Strang, W.

STRANG

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 4/3/2008 at 22:32:54

W. Strang, farmer, P. O. Crescent City, was born in Crescent Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, November 27, 1858; his father, W. Strang, was born June 23, 1816, and married Jane Meur, who was born in 1825; they were both natives of Scotland, from which country they emigrated in 1853 to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, where the father carried on farming and stock-raising till his death, which occurred November 1, 1881. Mr. Strang attended the common schools, and at maturity adopted farming as his avocation. He is one of four children now living, six having died. Mr. Strang is a member of the church of Latter-Day Saints. In politics he is a Democrat; he also belongs to the society of the Mutual Protectionists. (From the 1882 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa)