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Catherine Wintermute was born in 1786 in Canada.^1,2 She died in 1871, at age ~85, in Durand, Winnebago, Illinois.^3,2

Nancy Strawn was born in Canada. She died in Childhood (Killed by a falling tree.)

Polly Woodworth was born about 1834 in Illinois.¹ She and Mahlon Strawn were married on 13 May 1849 in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Mahlon Strawn was born in 1810 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He and Polly Woodworth were married on 13 May 1849 in Winnebago County, Illinois. He died in 1904, at age ~94, in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri.¹

Mahon Strawn, son of Hiram and Catherine Strawn married Polly but was divorced from her. They had one child who was born and died in infancy. He did not marry again. He went to live with his sister, Nancy in Niangua, Missouri. Supposedly Mahlon and his younger brother were burned to death in a log cabin fire in 1900 but currently we are showing his brothers death date as 1906 which would make this impossible. The Winnebago County, Illinois History of 1877 lists Mahlon as a laborer. He was a cooper by trade. Bert Limar Franklin, grandson of Nancy Strawn Franklin Watson says, the following came from Iowa to Niangua, Missouri, to get away from the cold winters in Iowa. They were Mr & Mrs Frank Watson (Nancy Strawn), Mr & Mrs George Watson, Mr and Mrs Elijah Franklin and daughter, Hiram and Mahlon Strawn and William Wilson.
"Mahlon and Hiram slept in a log cabin in the backyard on this place where we lived."
(Copied from the files of "Bucks County Historical Society" Doylestown, PA.)

Hiram Strawn was born in 1816 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He died on 7 March 1906, at age ~90, in Missouri.

James Strawn was born on 9 April 1826 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He and Louisa Woods were married on 18 March 1846 in Winnebago County, Illinois. He died on 2 October 1897, at age 71, in Illinois.

Job Strawn was born in May 1827 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He and Charlotte Archer were married on 27 June 1848 in Winnebago County, Illinois. He died on 11 March 1895, at age 67, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa. He was buried in Long Grove Cemetery (111), Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.

Louisa Woods was born about 1827 in Canada.¹ She and James Strawn were married on 18 March 1846 in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Child Strawn died in Died in infancy.

Charlotte Archer was born on 16 December 1832 in Scotland.¹ She and Job Strawn were married on 27 June 1848 in Winnebago County, Illinois. She died in 1908, at age ~76, in Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.² She was buried in Long Grove Cemetery (111), Maynard, Fayette, Iowa.

Margaret Archer was born on 28 February 1828 in Dundee, Scotland.^1,2 She and John Strawn were married on 24 June 1847 in Winnebago County, Illinois. She died on 15 May 1876, at age 48, in Durand, Winnebago, Illinois.² She was buried in Crane Cemetery, Durand, Winnebago, Illinois.²

Nancy Strawn was born on 7 December 1828 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. She and Elijah Franklin were married on 7 May 1852 in Winnebago County, Illinois.¹ She and Franklin Watson were married before 1880.² She died in 1909, at age ~81, in Missouri.

Nancy Strawn, daughter of Hiram and Catherine Strawn. Nancy was considered the angel of the family of 17 children. She not only cared for her father but had two of her brothers, Hiram and Mahlon, until they died. Elijah, Her first husband, died while in the Civil War. They first lived in Winnebago County, Illinois then moved to Northeastern Iowa. But they left Iowa and removed to Missouri to get away from cold winters. They resided 6 1/2 miles southeast of Niangua, Missouri. Nancy Strawn (Grandmother Watson as her family knew her) as we knew her lost 4 of her 6 children by typhoid fever. Her grandson, Bert Franklin, who was living in Springfield, Missouri in 1956, says, "We have a small table made by James Strawn for his mother, Catherine Winemute, dated 1840; also a kitchen table they had when they lived in Canada and a bedspread made by Nancy Strawn Franklin from wool she raised. It is blue and white. She did the spinning and weaving, gathered rye straw and made hates for her family and did all the cooking. We have a pair of mittens she knit, black with a red star on the back. She also traveled many miles on horseback to wait on the sick. No wonder she was called the 'Angel of the Family'."
(Copied from the files of "Bucks County Historial Society" Doylestown, PA.)

Elijah Franklin was born about 1830 in Illinois.¹ He and Nancy Strawn were married on 7 May 1852 in Winnebago County, Illinois.² He died before 1870.

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CONC: In Civil War.

Franklin Watson was born about 1826 in New York.¹ He and Nancy Strawn were married before 1880.¹

Franklin Watson was a Farmer.¹

Alonzo Strawn was born on 8 December 1832 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He and Mary Louise Knapp were married in 1863 in Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.¹ He died on 2 February 1910, at age 77, in Rivera, Los Angeles, California.

Alonzo Strawn was a Farmer.²
Alonzo Strawn, son of Hiram and Catherine Strawn. Alonzo was brought to Winnebago County, Illnois by his parents in 1833. He enlisted in the 55th Volunteer Infantry Regiment of Ilinois during the Civil War and was injured. Some of his ribs were broken while unloading Army supplies. At his dicharge, he lived on a farm near Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, then moved to Michigan awhite and then moved back to Illinois. He then moved to Iowa and than Missouri and then back to Iowa and finally to California where he hoped to live near his son, Milo. He was afflicted with paralysis 5 years before his death. This story was related to J Donald Strawn in January of 1959 from the granddaughter of Alonza (Arlie Emma Strawn Kemmerer) -
"I so well can remember my Grandfather Alonza. As the story goes, I was his pet. I can picture him yet in his paralized condition. He were kid gloves many years due to a eczema condition of hands, night & day. I stay'd with him so much as a little girl and played his graphaphone for him, got his tobacco for him and listened to his stories. He was a Lion to some and a Lamb to others - as the old saying goes 'Roars like a Lion, Gentle as a Lamb'. My brother Theodore Alonzo, who lives fifty-seven miles from me in Cedar Rapids, IA, was named by Grandfather Alonzo. He made a bargain with my mother to name him after Teddy Roosevelt which she didn't like. Alonzo said 'Well, she settled for a fancy reed baby carriage."
(Copied from the files of "Bucks County Historical Society" Doylestown, PA.)

Mary Louise Knapp was born on 25 October 1846 in Ohio.^2,1 She and Alonzo Strawn were married in 1863 in Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.³ She died on 17 February 1929, at age 82, in Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, California.

Alonzo Strawn was born in Canada. He died in Died in infancy.

Alonzo Strawn, son of Hiram and Catherine Strawn. Alonzo was brought to Winnebago County, Illnois by his parents in 1833. He enlisted in the 55th Volunteer Infantry Regiment of Ilinois during the Civil War and was injured. Some of his ribs were broken while unloading Army supplies. At his dicharge, he lived on a farm near Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, then moved to Michigan awhite and then moved back to Illinois. He then moved to Iowa and than Missouri and then back to Iowa and finally to California where he hoped to live near his son, Milo. He was afflicted with paralysis 5 years before his death. This story was related to J Donald Strawn in January of 1959 from the granddaughter of Alonza (Arlie Emma Strawn Kemmerer) -
"I so well can remember my Grandfather Alonza. As the story goes, I was his pet. I can picture him yet in his paralized condition. He were kid gloves many years due to a eczema condition of hands, night & day. I stay'd with him so much as a little girl and played his graphaphone for him, got his tobacco for him and listened to his stories. He was a Lion to some and a Lamb to others - as the old saying goes 'Roars like a Lion, Gentle as a Lamb'. My brother Theodore Alonzo, who lives fifty-seven miles from me in Cedar Rapids, IA, was named by Grandfather Alonzo. He made a bargain with my mother to name him after Teddy Roosevelt which she didn't like. Alonzo said 'Well, she settled for a fancy reed baby carriage."
(Copied from the files of "Bucks County Historical Society" Doylestown, PA.)

Elizabeth (Betsy) Strawn was born on 5 September 1823 in Canada.¹ She and John Hoyle were married on 12 May 1846 in Winnebago County, Illinois.² She died on 10 March 1900, at age 76, in Cedar, Greene, Iowa.³

John Hoyle was born on 23 May 1814 in England.^1,2 He and Elizabeth (Betsy) Strawn were married on 12 May 1846 in Winnebago County, Illinois.³ He died on 5 September 1878, at age 64.²

Public Member Tree has marriage of John and Elizabeth(Strawn) Hoyle on 5/11/1846.

Priscilla Strawn was born in December 1826 in Canada.^1,2,3 She and Nicholas Schoonmaker were married on 10 January 1844 in Winnebago County, Illinois. She died on 25 February 1902, at age 75.³ She was buried in Lowell Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler, Iowa.³

Nicholas Schoonmaker was born on 27 January 1808 in New York.^1,2 He and Priscilla Strawn were married on 10 January 1844 in Winnebago County, Illinois. He died on 1 February 1889, at age 81.² He was buried in Lowell Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler, Iowa.²

Nicholas Schoonmaker was a Farmer.¹

Mary (Polly) Strawn was born on 12 October 1811 in Canada.¹ She died on 8 February 1890, at age 78, in Plymouth County, Iowa.¹ She was buried in Lincoln Cemetery, Hinton, Plymouth, Iowa.¹

James William Chase was born in 1796 in Canada.¹ He died on 12 July 1888, at age ~92, in Cedar County, Iowa.¹ He was buried in Sand Hill Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa.¹

DIED- CHASE, at the County Farm, Cedar county, Iowa, on Thursday evening, July 12, 1888, Mr. James Chase in the 94th year of his age. The old gentleman whose departure from this life is thus chronicled has been quite well known in this county for some 30 years. He was born in Canada and came here, his wife says in 1859. 2 sons and 6 daughters, as well as the widow, survive him. The latter is herself an old lady of 78 and gives her husband's age as above tho' he claimed to be several years older. He was a quiet, inoffensive man, whose bowed form will be seen no more in the familiar places and whose memory will bring unkind thoughts to no one. The funeral was solemnized on Saturday, interment being held at Sand Hill cemetery.
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