When Richard P Stratton was born on 15 October 1810, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, his father, Colonel Harry James Stratton, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Anne Pinson, was 36. He married Sarah Ann Bradberry on 7 June 1838, in Oblong Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Crawford, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 5 October 1876, in Licking Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Licking Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States.