When Col. John W Strawn was born on 25 November 1791, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaiah Strawn, was 33 and his mother, Rachael Reed, was 27. He married Mary McClish on 1 January 1813, in Turkeyfoot, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 4 July 1872, in Richland Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Marshall, Illinois, United States.
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The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Illinois is the 21st state.
Probably an altered form of Strachan or Straughan ,reflecting the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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