Lorenzo Stratton (1816 - 1884)

Born 3 Aug 1816 in Concord, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Joanna (Hill) Stratton — married 21 Oct 1846 in Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1884 at age 67 in Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lorenzo Stratton was born on August 3, 1816 in Concord, Niagara (later Erie County), New York to James Stratton and Elizabeth Wheeler. His family moved to Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York in 1819.

Lorenzo married Sophia Joanna Hill, the youngest daughter of Henry Hill, Jr. and Lucy Munson Russell on October 21, 1846 in Ohio. ^[1]

According to his biography in the Cattaraugus County, Historical Gazetteer, Lorenzo "was a merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio, a farmer on the homestead, domesticated a herd of elk, in 1868 bought an extensive plantation in Tennessee, removed thither, built a saw-mill and grist-mill and a fine residence, and died there in June,1884." ^[2]

In 1850, Lorenzo and Sophia, who was born in Salvador, Brazil, South America, were residents of Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, where Lorenzo was a book seller.^[3]

By 1855 and through 1865, Lorenzo and Sophia lived in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York with their children, including twins, Henry and Harriet.^{[4][5] [6]}

Lorenzo's endeavor to domesticate elk in Little Valley drew great interest from the community. ^[7]

In 1869, Lorenzo and Sophia and their children moved from Little Valley, New York to Grassy Cove, Tennessee, an idyllic setting as described by the Stratton daughters in their pamphlet, "And This is Grassy Cove". ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Lorenzo died on June 30, 1884 in Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. (Note there are two Find a Grave records that should be merged.) ^{[11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ "A Book of Strattons, Volume II", by Harriet Russell Stratton of Chattanooga, Tennessee, published by Frederick H. Hitchcock, Genealogical Publisher, New York, 1908, p. 219-221.
2. ↑ Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893, History of the Town of Little Valley – Chapter XXXIV (34), page 784.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ7-X9K : 12 April 2016), Lorenzo Strattan, Cincinnati, ward 1, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing family 922, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K636-LHL : 13 March 2018), Lorenzo Stratton in household of Charles Galligher, E.D. Eastern, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 178, line #26, family #6, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 583,831.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC44-56D : 13 December 2017), Lorenzo Stratton, 1860.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-CRW2 : accessed 17 August 2018), Lorenzo Stratton, , Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing source p. 2, line 29, household ID 17, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 584,486.
7. ↑ Historic Path of Cattaraugus County, Lorenzo Stratton's Experiment to Domesticate Elk.
8. ↑ "Grassy Cove and Its Creek" by Robert Sparks Walker, Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 5, 1938, p. 41.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8L-CSC : 12 April 2016), Lorenzo Straton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 7, family 44, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,019.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQY-TML : 15 July 2017), Lorenzo Stratton, District 8, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 331D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1249; FHL microfilm 1,255,249.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44995869/lorenzo-stratton : accessed 03 June 2021), memorial page for Lorenzo Stratton (3 Aug 1816–Dec 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44995869, citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Mary Harrell-Sesniak (contributor 46488639) .
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98304254 : accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Lorenzo Stratton (3 Aug 1816–30 Jun 1884), Find A Grave: Memorial #98304254, citing Old Forest Hill Cemetery, Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Bonnie Huish (contributor 46938507) .

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR3-H3V : 9 March 2018), Lorenzo Stratton in entry for Wettie Stratton, 21 Nov 1942; Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, cn 24977, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,916.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9BF-XZL : 9 March 2018), Lorenzo Stratton in entry for Harriet Stratton, 04 Apr 1922; Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, v 21 cn 308, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,744.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSD2-HVQ : 23 February 2021), Lorenzo Stratton in entry for Cora S. Stratton, 31 Aug 1951; Death, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.