Joseph STRAHORN

1805 - 1876  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph STRAHORN
  Birth	6 Feb 1805	Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jul 1876	Aetna Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa
  Burial	Oak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin Co., Iowa
  Notes	According to "oral history" and/or family lore, the Strahorns were among the earliest homesteaders in Hardin and Franklin Counties. Supposedly the oxen died in Hardin County so some of the family decided to settle there. Other family members were determined to travel further so they hitched up the cow to pull the wagon. The cow died in Ackley (Franklin County) and they decided to give up and settle that area. My mother actually had the original oxen yoke hanging on her wall as a decoration for several years. It was given to her by Franklin. It was fascinating to me. If my memory is right, she eventually donated it to the Hardin County Historical Society." -Judi (Strahorn) Wiskus "To the citizens of Aetna township the gentleman whose life is herein reviewed is so well known as a capable farmer and honest, upright and active member of the community, as to need no introduction. Frank P. Strahorn was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, on June 9, 1851, the son of Joseph and Eliza (Alcott) Strahorn. His father was born in 1805 and died on July 20, 1876. His mother was born in 1812, and died on December 1, 1877. His grandparents, Joseph and Alcott Strahorn, were natives of Pennsylvania, of Scotch descent, and lived to be very old, dying in their native state. (his grandparents were actually Samuel Strahorn & Hannah Gheen -Ed) Joseph Strahorn and his family came to Iowa in 1856, a year well remembered by early settlers on account of the deep snow of that winter. With his wife and twelve children he settled on the present Strahorn homestead, in section 29, Aetna township, Hardin county. Of his six sons and six daughters, nine are living, whose names follow: Mary Jane, now Mrs. Garrett, of Spokane, Washington; Hannah, now a widow, Mrs. Gleason, of Cedar county, Iowa; Samuel, of Spokane, Washington; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Frantz, of Portland, Oregon; William, of Portland, Oregon; Jesse, a twin of William, of South Dakota; Anna, now Mrs. Millikan, of Hardin county; Joseph; and Frank P. The deceased are George K.; Danna, Mrs. Davis; and Isabelle, Mrs. Swartwood. Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa edited by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911.
  Person ID	I85962	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2024

  
  

  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	Elizabeth ALCOTT,   b. 27 Apr 1810   d. 2 Dec 1877 (Age 67 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jane STRAHORN,   b. 1833, West Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 9 Jan 1927, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington (Age 94 years)   2. George Kelton STRAHORN,   b. 1834, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 1895, Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon (Age 61 years)   3. Hannah Gheen STRAHORN,   b. 3 May 1836, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 20 Oct 1915, Cedar, Iowa (Age 79 years)   4. Dinah (Diane) STRAHORN,   b. 1837, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania + 5. Samuel S. STRAHORN,   b. 1839, New London, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 1919, Stockton, San Joaquin, California (Age 80 years)   6. Elizabeth (Lizzie) K. STRAHORN,   b. 1843, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania   7. Isabel (Belle) STRAHORN,   b. 17 Mar 1844, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 30 Sep 1910 (Age 66 years) + 8. Jesse Garrett STRAHORN,   b. 4 Jun 1844, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 15 Dec 1911, Minnehaha, South Dakota (Age 67 years) + 9. William Chapman STRAHORN,   b. 1845, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 27 Dec 1925, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon (Age 80 years) + 10. Jesse Vanmeter STRAHORN,   b. 1847, Chester, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1830, Chicago, Cook, Illinois   11. Lucy STRAHORN,   b. Apr 1848   d. Bef 1850 (Age ~ 1 years) + 12. Joseph A. STRAHORN,   b. 3 Jul 1848, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 24 Jan 1930, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Age 81 years) + 13. Franklin Pierce STRAHORN,   b. 9 Jun 1851, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Aug 1912, Aetna Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa (Age 61 years)   14. Anna Maria STRAHORN,   b. 9 Mar 1854, New London, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Mar 1929, Hardin, Iowa (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Joseph Strahorn's farm in Aetna Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa
  		Last Will and Testament of Joseph Strahorn
  		Headstone of Joseph and Eliza Alcott Strahorn In Oak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin, Iowa Photo by Gary Zentmyer
  		Close up view of headstone In Oak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin, Iowa Photo by Gary Zentmyer