Brief Life History of Jasper Alonzo
When Jasper Alonzo Strunk was born on 10 July 1859, in Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, his father, Daniel J. Strunk, was 21 and his mother, Sarah J Cox, was 17. He married Martha Alice Swank on 8 March 1883, in Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Douglas Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Webster Township, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. He died on 13 March 1911, in Woodward Township, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Woodward, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Jasper A Strunk in household of Daniel J Strunk, "United States Census, 1860"
- J L Strunk, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Jasper Alonzo Strunk, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1859–1911 Male
1859–1947 Female
Children (11)
1884–1886 Male
1885–1885 Female
1887–1887 Female
1888–1946 Male
1890–1980 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1838–1863 Male
1842–1865 Female
Siblings (2)
1859–1911 Male
1861–1927 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 4
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 8
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 16
Name Meaning
North German: from Middle Low German strunk ‘stalk, stump’, hence a nickname for a short, stout, ungainly person, or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area with tree trunks.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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