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James Miller Strahan

Birth	:	17 Nov 1829 Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	14 Aug 1907
Burial	:	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5130997, -81.5982971
Plot	:	section 3, lot # 9
Description	:	James M. STRAHAN married Francis C. DAVIS on January 3, 1856 in Henderson County, Illinois ********************************************************************************************* JAMES M. STRAHAN The history of mankind is replete with illustrations of the fact that it is only under pressure of adversity and the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in men are brought out and developed. Perhaps the history of no people so forcibly impresses one with this truth as the annuals of our own republic. If anything can inspire the youth of our country to persistent, honest... Read More	James M. STRAHAN married Francis C. DAVIS on January 3, 1856 in Henderson County, Illinois ******************************************************************************************* JAMES M. STRAHAN The history of mankind is replete with illustrations of the fact that it is only under pressure of adversity and the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in men are brought out and developed. Perhaps the history of no people so forcibly impresses one with this truth as the annuals of our own republic. If anything can inspire the youth of our country to persistent, honest and laudable endeavor, it should be the life record of such men as he of whom we write. The example of the illustrious few of our countrymen who have risen from obscurity to the highest position in the gift of the nation often serves to awe our young men rather than inspire them to emulation, because they reason that only a few can ever attain such eminence; but the history of such men as Mr. Strahan proves conclusively that with a reasonable amount of mental and physical power success is bound eventually to crown the endeavor of those who have the ambition to put forth their best efforts and the will and manliness to persevere therein. Certainly he deserves mention among the most prominent citizens of Mills county, having had a marked influence upon the business life and the substantial development of this portion of the state. His wide acquaintance will render his history one of special interest to many of our readers, and therefore we gladly give it a place in this volume. Mr. Strahan is a native of Indiana, his birth having occurred in Putnam county on the 17th of November, 1829. His father, James Strahan, was born in Pennsylvania, August 6, 1781, and emigrated to the Hoosier state during the pioneer epoch of its development. He became identified with the farming interests of Putnam county where he carried on agricultural pursuits until his demise. In June, 1813, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ramsey, also a native of Pennsylvania, born December 16, 1793. They became the parents of seven children. The father died in Putnam county, Indiana, in September, 1835, and the mother long surviving him, passed away in Davis county, Iowa, October 7, 1857. The subject of this review spent the first six years of his life in his native state, and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Illinois, being identified with the farming interests of that commonwealth until 1850, when he went to California, remaining for three years of the Pacific coast. He then returned to Illinois, but in 1854 made a second trip to California, taking with him a drove of cattle across the plains. For a year he again remained in the land of gold and then retraced his steps to the Mississippi valley, but this time he located on the west side of the Father of Waters, becoming a resident of Marion county, Iowa, residing there until 1864, when he sold his land and removed to Lucas county, Iowa. In 1866 he removed to Henderson county, Illinois, and in 1869 he returned to Marion county, Iowa. There he resided until 1870, which year witnessed his arrival in Mills county, where for almost a third of a century he has made his home. Since that time he has been a very prominent factor in the business interests which have contributed not alone to his individual prosperity, but have also promoted the general welfare of the community. Entering into partnership with John Evans, they engaged in farming and feeding cattle for the market, carrying on the latter branch of their business on a very extensive scale, selling from two hundred to a thousand head of cattle annually. In 1873, in company with others, Mr. Strahan laid out that part of Malvern known as Strahan's addition into lots for building purposes. The town of Strahan, in Deer Creek township, has been named in his honor. His first home in Mills county was an old frame residence but in 1881 he replaced it with one of the finest houses in the county. He first purchased eleven hundred acres of land, but is now the owner of fifteen hundred acres in Mills county and two thousand acres in Wayne county. His operations in land have been very extensive and they bring to him a splendid income. Not only have his stock-raising interests assumed large proportions, but he has also dealt largely in grain, making enormous profits. A man of resourceful business ability, his efforts have by no means been confined to one line, but have been extended to many fields of endeavor and have always been attended by success, for he is a man of sound business judgment, rarely if ever at fault in an opinion on business matters. His name figures conspicuously on the pages of the pioneer history of Mills county. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank, became its first president and has since occupied that position. His splendid executive ability, keen sagacity and strong purpose enabling him to place the institution upon a sound financial basis that has made it one of the leading moneyed institutions of the county. Its first cashier was L. Bentley, and the present cashier is J. J. Wilson who has occupied the position for about ten years. Mr. Strahan is also the president of the First National Bank of Wayne county. He also has a private bank at Malvern, which is conducted under the firm name of Strahan & Christy. The family is a prominent one in connection with financial interests. His son, Frank E. Strahan, is the vice-president of the First National Bank at Wayne, Nebraska, while Otis, another son, is assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Malvern. Few men have a more comprehensive, accurate and reliable knowledge of the banking business than has Mr. Strahan, who is widely recognized as one of the leading financiers of this portion of the west. He is a man of keen discernment and excellent executive ability. He carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes and his perseverance and determined purpose have been important factors in his splendid success. Mr. Strahan has been twice married. On the 3rd of January, 1856, he led to the marriage altar Miss Frances C. Davis, of Henderson county, Illinois. Her father, Abner Davis served in the war of 1812, and the farm upon which he made his home was granted him in recognition of the aid which he rendered his country at that time. Five children, two sons and three daughters, were born of this marriage, namely: Otis A., who married Ida Morris and has two children; Lucy, who is the wife of D. A. Jones and has five children; Luella, who is the wife of June Conger, and they have five children; Francis E., who married Luella Larison, and they have had six children, of whom three are now living; and Rosetta, who is the wife of John Larison. The mother of these children died August 30, 1885, and in 1889 Mr. Strahan was again married, his second union being with Mary W. (Wheeler) Guilford, a daughter of William and Phebe Diana (Makyes) Wheeler. Her paternal grandparents were William R. and Hila (Curtiss) Wheeler, Connecticut people. The latter died in Michigan. The grandfather was born October 16, 1782, and died in Connecticut in the thirty-ninth year of his age. The Wheelers were from Denmark, and a very prominent family there. Mrs. Strahan was one of a family of fourteen children, ten of whom reached mature years, while the mother, who was born in Onondaga county, New York, died at the advanced age of eighty-one years. By her former marriage Mrs. Strahan had four children, of whom two are living: Jessie, now the wife of Alonzo Ring; and Lizzie, the wife of J. E. Cleaver, by whom she has three children. They also lost two daughters: Ella, who became the wife of F. B. Rumsey, of Kansas, and died at the age of twenty-nine years, leaving a daughter. Charta became the wife of M. P. Steele, and died at the age of twenty-eight years, leaving one son, while one child died at the same time, occasioned by a gasoline explosion, March 6, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Strahan are prominent and influential members of the Baptist church in which he has held membership since 1871. He has served as trustee and steward and has contributed liberally to its work, doing all in his power for its advancement. The cause of temperance finds in him a warm friend, and he now affiliates with the Prohibition party, having cast his first vote in support of its candidates when he deposited his ballot for Governor St. John, of Kansas. Prior to that he was a Democrat in his political affiliations. Mr. Strahan is a most progressive and public spirited citizen, and his wife is also noted for her generosity. They contribute very liberally to all worthy enterprises calculated to prove of public benefit, giving their active co-operation to every measure intended for the public good. They are people of the highest worth of character and their lives are in harmony with honorable principles. Regarded as a citizen, Mr. Strahan belongs to that public-spirited, useful and helpful type of men whose ambitions and desires are centered and directed in those channels through which flow the greatest and most permanent good to the greatest number, and it is therefore consistent with the purpose and plan of this work that his record be given among those of the representative men of the state. source of portrait and biographical sketch: “Biographical History of Fremont and Mills Counties, Iowa”, 1901, biographical sketch on the pages 266 - 269, portrait on the pages between 266 & 267 ***************************************************************************************** "Today, August 14, 1907, while at his work, James Miller Strahan is stricken with death. "God steps in and says thy work is finished." The eulogy of his life has been ably spoken. We cannot say more. A true and valued friend and citizen has been taken from us." source: "A Brief History of Malvern", John Paddock, 1917, page (NOT known) ******************************************************************************************* obituary: Tabor (Iowa) Beacon, August 16, 1907

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Latitude: 41.5130997
Longitude: -81.5982971

Family Members:

Parent

Elizabeth Ramsey Strahan-Steele

(1793 - 1857)

Spouse

Frances Carolyn E. Davis Strahan

(1833 - 1885)

Mary Phebe Wheeler Guilford Strahan

(1843 - 1931)

Siblings

Samuel H. Strahan

(1819 - 1879)

Samuel Steele Jr.

(1822 - 1876)

Grizella Strahan Steele

(1823 - 1876)

Anne Moore Strahan Miller

(1825 - 1896)

Children

Otis Abner Strahan

(1873 - 1938)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5130997, -81.5982971

2. East Cleveland Township Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5149994, -81.6010971

3. Church of the Covenant Columbarium
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5079200, -81.6068400

4. Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5115700, -81.6130905

5. Mayfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5133018, -81.5821991

6. Epworth Euclid United Methodist Church Columbarium
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5058200, -81.6124990

7. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956350, -81.5812450

8. Fairmount Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4932930, -81.5801210

9. Glenville Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5419006, -81.5924988

10. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4869003, -81.6318970

11. First Presbyterian Churchyard
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5448230, -81.5665800

12. Shaker Burial Ground
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4827766, -81.5628128

13. Woodland Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4900017, -81.6425018

14. Saint John Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4860992, -81.6408005

15. Warrensville West Cemetery
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4655991, -81.5655975

16. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5186005, -81.5222015

17. Trinity Cathedral Crypt
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5013350, -81.6741750

18. Kellogg Family Cemetery
South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5186390, -81.5200930

19. Baxter Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4596596, -81.6432800

20. Erie Street Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4972687, -81.6831131

21. Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4658356, -81.5362854

22. Church of the Good Shepherd Columbarium
Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5032240, -81.5107610

23. Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist Crypt
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5026817, -81.6886139

24. Euclid Cemetery
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5656013, -81.5381012