Edward Callahan Strong (1791 - 1869)

Born 10 Feb 1791 in Russell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1869 at age 78 in Sulphur Gap, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Edward Callahan was born in 1791. He is the son of William Strong and Jane Callahan. Edward inherited a portion of his father's home farm in Breathitt Co. KY and acquired other lands by purchases he made from his brothers and sisters.

On 22 Apr 1816, a 20 acre land grant was surveyed for him on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, and he owned other land grants after 1837. He owned a total of 3425 acres, which his children inherited when he died.

He raised his family near the old home of his father. The Old Strong Cemetery is located there.

Burial:

Date: 13 Mar 1869

Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, United States^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #119534140

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-PP4G : 22 July 2021), Edward Strong and Elizabeth, 14 Dec 1812; citing Marriage, Clay, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,256.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65B-K7F : 20 December 2020), Edward Strong, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB9-TGV : 18 February 2021), Edward Strong, 1860.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCQM-HVS

Acknowledgements

• Entered by Marie Mills, Jan 21, 2012
• Strong/Haddix Family Research of Breathitt Co., Kentucky