STRAYER-Jacob - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Jacob STRAYER, father of Milton and Harmon Strayer was born in Berkley Co VA 1796; he came to Ford County in 1854 and lived here until he died Jan 3, 1879. Elizabeth, his wife was born in Fairfield Ohio Aug 1, 1803. She died June 21, 1883. Milton Strayer was born in Fountain County Indiana. In September 1851 he moved to Ford County on the line of Champaign County and entered the land where Lafayette Patton lived. In 1854, Mr. Strayer moved onto his farm on Section 25, in the narrow range of sections in this township which land he entered in 1853. He was married Aug 31, 1851 to Miss Sarah Jane Middlebrook a native of Ohio and daughter of WIlliam Middlebrook who located in Fountain County Indiana about 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Strayer had 10 children. Harmon Strayer son of Jacob and Elizabeth was born in Fairfield County Ohio Sept 20, 1820. He came with his parents to Fountain County Indiana in 1824. He came here in Fall 1851. In 1858 he married Miss Martha McClure, daughter of Samuel McClure an early settler of Cass County, Indiana. She was born in Ohio; they had 4 children.

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Jacob STRAYER was one of the first settlers of this county, coming here in November 1824. He was a Virginian, and was born in 1797. He married Elizabeth Harmon, near Circleville, Ohio soon after he attained his majority. He came to the county with Abner Rush and settled near where Veedersburg now is, on the land now owned by William Dice and George Dice, Jr. Afterward he owned the land now belonging to Christopher Kuling (Keeling), and built a house upon the site now occupied by Mr. Kuling's residence. Mrs. Strayer was an aunt to Cyrus Rush, from whom the facts concerning these early settlers have been obtained. Mr. Strayer died a member of the Christian Church in January 1867. (Note: Correction 3 Jan 1879 KBZ).

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