Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Isaac Leonard Stright and Virginia Minser




Husband Isaac Leonard Stright 1

           Born: 7 May 1916 - Deer Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Frederick Leander Stright (1863-1942) 2 3
         Mother: Martha Matilda Dight (1880-1966) 4


       Marriage: 27 Jul 1940 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 5



Wife Virginia Minser 5

           Born: 27 Jul 1914 - Indiana Co, PA 5
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         Father: Samuel L. Minser (1877-1918) 5
         Mother: Martha Gilpatrick (1876-1971) 5




Children
1 F Martha Suzanne Stright 6

           Born: 1 Feb 1942 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Lauren David York (1940-      ) 7
           Marr: 17 Aug 1963 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 7


2 M Robert Leonard Stright 6

           Born: 21 May 1945 - Berea, Cuyahoga Co, OH 6
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         Spouse: Sally Jo Fritz (1945-      ) 7
           Marr: 15 Jul 1967 - Johnstown, Cambria Co, PA 7


3 M William Alan Stright 6

           Born: 15 Apr 1952 6
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           Died: 19 Jun 1964 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Isaac Leonard Stright


He was graduated from Sheakleyville, Pennsylvania, High School in 1932 and from Allegheny College with an A. B. degree in 1935 and an A. M. degree in 1938. In 1946 he received his Ph. D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at the University of Chicago, Cornell University and Pennsylvania State University.
His field of study was higher education and mathe­matics. He taught in High Schools at Indiana and Free­dom, Pennsylvania, and served on the faculty of Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio and Northern Michigan University at Marquette, Michigan, from 1942 to 1947, when he became Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1957 he became the first dean of the Graduate School and served in that capacity until 1971 when he became Academic Vice President of Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. In this position he had responsibility for academic planning and administration for the University which had over 3,000 enrolled in 1972.
He served on several professional organizations and wrote many articles in the field of his work. He was a member of the Ada Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis and the Sons of the American Revolution (National No. 57421, Pa. State No. 3025) He was listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA.

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Sources


1 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 42.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1019.

3 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 30.

4 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 41.

5 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 61.

6 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 62.

7 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 71.


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