Bob, I really do appreciate the suggestions from you and Lindsay, both. Now I need to get back into my Family Tree Maker program to see exactly what I do know. I occasionally get to Western Reserve Historical Society Library, which is the nearest big genealogy library we have here. But it's hard to find a day free to go over there. I will try to write for a marriage record.....maybe that will help. Isaiah did eventually move to Missouri, living there nearly all his life, and in his final years, he relocated to Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, to live with his daughter. I'll get stuff together to post. Maybe somebody out there will claim me. Thanks again, Sue Strong Hassler P.S. By the way, on June 20, a new granddaughter was born, Madeline Strong Miller. On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Robert T. Strong, Jr. wrote: > ATTENTION: Sue Strong Hassler > > An index to the 1850 census of Missouri shows your ancestor, Isaiah Strong, > residing in Greene County. Also in Greene County in 1850 was the household > of Noah Strong, who has been discussed on the Strong Mail List in the > past--probably 1997. Consider the possibility that Noah Strong was the > father of your Isaiah Strong. > > Noah Strong is probably the same person as N. F. Strong who was enumerated > on the 1830 census of Giles County, Tennessee, and an 1832 tax list in the > same county. The location is strong evidence that N. F. Strong was a son > of David Strong and his wife, Lucretia Irvine Strong, of Giles County, TN. > Here is the probable lineage: > > GENERATION 1: John Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, probably New Kent > Co., VA, from before 1698 to after 1703. > > GENERATION 2: John Strong, Jr., christened in St. Peter's Parish, 1698, > died by 1751 in St. Martin's Parish, western Hanover County, VA. Much of > what is known of this John Strong was found in the records of "Col." John > Chiswell's general store in Hanover County. Among those who made purchases > that were charged to the account of John Strong, deceased, in the 1750s was > Martin Strong. The wife and widow of John Strong, Jr., was likely Mrs. > Mary Strong, who resided with John Strong, III, in Goochland County, VA, in > the 1770a and 1780s. > > GENERATION 3: John Strong, III, was a French and Indian War Veteran, who > swore before the Goochland County, VA, court in 1779 and 1780 that Martin > Strong [my probable ancestor] was his brother and was the heir at law of > Sherwood Strong, a deceased veteran of the French and Indian Wars. That > is, Martin was eligible to collect the military land grant of 50 acres due > to Sherwood Strong or his heirs. Much is known about this John Strong. > His legal records begin in Louisa County, VA, in the 1760s (with Nathan > Strong, Sr., nearby), then he purchased land on the Lickinghole Creek in > Goochland County and relocated there around early 1770s. He remained in > Goochland County until about 1789 when he relocated to Campbell Co., VA. > Finally he relocated to Georgia where his records are found in Olgethorpe > and Clarke Counties. His will was proved in Clarke County. Charles > Strong, Rev. War veteran, son of John Strong, III, swore he was born in > Hanover County, VA, in 1763. The wife of John Strong, III, remains > unidentified except her given name was Elizabeth. It has been speculated > she was a Turnbull but no proof has been presented. > > GENERATION 4: David Strong did not accompany his father to Georgia as the > other children of John Strong, III, apparently did. He is found residing > in Charlotte County, VA, in 1810 and on the 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 > census of Giles County, Tennessee. His death in March, 1860, was recorded > on the 1860 Mortality Schedule for Giles County, Tennessee. His age was > reported to be 86 years (born about 1774, VA, when his father was residing > in Goochland County). David Strong and Lucretia Irvine were married on 5 > JUN 1794 in Campbell Co., VA. Below is the approximate structure of David > and Lucretia Strong's family from the 1810 and 1820 census records. There > were 11 persons in the household in 1810, plus two born after 1810, but > only 10 were enumerated in 1820. The identity of the second adult male in > both 1810 and 1820 is unknown. > > Born 1765-1774 2 Males, 1 Female > Born 1794-1800 1 Male, 2 Females > Born 1801-1810 4 Males, 1 Female > ================================== > Born 1795-1804 1 Female > Born 1800-1802 1 Male > Born 1803-1804 1 Male > Born 1805-1810 2 Males > ================================== > Born 1811-1820 1 Male, 1 Female > > On the 1830 census of Giles County, Tennessee, David Strong and N. F. > Strong were enumerated on Page 176 on successive lines, suggesting they > were residing on the same or adjacent properties. N. F. Strong was shown > as age 20-29 (born 1801 to 1810) and his apparent bride was listed as age > 10-14 years (born 1826 to 1830). They had no children at the time of the > 1830 census but had one slave, a female. > > In 1830, David Strong, Sr., appeared to have two sons residing at home. > They were ages 20-29 (born 1801-1810) and 15-19 (born 1811-1815). So it > does not appear that David Strong had a son born about 1820. > > It seems clear that any children of N. F. Strong would have been born in > 1830 or later. That does not seem consistent with his being the father of > Isaiah Strong, whom you reported was born about 1820 in Tennessee. > > On a visit to the Giles County Court House in the early 1980s, I was unable > to find a marriage records for N. F. or Noah Strong. The courthouse had > burned a couple of times. > Marriage Records, Book 1, begins in 1865. > > In 1840, Noah Strong was residing in Barry County, Missouri. > > For more about Noah Strong, perform a search of the archived messages for > the Strong Mail List, searching separately for "Noah and Strong" and "N. F. > and Strong". Here is the URL for all mail lists. Just enter "Strong" in > the blank and click on the Submit button to be taken to the Strong archives. > > http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Happy Hunting! > > "Bob T." > > > Robert T. Strong, Jr. > 119 Mystic Way > Madison, Al 35757-8801 > > > ==== 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. > ======================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >