============================================================== ATTENTION: Sue Strong Hassler In my last message I pointed out that in 1850 both Isaiah Strong and Noah Strong were residing in Greene County, MO. You have recently reported that in the 1850s a Fountain Strong was residing in DeKalb Co., MO, where Isaiah Strong subsequently also settled. Wade R. Watts <[email protected]> posted this abstract of the Strongs in Greene County, MO, in 1850: ================================ 1850 census---Greene Co. MO (also SW MO) Noah 41, b. TN [born about 1809] Mary 38, b. TN Caroline 19, b. MO (all children listed as b. in MO) Rhoda J. 14 Josiah T. 18 Mary L. 13 Charles W. T. 10 John R. 8 William H. G. 2 also Greene Co. Isaac Strong 35 b. TN [born about 1815] Terrisa 24 b. NC John T. 6 b. MO (all children b. MO) Robert L. 3 James R. 7/12 Do not know the relationship, if any, between Noah and Isaac. Does anyone out there know the origins of these families? ========================================== The above family is definitely that of Isaiah Strong, not Isaac Strong. The record is consistent with the reported 1844 marriage of Isaiah Strong in Missouri to L. "Turesa" [Theresa?} Daily. The eldest son, John T. Strong, was born within a year of the marriage. ========================================== I received a letter from Owen L. Fry, Post Office Box 266, Frederick, Oklahoma 73542-0266, dated 1 SEP 1986, concerning Noah Strong. Mr. Fry enclosed a Family Group Sheet with this additional information. Noah Strong died intestate on 4 JAN 1861 in Webster County, Missouri. His estate was administered by Mary Strong and Josiah Strong. They were apparently appointed on 10 JAN 1861. See also Probate Jacket No. 779, Record Book pages 404, 434-435. Other references: 1850 census, Robinson Township, Greene Co., MO; 1860 census, Washington Township, Webster County, MO; correspondence with Mrs. Mary K. Quinn Maxwell, 1914 North C (Street?), Arkansas City, Kansas 67005. =========================================== In the past I have proposed that Noah Strong was likely the same person as N. F. Strong, age 20-29, who appeared on the 1830 census of Giles County, TN, and who was enumerated on successive lines with David Strong, age 50-50. (David was over 45 in 1820 which means he was over 55 in 1830.) This data is strongly suggestive that N. F. Strong was a son of David Strong. In 1830, N. F. Strong appeared to have a young wife, age 10-14 years. He obviously departed Giles County prior to the 1840 census. The census records of Noah Strong indicates he was in Missouri in 1831 when his eldest daughter was born. Wade R. Watts reported that Noah Strong settled first in Barry County, TN, where a Horace Strong was also residing. From Barry County, Noah Strong relocated to Greene County, or at least the jurisdicition changed. N. F. Strong apparently had a brother, Franklin Strong, who also appeared on the 1830 census of Giles County, TN. It has been reproted to me that in 1850 a Franklin Strong was enumerated on the census of Polk Co., MO. Is it possible that Noah Strong and Fountain Strong are the same person? A comparison of the 1850 census of Noah Strong and the later census of Fountain Strong should be made to see if they are the same person. If Noah and Fountain are the same person and Isaiah Strong is found in the same vicinity over several decades, it would, in my opinion, suggest a familial relationship. I can find no references to Isaiah Strong in my Giles County, TN, notes, however. After having retrieved your inital post to the Strong Mail List, giving a brief outline of your Strong ancestry, I went back to the Isaiah Strong database and found you and your family listed. Did you submit this GEDCOM to Family Tree Maker in 1966? >From the GEDCOM, if you are interested, I can create your Strong Ancestry Chart to be posted on the Strong Roots Database. To view the Ancestor Charts currently in this collection, go to this URL: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jgilbert/main/srd-toc.htm "BoB T." Strong Robert T. Strong, Jr. 119 Mystic Way Madison, Al 35757-8801