Edwin Earl Strong

1911 - 1973  (62 years)

 Set As Default Person

George Adelbert Strong

1887 - 1959  (71 years)

Birth	11 Dec 1887	Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	21 Mar 1959	Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Buried	24 Mar 1959	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Father	Levi Strong, Sr.,   b. 28 Dec 1859, Troy,Miami,Ohio,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Maria Conine,   b. 8 Jun 1868, Leonidas,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	24 May 1884	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family	Anna Abigail Kemple,   b. 23 Jan 1888, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Married	2 May 1907	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Edwin Earl Strong,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 2. Margarette Ellen "Maggie" Strong,   b. 4 Oct 1915, Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   3. Cecil Clare Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1918, Mesick,Wexford,Michigan,United States + 4. Letha May Strong,   b. 5 May 1920, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   5. Thelma Marie Strong,   b. 1922, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 6. Dorothy Belle Strong,   b. 2 Mar 1924, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 7. Robert B "Shortie" Strong,   b. 28 Nov 1926, Kalamazoo Township,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 8. Mary Lucille Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1929, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   9. Glenna Jean Strong,   b. 23 May 1931, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States

Anna Abigail Kemple

1888 - 1984  (96 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1888	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Died	16 Oct 1984	Scotts,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Buried	20 Oct 1984	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Father	Daniel "Dan" Kemple,   b. 18 Dec 1850, Harrisburg,Dauphin,Pennsylvania,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Harriet A. "Hattie" Parker,   b. 7 Jun 1858, ,,New York,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Jul 1874	Parkville,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family	George Adelbert Strong,   b. 11 Dec 1887, Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	2 May 1907	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Edwin Earl Strong,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 2. Margarette Ellen "Maggie" Strong,   b. 4 Oct 1915, Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   3. Cecil Clare Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1918, Mesick,Wexford,Michigan,United States + 4. Letha May Strong,   b. 5 May 1920, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   5. Thelma Marie Strong,   b. 1922, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 6. Dorothy Belle Strong,   b. 2 Mar 1924, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 7. Robert B "Shortie" Strong,   b. 28 Nov 1926, Kalamazoo Township,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States + 8. Mary Lucille Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1929, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   9. Glenna Jean Strong,   b. 23 May 1931, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States

Effie Lois Pillars

1912 - 2002  (89 years)

Birth	18 Sep 1912	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Died	20 May 2002	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Father	William Edward Pillars,   b. 23 Jul 1878, Jackson Township,DeKalb,Indiana,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ella D. Kemple,   b. 7 Jan 1886, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Apr 1903	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Family 1	Edwin Earl Strong,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Married	13 Dec 1941	Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Divorced	2 Dec 1944	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Family 2	Arthur George Hafer,   b. 2 Nov 1912, Burr Oak Township,Mitchell,Iowa,United States
Married	Between 1945 and 1948	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States

Marie Jane White

1913 - 2000  (87 years)

Birth	4 Mar 1913	Sydney,,New South Wales,Australia
Died	18 Sep 2000	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Cremated	21 Sep 2000	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Family	Edwin Earl Strong,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Married	4 Feb 1945	Petersham,,New South Wales,Australia
Children	+ 1. Terry Lee Strong,   b. 17 Feb 1948, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States

Terry Lee Strong

1948 - 1972  (24 years)

Birth	17 Feb 1948	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Died	29 Dec 1972	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Buried	2 Jan 1973	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Father	Edwin Earl Strong,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
Relationship	Adopted
Mother	Marie Jane White,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Sydney,,New South Wales,Australia
Relationship	Adopted
Married	4 Feb 1945	Petersham,,New South Wales,Australia
Family	Evelyn Jean Lewis
Children	+ 1. Nakenge Strong + 2. Terry Lee Strong, Jr.

• Name	Edwin Earl Strong
  Birth	11 Jul 1911	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	26 Apr 1941	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
  	Enlistment in Warrant Officers
  	Name:     Ed N E Strong Birth Year:     1911 Race:     White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country:     Michigan State of Residence:     Michigan Enlistment Date:     24 Apr 1941 Enlistment State:     Michigan Enlistment City:     Kalamazoo Branch:     Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code:     Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade:     Private Grade Code:     Private Component:     Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source:     Civil Life Education:     Grammar school Civil Occupation:     Unskilled occupations in manufacture of paper and pulp Marital status:     Single, without dependents Height:     69 Weight:     186
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	,,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	368-01-8348
  Residence	1973	Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [3]
  Zip Code 49002
  Burial	Sep 1973	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
  Death	15 Sep 1973	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
  		STRONG, Edwin E., Michigan PFC US ARMY WWII, July 11, 1911 to Sept 15, 1973
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  Notes	(Research):Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1166 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
  Person ID	I16	Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Josiah Churchill, abt 1615, Descendants of Leonard Phillip Conine, 1799-1873, Descendants of Jacob Kemple, 1818-1894, Descendants of Samuel Strong, I7180
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	George Adelbert Strong,   b. 11 Dec 1887, Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. 21 Mar 1959, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Abigail Kemple,   b. 23 Jan 1888, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States d. 16 Oct 1984, Scotts,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 96 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 May 1907	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1 (Divorced)	Effie Lois Pillars,   b. 18 Sep 1912, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States d. 20 May 2002, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1941	Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [4]
  Divorce Filing	8 Sep 1944	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
  	County: Kalamazoo State office number 39 5193 Docket No. 34-183 Effie L. Strong,Plantiff         vs Edwin E. Strong, Defendant Married Dec 13, 1942 (sic was 1941) Cause for divorce: extreme and repeated cruelty. (sic ? was in australia). Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Michigan. Divorce records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
  Divorce	2 Dec 1944	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States
  	County: Kalamazoo State office number 39 5193 Docket No. 34-183 Effie L. Strong,Plantiff         vs Edwin E. Strong, Defendant Married Dec 13, 1942 (sic was 1941) Cause for divorce: extreme and repeated cruelty. (sic ? was in australia). No contest Dec 13, 1944 Granted to wife absolute no alimony no minor children Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Michigan. Divorce records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing,
  Marriage Status	2 Dec 1944
  	Divorced
  Family ID	F732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Jane White,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Sydney,,New South Wales,Australia d. 18 Sep 2000, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1945	Petersham,,New South Wales,Australia
  	Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name:Marie Jane White          Spouse Name:Edwin Earl Strong          Marriage Date:1945          Marriage Place:New South Wales          Registration Place:Petersham, New South Wales          Registration Year:1945          Registration Number:4730                    Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. accessed 8/23/2012
  Children	+ 1. Terry Lee Strong,   b. 17 Feb 1948, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States d. 29 Dec 1972, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 24 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2012

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - 11 Jul 1911 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Military - Enlistment in Warrant Officers - 26 Apr 1941 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Marriage - 13 Dec 1941 - Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Divorce Filing - 8 Sep 1944 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Divorce - 2 Dec 1944 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Marriage - 4 Feb 1945 - Petersham,,New South Wales,Australia Child - Terry Lee Strong - 17 Feb 1948 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Social Security Number - 368-01-8348 - Bef 1951 - ,,Michigan,United States Residence - 1973 - Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Burial - Sep 1973 - Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Death - 15 Sep 1973 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S138] Brøderbund Software, Inc., Family Archive #110, Social Security Death Index: U.S. 1937-1997, Vol.2, M-Z., Ed. 6, (Family Tree Maker, Inc, (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Copyright 1998) , CD #110 V110_02V6. CD in possession of Russell G. Strong), Date of Import: 24 Apr 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.92155.63 (Reliability: 3). Birth date: 11 Jul 1911 [S138] Brøderbund Software, Inc., Family Archive #110, Social Security Death Index: U.S. 1937-1997, Vol.2, M-Z., Ed. 6, (Family Tree Maker, Inc, (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Copyright 1998) , CD #110 V110_02V6. CD in possession of Russell G. Strong), Date of Import: 24 Apr 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.92155.63 (Reliability: 3). Individual: Strong, Edwin Social Security #: 368-01-8348 Issued in: Michigan [S138] Brøderbund Software, Inc., Family Archive #110, Social Security Death Index: U.S. 1937-1997, Vol.2, M-Z., Ed. 6, (Family Tree Maker, Inc, (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Copyright 1998) , CD #110 V110_02V6. CD in possession of Russell G. Strong), Date of Import: 24 Apr 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.92155.63 (Reliability: 3). Residence code: Michigan ZIP Code of last known residence: 49002 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:  Portage, Michigan [S723] "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch , ((https://www.familysearch.org : 2011)), 22 Feb 2012, accessed 22 Feb 2012), entry for Edwin Earl Strong and Effie Lois Pillars, married 13 Dec 1941; citing Kalamazoo County marriage records, cn33832; FHL microfilm 2074958. (Reliability: 3). Groom's Name: Edwin Earl Strong Groom's Birth Date: 1911 Groom's Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan Groom's Age: 30 Bride's Name: Effie Lois Pillars Bride's Birth Date: 1912 Bride's Birthplace: Oshtemo, Michigan Bride's Age: 29 Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1941 Marriage Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan Groom's Father's Name: George Strong Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Kimball Bride's Father's Name: William Pillars Bride's Mother's Name: Ella Kemple Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00817-5 System Origin: Michigan-EASy Source Film Number: 2074958 Reference Number: cn33832 Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.