Ida R. STRONG ¹

Born: 4 Apr 1874, Stotesbury, Vernon County, Missouri ²
Died: 23 Dec 1936, Vernon County, Missouri ²
Buried: Richland/Wall Cemetery, Richards, Vernon County, Missouri ³

bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. Census: 1880, Vernon County, Missouri. ⁴

Household of James Strong:
Ida Strong; white; female; age 6; daughter; single; born in Missouri; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri.

2. Census: 1900, Vernon County, Missouri. ⁵

Household of Polly R. Strong:
Strong, Ida R.; daughter; white; female; born Jul 1874; age 25; single; born in Missouri; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; housekeeper; can read and write; speaks English.

3. Census: 1910, Vernon County, Missouri. ⁶

Household of Polly R. Strong:
Strong, Ida; daughter; female; white; age 35; single; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; none for occupation; can read and write.

4. Census: 1920, Vernon County, Missouri. ⁷

Dwelling 133, Family 133 on Pearsoll Ave in Richards Village, Richland Township

Strong, Ida R.; head; home owned; free of mortgage; female; white; age 45; single; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; none for occupation.

5. Census: 1930, Vernon County, Missouri. ⁸

Dwelling 71, Family 72, Richards

Strong, Ida R.; head; rents house; female; white; age 56; single; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in United States; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; no occupation listed.

1 Strong Family Bible. It would appear the Strong Family Bible may have originally belonged to Eli and Elizabeth Strong, for the births of their children appear to have been entered before the births of the children of J. R. and Polly Strong. This bible may have been the bible that was purchased in 1876 from the Estate of Eli Strong, Dec'd by Sarah Legg, mother of Elizabeth (Barry) Strong and Polly (Legg) Strong, which upon her death probably passed to Polly. Beginning with the birth of Eli and Elizabeth's daughter, Betty, in 1873 (Elizabeth died a week later), the entries appear to have been made by Polly until she died in 1916, at which time the handwriting noticeably changes and thereafter is presumed to be that of Bertha (Strong) Young, Polly's youngest daughter and the possessor of the bible, or at least the Family Record pages, at the time of her death in 1963. It thus appears that before Polly started maintaining the Family Records, the bible only contained entries for the family of Eli and Elizabeth Strong. Once Polly took over, she appears to have added the entries for the J. R. and Polly Strong family. [While Elizabeth's and Polly's handwriting is similar, there are some subtle differences. For example, the "B" in "Born" begins with a loop in the case of the entries for the family of Eli and Elizabeth, while it begins with a straight stroke for the family of J. R. and Polly. Also, the names of J. R. and Polly's children are listed separately in a column on the first page that was originally intended for deaths.] One possible exception to this scenario concerns the marriage information for Eli and Elizabeth - that may have been added by Polly at the same time she added her own marriage information. The handwriting for both marriage entries seems to be identical and it also matches the death entries for Eli and Elizabeth, which were probably made by Polly. Moreover, both marriage entries spell "married" as "maried." The Family Record pages have been removed from the bible, which appears to no longer exist. Originally, these pages immediately followed the end of the Old Testament. It is not known when or by whom the Family Record pages were removed. They may or may not have still been part of the bible when Bertha Dell Young nee Strong died in 1963. After Bertha's death, only the Family Record pages were passed on to her grand-nephew, Robert E. Strong, Jr.

3 Charles L. Bernard, Cemetery Directory of Vernon County, Missouri (Vernon County Historical Society, 1979).

4 1880 Census, Vernon County, Missouri, Henry Twp, E.D. 210, Page 15, Family 130 at Lines 8-15 (Ancestry.com image 15 of 24).

5 1900 Census, Vernon County, Missouri, Richards Village in Richland Township, E. D. 126, Sheet 9A, Family 161 at Lines 41-45 (Ancestry.com image 17 of 18).

6 1910 Census, Vernon County, Missouri, Richards Village in Richland Township, E. D. 145, Sheet 9B, Family 18 at Lines 64-66 (Ancestry.com image 18 of 37).

7 1920 Census, Vernon County, Missouri, Roll T625_965, E. D. 167, Sheet 7A, Family 133 at Line 44 (Ancestry.com image 13 of 19).

8 1930 Census, Vernon County, Missouri, Roll T626_1250, E. D. 35, Page 3A, Family 72 at Line 41 (Ancestry.com image 5 of 6).

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