Note to all: The following is a reply from Susan Hall regarding my earlier message ... She has provided us with additional details below which may well be of interest to existing members of the list. Please read and advise further. Thanks... David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 PS to Susan.... Please consider subscribing to the List! It's not time consuming these days... For info on subscribing, see: http://www.nhb.com/dbstrong/sgnhome.htm ****************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Susan Hall <[email protected]> To: DBS &/or MD <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 11:43 PM Subject: Re: STRONG of North Carolina > Indiana >Dear David, > >Thank you for taking the time to look through the information I left on your >Website, respond to me and to post it on the Rootsweb Strong list! I know time >is valuable and thank you for spending some on my quest! > >Since I left the clip on your site I have been busy searching myself through >calling relatives and searching the web. I have discovered some more >information which makes me want to dig deeper! > >If you would like to add any of this info, please feel free. This is what I've >found this week through my Aunt Judy and my father (she even has photos)! > >Charles Gamble Strong was married to Edna Perring who was born in 1880 and died >in 1906. (No mention of where). Her father was Charles Kempis Perring who was >married to Edna Mayfield. (Again no mention of places or dates). Charles Gamble >Strong had one son: Robert Emory Strong, He also had two brothers, Lee and Dave >(or Dove or Doug- hard to read writing). > >Charles Gamble Strong's father was: > >Capt. Robert Richard Strong born in 1842 died in 1924 and was married to Sarah >Lutuia Voss, daughter of Emory Voss. Capt. Robert Richard Strong's last known >address was: 209 East 1st. Street, Bloomington Indiana. (Aunt has photo taken >in 1910). > >My father says that my grandfather (Robert Emory Strong) was raised by my Great >Great Grandfather (Capt. Robert Richard Strong) because his mother died at an >early age (Edna Perring Strong). And he claims that Capt. Robert Richard Strong >fought in the Civil War (had relics and talked about it all the time... photo >on 209 East 1st. Street has some cannon balls stacked as lawn ornament) I have >searched all of the Civil War sites for Indiana and came up with nothing on a >Robert Richard Strong. This information seems to be divided strictly by the >state in which they joined the army. Most sites say that you really need to >know the state and the Regimen. I guess that he could have joined in another >state. > >Until I find that out... it brings me to a dead end. (I hope only temporarly... >if it's out there I'll find it) > >But I'll tell you this... this has been alot of work and fun! I've found tons >of information on Strongs- its exciting, and I'm hoping to make some >connections. My father found a letter written to my great Grandfather that may >contain some Strong info that may not yet be out there. I'm putting a copy of >the letter here it's very interesting... my great grandfather was also >searching for his roots! > >THE LETTER: > >Dated January 4, 1928 from US House Representative (of Kansas) James G. Strong >sent to my great grand father (Charles Gamble Strong). The first line of the >letter was unreadable but the appearant "jest" is that a woman in Indiana sent >him (US Rep) a letter with information concerning the quest for her (or their) >ancestors. > >The rest of the letter is as follows: > >"... sent me your letter of April 29, 1927 and as she has just asked >its return I thought I would write to express my interest and ask >if you had heard from Miss Julia Weir of San Diego, California and >had located the manuscript concerning the Strong Family prepared >by Dr. Strong Weir. > >I have no record of the Strong line in my family further back than >William Strong who was drowned while crossing the Ohio river six miles above >Point Pleasant on Sunday, June 5 1824, age 41 years >and 5 months and who was born on the Eastern shore of Maryland >January 8, 1783 and was a manufacturer of silk hats. His son, my >grandfather was Samuel S. Strong born November 3, 1806 in >Belmont County, Ohio, six miles from Wheeling. He died at Morris, >Illinios on the 1st day of January, 1893. My father was James >George Strong born in Lebanon, Indiana. > >I understand that a cousin of mine in Chicago is studying the >genealogy of the Strong family and that she claims they were >Huguenots, but I had always thought they came from English >descent. > >I would appreciate it if you would advise me if you have heard >from Miss Julia Weir as I would like to try and determine from >what branch of the Strong line descended. > >Wishing you every health and happiness during the New Year, I am. > >Sincerely, Cousin Jim" >(His signature) > >END of letter > >The Q U E S T goes ON! Who knows if this could be a connection to me or another >Strong out there searching! You can only eat an elephant one bite at a time! >Thanks again for your response! If I find anything along the way that looks >"new" I'll let you know! > >Susan Strong Hall > > >DBS &/or MD wrote: > >> The following info is clipped from the Guestbook on my website: >> ================================== >> Susan E. (Strong) Hall - 01/02/99 15:12:09 >> My Email:[email protected] >> >> Comments: >> Although this info has been passed down word of mouth from my great >> grandfather (Charles Gamble Strong) I have not been able to establish direct >> links to a Strong Family who left England as indentured slaves and went to >> North Carolina. After serving their indenturement the family moved to >> (Bloomington perhaps) Indiana. Any info from persons with any tidbits of >> knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! >> >> ================ >> >> Susan... Thanks for your inquiry. I am taking the liberty of posting this >> message to the Rootsweb Strong-List in the hope that someone may pick up on >> the details related by you. >> >> Do you have any names or dates for the events surrounding departure from >> England? Note, also, your info sounds SOMEWHAT like the details surrounding >> emigration of the Strongs of SOUTH Carolina... some of whom did eventually >> migrate to Bloomington, IN. It is possible that the story may have gotten >> somewhat garbled... ANYONE out there want to take a stab at this????!!!! >> >> Thanks, >> >> David B. "Dave" Strong >> Email: [email protected] >> Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" >> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 > > > >