Washington Strouse North and Olivia Jacobs

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Husband Washington Strouse North ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 29 Oct 1847 - Turbett Twp, Juniata Co, PA 2
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         Father: James North (1819-1898) 4 5 6
         Mother: Susanna Matilda Strouse (      -1896) 1 2 4

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       Marriage: 19 Jan 1869 7

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Wife Olivia Jacobs ^{3 7}

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           Died: 24 Dec 1907 - Juniata Co, PA 7
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         Father: George Jacobs (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Sarah Christy (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M James Cloyd North ⁷

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         Spouse: Elizabeth C. Grubb (      -      ) 7

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2 F Nellie Olivia North ⁷

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         Spouse: John J. Patterson, Jr. (      -      ) 7 8

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3 F Mary Edith North ⁷

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General Notes: Husband - Washington Strouse North

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He was educated in the public schools, Port Royal Academy and Eastman's Business College, a graduate of the latter in 1865. During his school years he was his father's assistant in the warehouse at Patterson, Pennsylvania, and after graduation returned, and until 1884 was so employed. In the latter year he succeeded his father as station agent at Patterson, for the Pennsylvania railroad, continuing until the year 1900\emdash a period of service as boy and man, with the railroad, covering thirty-six years, thirty of which he was his father's assistant, but virtually carrying for many of these years the full burden of responsibility of the agency. He had kept the coal and lumber business, begun in early years by James North, in operation and so largely had the business increased that in 1900 he was compelled to resign his railroad position. He thereafter devoted himself exclusively to this and his other private affairs. His coal and lumber business was a retail one, well established and prosperous. He was president of the Juniata Company, a corporation formed to furnish light and power (electric) to the towns of Mifflin and Mifflintown. He also had a farm of one hundred and twenty-five acres, which he operated, a part of the estate of his father, who prior to his death had disposed of all of his sixteen hundred acres, except two farms. Mr. North was a Democrat in politics and held every borough office except that of poor director. In 1893 he was elected treasurer of Juniata County, serving three years. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, as was his wife.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 796.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 586.

3 Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D, Col. George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants (Labore, India: The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1907), Pg 380.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 75.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 795.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 585.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 587.

8 —, Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894), Pg 588.