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Abt 1799 - 1879 (~ 80 years)| Name | Jonathan STRAYHORN | |
| Birth | Abt 1799 | Chester Co., Pennsylvania  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Death | 3 Jun 1879 | Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland |
| Burial | Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle, Delaware |
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| Person ID | I85960 | Zentmeyer Main Tree |
| Last Modified | 15 Feb 2020 | |
| Father | Samuel J. STRAYHORN, b. 1769, Antrim, Ireland d. 10 Oct 1858, New London Twp, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (Age 89 years) | |
| Mother | Hannah GHEEN, b. Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania d. Bef 1850 | |
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1798 | Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID | F23256 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | 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 |
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| Family ID | F506 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 4 Oct 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photos |  | Strahorn's Mill on Big Elk Creek in 1898 At various times the building had been a woolen mill, nail factory, grist mill, turning mill, and a tanbark yard before Jonathan Strahorn converted it to a sawmill, later passing it on to his sons Thomas and Albert. The 1880 Census of Manufacturers showed 'A. Strahorn and Bro.' doing their own logging and operating the sawmill which represented $5,000 in capital investment, had four employees, and three saws - a circular, muley, and band saw. A 9.5-foot waterfall drove two 27-inch turbines which developed 22 horsepower. Annual output was 100,000 board feet, or about $2,000. The 61 acre farm, house, and mill went into receivership and were purchased at auction in 1888 by Albert and Thomas' younger brother Edward Hicks Strahorn and the property eventually went to Edward's sons Isaac and Harry. It was one of the properties purchased by William du Pont in 1927, and was finally sold to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in 1975. |
 | Three kinds of saws at Strahorn's Mill As described above. | |
 | Strahorn's Mill Covered Bridge Also known later as the Foxcatcher Farms Bridge, after the Strahorn Mill property was acquired by William du Pont and combined with his Foxcatcher Farms properties. (William's son John was the subject of the movie Foxcatcher) This is one of only two remaining historic covered bridges in Cecil County, Maryland. An advertisement for bids to build a bridge near Strahorn's Mill appeared in both the Cecil Democrat and Cecil Whig on June 9, 1860. The contract called for a bridge over Big Elk Creek, "covered and to span 65 feet and have a width of 16 feet, out to out." Ten days later the contract was awarded to Ferdinand Wood for a cost of $1,165 and it called for the bridge to be built on the "Old Burr plan." (the curving trusses were called Burr trusses) It is likely the bridge was completed by the end of the year or very early in 1861. The bridge is located in Fair Hill where Tawes Dr. crosses Big Elk Creek. | |
 | 1877 Map of Fairhill, Cecil County, Maryland Showing various Strahorn properties. "S.Mill" upper right was the sawmill which was owned by various Strayhorns. | |
 | Headstone of Jonathan Strahorn Located in the Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle, Delaware Photo courtesy Richard Wright |
