Robert Playford Strickler ^{9 11}

Parents: George W. Strickler (1810-1858) & Sarah Canders (1814-1845)
Born: 21 Sep 1839 3 9, Fayette County, Pennsylvania 5
1840 Census: in Bridgeport, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, living with parents 4  Details
1850 Census: in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania,
             living with stepmother in household of her father 5  Details
 about 1855: moved with father and stepmother from Pennsylvania to Adams County, Illinois 3
1860 Census: in Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois, living with stepmother 6  Details
He enlisted as a private in Company B, 16th Illinois Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1861
     in Camp Point, Illinois, re-enlisted on 23 Dec 1863, and mustered out on 8 Jul 1865. 1
Occupation: grocer 7, sewing machine agent 8
Died: 8 Aug 1893 9

Wife: Sarah M. Bennett (5 Apr 1845 - 31 May 1914)
Married: 28 Feb 1864, Adams County, Illinois 10
      or 24 Feb 1864, Adams County, Illinois 1
1870 Census: in New Salem Township, McDonough County, Illinois 7  Details
1880 Census: in Township 11 Range 1 West, York County, Nebraska 8  Details
1890 Census: most census records lost in fire
   Aug 1893: Robert died

 1. Eva M. Strickler (1866-after 1880)
    Husband: Fred M. Woods

 2. Clara R. Strickler (1869-after 1880)

 3. Emma Sarah Strickler (1870-after 1910)

 4. Eliza C. Strickler (1873-after 1880)

 5. George Howard Strickler (1875-before 1930)
    Wife: Delia C. [maiden name unknown] (about 1877-after 1930)

 6. Alvin B. Strickler (1878-after 1920)

 7. Florence A. Strickler (1880-about 1880)

 8. Mabel E. Strickler (1882-after 1900)

 9. Allie M. Strickler (1884-after 1900)

10. Edith O. Strickler (1887-after 1900)

Notes:

  1.  American Civil War Soldiers, Robert P. Strickler.
  2.  Ancestry World Tree, Sarah M. Bennett, ID I9453 in "The Prather Family" compiled by Randy Jones, last update 29 Jun 2005.
  3.  Ancestry World Tree, Robert P. Strickler, ID I7029 in "Strickler, Gall, Pine & Sheetz v.6.0" compiled by Richard Strickler, last update 25 Aug 2005.
  4.  Census 1840, Roll 460, p. 223.
  5.  Census 1850, Roll 780, p. 338.
  6.  Census 1860, Roll 155, p. 989.
  7.  Census 1870, Roll 256, p. 82, Image 500
  8.  Census 1880, Roll 757, Family History Film 1254757, p. 423A, Enumeration District 119.
  9.  Fayette Genealogy Page.
10.  Illinois Marriages, Robert P. Strickler & Sarah M. Bennett.
11.  McCombs, J. (1974- ), p. 59.

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