; <judetree49@yahoo.com.au>; <jself@optushome.com.au>; <casement@t-online.de>; <dell@austarnet.com.au>; <mfbstrong@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 6:06 AM Subject: A brief - The Strong stonemasons > > Dear David & Jen (and any others interested) > > David thank you very much for forwarding me archived material regarding > previous enquiries and discussions on the Strong stonemasons and possible > links with the Wicklow Strongs. To date I have not made a connection with > the latter, but that does not mean there is none - I am possibly a different > off-shoot. > > The main purpose for this e-mail is to very briefly introduce the Strong > stonemasons. The aim of doing this is to assist anybody trying to trace > their family to them. I know a lot of us have missing links between them > and our immediate ancestors. Yet a couple of us have grown up being told we > are related to the Strong stonemasons who built St Pauls etc - but how!! > Well I have been delving very deep and have come up with an idea on how any > Strong descendents could be related to these masons. > > I have recently written to a great-aunt of mine (a Strong) to find out more > about her immediate family in the hope that I can turn 'myth' into 'reality' > and find the missing link. In writing the letter, I gave a brief > description of the Strong masons and how any 21st Century Strongs could be > DIRECTLY related to them. Below is an extract from this letter, which I > hope will be of interest to any of those wishing to find a link: > > "... My most interesting finds, to date, have been on the Strong's. Coming > over here Mum had told me that we are supposedly related to the Strong's who > built St Paul's Cathedral. Myth or not I decided to find out. I have found > lots of information on the stone-masons who built St Paul's. They actually > lived in a little town called Taynton - just outside Oxford!! Fate or what! > They owned a quarry here, as well as one in the neighbouring Cotswold town > of Little Barrington (where they also lived). It was from these quarries > that they supplied stone and their skills to a number of colleges at Oxford > University, the Sheldonian Theatre and the extravagant Blenheim Palace. The > main Strong was Timothy, who came from Wiltshire. He lived during the late > 16th Century. He built a variety of manors in the Cotswolds. His son, > Valentine Strong (don't you love the name!) moved to Taynton/Little > Barrington where he built the family home, which still stands today! He > also built a number of manor houses in the area. He and his wife, Ann, had > six sons and five daughters!! > > It is from these six sons that come the infamous stone-masons. The eldest > being Thomas (b. 1632- d. 1681). Whilst working in Oxford he became > acquainted with Christopher Wren, who was a lecturer at the University at > the time. Wren asked him to build his design of the Sheldonian Theatre, and > obviously liked what he saw. > > After the Great Fire of London (1666) Sir Christopher Wren was asked to lead > the reconstruction programme of the many destroyed churches. Upon which, > amongst other stone-masons, he called upon Thomas Strong. Thomas' first > work, and supposed test work for St Paul's Cathedral, was St. Stephen's > (Walbrook). He was assisted by the well-known and other Cotswold > stone-mason, William Kempster. Thomas then signed a contract to do St > Paul's and laid the foundation stone in 1675. In order to practice his > trade in London he was admitted to the Company of Masons and made free in > 1671. He was involved in the construction of a number of other London > churches, as well as providing stone for their reconstruction. He also > employed a number of apprentices and labour. He died, unmarried, in 1681, > passing all his contracts, apprentices and estate onto one of his younger > brothers, Edward (bp 1652 - d 1723/4). > > Edward is seen as the most prominent stone-mason, highly regarded by Wren, > and made free in 1680, becoming Master of the Company of Masons in 1696 > [this is now debatable as I have discovered contradictory facts from > original Company records][NOTE: not a link to freemasons]. He mainly worked > on St Paul's Cathedral but worked on other churches in London, Greenwich > Hospital and Blenheim Palace. As with Thomas, he had a number of > apprentices and a vast team of workmen. He became a very wealthy man - > signing contracts with Christopher Wren, Hawksmoor and Vanbrugh. With his > earnings he brought property in London and in out-lying areas. Eventually > retiring to Hide Manor, Hertfordshire, to live the life of a gentleman. > Here he wrote his memoirs (which I am trying to trace). He died at the age > of 71. > > Edward had two or three sons. The records are confusing, and I think one > daughter. One of Edward's sons (the other's being Thomas and/or John) was > also called Edward (referred to as Edward jnr). Hence the confusion in many > records as to which Edward lived where and their number of children! Edward > jnr followed in his father's footsteps and is known for placing the final > stone on the dome of St Paul's Cathedral (33 years, spent as a family, > working on the Cathedral). Edward jnr was also a well respected mason and > became Master of the Company of Masons in 1718. Edward knew Christopher > Wren's son well and it is said that they visited Paris together in 1698. In > 1699, he married Susanna Roberts, daughter of the King's plumber - an > esteemed position in those days! They also had a son called Edward. > Unfortunately he died of smallpox at the age of 20, while studying at > Cambridge University. > > Edward jnr also owned property in London and Hertfordshire, although records > seem to muddle up his properties with Edward snr. However, it does appear > as if he and Susanna had two daughters who inherited his wealth and > property. > > In terms of tracing our family history, and to find out whether we are > direct descendents of either Thomas, Edward snr or Edward jnr - the only > possibility is through one of Edward snr's other two sons - Thomas or John. > It appears as if the former son, died unmarried. However, John died in 1757 > and appears to have been married. He could possibly be the only link (what > with the original Thomas (1st Strong to work on St Paul's) dying unmarried, > and Edward jnr's only son also dying unmarried). > > However, we could have come from one of Valentine Strong's many sons. It is > said that descendants of his moved, lived and practiced the skill of > stone-masonry and owned a quarry in Box (Wiltshire) and > Stanford-in-the-Vale. Stong's also owned a quarry in Warminster, with > Egerton Strong living there until his death at the age of 83 in 1964. ..." > > If anyone can shed any light on 'missing links' - our present day Strong's > living in South Africa and the above I would love to hear from you (as > requested in a previous e-mail). > > If anyone would like to ask me any further questions relating to the > stone-mason Strong's I would be glad to assist. I would like to think that > my records are prettyy accurate. Accuracy being based on original 17th & > 18th Century sources, and reading many 20th Century books on architecture > etc in England. The latter information sometimes being contradictory, hence > the need to refer to as many original sources as possible to validate > claims. > > Best wishes, > Nicola > > > > > ...................................................................... ...... > ................................ > Nicola Jenkin > Projects Manager > > Best Foot Forward Ltd > The Future Centre > 115 Magdalden Road > Oxford > OX4 1RQ > England > > Tel: 01865 250818 > Fax: 01865 794586 > Mobile: 0781 558 7707 > > E-mail: nicola@bestfootforward.com > Website: www.bestfootforward.com > > City Limits Project: Ecological Footprint of Greater London: > www.citylimitslondon.com > > 'Sharing Nature's Interest' & a lifestyle calculator: > www.ecologicalfootprint.com

Phinehas, b.Aug 16, 1817, son of Phinehas Strong and Anne Field studied medicine at Castleton, VT and at Albany, NY where he graduated in 1839; practised medicine in Pawlet for 7 years and after 1846 in Buffalo, NY. Appointed Prof. in the Medical Dept. of Howard Univ. in 1869. He m. in 1844 Eliza Ann Andrus.

Dear Pam and Lynn, me too as Pam knows, they are also my 3xgrandparents. so there are two of us hoping like mad that some more info will arise. thanks for putting out the message Pam. cheers, Brenda ajmac@internet.co.nz > From: "lwesp" <bwesp@ptd.net> > Reply-To: "lwesp" <bwesp@ptd.net> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 05:39:36 -0400 > To: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Robert STRONG - England > Resent-From: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 03:41:52 -0600 > > Dear Pam--I bet you will receive a good reply about your ggg grandfather > Robert Strong soon--Fondly, your Cyber Pal--Lynn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Witch's Brew" <ppakes@ihug.co.nz> > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:28 PM > Subject: Robert STRONG - England > > >> Robert STRONG lived at Silver Street Rotherhithe England, down beside the >> Thames River, he was married to Margaret FISHER and they had seven > children, >> he died of cholera in 1849, aged 57 years, so that makes him born around >> 1792, but where ?? >> >> That is the extent of information I have on this gentleman, would be so >> grateful to any one researching this family if they could help out. He was >> my 3xgreatgrandfather, though I have almost all the information on their >> children to present date, Robert and Margaret still remain a complete >> mystery. >> >> Pam.............New Zealand >> >> >> ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== >> ======================================================== >> STRONG FAMILY ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA (SFAA) web site: >> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4715 >> >> Strong(e)s of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon Counties, England, >> including ancestors of "Elder" John Strong; queries about >> descendants of "Elder" John Strong answered by the SFAA >> Historian, Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Strong, from his extensive >> electronic database. >> ========================================================== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > Repository for Strong data and documents. > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > ========================================================== > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > Notes, containing sources, included. > ======================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

NOTE: --> Please reply to: eheb@prodigy.net --- ethel <eheb@prodigy.net> wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:17:58 -0600 > From: "ethel" <eheb@prodigy.net> > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: {not a subscriber} Phineas Harmon Strong > > Looking for parents of Phineas Harmon Strong he was > born about 1817in Buffalo NY. Have you any clues??? > Also looking for parents of William L Strong who > was the mayor of NY City in 1898!!!!!!Regards to all > helpers in my quest for knowledge!!! > EJ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

Pam and Brenda is there an American connection to your 3x's grandparent Strongs? Fondly--Lynn PS--I know Pam is in NZ and are you located in NZ too,Brenda? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda & Tony MacCulloch" <ajmac@internet.co.nz> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: Robert STRONG - England > Dear Pam and Lynn, > me too as Pam knows, they are also my 3xgrandparents. > so there are two of us hoping like mad that some more info will arise. > thanks for putting out the message Pam. > > cheers, > > Brenda > ajmac@internet.co.nz > > > From: "lwesp" <bwesp@ptd.net> > > Reply-To: "lwesp" <bwesp@ptd.net> > > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 05:39:36 -0400 > > To: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Robert STRONG - England > > Resent-From: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com > > Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 03:41:52 -0600 > > > > Dear Pam--I bet you will receive a good reply about your ggg grandfather > > Robert Strong soon--Fondly, your Cyber Pal--Lynn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Witch's Brew" <ppakes@ihug.co.nz> > > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:28 PM > > Subject: Robert STRONG - England > > > > > >> Robert STRONG lived at Silver Street Rotherhithe England, down beside the > >> Thames River, he was married to Margaret FISHER and they had seven > > children, > >> he died of cholera in 1849, aged 57 years, so that makes him born around > >> 1792, but where ?? > >> > >> That is the extent of information I have on this gentleman, would be so > >> grateful to any one researching this family if they could help out. He was > >> my 3xgreatgrandfather, though I have almost all the information on their > >> children to present date, Robert and Margaret still remain a complete > >> mystery. > >> > >> Pam.............New Zealand > >> > >> > >> ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > >> ======================================================== > >> STRONG FAMILY ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA (SFAA) web site: > >> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4715 > >> > >> Strong(e)s of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon Counties, England, > >> including ancestors of "Elder" John Strong; queries about > >> descendants of "Elder" John Strong answered by the SFAA > >> Historian, Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Strong, from his extensive > >> electronic database. > >> ========================================================== > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > > Repository for Strong data and documents. > > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > > ========================================================== > > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > > Notes, containing sources, included. > > ======================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > Descendants of Alexander Strange, immigrant from Devon, > England, to New Kent County, VA, including the Ancestry > of John Richard Mayer, d. 1998, San Francisco, CA. > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/y/John-R-Mayer > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Robert STRONG lived at Silver Street Rotherhithe England, down beside the Thames River, he was married to Margaret FISHER and they had seven children, he died of cholera in 1849, aged 57 years, so that makes him born around 1792, but where ?? That is the extent of information I have on this gentleman, would be so grateful to any one researching this family if they could help out. He was my 3xgreatgrandfather, though I have almost all the information on their children to present date, Robert and Margaret still remain a complete mystery. Pam.............New Zealand

What can you tell me about his descendants in this country?

Dear Pam--I bet you will receive a good reply about your ggg grandfather Robert Strong soon--Fondly, your Cyber Pal--Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Witch's Brew" <ppakes@ihug.co.nz> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:28 PM Subject: Robert STRONG - England > Robert STRONG lived at Silver Street Rotherhithe England, down beside the > Thames River, he was married to Margaret FISHER and they had seven children, > he died of cholera in 1849, aged 57 years, so that makes him born around > 1792, but where ?? > > That is the extent of information I have on this gentleman, would be so > grateful to any one researching this family if they could help out. He was > my 3xgreatgrandfather, though I have almost all the information on their > children to present date, Robert and Margaret still remain a complete > mystery. > > Pam.............New Zealand > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > STRONG FAMILY ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA (SFAA) web site: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4715 > > Strong(e)s of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon Counties, England, > including ancestors of "Elder" John Strong; queries about > descendants of "Elder" John Strong answered by the SFAA > Historian, Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Strong, from his extensive > electronic database. > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

This is an introduction. I have joined this mailing list for two reasons: 1) I am a Strong (my mother is a Strong) and am therefore interested in getting in touch with relatives. - our line of Strong's is from South Africa (x3 generations), with my great-grandfather leaving England for Zimbabwe/South Africa just before WWII (I think). - Family history around this time is very poor. 2) Most interestingly, I am conducting detailed research on the Strong family of stonemasons who, amongst other buildings & churches, were contractor masons for St Paul's Cathedral, as well as quarry owners in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Counties. I have been gathering information on them for the past year (secondry data) and have accumlated rather a large amount of information, and am slowly starting to piece the puzzle together. However, I am keen to increase the detail of my research to incorporate a more contextual understanding of how they lived, what it was like to be a stonemason and their role as important stonemasons in London and the Cotswolds/Oxfordshire in the 1600's and 1700's. At present I am researching original sources in London libraries, and as I can only do this part-time, it is taking awhile. If anyone has information on this particular line of the Strong family - stories etc I would be most grateful to hear from you, and/or share my findings to date. While I continue my research, I am trying to trace the memoirs written by Edward Strong Snr. He wrote these in the early 1700's, whilst retired in his manor at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Should anyone have ideas on how I can trace these memoirs I would love to hear from you. Best wishes, Nicola Jenkin ............................................................................ ................................ Nicola Jenkin Projects Manager Best Foot Forward Ltd The Future Centre 115 Magdalden Road Oxford OX4 1RQ England Tel: 01865 250818 Fax: 01865 794586 Mobile: 0781 558 7707 E-mail: nicola@bestfootforward.com Website: www.bestfootforward.com City Limits Project: Ecological Footprint of Greater London: www.citylimitslondon.com 'Sharing Nature's Interest' & a lifestyle calculator: www.ecologicalfootprint.com

Hi Nicola.... Your message is quite interesting. By separate emailing, I am forwarding some correspondance which I carried on with Jenny Self, Del Maw, Patricia Strong, and Julie Wells about a year ago. It will detail our interest in the lineage you are researching. To summarize, however, I maintain a website focused on researching Strongs in Ireland, and by extension, England and Scotland. See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/ and follow the links to Book One, 2nd Edition, and the Lineages Directory. Scroll down to Ireland, and County Wicklow; and back up to Timothy Strong of Stone Mason fame. You will find various links which may bear on the subject in which you are interested. If you are interested in looking at the Wicklow data we have in the recently updated Irish Strong Database, see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/wicklow.htm The hypothesis of interest to us is whether the Wicklow Strongs can be linked to the Stone Mason Strongs. There seems to be only about one missing generation... and perhaps you may be able to find the "missing link"! Obviously, the material I have has been gathered in a "peripheral" way, focused on the Irish end of the research with the English material being mostly references which might help in making the connection. I am hoping that Martha Strong, also a subscriber to this list, will pick up on this subject and provide a few insights as well. She is an "expert" on the Strongs of southwest England, and may be able to provide more help. Note her website: > "Welcome to my World": Martha F. (Brani) Strong's web site > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7905/ She has compiled quite a bit of info re the Stone Mason Strongs both on the website and in her private research... some of which I mention in the separate mailing being sent to you. Please let me know whether the material I am providing is helpful... and we look forward to hearing further about your research findings! Regards Dave Strong ====================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Nicola <Nicola@bestfootforward.com> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 5:46 AM Subject: Introduction > > This is an introduction. I have joined this mailing list for two reasons: > > 1) I am a Strong (my mother is a Strong) and am therefore interested in > getting in touch with relatives. > - our line of Strong's is from South Africa (x3 generations), with > my great-grandfather leaving England for Zimbabwe/South Africa just before > WWII (I think). - Family history around this time is very poor. > > 2) Most interestingly, I am conducting detailed research on the Strong > family of stonemasons who, amongst other buildings & churches, were > contractor masons for St Paul's Cathedral, as well as quarry owners in > Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Counties. I have been gathering information > on them for the past year (secondry data) and have accumlated rather a large > amount of information, and am slowly starting to piece the puzzle together. > However, I am keen to increase the detail of my research to incorporate a > more contextual understanding of how they lived, what it was like to be a > stonemason and their role as important stonemasons in London and the > Cotswolds/Oxfordshire in the 1600's and 1700's. At present I am researching > original sources in London libraries, and as I can only do this part-time, > it is taking awhile. > > If anyone has information on this particular line of the Strong family - > stories etc I would be most grateful to hear from you, and/or share my > findings to date. While I continue my research, I am trying to trace the > memoirs written by Edward Strong Snr. He wrote these in the early 1700's, > whilst retired in his manor at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Should > anyone have ideas on how I can trace these memoirs I would love to hear from > you. > > Best wishes, > Nicola Jenkin > ...................................................................... ...... > ................................ > Nicola Jenkin > Projects Manager > > Best Foot Forward Ltd > The Future Centre > 115 Magdalden Road > Oxford > OX4 1RQ > England > > Tel: 01865 250818 > Fax: 01865 794586 > Mobile: 0781 558 7707 > > E-mail: nicola@bestfootforward.com > Website: www.bestfootforward.com > > City Limits Project: Ecological Footprint of Greater London: > www.citylimitslondon.com > > 'Sharing Nature's Interest' & a lifestyle calculator: > www.ecologicalfootprint.com > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > "Welcome to my World": Martha F. (Brani) Strong's web site > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7905/ > > Ancestors of "Elder" John Strong, Margery Deane, and > Abigail Ford in England. Children of "Elder" John > Strong of MA & CT. Historical documents of England & > U.S.A.; historical Strong(e) homes and buildings. New > genealogical research findings concerning families in > "The West Country" of England: Somerset, Dorset, and > Devon counties. Memorial to John Richard Mayer, Strange > descendant and researcher. Other research aids and links. > ==========================================================

Hello, Stephanie Although our Strong lines don't connect (mine is from Cardiff, Wales emigrating to Michigan in the1860s), I may be able to help you with your home schooling and genealogy query. Take a look at the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) website. There are some lesson plans for "My History is America's History" - to state the obvious the idea is to use one's family history to tell the story of the country's history. Diane -----Original Message----- From: mrsskelly1@juno.com <mrsskelly1@juno.com> To: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 05, 2001 06:48 Subject: Introduction Stephanie Skelly >Greetings... > >By virtue of having many family historians and genealogists we (my >husband and I) have a pretty substantial family tree to share with our >children in the future. However, many branches are noticeably shorter >than others! My Strong line is one of those lines!!! > >My father is James Arthur Blyler, b. 1930, Berkeley, CA to >Ercil Frank Blyler and Hazel Delle Strong, b. 1898, Corning, CA >Hazel Delle Strong was born to >Albert Arthur Strong, b. 1869, probably in Illinois and Carrie Belle >Streblow, b. 1870, Cass, Du Page County, IL. > >He died, probably in Corning or Santa Cruz, CA, shortly after my >grandmother was born and I have no other information about him. He and >Carrie Belle Strong had three other children: > >Arthur Frederick Strong, b. September 07, 1889, d. April 1969. >Albert Edwin Strong, b. August 08, 1891, Illinois, d. January 21, 1963, >Santa Cruz, CA, m. Helen Adele. >and >Ruth Louise Strong, b. March 23, 1896, d. January 1980, probably Sonoma >County, CA, m. Harold Bellus. They had no children. > >I am hopeful to possible 'hook-up' with some Strong descendents who might >share ancestors. BTW, this is a fits and spurts hobby for me as I have >four children that I home-educate. We are hoping to incorporate family >history into our school efforts this year...but this is still a work in >progress :)... If anyone has any wisdom to share in that vein, I would >be grateful for that as well. > >Stephanie (Blyler) Skelly >8933 Wildwood Avenue >Saint Bonifacius, MN 55375 > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== >======================================================== >Address for online searchers of STRONG MAIL LIST ARCHIVES: >http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages Cross Indexed: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9881 > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages not indexed: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9853 >========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Diane, Your note landed my daughter and me at www.myhistory.org! Looks like they have some great things that will, hopefully, help us focus our efforts.... Thanks for your kind and helpful reply. Stephanie On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:47:05 +0100 "Diane Treacy-Cole" <diane.treacy-cole@virgin.net> writes: > Hello, Stephanie > > Although our Strong lines don't connect (mine is from Cardiff, Wales > emigrating to Michigan in the1860s), I may be able to help you with > your > home schooling and genealogy query. Take a look at the NEH > (National > Endowment for the Humanities) website. There are some lesson plans > for "My > History is America's History" - to state the obvious the idea is to > use > one's family history to tell the story of the country's history. > > Diane > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mrsskelly1@juno.com <mrsskelly1@juno.com> > To: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, October 05, 2001 06:48 > Subject: Introduction Stephanie Skelly > > > >Greetings... > > > >By virtue of having many family historians and genealogists we (my > >husband and I) have a pretty substantial family tree to share with > our > >children in the future. However, many branches are noticeably > shorter > >than others! My Strong line is one of those lines!!! > > > >My father is James Arthur Blyler, b. 1930, Berkeley, CA to > >Ercil Frank Blyler and Hazel Delle Strong, b. 1898, Corning, CA > >Hazel Delle Strong was born to > >Albert Arthur Strong, b. 1869, probably in Illinois and Carrie > Belle > >Streblow, b. 1870, Cass, Du Page County, IL. > > > >He died, probably in Corning or Santa Cruz, CA, shortly after my > >grandmother was born and I have no other information about him. He > and > >Carrie Belle Strong had three other children: > > > >Arthur Frederick Strong, b. September 07, 1889, d. April 1969. > >Albert Edwin Strong, b. August 08, 1891, Illinois, d. January 21, > 1963, > >Santa Cruz, CA, m. Helen Adele. > >and > >Ruth Louise Strong, b. March 23, 1896, d. January 1980, probably > Sonoma > >County, CA, m. Harold Bellus. They had no children. > > > >I am hopeful to possible 'hook-up' with some Strong descendents who > might > >share ancestors. BTW, this is a fits and spurts hobby for me as I > have > >four children that I home-educate. We are hoping to incorporate > family > >history into our school efforts this year...but this is still a > work in > >progress :)... If anyone has any wisdom to share in that vein, I > would > >be grateful for that as well. > > > >Stephanie (Blyler) Skelly > >8933 Wildwood Avenue > >Saint Bonifacius, MN 55375 > > > > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > >======================================================== > >Address for online searchers of STRONG MAIL LIST ARCHIVES: > >http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages Cross Indexed: > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9881 > > > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages not indexed: > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9853 > >========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > Address for online searchers of STRONG MAIL LIST ARCHIVES: > http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages Cross Indexed: > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9881 > > MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages not indexed: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9853 > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Greetings... By virtue of having many family historians and genealogists we (my husband and I) have a pretty substantial family tree to share with our children in the future. However, many branches are noticeably shorter than others! My Strong line is one of those lines!!! My father is James Arthur Blyler, b. 1930, Berkeley, CA to Ercil Frank Blyler and Hazel Delle Strong, b. 1898, Corning, CA Hazel Delle Strong was born to Albert Arthur Strong, b. 1869, probably in Illinois and Carrie Belle Streblow, b. 1870, Cass, Du Page County, IL. He died, probably in Corning or Santa Cruz, CA, shortly after my grandmother was born and I have no other information about him. He and Carrie Belle Strong had three other children: Arthur Frederick Strong, b. September 07, 1889, d. April 1969. Albert Edwin Strong, b. August 08, 1891, Illinois, d. January 21, 1963, Santa Cruz, CA, m. Helen Adele. and Ruth Louise Strong, b. March 23, 1896, d. January 1980, probably Sonoma County, CA, m. Harold Bellus. They had no children. I am hopeful to possible 'hook-up' with some Strong descendents who might share ancestors. BTW, this is a fits and spurts hobby for me as I have four children that I home-educate. We are hoping to incorporate family history into our school efforts this year...but this is still a work in progress :)... If anyone has any wisdom to share in that vein, I would be grateful for that as well. Stephanie (Blyler) Skelly 8933 Wildwood Avenue Saint Bonifacius, MN 55375

My Grandmother was Nancy Jane Strong Walton daughter of Rhoda ( Pressley) & Daniel Strong. I am trying to trace back. All help appreciated. email oldladypi@webtv.net

Hi folks, The best information on Eleanor Deane is at the SFAA Website under Ancestry. It has been proven she is the daughter of William Cogan. There may be a relationship to Elder John but she is not his sister. Martha

(Pam: please address posts to STRONG-L@Rootsweb.com) >>---> Witch's Brew <ppakes@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:24:11 -0600 > From: "Witch's Brew" <ppakes@ihug.co.nz> > To: <STRONG-D-request@rootsweb.com> > Subject: STRONG - FISHER - ROSS - SELF > > Robert STRONG and Margaret FISHER of Rotherhithe. > Their son Robert married Sarah Ann Charlotte SELF of > Rotherhithe (c1844) > Their second son Charles married Mary Ann ROSS of > Rotherhithe (c1846) > > If any one has any connection to these names please > let me know > > Pam..........NZ > ........................................................................................................... > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shamere/index.html > Searching; Strong, McMullen, Lewis, Colebrook, Bain, > Skeen, Smith > Hewson, Thomson, Winthorp, Jones, Hill, Curtis, > Short. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com

Pam James Halic Strong was the son of Samuel Strong and Margaret Rich of Jackson (Clay County) Tennessee. Dave Strong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Strong" <3strong@adelphia.net> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 5:45 PM Subject: Re: James H. Strong > Pam, hope this helps. Tom Strong 3strong@adelphia.net > > Volume V Strong Family Histories; > > Page 438 #7-16. James Halic Strong, son of Samuel and Nancy Strong, born > 1861. > Chidden: (62) William Strong, b. 1894 > (63) Docia Strong, b. 1894 ? > > Page 141 1-1 James Harvey Strong, married Nellie Ward. Child - John Earl > Strong, b. Apr 18, 1889, d. Jul. 15, 1945 > > Page 142 12. James Harvey Strong, b. Jun 12, 1830, d. Jun 1863. He was son > of James Strong (1782-1836 in Ohio) and Prudence Elliot b. Jul. 15, 1789 in > Ireland, d. Sep. 12, 1858 in Iowa. > > Page 59 273 James Henry Strong b. Dec 14, 1879, d. Jan 23, 1880 in Copiah > Co. > > Page 534 2-5 James Henry Strong, son of Stephen Strong #1, b. Jan 20, 1875 > in Eisinger Lane, Durham, England, d. Jul. 23, 1946. He married Ruth E. > Bailey Oct. 1900. They are buried in the Oakland Cemetery. > > Regards. Tom strong 3strong@adelphia.net > > lwesp wrote: > > > Pam --I don't recall a James--You would have to get hold of > > dstrong155@prodigy.net or our Strong Family Historian SFAASTRONG@aol.com > > > > Fondly-Lynn Wesp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pam Howard" <phoward@cei.net> > > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 7:32 PM > > Subject: James H. Strong > > > > > Robin, > > > > > > This is the only James H. Strong listed on the 1880 census that comes > > > close to your James. Do you know if they ever lived in Mississippi? > > > > > > Census Place: District 3, Yalobusha, Mississippi > > > Source: FHL Film 1254669 National Archives Film T9-0669 Page 227C > > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > > > S. S. STRONG Self M M W 47 TN > > > Occ: Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > R. J. STRONG Wife F M W 45 TN > > > Occ: Keeping H. Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > William STRONG Son M S W 13 MS > > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > John T. STRONG Son M S W 11 MS > > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > Jas. H. STRONG Son M S W 6 MS > > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > > ======================================================== > > > "Welcome to my World": Martha F. (Brani) Strong's web site > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7905/ > > > > > > Ancestors of "Elder" John Strong, Margery Deane, and > > > Abigail Ford in England. Children of "Elder" John > > > Strong of MA & CT. Historical documents of England & > > > U.S.A.; historical Strong(e) homes and buildings. New > > > genealogical research findings concerning families in > > > "The West Country" of England: Somerset, Dorset, and > > > Devon counties. Memorial to John Richard Mayer, Strange > > > descendant and researcher. Other research aids and links. > > > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > > Repository for Strong data and documents. > > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > > ========================================================== > > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > > Notes, containing sources, included. > > ======================================================== > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > Address for online searchers of STRONG MAIL LIST ARCHIVES: > http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages Cross Indexed: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9881 > > MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages not indexed: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9853 > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I have an Eleazer b. in 1754, his son Eleazer Jr. in 1781. I also have an Eleazer born in 1763. All of these Eleazers had families so it is impossible to determine if one of these is who you seek unless you can come up with more Info.

Pam, hope this helps. Tom Strong 3strong@adelphia.net Volume V Strong Family Histories; Page 438 #7-16. James Halic Strong, son of Samuel and Nancy Strong, born 1861. Chidden: (62) William Strong, b. 1894 (63) Docia Strong, b. 1894 ? Page 141 1-1 James Harvey Strong, married Nellie Ward. Child - John Earl Strong, b. Apr 18, 1889, d. Jul. 15, 1945 Page 142 12. James Harvey Strong, b. Jun 12, 1830, d. Jun 1863. He was son of James Strong (1782-1836 in Ohio) and Prudence Elliot b. Jul. 15, 1789 in Ireland, d. Sep. 12, 1858 in Iowa. Page 59 273 James Henry Strong b. Dec 14, 1879, d. Jan 23, 1880 in Copiah Co. Page 534 2-5 James Henry Strong, son of Stephen Strong #1, b. Jan 20, 1875 in Eisinger Lane, Durham, England, d. Jul. 23, 1946. He married Ruth E. Bailey Oct. 1900. They are buried in the Oakland Cemetery. Regards. Tom strong 3strong@adelphia.net lwesp wrote: > Pam --I don't recall a James--You would have to get hold of > dstrong155@prodigy.net or our Strong Family Historian SFAASTRONG@aol.com > > Fondly-Lynn Wesp > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam Howard" <phoward@cei.net> > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 7:32 PM > Subject: James H. Strong > > > Robin, > > > > This is the only James H. Strong listed on the 1880 census that comes > > close to your James. Do you know if they ever lived in Mississippi? > > > > Census Place: District 3, Yalobusha, Mississippi > > Source: FHL Film 1254669 National Archives Film T9-0669 Page 227C > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > > S. S. STRONG Self M M W 47 TN > > Occ: Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN > > R. J. STRONG Wife F M W 45 TN > > Occ: Keeping H. Fa: TN Mo: TN > > William STRONG Son M S W 13 MS > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > John T. STRONG Son M S W 11 MS > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > Jas. H. STRONG Son M S W 6 MS > > Occ: At School Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > "Welcome to my World": Martha F. (Brani) Strong's web site > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7905/ > > > > Ancestors of "Elder" John Strong, Margery Deane, and > > Abigail Ford in England. Children of "Elder" John > > Strong of MA & CT. Historical documents of England & > > U.S.A.; historical Strong(e) homes and buildings. New > > genealogical research findings concerning families in > > "The West Country" of England: Somerset, Dorset, and > > Devon counties. Memorial to John Richard Mayer, Strange > > descendant and researcher. Other research aids and links. > > ========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > Repository for Strong data and documents. > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > ========================================================== > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > Notes, containing sources, included. > ========================================================

Pam, I hope this helps. Good luck in your search. Tom Strong, 3strong@adelphia.net Volume V of Strong Family Histories page 25 lists: (4) Amos Strong, son of Cyrus and Jane Strong was born in New England and died in Danville, IL (no dates given). Page 155 lists: (175) Amos W. Strong, son of George and Harriet Mentch Strong. [George was son of Michael Strong (#11), born Aug. 1. 1829 in Indiana, PA died Mar 13, 1906 in Strongstown, Indiana, PA. He is buried in Pineland, Indiana, PA.] Page 581 lists (21) Amos F. Strong born (Pulaski, Giles, TN) Jan 15, 1879, died Jul. 17, 1908, buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, TN, never married. He was the son of Edward (Edmund) Harris and PermeliaEmaline Norman Strong Pam Howard wrote: > Thanks Ed. My Amos Strong doesn't seem to belong to anyone. > > Pam > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) > IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/ > > Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13 > of manuscript, entitled "Lineages". > ==========================================================