Edward Hicks STRAHORN

1848 - 1919  (71 years)

• Name	Edward Hicks STRAHORN
  Birth	5 Feb 1848	Avondale, Chester, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Aug 1919	Kemblesville, Chester, Pennsylvania
  Burial	Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle, Delaware
  Notes	John T. Warren, auctioneer for William S. Evans and Heister Hess, Esqs., receivers, on Tuesday afternoon sold at public sale at the Court House door the property of Strayhorn Brothers, consisting of a farm of 61 acres, improved by a dwelling house and saw and bending mill. It was purchased by Edward H. Strayhorn for $4,700. A portable saw mill, boiler and engine were offered for sale, but $350 only being bid, was withdrawn. -The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Maryland 31 Mar 1888
  Person ID	I329	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Jonathan STRAYHORN,   b. Abt 1799, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 3 Jun 1879, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Martha A. WILLIAMSON,   b. 1808   d. 14 Feb 1870, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1830	Faggs Manor Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Mary PENNYPACKER,   b. 15 Aug 1851, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 10 Sep 1917, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1871
  Children	1. Florence I. STRAHORN,   b. 1872, Pennsylvania d. 23 Dec 1892, New Castle, Delaware (Age 20 years)   2. Elsie M. STRAHORN,   b. Abt 1876, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland d. 24 Dec 1938, Kemblesville, Chester, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 62 years)   3. Edna Grace STRAHORN,   b. Abt 1877, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland   4. Mary I. STRAHORN,   b. Jan 1879, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland d. 1951 (Age ~ 71 years)   5. Jonathan G. STRAHORN,   b. 13 Jan 1881, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland d. 18 Mar 1942, Campbell, Mahoning, Ohio (Age 61 years) + 6. Isaac Wilbur STRAHORN,   b. 30 Nov 1882, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland d. 18 Jun 1965, Elkton, Cecil, Maryland (Age 82 years) + 7. Harold West STRAHORN,   b. 14 Oct 1886, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland d. 19 Nov 1956, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland (Age 70 years)   8. Elizabeth H. STRAHORN,   b. May 1887, Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland
  Family ID	F742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2015

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Edward H. Strahorn's Maryland Vehicle Registration Edward H. Strahorn was an early adopter. In Fair Hill, he owned a Thomas B. Jeffery 7½ horsepower Rambler, and was issued license #537 on 6 Sep 1904. According to the Motor Vehicle Administration in Maryland, the first recorded automobile registration was in fact in 1904. There were no license plates, the registration number was painted on the car. The driver's license was a badge that was worn on the coat while driving.
  		A 1903 Thomas B. Jeffery Rambler, the model owned by Edward H. Strahorn Thomas B. Jeffery started commercially mass-producing automobiles in 1902 and by the end of the year had produced 1,500 motorcars, one-sixth of all existing motorcars up to that point. The Thomas B. Jeffery Company was the second largest auto manufacturer in America, behind Oldsmobile. 1,350 additional automobiles were produced in 1903, so Edward's #2337 was likely produced in 1903. Mr. Jeffery boarded the ship RMS Lusitania on 1 May 1915 to travel to France to discuss a contract for the sale of Jeffery Armored Cars. He survived the sinking of the Lusitania, and reflecting on his escape, decided to step back and enjoy the remainder of his life pursuing travel and leisure. So in 1916 he sold out to the Nash company, and the combined enterprise was renamed Nash Rambler, which was eventually merged with Hudson Motors in 1954 to create American Motors Corporation. (AMC)
  		Headstone for Edward and Annie Pennypacker Strahorn Located in the Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle, Delaware Photo courtesy vr4sweet