Ernest John Strong

Brief Life History of Ernest John

When Ernest John Strong was born on 13 July 1871, in Missouri, United States, his father, John R Strong, was 29 and his mother, Christina Morton Paterson, was 26. He married Elsie A. Hulse in 1891. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Williams, Colusa, California, United States in 1930 and Williams Judicial Township, Colusa, California, United States in 1940. He died on 2 August 1950, in Colusa, Colusa, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States.

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Ernest John Strong
1871–1950
Elsie A. Hulse
1874–1961
Marriage: 1891
Mary Louise Strong
1891–1986
Myrtle Genevieve Strong
1898–1993
Murel Ida Strong
1903–1974
Mildred I Strong
1906–2007
Melba E Strong
1909–2001

Sources (10)

  • E J Strong, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ernest John Strong, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Strong in entry for Mary Louise Orth, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Modoc War

Hostilities between Modoc Indians and white settlers resulted in the Modoc War during 1872-1873. A Modoc band of nearly 200 people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths. The band had returned to their former land on Lost River, which now had white settlers occupying the area. The conflict erupted on November 29, 1872, when 40 troops were sent to move the Modocs back to the reservation. An argument erupted and shots were fired. Several were killed and the Modocs fled to “The Stronghold,” a large, cavernous lava bed. The holdout went on for months with several clashes. On April 11, 1873, General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas were killed by the Modocs during a negotiation. The Modocs lacked resources and supplies and eventually surrendered on July 4. In total, 2 Modocs and 71 enlisted military men lost their lives.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English strong(e), strang(e) ‘strong, powerful’ (Old English strang).

Americanized form of French Trahan .

Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Stark .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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