He was born on 2 July 1842, in Wells Township, Tioga City, Pennsylvania, to Daniel Strong and Lucretia Sherman. [sources: date: 6, 9, 15; 2 (20 in 1861), 5 (39 in 1880), 6 (57 in 1900), 7 (67 in 1910). place: 5, 6, 7, 9, 15 (Wellsboro). parents: 9, 15]
He enlisted and was mustered into service in the 45th Pennsylania on 10 October 1861. He was mustered in as a private in company I of the 45th Pennsylvania. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 11, 14 (12 Oct), 15 (sgt, 12 Oct, in Wellsboro, Tioga Cty PA)]
He was temporarily assigned as a private in company I to the 91st Pennsylvania. [source: 12]
He was transferred on 19 August 1862 to the 45th Pennsylvania Infantry. [sources: 1, 2]
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. [sources: 3, 14]
On 1 January 1865, he was promoted to first sergeant. [source: 14]
On 17 May 1865, he was promoted to second lieutenant. [source: 14]
He was discharged on 23 July 1865, as a second lieutenant. [sources: 3, 11 (17 July), 13, 14 (17 Jul)]
In December 1869, he married Elizabeth Fraley. She was born in 1847. They had one child:
[sources: 9, 15]
In 1871, Elizabeth Fraley died. [source: 15]
About 1873, he married C Gertrude Knowleds. They had three known children:
[sources: 9, 15]
On 15 June 1880, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 4, 11]
In 1880, he was living in Hendricks, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was living with his wife Gertrude and his son Clarence. He was a farmer [?]. [source: 5]
On 27 February 1890, he married Marcia Mae Westphall, in Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was born in 1869. This was his third marriage, and her first. They had seven children:
[sources: 6 (5 children, 4 alive in 1900), 7 (6 children, 5 alive in 1910), 9, 15, 16]
In 1890, he was living in Lake Benton, Lincoln County, Minnesota (3).
In 1900, he was living on Garfield Street, in Lake Benton Village, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was living with his wife Marcia, and his children Eva, Fred, Mary, Grant, Sylvia, and Ruth. He was a carpenter, and had been out of work for four months in the previous year. [source: 6]
On 18 March 1907, he again applied for a pension. [source: 11]
In 1910, he was living on Garfield Street, in Lake Benton Village, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was living with his wife Marcia, and his children Grant, Sylvia, Ruth, Wilda, and Manley. He was a house carpenter. [source: 7]
He died on 11 December 1918, at Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was buried in Memorial Hill Cemetery, Lake Benton, Lincoln County, Minnesota. [sources: 9, 11, 15]
On 25 January 1919, his widow, Marcia Strong, successfully applied from Minnesota for a pension. [sources: 4, 11]
In 1920, his widow Marcia was living on Garfield Street, in Lake Benton Village, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was living with her children Sylvia, Ruth, Wilda, and Manley. [source: 8]
In 1930, his widow Marcia was living at 10 Garfield Street, Lake Benton Village, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was living with her daughter Ruth Klepps and grandson P Calvin Klepps. She owned the house, which was worth $1,500. [source: 10]
In 1962, his widow, Marcia Strong, died. She was buried in Memorial Hill Cemetery, Lake Benton, Lincoln County, Minnesota. [source: 16]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Andrew Strong)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 31 March 2005 (Andrew Strong)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Lake Benton Township and Village, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 183, page 1 (Andrew Strong)
4 pension index, by name (Andrew Strong)
5 1880 US census, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Hendricks, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 136, microfilm series T9, film 625, page 390 D = 16 handwritten (Andrew Strong)
6 1900 US census, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Lake Benton Village, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 141, microfilm series T623, film 773, page 76 B = 9 handwritten (Andrew Strong)
7 1910 US census, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Lake Benton Township, Lake Benton Village, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 80, microfilm series T624, film 709, page 84 B = 4 handwritten (Andrew Strong)
8 1920 US census, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Village of Lake Benton, supervisor's district 157 [?], enumeration district 116, microfilm series T624, film 842, page 277 A = 2 handwritten (Marcia Strong)
9 "Seventh Seal", a GEDCOM on Rootsweb.com WorldConnect, updated 11 July 2005, searched 2 January 2006 (Andrew J Strong)
10 1930 US census, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Lake Benton Village, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 41-12, microfilm series T626, film 1105, page 65 = 1 A handwritten (Marcia M Strong)
11 pension index, by regiment, 45th PA Infantry, company I (Andrew Strong)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Andrew Strong)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (45th PA) (Andrew Strong)
14 Bates, History of Pennsylvania volunteers, volume 1, page 1103 (Andrew Strong)
15 Find a grave, memorial 113871907, created by Valerie Lawrence, added 15 July 2013, accessed 17 May 2015 (Andrew Strong)
16 Find a grave, memorial 113871870, created by Valerie Lawrence, added 15 July 2013, accessed 17 May 2015 (Marcia Mae Westphal Strong)
line | 44 | 45 | 46 |
street name | |||
house number | |||
dwelling visit # | 9 | ||
family visit # | 11 | ||
name | Strong Andrew | - Gertrude | - Clarance |
color | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | M |
age | 39 | 39 | 3 |
month born if born in year | |||
relationship | wife | son | |
single | [blank (sic)] | ||
married | 1 | 1 | |
widowed/divorced | |||
married during year | |||
occupation | Farmer [?] | Keeping House | At Home |
months unemployed | |||
currently ill? | |||
blind | |||
deaf/dumb | |||
idiotic | |||
insane | |||
disabled | |||
school this year | |||
can't read | |||
can't write | |||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | New York | Minnesota |
father's birthplace | New York | Penn | |
mother's birthplace | Ohio | New York |
line | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
street | Garfield | |||||||
house number | ||||||||
dwelling number | 168 | |||||||
family number | 172 | |||||||
name | Strong Andrew | - Marcia | - Eva | - Fred | - Mary S | - Grant | - Sylvia | - Ruth |
relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Daughter |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F |
birth date | July 1842 | Dec 1869 | Sept 1880 | Aug 1885 | Aug 1891 | June 1893 | Oct 1896 | Mar 1899 |
age | 57 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | S |
# years married | 10 | 10 | ||||||
mother of how many children? | 5 | |||||||
# of children living | 4 | |||||||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Canada (Eng) | New York | New York | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
immigration year | ||||||||
# years in USA | ||||||||
naturalized citizen? | ||||||||
occupation | Carpenter | Teaching school | At School | |||||
# months not employed | 4 | 5 | ||||||
# months in school | 9 | |||||||
can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
owned/rented | O | |||||||
free or mortgaged | F | |||||||
farm/house | H | |||||||
# of farm schedule |
line | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
street | Garfield Street | ||||||
house nr | |||||||
dwelling nr | 83 | ||||||
family nr | 85 | ||||||
name | Strong Andrew J | - Marcia M | - Grant | - Sylvia | - Ruth | -Wilda | - Manly |
relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son |
sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | M |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
age | 67 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
marital status | M3 | M1 | S | S | S | S | S |
#years present marriage | 20 | 20 | |||||
mother of # children | 7 | ||||||
mother of # living children | 6 | ||||||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
father's birthplace | United States | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
mother's birthplace | United States | Canada English | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
immigrated | |||||||
naturalized/alien | |||||||
speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | ||
occupation | Carpenter | None | None | None | None | None | None |
nature of industry etc. | House | ||||||
employer etc. | W | ||||||
out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||||||
# weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||||||
can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | yes | yes | ||||
owned/rented | O | ||||||
owned free or mortagaged | F | ||||||
farm/house | H | ||||||
nr on farm schedule | |||||||
civil war vet | UA | ||||||
blind | |||||||
deaf & dumb |
line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
street | Garfield Street | ||||
house number | |||||
dwelling visit number | 29 | ||||
family visit number | 29 | ||||
name | Strong Marcia | - Sylvia | - Ruth | - Wilda | - Manley |
relationship | Head | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son |
own/rent | O | ||||
free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||||
sex | F | F | F | F | M |
race | W | W | W | W | W |
age at last birthday | 50 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
marital status | Wd | S | S | S | S |
year of immigration | |||||
naturalized/alien | |||||
year of naturalization | |||||
attended school since Sept 1919 | yes | no | |||
can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
birth place | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
native language | |||||
father's birthplace | Ohio | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
father's native language | |||||
mother's birthplace | Canada | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
mother's native language | English | ||||
can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
occupation | None | Teacher | Teacher | None | Waiter |
industry, business | Restaurant | ||||
employment status | W | W | W | ||
number of farm schedule |
line | 25 | 26 | 27 |
street | Garfield Street | ||
house number | |||
dwelling visit # | 10 | ||
family visit # | 10 | ||
name | Strong Marcia M | Klepps Ruth | - P Calvin |
relation | head | daughter | gr. son |
owned/rented | O | ||
value or rent | 1500 | ||
radio | |||
farm | No | [check mark] | [check mark] |
sex | F | F | M |
color | W | W | W |
age | 60 | 31 | 4 10/12 |
married? | WD | D | S |
age 1st marriage | |||
school/college since 9/29 | No | No | No |
can read & write | Yes | Yes | [blank] |
birthplace | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Minnesota |
father's birthplace | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin |
mother's birthplace | Canada English | Wisconsin | Minnesota |
native language | |||
immigration year | |||
naturalization | |||
can speak English | Yes | Yes | |
occupation | None | Operator | None |
industry | telephone | ||
worker class | W | ||
at work yesterday | Yes | ||
unemployment schedule # | |||
veteran? | |||
war | |||
farm schedule # |
NAME. | RANK. | DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE | TERM--YEARS. | REMARKS. |
Andrew Strong | do [sc. 2d Lt] | Oct. 12, '61 | 3 | Pr. fr. Sgt., Oct. '64--to 1st Sgt., Jan. 1, 1865--to 2d Lt., May 17, 1865--mustered out with company, July 17, 1865--Vet. |