Reuben Strong [461]
- Born: 17 May 1780, Brandon Or Shuydam, VT
- Marriage (1): Anna Wilson [540] on 19 Apr 1804 in , Greene, Ohio, USA
- Marriage (2): Barbara Boots [11637] on 13 Feb 1816 in , Greene, Ohio, USA
- Died: , Delaware, Indiana, USA
- Buried: Strong Cemetery, Delaware Co., Indiana
 General Notes:
“Descendants of Adam Boots (1733-1803)” [LDS film #1036425] by
Clyde S. Boots, p. 465 : summary of Greene Co., OH marriage
records, ‘Reuben Strong = Anna Wilson, 19 Apr 1804’ & ‘Reuben
Strong = Barbary Boots, 15 Feb 1816’; Adam Boots & Reuben Strong
charts (by Clyde S. Boots): ‘moved to Delaware Co., IN in 1834;
after entering land and building a log cabin, Reuben Strong
lived only 18 months [quoting “History of Delaware Co., IN”]’;
“Portrait and Biographical Record of Delaware Co., IN (Chicago:
Bowen, 1894) pp. 558-9: ‘Reuben Strong was twice married, the
first time in Greene county, Ohio, to Anna Wilson, who bore him
four children: 1) Rhoda, widow of Martin Boots, residing in
Randolph county, Ind. … [goes on to name other children]’;
“History of Delaware Co., IN [1881] pp. 239-240: ‘entered land
in Section 1, 27 Oct 1832’ [Delaware township]; ‘in the spring
of 1834, Reuben Strong came with his family and settled upon a
tract of land in Section 2 [Delaware township], that had been
entered for him by his son, John W., in Oct. 1832. He died on
this farm about 18 months after his arrival’; letter, Alice Lake
Ketson to Jack H. Boots [2-XI-1961]: vital statistical sketch;
“Strong Men & Strong Women” by Jeanne Water Strong [Los Altos
Hills, CA: 1988] pp. 48, 53; “Greene Co., OH Early Marriage
Records” Vol. 7 (1803-1837); “History of the Evans Family”
[typed manuscript]: ‘b. 17 May 1780, Shuydam, VT; d. 25 Aug
1838, Delaware Co., IN; 1st person buried in Strong Cemetery,
same county’
Noted events in his life were:
1. Occupation: farmer.
Reuben married Anna Wilson [540] [MRIN: 220] on 19 Apr 1804 in , Greene, Ohio, USA. (Anna Wilson [540] was born in ?OH and died before 1816 in , Greene, Ohio, USA.)
Reuben next married Barbara Boots [11637] [MRIN: 4729], daughter of Johann Adam Boots [11050] and Mary Elizabeth Ketterman [11548], on 13 Feb 1816 in , Greene, Ohio, USA. (Barbara Boots [11637] was born on 9 Oct 1789 in , Hardy, Virginia, USA and died in Jun 1861 in , Delaware, Indiana, USA.)
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