John Calvin STRAHORN

1849 - 1933  (84 years)

• Name	John Calvin STRAHORN
  Birth	14 Mar 1849	Haines Twp, Centre, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Nov 1933	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  Burial	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, Caliifornia, Great Mausoleum, Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith #3407
  Notes	1868 began career as Fireman for C.N.W.R.R. at Escanaba, Delta, Michigan 1871 promoted to Engineer at Escanaba, Delta, Michigan 1880 September, moved to Union Pacific RR in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska 1885 Census in Weld County, Colorado 1886 foreman at Sterling, Logan, Colorado 1900 Census in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska 1910 Census in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska 1915 moved to Highland Park (Strahorn 50th newspaper) 1918 retired from Union Pacific (U.P.R.R. letter) 1920 Census at 521 W. 27th Street, Los Angeles, California 1921 City Directory at 109 W. 2nd., North Platte, Nebraska 1925 50th Wedding Anniversary at 211 N. Ave 51, Los Angeles, California 1933 Death at 211 N. Ave 51, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I85647	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Foster STRAHORN,   b. Abt 1824, West Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania d. 18 May 1886, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Rebecca EMMERT,   b. 1826, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania d. 1863, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania - Tuberculosis (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1848	Centre, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F23140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth WOOD,   b. 14 Mar 1849, Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire d. 24 Oct 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1875	Milton, Buffalo, Wisconsin   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah E. STRAHORN,   b. Abt 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan d. Jul 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Arthur Thomas STRAHORN,   b. 14 Oct 1876, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan d. 4 Jan 1974, Los Alamitos, Orange, California (Age 97 years)   3. Amy STRAHORN,   b. 6 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan d. 21 Sep 1877, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan (Age 0 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth STRAHORN,   b. 22 Dec 1885, Sterling, Logan, Colorado d. 12 May 1973, Riverside, Riverside, California (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F23134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2020

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		J.C. Strahorn From the Zentmyer Collection. Photo taken shortly after his marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Wood
  		John Calvin Strahorn From the Zentmyer Collection.
  		1871 Letter from John & Mollie Emmert to grandson John Calvin Strahorn From the Zentmyer Collection. John Emmert died later that same year, in 1871. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Letter of Recommendation for J.C. Strahorn, resigned for health reasons. From the Zentmyer Collection. John soon obtained a job with the Union Pacific Railroad in North Platte, Nebraska, and lived another fifty-three years.
  		Union Pacific Employees Magazine, Feb 1886 Placing the J.C. Strahorn family in Sterling Colorado, supporting Mary Strahorn's birth there the year before.
  		Locomotive Engineers Journal Jan 1915 Detailing a brief chronology of J.C. Strahorn's employment.
  		The Strahorn House in North Plate, Nebraska Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer. From the Zentmyer Collecton. Looks cold.
  		Zentmyers and Strahorns on the porch, 1920 From the Zentmyer Collection. Likely at the Strahorn's house at 521 W. 27th Street, Los Angeles. From left - John Zentmyer, his mother Mary, Sarah and John Calvin Strahorn, George Zentmyer, and John's brother George Jr. This image was colorized from black and white photo using the AI program DeOldify. A pretty good result.
  		Brothers John C. and Robert E. Strahorn, Christmas 1924 From the Zentmyer Collection. Probably at the vacant lot in Highland Park, Los Angeles, where John's daughter Mary and her husband George Zentmyer would build a new house in 1925.
  		Death Notice In the Los Angeles Times, dated 29 Nov 1933
  		Grand Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale California Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Sarah and J.C. Strahorn's Crypt Located in the Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith, Forest Lawn, Glendale, California Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Close-up of crypt for John Calvin Strahorn Great Mausoleum, Dahlia Terrace, Sanctuary of Faith #3407 Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer

  
  

• Sources

  [S21030] Newspaper article re: golden wedding anniversary.