Sarah Leilly STRONG ¹

   Another name for Sarah was Lillie and Lillian.

  Birth Notes:

There are several versions of her date of birth in the records:
1. 20 Jun 1868 per the Strong Family Bible;
2. 20 Jun 1867 per an alteration of the family bible date;
3. Abt 1868 per the 1880 census;
4. Apr 1872 per the 1900 census
5. Abt 1879 per the 1910 census
6. 20 Jun 1870 per her Death Certificate

It should also be noted that her older sister, Virginia, was born 19 Oct 1866 per the family bible, which was only 8 months before the altered bible date, suggesting the original entry of 1868 was probably correct. Assuming she was the Sarah in her parents' 1870 household (probably incorrectly enumerated as age 23 instead of 2 to 3), then none of the dates from 1870 on could be correct. I have opted to use the unaltered dates for both Lillie and her older sister Virginia, both because I believe these entries were made by their mother, who should be the best source, and because they seem to fit the other facts better than the alternative dates.

  Death Notes:

Per certified copy of State of Colorado Certificate of Death, File No. 475:

Name: Lillian S. Korsmeyer
Date of Birth: June 20, 1870
Birthplace: MO
Name of father: Ely Strong
Birthplace of father: Ill
Name of mother: Elizabeth Berry
Birthplace of mother: MO
Informant: Alexander Korsmeyer [husband]
Date of death: Sept 5, 1919
Cause of death: Angina Pictoris
Place of Burial: Evergreen
Date of Burial: 9/7/1919

This death certificate was obtained by Sharry Roundtree, a great niece of Lillie, and shared with the author.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census: 1880, Vernon County, Missouri. ³

Family 152, Harrison Twp
Household of H. B. Gray:
Strong, Lillie, white, female, age 12, orphan, single, attended school, born in MO, parents born in MO

2. Census: 1900, El Paso County, Colorado. ⁴

Dwelling 586?, Family 684?, Colorado Springs 2nd Ward
Household of _____ Korsmeyer:
Strong, Lillian, roomer, white, female, born Apr 1872, age 28, single, born in Missouri, parents born in Illinois, reads, writes and speaks English

[Future husband, Alexander Korsmeyer, is enumerated as a son of the head of household.]

3. Census: 1910, El Paso County, Colorado. ⁵

Dwelling 98, Family 107, Colorado Springs Ward 3
Korsmeyer, Alex M, head, male, white, age 40, married 3 years, born Indiana, parents born Germany, bookkeeper in real estate office
Korsmeyer, Lillian L, wife, female, white, age 31, married 3 years, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri

Sarah married someone Alexander M. KORSMEYER on 1 Sep 1906 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. (Alexander M. KORSMEYER was born in Aug 1869 in Indiana ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom was Alexander M. Korsmeyer of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, and the Bride was S. Lillian Strong of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. They were married by James C. Rawlings, a Minister of the M. E. Church South. Witnesses were E. B. Simmons and F. W. Korsmeyer.

Note the use of the initial "S" by Lillian in lieu of her first name, thereby removing any doubt she was the Sarah Leilly Strong of the Strong Family Bible record. Query why her residence was then listed as Kansas City.

Thanks to Sharry Roundtree, a great niece of Lillie, for sharing this Certificate of Marriage with the author.