William J. Strotman

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR William J. Strotman is not in my direct ancestry. He is the father of John Henry Strotman who was the spouse of Mary Ann Kline, and of Samuel Steven Strotman who was the spouse of Catherine Kline.Mary Ann and Catherine Kline are 1 step removed in the following ways: Sisters of John Abram Kline Daughters of Henry Kline and Anna Catherine Howe

Immigrant from Hanover, Germany

The Strotman name is pronounced "Strutman", and is occasionally miss-spelled that way in census.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1823/24	Essen, Hanover, Germany
Marriage		to L. Lavinia Dahl
Death	1901
Burial		Perry's Chapel Cemetery Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4                 Generation 5                  

                          +-- William J. Strotman
                          |    (1823-1901 )   
                          |                                           
 John Henry Strotman -----+                                             
     (1850-1921)          |                          
                          |   
 Samuel Steven Strotman --+
 (1858-????)              |
                          |                             
                          +-- L. Lavinia Dahle                     
                              (1822-1904 )                                   
                                             
                                                 
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Children

( children with L. Lavinia Dahl )

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Gustavus Strotman	M	1846	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
William Strotman	M	1848	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
John Henry Strotman	M	July 1850	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.	Mary Ann Kline
Emma ? Strotman*	F	1850	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
Amos Strotman	M	1852	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.	Louie unknown
Jane Strotman	F	1854	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
Mary Ann Strotman	F	1856	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
Samuel Steven Strotman	M	1858	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.	Katherine Kline	died 1930
Lydia Strotman	M	May 1860	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
Edward Strotman	M	1862	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.
Daniel Strotman	M	1867	PA, expect Elk Twp., Clarion Co.

• "Emmma" Strotman may be an erroneous substitution for "Henry" Strotman, by the 1860 census taker. John Henry (age 10) does not appear at home in this census. The name "Emma" is not seen again.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Elk Twp, Clarion Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pages 2, 3. Census dated 6 Sept 1850. Lines 41-42, page 2 and 1-3, page 3: William Strotman, 26, farmer, $700 real property, b. Germany; Lavina, 27, b. PA; Gustavus, 4; William, 2; Henry, 2 months. All children b. PA.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pages 10, 11. Census dated 13 July 1860. Lines 32-40, page 10 and 1, page 11: William Strotman, 37, farmer, $1000 real, $500 personal property, b. Hanover; Lavina, 38, b. PA; Augusta, m., 14; William, 12; Emma, f., 10; Amos, 8; Jane, 6; Mary Ann, 4; Samuel, 2; Lydia, 2 months. All children b. PA. The name for Augusta and the name and gender of Emma do not agree with other records.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 22 June 1870. Lines 29-37: William Strutman, 46, farmer, $5000 real, $1590 personal property, b. Hanover, Essen; Lavina, 48, keeping house, can not write; Henry, 20, works on farm; Amos, 18, works on farm; Jane 16, in school; Mary A., 14, in school; Samuel 12, in school; Edward, 8, in school; Daniel, 3. All except William born PA, children all have parent born outside country.
4	1880 United States Federal Census
5	1900 United States Federal Census
6	Descendants of Martin Klein, research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006; ongoing correspondence, and accompanied trip to Perry's Chapel Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Manuscript: John Henry Strotman and brother Samuel Strotman were sons of William Strotman (no dates) & wife L. Lavinia Dahle (no dates). Correspondence: Perry Strotman was the son of Amos Strotman and Louie unknown (from the 1880 US census, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA). Perry Strotman and Effie Lewis were married in December of 1899 (1900 census). Perry was born in Jan and Effie in May of 1879. The 1910 and 1920 census list children: Rola E. (1910 census, b. 1901), Prosper A(lbert), b. 1904, and Paul, b. 1912). Effie's father is with them in 1920 census, Luther Lewis.
7	Gravestone transcriptions, Perrys Chapel Cemetery, Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2008 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams, with Cammy Whitehill Shreffler. Wm. J. Strotman 1823-1901; L. Lavinia his wife 1822-1904; STROTMAN STROTMAN Samuel S. 1858-1930; Katharine 1863-1930 Our Baby Nancy Ann Rex July 31, 1942 Mildred Ruth Strotman 1900-1928 The stone for infant Nancy Ann Rex is beside the stone for Samuel S & Katharine Strotman J. H. Strotman 1860-1921; Mary A. his wife 1855-1906; STROTMAN G. W. Strotman 1887-1911 (near grave of J. H. Strotman & Mary Ann) Maggie R., wife of J. H. Strotman, died March 2, 1878, Aged 24 yrs 10 mos 25 days. Headstone "STROTMAN" with four smaller stones in front of it, three without surnames (presumably Strotman) and another, surname Hogue. Left to right facing the headstone: Catherine I. Hogue 1923-1940 Perry M. 1879-1962 Effie S 1879-1940 Cecil A. 1915-1916 To the left of these markers is a stone for Lawrence W. Hogue 1892-1966, "Father", & wife Viola E. 1900-1972, "Mother". It is possible that the Catherine I. Hogue stone is at the outer edge of this Hogue plot, instead of part of the Strotman plot. It is of the same pink marble and same design as the 3 Strotman stones, & unlike the Lawrence & Viola Hogue stone. Adjacent to the stone for Catherine I. Hogue is: HOGUE Lawrence W 1892-1966 "father"; Viola E. 1900-1972, "mother"
8	1920 United States Federal Census, District 62, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 20 Jan 1920. Lines 18-23: Samuel Strotman, 46, farmer, owns farm, father b. Germany; Katherine, 56, wife; Ruth, dau., 19: Taylor, 17, son: Theodore, 14, son, in school; Henry, 69, brother, father b. Germany. All and parents b. PA except as noted. This is John Henry Strotman living with his younger brother. Katherine is Katherine Kline, sister of Mary Ann Kline
9	1930 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 5. Census dated 23 April 1930. Lines 37-39: Perry Strotman, head, 51,, married at age 20, owns home worth $3500, owns radio, pumper at oil lease, not a veteran; Effie, wife, 50, married at age 19; Paul, son, 18, single, laborer in saw mill. All and all parents born PA, all can read and write. Ln 17-19 Amos Strotman, age 78, widower, owns home (value not given), has radio, lives on a farm, b. PA, father b. Germany, mother b. PA. Harriet Cotton, daughter (also marked "H"/ head), age 48, widow, she & parents b. PA. Bud Cotton, son, age 24, single, he & parents b. PA.

Source Notes

• Among the Strotman gravestones at Perry's Chapel Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, is a stone for Effie (1879-1940). She was Effie Lewis, and spouse of Perry Strotman. She is not to be confused with Effie Strotman, (daughter of John Henry Strotman), who also was born in 1879 but died that same year. The plot for Perry Strotman (son of Amos Strotman) and wife Effie Lewis, includes a stone for their son Cecil A. Strotman, and a granddaughter Catherine I. Hogue.