Hi Connie... I am confused... How does the following info quoted from your message below, ">John STRONG, b. in Ireland, Dec. 24, 1809, d. in Glasgow, IA, 1866. >m (1) Sara THOMPSON, children, if any, unknown, m. (2) Julia Ann CARPENTER, >May 14, 1846.*" relate to this info, also quoted from your message: "> John - b. ca 1809 in Ireland (my ancestor), m. Martha Amelia PURDY" 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 ********************************* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 2:31 PM Subject: Descendents of James Strong of Ireland >This is all of the information I have on my Strong line. Does any of it match >anyone else's research? > >James STRONG, b. Ireland, October, 20, 1782, (probably Donegal) d. May 8, 1836 >in America, m. Prudence ELLIOTT in Ireland. She died in America also. >The children of James and Prudence were: > John - b. ca 1809 in Ireland (my ancestor), m. Martha Amelia PURDY > Mary - b. ca 1811, m. James MC CULLOUGH > William Elliott - b. 1813, m. Mary AULD (she burned the Strong family bible >after a fight with William) > Margaret - b. 1815, m. Henry MOLESWORTH > Jane - b. 1817, m. James ROBISON > Thomas Lee - b. 1818, m. Margaret TEMPLETON > Prudence - b. 1820, m. Elijah BILLINGSLEY > Catherine - b. 1823, d. at age 19, unmarried > Finley Ritchey - b. 1825, m. Orleans WRIGHT > Elizabeth S. - b. 1827, d. at age 15, unmarried > James Harvey Strong - b. 1830, m. Rebecca TEMPLETON > George - b. 1833 (died at 4 days of age) > >(The above information came from Sherman Strong, Henrietta, MO, a cousin to >John Strong, nephew of James. It was found in an undated letter to my Aunt >Kate Strong. She died nearly 25 years ago.) > >John STRONG, b. in Ireland, Dec. 24, 1809, d. in Glasgow, IA, 1866. >m (1) Sara THOMPSON, children, if any, unknown, m. (2) Julia Ann CARPENTER, >May 14, 1846.* > >Children of John STRONG and Julia Ann CARPENTER: > > Clara - b. ca 1849 > Sufora (called Forie) > Harriett > twins (died soon) > Cynthia > James Decatur "Dick" - (my ancestor) b. May 14, 1857 near Galesburg, IL > Albert - b. ca 1861, d. at age 11 > >* My g grandfather, "Dick" had several half brothers and sisters but we are >not sure whether they were from John's first marriage or Julia's first >marriage to Mr. BRAGG. > >James Decatur "Dick" Strong - b. May 14, 1857 near Galesburg, IL, d. April 17, >1922 in MO, buried at Van Horn Cemetery in Carroll Co. MO, m. Martha Amelia >PURDY*, b. March 25, 1868 at Purdy Creek, NY, d. Nov. 18, 1948 in Carroll Co, >MO. > >*We must have a marriage date someplace - I just haven't found it yet. The >Purdy's moved to IL after the death of Martha's father, Jonathan Baker PURDY. >Her mother was Matilda Ann FAUVER. I have some info on both of these families. >James "Dick" Strong was a Campbellite Christian minister in IL. He met Martha >PURDY and they eloped when she was 14 or 15. They lived in NE, AK, KS and MO. >They may have been in IA too. > >Children of James Decatur STRONG and Martha Amelia PURDY: > > Albert Loyal - b. June 16, 1886, Merna, Custer Co, NE, d. in FL, buried in >Ellis Co, KS, m . Neva CROMB, Ellis Co, KS, > Kate - b. Jan. 20, 1887, d. March 16, 1974 in MO, buried at Van Horn >Cemetery, Carroll Co, MO, unmarried > Chester Kent (called Migon) - b. June 4, 1892 near Springdale, AK, d. in >Loveland, CO, m. Hazel MC KAY > Faye* - (my grandmother) born Jan. 30, 1894, Brownville, Nemaha, Co, NE, >d. January, 1962, Topeka, KS, m. Olaf SELBY SOWARD, July 14, 1919, Central >City, NE. > Opal - b. Jan. 20, 1898, d. July 11, 1979 in Kansas City, KS, buried at Van >Horn Cemetery, Carroll Co, MO, m. Ralph HAMMOND ca 1930, no children. > Rex Decatur - b. Dec. 29, 1903 in Thayer, Neosho Co, KS, d. 1981 in MO, >buried in Van Horn Cemetery, Carroll Co, MO, m. Kathryn Lorraine OLDHAM >(living), one son (living). > >* My maternal grandparents, Faye STRONG and Olaf SELBY SOWARD also eloped. My >grandmother was 25 but her mother said she was still too young to get married. >I guess her marriage at 14 left a lasting impression! > >Connie Corbett-Whittier >[email protected] > > > > > >==== 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 >========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >