21 Alfred Ritzell STRATTON (Howard12, Anna Marie5, Elisha1) b 6 Jun 1859 North Benton, OH; d 14 Feb 1938 Spokane, Spokane Cty, WA. Alfred was the son of Howard STRATTON and Mary WHITE He m 2 Sep 1886 Spokane Falls, Spokane Cty, WA Martha Elizabeth GOULD b 16 Aug 1862 Goulds, Delaware Cty, NY; d 3 Dec 1944 Spokane, Spokane Cty, WA. Martha was the dau of James GOULD and Mary HUGHS.
"In 1880, Libby (Martha) Gould related to the well known Goulds of New York, arrived with her family by wagon train to become the 3rd white girl of twelve families now in Spokane. Her marriage to Alfred R. Stratton, son of Rev. W. Stratton, Five Mile Prairie, was a royal affair. They purchased & moved to the orchard farm on the Prarie. Their family consisted of 2 boys, Roland and Browne, & two girls, Edna & Ethel, the 1st twins on the Prairie & in Spokane. Very few changes have been made on the original Stratton home, visible to all who travel the southwest approach to the Prairie. Roland Stratton & his wife, Daisy, reside in this monument to the past. Edna & her husband, George Gruenhagen reside next door in a much smaller cottage in an atmospher of not too many modern appliances & conveniences. We are simple people, but we are proud, she beams. At age 84, she is bright faced & keen of memory. Both she & her brother remember the 1st school they attended on Five Mile Prairie. A lone cottonwood still stands to mark the original location."
References
1 Genealogy of the Bostwick Family in America, compiled and printed by Henry Anthon Bostwick, NY 1901.
2 Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1949, p 2008.
3 Howard W. Stratton's biography.
4 Family of John and Mary Gould and their descendants, 1805-1993.
5 Newspaper clipping found in family Bible.
6 Spokane, Washington newspaper, Friday, September 4, 1936.
7 Spokesman-Review article: J.J. Browne, Pioneer Businessman Stricken in Downtown Office, Dies.
8 CathiVannice@netscape.net. Cathi requested living relatives be left off this website.
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