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 1777 - 1871 (94 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Hirum Strawn was born in 1777 in Greene Co, PA; died in 1871 in MO. Notes:
War of 1812, Battle of Lundy's Lane
Family/Spouse: Catherine Wintermute. Catherine (daughter of John\Johannes Wintemute and Nancy "Lea" Leopard\Leppard) was born in in Canada; died in 1871 in Durand, Winnebago Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Strawn
 was born on 24 Dec 1806 in Near Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Nov 1893 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA.
- 3. Mahlon Strawn was born in 1810 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died in 1904 in Moberly, Randolf Co., Missouri.
- 4. Jr Hirum Strawn was born in 1816 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Mar 1906 in Missouri.
- 5. James Strawn was born on 9 Apr 1826 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Oct 1897 in Illinois.
- 6. Job Strawn was born in May 1827 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Mar 1895 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA.
- 7. Nancy Strawn was born in in Canada; died in in Childhood (Killed by a falling tree).
- 8. Nancy Strawn was born on 7 Dec 1828 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died in 1909 in Missouri.
- 9. Alonzo Strawn was born in in Canada; died in in Died in infancy.
- 10. Alonzo Strawn was born on 8 Dec 1832 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Feb 1910 in Rivera, Los Angeles, CA.
- 11. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Strawn was born in in Canada.
- 12. William Strawn was born in in Canada.
- 13. Priscilla Strawn was born in in Canada.
- 14. Mary Strawn
- 15. Catherine Strawn was born in in Canada.
- 16. Polly Strawn was born in 1836 in Canada.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | John Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born on 24 Dec 1806 in Near Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Nov 1893 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. Notes:
Moved to Illinois in 1838
moved to Iowa 14 Feb 1866
John married Margaret Archer on 24 Jun 1847 in Winnebago Co., Illinois. Margaret (daughter of William Archer and Ann Finn) was born in in Scotland; died in in Durand, Winnebago Co., Illinois; was buried in buried Crane Cemetary, Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Charlotte Strawn was born in 1848 in Illinois; died before 1926.
- 18. William Archer Strawn was born on 18 Feb 1850 in near Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 31 Jul 1926 in Putnam Township, Fayette Co., Iowa; was buried on 3 Aug 1926 in Union Church and Cemetery.
- 19. Katherine Strawn was born on 26 Jan 1852 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 2 Sep 1910 in Maynard, Iowa.
- 20. Ann Strawn was born in 1854 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died before 1926.
- 21. Margaret Archer Strawn was born on 19 Jul 1857 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 3 Dec 1950 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL.
- 22. Mary Strawn was born in 1859 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 10 Oct 1890.
- 23. John Henry 'Jack' Strawn was born on 11 May 1863 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 5 Sep 1933 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa.
- 24. Emma Strawn was born on 22 Jan 1868 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died after 1926 in Probably Wiggins, CO.
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| 3. | Mahlon Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in 1810 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died in 1904 in Moberly, Randolf Co., Missouri. Notes:
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)
Mahlon married Polly Woodworth on 13 May 1849 in Winnebago Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Jr Hirum Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in 1816 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Mar 1906 in Missouri. |
| 6. | Job Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in May 1827 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Mar 1895 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. Job married Charlotte Archer on 27 Jun 1848 in Winnebago Co., Illinois. Charlotte was born in in Illinois?; died in in Maynard, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Nancy Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in in Canada; died in in Childhood (Killed by a falling tree). |
| 8. | Nancy Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born on 7 Dec 1828 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died in 1909 in Missouri. Notes:
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)
Family/Spouse: Elijah Franklin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Frank Watson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 10. | Alonzo Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born on 8 Dec 1832 in Welland, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Feb 1910 in Rivera, Los Angeles, CA. Notes:
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)
Family/Spouse: Mary Louise Knapp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 12. | William Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in in Canada. Notes:
Died in Picitonic River when he drowned at the age of 18
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| 15. | Catherine Strawn (1.Hirum1) was born in in Canada. Notes:
Died in youth from eating too many cherries
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Generation: 3
| 18. | William Archer Strawn (2.John2, 1.Hirum1) was born on 18 Feb 1850 in near Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 31 Jul 1926 in Putnam Township, Fayette Co., Iowa; was buried on 3 Aug 1926 in Union Church and Cemetery. Notes:
Following is the obituary of William Strawn who for a long time resided near Stanley, Iowa, and is well known here.
William Archer Strawn was born the 18th day of February, 1850, near Rockford, Illinois, where he grew to his manhood and on November 27, 1876, was united in marriage to Nellie B. Recoy and in the following year they came to Fayette County,
Iowa, where they made their home which was blessed with eleven children. Mrs. Strawn preceeded him in death October 16, 1903. Also, two children having died while young preceeded him in death. He passed away at the home of his son, C.F. Strawn
of Arlington, Iowa where William had made his home for more than a year on July 31, 1926, being seventy-six years, six months and twelve days old. Those left to mourn his passing are the nine children: Jesse LeRoy of Oregon, Alfred Lee of South
Dakota, John W. of Arlington, Iowa, Ross of Wisconis, Cora of Stanley, Iowa, Clare of Arlington, Iowa, Vern of Stanley, Iowa. Also, his two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Moat of Illinois and Mrs. Emma Shelton of Colorado and one brother, John Strawn
of Oelwein, Iowa, twenty-six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral was held and burial was made at the beautiful Union Church and cemetary, August 3, 1926. The service being conducted by the United Brethern minister of
Wadena, Stanley A. Birdsail. A mixed quartette from Stanley sang 'Saved by Grace', 'No Disappointment in Heaven' and 'Beautiful Isle of Somewhere'. The bereaved ones friends of Stanley extend condolence to them in their sorrow.
(Obituary copied fromthe files of "Diana (Strawn) Milne" Sherwood, OR)
William married Nellie Belle 'Ellen' Recoy on 27 Nov 1876 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 21. | Margaret Archer Strawn (2.John2, 1.Hirum1) was born on 19 Jul 1857 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; died on 3 Dec 1950 in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL. Margaret married Henry Moate on 27 Mar 1877 in Rockton, Winebago County, Illinois. Henry (son of Samuel Moate and Isabelle) died in in Durand, Howard Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Albert Moate was born on 7 Apr 0178; died on 14 Nov 1955; was buried in Shirland Cemetery, Shirland, Illinois.
- 45. Ida Moate was born on 9 Jul 0180; died on 18 Apr 1899; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL.
- 46. Raymond Samuel Moate was born on 27 Nov 1883; died on 17 Jul 1943 in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL.
- 47. William Henry Moate was born on 24 Mar 1885; died on 18 Mar 1969 in Durand, Harison Twp, Winnebago City, Illinois.
- 48. Blanche Adella Moate was born on 2 Jun 1887; died on 9 Sep 1907; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL.
- 49. Harry Dawson Moate was born on 28 Feb 1889; died on 20 Feb 1971; was buried in Shirland Cemetery, Shirland, Illinois.
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Generation: 4
| 34. | John Strawn McLeish (19.Katherine3, 2.John2, 1.Hirum1) was born on 20 Sep 1869 in Jefferson Township, 2 1/2 miles South Maynard, Iowa; died on 3 Sep 1958 in Colorado Springs, Colorado; was buried on 8 Sep 1958 in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA (funeral in Oelwein). Notes:
William Durne Milne (who married Jesse's sister, Eliza) and John McLeish had gone to the same school. So William brought John with him when he came to visit his Uncle at Christmas time. His Uncle lived across the street from the McWilliams.
This is how Eliza met William and her sister, Jesse, met John McLeish. Jesse and John were married that same year.
The year John and Jessie were married, 1893, was the same year as the year the World's Fair was held in Chicago. Andrew McLeish, John's father, suggested that that John and Jesse keep house for John's siblings while Andrew and Katherine went to
the World's Fair. But John and Jesse went on their honeymoon instead so Eliza went to the Andrew McLeish home and helped John's sister, Maggie, who was only 13 and very pretty.
John's father, Andrew, gave him 80 acres of farmland from the homestead in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Iowa - 2 1/2 miles south of Maynard, Iowa. They farmed here until 1908 at which time John sold his land and moved his family to Texas
where he purchased land. They built a house and a barn but they had no crops.So after a year, they went to Oklahoma and picked cotton. This is where there daughter Kathryn started Kindergarden.
They then came back to Iowa and lived near Strawberry Point and Oran. Sometime after 1915, they moved to a farm one mile north of Louie Barks farm which was 2 1/2 mile north of Maynard, Iowa.
When his wife died in 1934, Andrew moved to Colorado. He died there in Colorado Springs in 1958 at the age of 89. He was buried September 8, 1958 in Oelwein, Iowa.
John married Jesse Taylor on 18 Aug 1893. Jesse (daughter of James Taylor and Margaret McWilliams) was born in in Perth, Scotland; died in in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 56. Gordon McLeish was born in May 1894; died in Jan 1973 in California.
- 57. James McLeish was born on 8 Nov 1895; died in 1977 in Baker, Oregon.
- 58. Marjorie Alice McLeish was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Maynard, Iowa; died on 4 Sep 1987 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA.
- 59. Eva McLeish was born in 1899; died in 1899.
- 60. Nell Della Emma McLeish was born on 11 Nov 1901; died in in Oelwein, Iowa.
- 61. Kathryn McLeish was born on 27 Jan 1904; died in in Webster City, Iowa.
- 62. John McLeish was born in 1907; died in 1907.
- 63. Robert McLeish was born on 8 Aug 1909 in Oklahoma; died in 1995 in Littleton, Iowa.
- 64. Ruth Dorothy McLeish was born on 19 Jul 1915 in Strawberry Piont, Iowa; died in May 1964; was buried in Woodland Memorial Cemetery, San Francisco, CA.
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| 45. | Ida Moate (21.Margaret3, 2.John2, 1.Hirum1) was born on 9 Jul 0180; died on 18 Apr 1899; was buried in Bethel Cemetary, Durand, IL. |
| 47. | William Henry Moate (21.Margaret3, 2.John2, 1.Hirum1) was born on 24 Mar 1885; died on 18 Mar 1969 in Durand, Harison Twp, Winnebago City, Illinois. William married Mabel Belle Moore on 25 Feb 1926. Mabel (daughter of Stephen Moore and Mary Bakey) was born in in Durand, Harison Twp, Winnebago City, Illinois; died in in Durand, Harison Twp, Winnebago City, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 86. Lloyd Henry Moate was born on 9 Apr 1927 in Durand, Illinois; died on 10 Jun 1986 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
- 87. Living
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