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Peter Strahan
27 Feb 1837 – 4 Jun 1914
| Birth | 27 Feb 1837 |
| Death | 4 Jun 1914 |
| Cemetery | Mount Horeb Cemetery Northeast Township , Adams County , Illinois , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187545718 |
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PETER STRAHAN , farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Elm Grove; was born in Clayton township, Feb. 27, 1837. He owns eighty acres of land, valued at $2,500; married Miss Ellen Lauderback. She was born in this county and township, May 23, 1844. They have three children: Cora, Andrew Jackson, and Margaret. They are members of the United Brethren church. The History of Adams County, Illinois, Chicago: Murray, Williamson & Phelps, 1879. Pgs. 874-5. La Prairie, Ill., June 8--Peter Strahan, an old and respected citizen of this place , died Thursday night. For several years, he had been a sufferer from paralysis and at last death came to him as a relief from his suffering. Mr. Strahan was born near Clayton on February 27, 1837. On November 10,1870, he was married to Miss Ellen Louderback and to this union, five children were born, three girls and two boys. In 1875 Mr. Strahan and his family moved onto the farm where he died. Besides the bereaved wife and children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, survive the deceased, as well as many other and more distant relatives. The deceased was a member of the U. B. church at Shank's schoolhouse. The Quincy Daily Journal, Monday, June 08, 1914; Page: 7
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- Andrew Jackson Strahan 1835–1915
- Mary Ann Strahan McClain 1839–1926
- Elizabeth J. Strahan 1843–1843
- Lucinda Strahan Bowermaster 1847–1917
- William Strahan 1850–1926
- Sarah Ellen Strahan West 1851–1928
- Jacob Alec Strahan 1853–1936
Children
- Andrew Jackson Strahan 1874–1949 FaG
- Margaret E. "Maggie" Strahan 1875–1919 FaG
- John Henry Strahan 1880–1965 FaG
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