6/5/1860 Green Twp, PO Waggoners Ripple, Adams Co, OH. Jos Strong,25 , b Germany, wife Sarah A, 21, and children, John, 7, Margaret E,5, Ha rriet, 4, and Oliver, 1. Sarah and the children were born in OH.Joseph w as a farmer but had only personal property with a value of$212. They w ere the only ones by the name in the county.
Bef 1865 IL when son Joseph was born.
7/5/1870 Humboldt Twp, PO Milton, Coles Co, IL. By next census timet he family had grown and moved west. Joseph Strong, 35, b Prussia,was s till farming but with only $800 in personal property. In thefamily we re Sallie, 35, Margaret, 14, harriet, 12, Rebecca, 9, Mary,7, John, 16 , Oliver, 11, Joseph, 5, Harris, 2, and Samuel, 5m. Onlythe three you ngest children were bonr in IL.
1879 PO Humboldt, Coles Co, IL. He and son Oliver were amongtaxpayer s there.
6/15/1880 Same place. That census taker found farmer Joseph "Stron",4 4, with second wife Anna, 27, and children: Joseph, 18, Harry, 15,Sam uel, 11, William G, 9, and Frederic, 3.
