John Henry Strotman

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John Henry Strotman is not in my direct ancestry. He is related by marriage to Mary Ann Kline. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of John Abram Kline Daughter of Henry Kline and Anna Catherine Howe

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1850
1st Marriage		to Mary/Maggie Young	had 1 son
2nd Marriage	6 Feb 1879	to Mary Ann Kline(1855-1906)
3rd Marriage		to Frances Rupple	no children
Death	1921
Burial		Perry's Chapel Cemetery Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4        Generation 5                  

                       +-- William J. Strotman
                       |    (1823-1901 )   
                       |                                           
 John Henry Strotman --+                                             
  (1860-1921)          |                          
                       |                                
                       +-- L. Lavinia Dahle                     
                           (1822-1904 )                                   
                                             
                                                 
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Children

( children with Maggie Young )

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John William Strotman	M

( children with Mary Ann Kline)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Franklin Strotman	M	27 Aug 1876			died in infancy 9 Mar 1877
Effey S. Strotman	F	10 Sept 1879			died in infancy 27 Oct 1879; expect Perry's Chapel Cemetery; gravestone not found
Joseph Garfield Strotman	M	1 Oct 1880				[8][11]
Vincent E. Strotman	M	4 Mar 1883			died 19 Apr 1974, inCalifornia had a son & daughter
Levinia C. "Vinnie" Strotman	F	1884		William Kapp see Source Notes section	died 1919
George Washington Strotman	M	22 Feb 1887			died July 1911; buried Perry's Chapel
Benjamin Earl Strotman	M	24 Jan 1889		Sarah unknown	died 1968; resided Seattle
Reuben Edward Strotman	M	18 June 1891		Mary unknown	died July 1964
Edyth Pearl Strotman	F	25 June 1893		unknown Blosser/Blauser had 1 daughter, 2 sons	died 1975 resided Hurst, TX
Ira Sankey Strotman	M	14 June 1896		Marie unknown	died 15 May 1965
Gracie Strotman	F	2 Feb 1899			died 11 Feb 1899 died age 1 yr.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Elk Twp, Clarion Co. PA	by 1880 until death

Photos

Gravestone at Perry's Chapel, for J. H. Strotman & Mary A. his wife.

Gravestone of Maggie, wife of J. H. Strotman, Perry's Chapel

Gravestone G. W. Strotman, Perry's Chapel

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pages 2, 3. Census dated 6 Sept 1850. Lines 41-42, page 2 and 1-3, page 3: William Strotman, 26, farmer, $700 real property, b. Germany; Lavina, 27, b. PA; Gustavus, 4; William, 2; Henry, 2 months. All children b. PA.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pages 10, 11. Census dated 13 July 1860. Lines 32-40, page 10 and 1, page 11: William Strotman, 37, farmer, $1000 real, $500 personal property, b. Hanover; Lavina, 38, b. PA; Augusta, m., 14; William, 12; Emma, f., 10; Amos, 8; Jane, 6; Mary Ann, 4; Samuel, 2; Lydia, 2 months. All children b. PA. The name for Augusta and the name and gender of Emma do not agree with other records.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 22 June 1870. Lines 29-37: William Strutman, 46, farmer, $5000 real, $1590 personal property, b. Hanover, Essen; Lavina, 48, keeping house, can not write; Henry, 20, works on farm; Amos, 18, works on farm; Jane 16, in school; Mary A., 14, in school; Samuel 12, in school; Edward, 8, in school; Daniel, 3. All except William born PA, children all have parent born outside country. This is Henry Strotman prior to his first marriage.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, Elk Township, Clarion County, PA, Enumeration District 68, Page 13, lines 25-29 lists: John H. Strutman, 30, farmer, father born Germany; wife Mary Strutman, 24; son John Strutman, 6; John Kline, 23, boarder, carpenter; Ida Kline, 13, servant, in school.All and their parents were born in PA, except as noted. All can read and write English except the younger John Strutman. This census is dated 7 Jun 1880. Note: John Kline, "boarder", is John Abram Kline, brother of John Henry Strotman's wife, Mary Ann Kline.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, District 9, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 7. Census dated 4 June 1900. Lines 7-17: Henry J. Strutman, 50, born Feb, 1850, m. 21 years, father b. Germany, farmer, owns farm, free of mortgage; Mary A., wife, 44, b. Aug 1855, m. 21 years, 11 children, 8 living; Joseph G., son, 19, b. Oct. 1880, day labor; Vincent E., son, 17, b. Mar. 1883, at school; Liddie L., dau., 15, b. Dec 1884, at school; George W., son, 13, b. Feb, 1887, at school; Benjamin E., son, 11, b. Jan 1889, at school; Rueben E., son, 8, b. Jun, 1891, at school; Pearl E., dau., 6, b. Jun, 1893, at school; Ira F., son, 5, b. Jan, 1895; Gracie G., dau., 6 mo., b. Feb, 1900, died Mar. 1900. All and all parents born PA except as noted; all can read, write, speak English, except Ira and Gracie.
6	1910 United States Federal Census, District 7, Shippenville, Clarion Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 4 May 1910. Lines 12-14: Henry Strotman, 60, born Feb, father b. Germany, farmer, general farming, owns farm, free of mortgage; Pearl, 16; Ira, 13. All and all parents born PA except as noted; all can read, write, speak English.
7	1920 United States Federal Census, District 62, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 20 Jan 1920. Lines 18-23: Samuel Strotman, 46, farmer, owns farm, father b. Germany; Katherine, 56, wife; Ruth, dau., 19: Taylor, 17, son: Theodore, 14, son, in school; Henry, 69, brother, father b. Germany. All and parents b. PA except as noted. This is John Henry Strotman living with his younger brother. Katherine is Catherine Kline, sister of Mary Ann Kline
8	Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals (Chambers), and of her aunt Mary P. Kline (Fillgrove). Notes stone at Perry's Chaple Cemetery: J. H. Strotman 1850-1921; Mary A. his wife 1855-1906. Mary Ann Kline was the 2nd wife of John Henry Strotman. By his first wife, Maggie Young, he had one son, John William Strotman. John Henry Strotman married 3rd Francis Rupple; no children. Ella Wilson refers to "Strotman's book", possibly a family history.
9	Gravestone transcriptions, Perrys Chapel Cemetery, Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2008 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams, with Cammy Whitehill Shreffler. J. H. Strotman 1850-1921; Mary A. his wife 1855-1906; STROTMAN G. W. Strotman 1887-1911 (near grave of J. H. Strotman & Mary Ann) Maggie R., wife of J. H. Strotman, died March 2, 1878, Aged 24 yrs 10 mos 25 days. Headstone "STROTMAN" with four smaller stones in front of it, three without surnames (presumably Strotman) and another, surname Hogue. Left to right facing the headstone: Catherine I. Hogue 1923-1940 Perry M. 1879-1962 Effie S 1879-1940 Cecil A. 1915-1916 To the left of these markers is a stone for Lawrence W. Hogue 1892-1966, "Father", & wife Viola E. 1900-1972, "Mother". It is possible that the Catherine I. Hogue stone is at the outer edge of this Hogue plot, instead of part of the Strotman plot. It is of the same pink marble and same design as the 3 Strotman stones, & unlike the Lawrence & Viola Hogue stone.
10	1930 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 5. Census dated 23 April 1930. Lines 37-39: Perry Strotman, head, 51,, married at age 20, owns home worth $3500, owns radio, pumper at oil lease, not a veteran; Effie, wife, 50, married at age 19; Paul, son, 18, single, laborer in saw mill. All and all parents born PA, all can read and write.
11	Descendants of Martin Klein, research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006; ongoing correspondence, and accompanied trip to Perry's Chapel Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Martin Klein manuscript: John Henry Strotman and brother Samuel Strotman were sons of William Strotman (no dates) & wife L. Lavinia Dahle (no dates). interview of Strotman family descendants: birth & death dates of children of John Henry Strotman

Source Notes

• Dates (1879-1940) are for Effie Lewis, wife of Perry Strotman (not for Effie Strotman as previously listed). The gravestone at Perry's Chapel cemetery is next to gravestones for Perry Strotman, their son Cecil, and their granddaughter Catherin I. Hogue. (These relationships per Cammy Shreffler).
• Perry Strotman was the son of Amos and Louie Strotman (from the 1880 US census, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA) and he and Effie Lewis were married in December of 1899 (1900 census). Perry was born in Jan and Effie in May of 1879. The 1910 and 1920 census list children: Rola E. (1910 census, b. 1901), Prosper A(lbert), b. 1904, and Paul, b. 1912).
• Lavinie C. Strotrman m. William Kapp, son of Eli Kapp and unknown Korb, a daughter of Adam Korb. William Kapp m. 2nd Ella Colhepp; their daughter Mable Kapp m. Freeman Kline; after his death she m. unknown Beichner. (per Shreffler)