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James Willard Strouse 1915 – 2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1915

Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Feb 2013

Death Location: Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Strouse

Mother: Bertha Lavanway

Spouse(s): Margaret Hopkins

Children(s): Ruth Andrus, Carol Strouse, Jan Sallmen, David Strouse

James Willard Strouse was born in 1915 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of George Willard ("Wm") Strouse and Bertha R Lavanway. In 1930, James Willard Strouse resided in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA. James Willard Strouse married Margaret Jean Hopkins, and had children including Ruth Strouse Andrus, Carol Strouse, Jan Strouse Sallmen, David Strouse. James Willard Strouse passed away in 2013 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Willard Strouse was born in 1915 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of George Willard ("Wm") Strouse and Bertha R Lavanway.
  • In 1930, James Willard Strouse resided in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA.
  • James Willard Strouse married Margaret Jean Hopkins, and had children including Ruth Strouse Andrus, Carol Strouse, Jan Strouse Sallmen, David Strouse.
  • James Willard Strouse passed away in 2013 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Strouse's Ancestors

Self
James Strouse
1915 – 2013
Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
George Willard ("Wm") Strouse
1889 – 1961
Pompeii, Gratiot County., Michigan.
Bertha (R) Lavanway
1889 – 1944
Rosebush, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
John (David) Levanway
1839 – 1900
France
Carlista (Lucy) Worden
1852 – 1940
Gratiot Co Mich
Great-Grandparents
Major Worden
1810 – 1887
Lucretia Whitford
1831 – 1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Worden
1783 – 1848
Phebe Goodfellow
1790 – 1858

James Strouse's Descendants

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James (Willard) Strouse (26 Nov 1915 – 28 Feb 2013) m. Margaret (Jean) Hopkins (15 July 1924 – 18 Feb 2016)
  1. 1. Ruth (Strouse) Andrus (Nov 1949 – )
  2. 2. Carol Strouse (abt 1952 – ) m. David Groat (28 May 1951 – )
    1. 1. Mindy (Kim) Groat (25 Jan 1977 – )
    2. 2. Kenneth (David) Groat (Feb 1982 – )
  3. 3. Jan (Strouse) Sallmen
  4. 4. David Strouse

James Strouse's Timeline

6 Records

1915
26 Nov 1915
Birth of James Willard Strouse in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 15
James Willard Strouse resided here in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
1944
2 Nov 1944
Age 29
James Willard Strouse was married
None
1993
1993
Age 78
James Willard Strouse resided here in Saginaw, MI
Saginaw, MI
2013
28 Feb 2013
Age 98
Death of James Willard Strouse in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America
2013
5 Mar 2013
Age 98
Burial of James Willard Strouse
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Mount Pleasant High School; Year: 1930
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2/ Mar/ 2013; Publication Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
    [4] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1944
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2/ Mar/ 2013; Publication Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Mount Pleasant High School; Year: 1930

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Saginaw, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Isabella, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saginaw, MI
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2/ Mar/ 2013; Publication Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 2013
    Event Place: Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2/ Mar/ 2013; Publication Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Mar 2013
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2/ Mar/ 2013; Publication Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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