Ansel Strong

Notes:

Ansel may have moved to the Nebraska territories shortly after June 1860 to live with his Uncle Hezikiah. If this is indeed the same Ansel, he worked as a mail carrier in the Nebraska Territories. Possibly for the Pony Express?

If he did move to Nebraska, it appears he was back in Wisconsin by the time of the 1870 census. At that time, a 31 year old Ansel Strong, married to a 28 year old Rosina, was living in Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. They were the parents of Carrie, age 4, and Reuben, age 1. All four members of the family were listed as being born in Wisconsin. The same family can be found again in 1880, as follows:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Ansel STRONG Self M Male W 41 WIS Farmer N.Y. N. Rosina STRONG Wife M Female W 38 WIS Housekeeper GER GER Carrie M. STRONG Dau S Female W 14 WIS At School N.Y. GER Reuben A. STRONG Son S Male W 11 WIS At School N.Y. GER Source Information:
Census Place Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255430
NA Film Number T9-1430
Page Number 62D

Ansel married Rosina Peffer before 1865. Rosina was born on 23 Jan 1842 in Wisconsin; died on 19 Nov 1904 in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married William C. HENBEST. (Robert S. Strong, SFAA Historian).

Notes:

He married a Anna in Pomana, California. They are buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wisconsing. They had one daughter, Lillian May, who married a Mr. FRENCH. (Robert S. Strong, SFAA Historian).