Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

RALPH WILLIFORD STRONG BORN: April 15, 1917, Vinson, Oklahoma DIED: July 23, 2003, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Services were held July 26, 2003 at the First Christian Church, Clinton, Oklahoma. Burial followed at the Clinton Cemetery, Clinton. Casket bearers were Scott Strong, Tim Strong, Brett Brewer, Brent Brewer, Scott Morris, and Jim Barnhart. (Extracted from Lee Funeral Home Memorial at Funeral, Charles R. Strong)

Ralph married Bonnie Lucil Baxter on 23 Jul 1938 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma. Bonnie was born on 5 Oct 1919 in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas; died on 27 Apr 2002 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not located on the Texas Birth Index.

SSDI:

BONNIE L STRONG 05 Oct 1919 27 Apr 2002 (V) 73601 (Clinton, Custer, OK ) (none specified) 441-16-1812 Oklahoma

Notes:

Apparently, Claude moved to Colorado, leaving his wife and children in Oklahoma, sometime in the 1930's, and lived there until his 1942 death. His exact whereabouts during this time period were unknown. His son Ralph, of Clinton, Oklahoma stated to Charles Strong (of Edinburg, Texas) that he saw Claude for a moment, he thinks in Anadarko, Oklahoma while he was driving an ambulance for the Civilian Conservation Corps.

This appears as if it could be Claude's listing at the time of the 1930 census, despite the slight discrepency in the way his name was listed. He was shown as a veteran of World War I, which Charles Strong of Edinburg, Texas does not remember. This may or may not be the correct person, and/or the correct veteran information.

Colorado, Mesa County, Grand Junction, District 15

STRONG, C. Luther E. Lodger M W 36 S Texas Texas Missouri Manager Movie Theatre Veteran WW

His wife and children were not located in the 1930 census index, but presumably were still in Oklahoma.

CLAUDE E. STRONG, GREYSTONE RANCHER DIES IN HOSPITAL

Claude E. Strong, Greystone rancher, died at the Solandt hospital in Hayden, March 18, following a serious illness of about two months.
He was admitted to the hospital January 23. A ruptured stomach, combined with other ailments was given as the cause of death.
Mr. Strong had been a resident of Greystone for the past two years.
He was born October 30, 1891, in Collin county, Texas. He was raised in Oklahoma and lived there until he came to Moffat County to make his home with two of his brothers.
He was married November 20, 1915, in Bureau (sic) County, Oklahoma, but had been separated from his wife for some time.
He is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Powell, of Carter, Okla., and Ruby Smith, of Albuquerque, N. M.; two sons, Walter of Willa, Okla., and Ralph of Clinton, Okla.; two grandsons and one grand daughter; six brothers, Augustus and Rolla J. of Greystone, B. R. of Chickasha, Okla., W. W. of Lawton, Okla., E. E., who resides in California, and E. R. who lives in the state of Washington.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church here, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 with the Rev. Roy Walker in charge of the service.
Interment was in Fairview Cemetery under direction of I. J. Robacker.

From Craig (Moffat County) Colorado Empire Courier, Vol. 52. #1 Page 1, March 25, 1942

NOTES by Charles Richard Strong, a Grand Nephew of Claude. This information obtained in July 2000 in Craig, Colorado.

Through a library search in Craig, it was discovered that uncle Claude was buried in the old Fairview section of the town cemetery. Records show he was placed in section F (Fairview) lot 53. It was the South half of that lot. There is no head stone or marker of any kind.

The local Funeral home helped me find this section. The North half contains the remains of Emma and John Easley. Claude is east of a Morris Family plot and next to the West Road.

Peggy Patty Baker of Yukon, Oklahoma (Grand Daughter of Augustus Homer Strong) was in Craig and the ranch when she was a young lady. She said the "busted gut" was probably peritonitis. The ranch is at least 60 miles over rough mountain roads to Craig.

Claude spent from January 23 to March 18th (54 days) in the Hospital. This long stay may have caused Rolla to sell part of his ranch to pay for hospital and burial of Claude. In July 1942, he sold about 70.65 acres of land out of the original 635.65 acres. Note that in April 1948, Rolla Changed the title to ranch to himself and Gus as joint tenancy and survivorship. Rolla and Gus sold the ranch of 560 acres to a R. F. Brown on May 10, 1956.

(Research):Census Listings:

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Grady County, Chickasha
Enumerated 26 Jan 1920
SD 64 ED 167-168 Sheet 8B
219 North 10th Street
415-469
Strong, C.E. Head M W 28 Tx Tx Tx Section Hand Railway
Strong, Della Wife F W 21 M Missouri TN Missouri
Strong, Ralph Son M W 2 8/12 Ok Tx Missouri
Strong, Ruby Dau F W 7/12 Ok Tx Missouri

1011 Penn. Avenue
416-470
Strong, A.H. Head M W 41 M Tx Tx Tx Boiler Maker Railroad S
hop
Strong, Mary Wife F w 32 M Mississippi Alabama Mississippi
Strong, Agnes Dau F w 12 S Ok Tx Miss

Claude married Della May Murley on 20 Nov 1915 in Oklahoma. Della was born about 1898 in Taney County, Missouri; died on 18 Feb 1973 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Della remarried after divorcing Claude.