1900 Census, Bigelow Pct, Sherman, Oregon, page 138
Stranahan, Charles, Feb 1845, NY, NY, NY, farmer
Margaret, May 1849, 20/10/9, Maryland, Scotland, Scotland
Maud, Apr 1879, OR, NY, MD, teacher
Ida, Nov 1881, ", Teacher
Bessie, Jan 1891, "
Oscar, Jan 1893, "
Stranahan, James, Aug 1870, Minnesota, NY, MD, farmer
An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 264-265
A portrait of Mr. Stranahan and Mrs. Stranahan appears between pages 264 and 265.
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN, manager of the Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company's warehouse in Hood River, and the first Stranahan to come to the coast, is a man of broad experience in the business field and has acquired a fair amount of this world's goods as a result of his honest endeavors and industry. He was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on February 12, 1845, the son of James K. and Permelia (Reynolds) Stranahan, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Our subject was reared principally in Minnesota, whither the family went when he was small, four years of age. He remained on the farm with his parents during the summers and attended school in the winters. In September, 1862, Mr. Stranahan enlisted in Company C, Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain H.F. Bailey and Colonel William Crooks. He served until May 31, 1865 and then received his honorable discharge in Montgomery, Alabama. The first eighteen months were spent in fighting the Indians and then his command went south where he participated in much heavy fighting. He was active at Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort and in many other engagements. After the war he returned to Minnesota and there did farming until 1875, when, with his wife and three children, he came overland to Oregon, settling in Clackamas county. Two years later, in company with his brother, Oscar, who is spoken of in this volume, he came with pack horses over the trail from Portland to Hood River and squatted on railroad land. He farmed the same until 1897, when he purchased a section of choice wheat land in Sherman county, about the largest wheat farm there, and tilled it for two years. He then sold and returned to Hood River, his sons having handled his farm here in the meantime. In 1902, Mr. Stranahan sold this property and purchased other property and accepted a position where we find him at the present time. He has made a good success in his business ventures, is a prosperous man, and like his brother, Oscar, is a leading and influential citizen here.
On November 11, 1869, Mr. Stranahan married Miss Margaret McKinley, a native of Baltimore, Maryland. The wedding occurred in Goodhue county, Minnesota. Mrs. Stranahan's parents, John and Mary (Dunns) McKinley, were natives of Scotland. The father came to the United States with his parents when a child and the family, is a very old and prominent one. President McKinley was from the same family. Mrs. Stranahan's uncle, William McKinley, was known as the "Fighting parson" and was chaplain of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Following that struggle he was for many years president of the Hamlin College in Minneapolis. Mr. Stranahan has three brothers and two sisters, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Stranahan has two brothers, Alexander and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary McCorkle, and Mrs. Kate Sumner. In political matters, our subject is a stanch Republican and is frequently at the county conventions, and is a careful and enterprising man. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A.F. & A.M., and the R.A.M., while in church matters he is allied with the Unitarians. Mrs. Stranahan belongs to the Methodist church.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan are named as follows: James A., mentioned elsewhere in this work; George F., a contractor and builder; Charles H., a farmer; John L., also a farmer; Maud M., a teacher; Ida E., also a teacher; and Eva B., a bookkeeper. All are in Hood River. Maggie A., died in 1898, aged eleven. Bessie P. and Oscar E., are school children. Misses Maud and Ida are very popular and thorough educators, the former having charge of the school in the Crapper district, the largest single room school in the county, having more than fifty pupils, while the latter is now teaching in Sherman county. They maintain a very high standing and enjoy a well merited popularity.
History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Compiled by Mrs. D.M. Coon
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN D.M.C. 1877
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. Feb. 12, 1845. The family moved to Minnesota when he was small and he was raised on the farm and attended the public schools. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. C. Sixth Minnesota Volunteers Infantry under Capt. H.F. Bailey and Col. Wm. Crooks. He served until May 1865 when he was honorably discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. The first 18 months of service was spent in fighting Indians, his company was then sent South where he was in the hard fighting. After the close of the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in farming. On November 11, 1869 he married Margaret McKinley of Baltimore, Md. (She died 1929.) Her ancestors were of the same family tree as President McKinley's ancestors. An uncle, Wm. McKinley was known as the "Fighting Parson" and was chaplain of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Later this uncle was president of Hamlin College in Minneapolis.
In 1875 he came overland from Minnesota to Oregon settling in Clackamas Co. In 1877 the brothers, Oscar and C.H. came over the trail with pack horses from Portland to Hood River and secured land on which they settled. C.H. has also engaged in wheat farming in Eastern Oregon and has prospered financially. The children are James, George, Charles, John, Maud, Ida, Eva, Maggie, deceased, Bessie and Oscar. Mr. Stranahan is a Unitarian while Mrs. Stranahan is a Methodist. Some years ago Mr. Stranahan sold his farm property and moved to town erecting a fine residence on the Heights.
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Hood River News
Charles Stranahan, Pioneer, Passes
Funeral services for Charles Horace Stranahan, early pioneer of the Oak Grove section of Hood River valley, who died in Vancouver General Hospital on November 7, at the age of 99 years, will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home this (Friday) afternoon, at 2 p.m. Internment will be at Idlewilde cemetery.
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in New York state on February 12, 1845. He came west to Minnesota, when he married Margaret McKinley in 1870. The couple came to Hood River in 1876, and homesteaded 320 acres of land in the Oak Grove district. There he developed one of the early fruit orchards of Hood River valley.
He was joint representative for Hood River and Wasco counties in the state legislature in 1913, and introduced a bill for an Experiment station for Hood River valley and for setting up night schools in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan went to Clarke county, Wash., in 1917, and there he operated a farm for several years. Mrs. Stranahan died in 1929, and since that time he has made his home in Portland. He married Mrs. Nellie Stroebel in May 1943, and she survives him.
Six of his ten children are living. They are: John and George Stranahan of Hood River; Mrs. W. L. Tharp, Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mrs. Walter Carlisle, Miller, Oregon; Mrs. Eva Bagley, Hood River and Oscar E. Stranahan, Bingen, Wash.
Mr. Stranahan was a member of Hood River Masonic lodge and of the Al Kader Shrine.
Stranahan, Charles, Feb 1845, NY, NY, NY, farmer
Margaret, May 1849, 20/10/9, Maryland, Scotland, Scotland
Maud, Apr 1879, OR, NY, MD, teacher
Ida, Nov 1881, ", Teacher
Bessie, Jan 1891, "
Oscar, Jan 1893, "
Stranahan, James, Aug 1870, Minnesota, NY, MD, farmer
An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 264-265
A portrait of Mr. Stranahan and Mrs. Stranahan appears between pages 264 and 265.
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN, manager of the Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company's warehouse in Hood River, and the first Stranahan to come to the coast, is a man of broad experience in the business field and has acquired a fair amount of this world's goods as a result of his honest endeavors and industry. He was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on February 12, 1845, the son of James K. and Permelia (Reynolds) Stranahan, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Our subject was reared principally in Minnesota, whither the family went when he was small, four years of age. He remained on the farm with his parents during the summers and attended school in the winters. In September, 1862, Mr. Stranahan enlisted in Company C, Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain H.F. Bailey and Colonel William Crooks. He served until May 31, 1865 and then received his honorable discharge in Montgomery, Alabama. The first eighteen months were spent in fighting the Indians and then his command went south where he participated in much heavy fighting. He was active at Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort and in many other engagements. After the war he returned to Minnesota and there did farming until 1875, when, with his wife and three children, he came overland to Oregon, settling in Clackamas county. Two years later, in company with his brother, Oscar, who is spoken of in this volume, he came with pack horses over the trail from Portland to Hood River and squatted on railroad land. He farmed the same until 1897, when he purchased a section of choice wheat land in Sherman county, about the largest wheat farm there, and tilled it for two years. He then sold and returned to Hood River, his sons having handled his farm here in the meantime. In 1902, Mr. Stranahan sold this property and purchased other property and accepted a position where we find him at the present time. He has made a good success in his business ventures, is a prosperous man, and like his brother, Oscar, is a leading and influential citizen here.
On November 11, 1869, Mr. Stranahan married Miss Margaret McKinley, a native of Baltimore, Maryland. The wedding occurred in Goodhue county, Minnesota. Mrs. Stranahan's parents, John and Mary (Dunns) McKinley, were natives of Scotland. The father came to the United States with his parents when a child and the family, is a very old and prominent one. President McKinley was from the same family. Mrs. Stranahan's uncle, William McKinley, was known as the "Fighting parson" and was chaplain of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Following that struggle he was for many years president of the Hamlin College in Minneapolis. Mr. Stranahan has three brothers and two sisters, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Stranahan has two brothers, Alexander and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary McCorkle, and Mrs. Kate Sumner. In political matters, our subject is a stanch Republican and is frequently at the county conventions, and is a careful and enterprising man. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A.F. & A.M., and the R.A.M., while in church matters he is allied with the Unitarians. Mrs. Stranahan belongs to the Methodist church.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan are named as follows: James A., mentioned elsewhere in this work; George F., a contractor and builder; Charles H., a farmer; John L., also a farmer; Maud M., a teacher; Ida E., also a teacher; and Eva B., a bookkeeper. All are in Hood River. Maggie A., died in 1898, aged eleven. Bessie P. and Oscar E., are school children. Misses Maud and Ida are very popular and thorough educators, the former having charge of the school in the Crapper district, the largest single room school in the county, having more than fifty pupils, while the latter is now teaching in Sherman county. They maintain a very high standing and enjoy a well merited popularity.
History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Compiled by Mrs. D.M. Coon
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN D.M.C. 1877
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. Feb. 12, 1845. The family moved to Minnesota when he was small and he was raised on the farm and attended the public schools. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. C. Sixth Minnesota Volunteers Infantry under Capt. H.F. Bailey and Col. Wm. Crooks. He served until May 1865 when he was honorably discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. The first 18 months of service was spent in fighting Indians, his company was then sent South where he was in the hard fighting. After the close of the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in farming. On November 11, 1869 he married Margaret McKinley of Baltimore, Md. (She died 1929.) Her ancestors were of the same family tree as President McKinley's ancestors. An uncle, Wm. McKinley was known as the "Fighting Parson" and was chaplain of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Later this uncle was president of Hamlin College in Minneapolis.
In 1875 he came overland from Minnesota to Oregon settling in Clackamas Co. In 1877 the brothers, Oscar and C.H. came over the trail with pack horses from Portland to Hood River and secured land on which they settled. C.H. has also engaged in wheat farming in Eastern Oregon and has prospered financially. The children are James, George, Charles, John, Maud, Ida, Eva, Maggie, deceased, Bessie and Oscar. Mr. Stranahan is a Unitarian while Mrs. Stranahan is a Methodist. Some years ago Mr. Stranahan sold his farm property and moved to town erecting a fine residence on the Heights.
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Hood River News
Charles Stranahan, Pioneer, Passes
Funeral services for Charles Horace Stranahan, early pioneer of the Oak Grove section of Hood River valley, who died in Vancouver General Hospital on November 7, at the age of 99 years, will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home this (Friday) afternoon, at 2 p.m. Internment will be at Idlewilde cemetery.
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in New York state on February 12, 1845. He came west to Minnesota, when he married Margaret McKinley in 1870. The couple came to Hood River in 1876, and homesteaded 320 acres of land in the Oak Grove district. There he developed one of the early fruit orchards of Hood River valley.
He was joint representative for Hood River and Wasco counties in the state legislature in 1913, and introduced a bill for an Experiment station for Hood River valley and for setting up night schools in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan went to Clarke county, Wash., in 1917, and there he operated a farm for several years. Mrs. Stranahan died in 1929, and since that time he has made his home in Portland. He married Mrs. Nellie Stroebel in May 1943, and she survives him.
Six of his ten children are living. They are: John and George Stranahan of Hood River; Mrs. W. L. Tharp, Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mrs. Walter Carlisle, Miller, Oregon; Mrs. Eva Bagley, Hood River and Oscar E. Stranahan, Bingen, Wash.
Mr. Stranahan was a member of Hood River Masonic lodge and of the Al Kader Shrine.
1900 Census, Bigelow Pct, Sherman, Oregon, page 138
Stranahan, Charles, Feb 1845, NY, NY, NY, farmer
Margaret, May 1849, 20/10/9, Maryland, Scotland, Scotland
Maud, Apr 1879, OR, NY, MD, teacher
Ida, Nov 1881, ", Teacher
Bessie, Jan 1891, "
Oscar, Jan 1893, "
Stranahan, James, Aug 1870, Minnesota, NY, MD, farmer
An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 264-265
A portrait of Mr. Stranahan and Mrs. Stranahan appears between pages 264 and 265.
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN, manager of the Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company's warehouse in Hood River, and the first Stranahan to come to the coast, is a man of broad experience in the business field and has acquired a fair amount of this world's goods as a result of his honest endeavors and industry. He was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on February 12, 1845, the son of James K. and Permelia (Reynolds) Stranahan, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Our subject was reared principally in Minnesota, whither the family went when he was small, four years of age. He remained on the farm with his parents during the summers and attended school in the winters. In September, 1862, Mr. Stranahan enlisted in Company C, Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain H.F. Bailey and Colonel William Crooks. He served until May 31, 1865 and then received his honorable discharge in Montgomery, Alabama. The first eighteen months were spent in fighting the Indians and then his command went south where he participated in much heavy fighting. He was active at Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort and in many other engagements. After the war he returned to Minnesota and there did farming until 1875, when, with his wife and three children, he came overland to Oregon, settling in Clackamas county. Two years later, in company with his brother, Oscar, who is spoken of in this volume, he came with pack horses over the trail from Portland to Hood River and squatted on railroad land. He farmed the same until 1897, when he purchased a section of choice wheat land in Sherman county, about the largest wheat farm there, and tilled it for two years. He then sold and returned to Hood River, his sons having handled his farm here in the meantime. In 1902, Mr. Stranahan sold this property and purchased other property and accepted a position where we find him at the present time. He has made a good success in his business ventures, is a prosperous man, and like his brother, Oscar, is a leading and influential citizen here.
On November 11, 1869, Mr. Stranahan married Miss Margaret McKinley, a native of Baltimore, Maryland. The wedding occurred in Goodhue county, Minnesota. Mrs. Stranahan's parents, John and Mary (Dunns) McKinley, were natives of Scotland. The father came to the United States with his parents when a child and the family, is a very old and prominent one. President McKinley was from the same family. Mrs. Stranahan's uncle, William McKinley, was known as the "Fighting parson" and was chaplain of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Following that struggle he was for many years president of the Hamlin College in Minneapolis. Mr. Stranahan has three brothers and two sisters, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Stranahan has two brothers, Alexander and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary McCorkle, and Mrs. Kate Sumner. In political matters, our subject is a stanch Republican and is frequently at the county conventions, and is a careful and enterprising man. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A.F. & A.M., and the R.A.M., while in church matters he is allied with the Unitarians. Mrs. Stranahan belongs to the Methodist church.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan are named as follows: James A., mentioned elsewhere in this work; George F., a contractor and builder; Charles H., a farmer; John L., also a farmer; Maud M., a teacher; Ida E., also a teacher; and Eva B., a bookkeeper. All are in Hood River. Maggie A., died in 1898, aged eleven. Bessie P. and Oscar E., are school children. Misses Maud and Ida are very popular and thorough educators, the former having charge of the school in the Crapper district, the largest single room school in the county, having more than fifty pupils, while the latter is now teaching in Sherman county. They maintain a very high standing and enjoy a well merited popularity.
History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Compiled by Mrs. D.M. Coon
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN D.M.C. 1877
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. Feb. 12, 1845. The family moved to Minnesota when he was small and he was raised on the farm and attended the public schools. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. C. Sixth Minnesota Volunteers Infantry under Capt. H.F. Bailey and Col. Wm. Crooks. He served until May 1865 when he was honorably discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. The first 18 months of service was spent in fighting Indians, his company was then sent South where he was in the hard fighting. After the close of the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in farming. On November 11, 1869 he married Margaret McKinley of Baltimore, Md. (She died 1929.) Her ancestors were of the same family tree as President McKinley's ancestors. An uncle, Wm. McKinley was known as the "Fighting Parson" and was chaplain of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Later this uncle was president of Hamlin College in Minneapolis.
In 1875 he came overland from Minnesota to Oregon settling in Clackamas Co. In 1877 the brothers, Oscar and C.H. came over the trail with pack horses from Portland to Hood River and secured land on which they settled. C.H. has also engaged in wheat farming in Eastern Oregon and has prospered financially. The children are James, George, Charles, John, Maud, Ida, Eva, Maggie, deceased, Bessie and Oscar. Mr. Stranahan is a Unitarian while Mrs. Stranahan is a Methodist. Some years ago Mr. Stranahan sold his farm property and moved to town erecting a fine residence on the Heights.
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Hood River News
Charles Stranahan, Pioneer, Passes
Funeral services for Charles Horace Stranahan, early pioneer of the Oak Grove section of Hood River valley, who died in Vancouver General Hospital on November 7, at the age of 99 years, will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home this (Friday) afternoon, at 2 p.m. Internment will be at Idlewilde cemetery.
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in New York state on February 12, 1845. He came west to Minnesota, when he married Margaret McKinley in 1870. The couple came to Hood River in 1876, and homesteaded 320 acres of land in the Oak Grove district. There he developed one of the early fruit orchards of Hood River valley.
He was joint representative for Hood River and Wasco counties in the state legislature in 1913, and introduced a bill for an Experiment station for Hood River valley and for setting up night schools in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan went to Clarke county, Wash., in 1917, and there he operated a farm for several years. Mrs. Stranahan died in 1929, and since that time he has made his home in Portland. He married Mrs. Nellie Stroebel in May 1943, and she survives him.
Six of his ten children are living. They are: John and George Stranahan of Hood River; Mrs. W. L. Tharp, Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mrs. Walter Carlisle, Miller, Oregon; Mrs. Eva Bagley, Hood River and Oscar E. Stranahan, Bingen, Wash.
Mr. Stranahan was a member of Hood River Masonic lodge and of the Al Kader Shrine.
Stranahan, Charles, Feb 1845, NY, NY, NY, farmer
Margaret, May 1849, 20/10/9, Maryland, Scotland, Scotland
Maud, Apr 1879, OR, NY, MD, teacher
Ida, Nov 1881, ", Teacher
Bessie, Jan 1891, "
Oscar, Jan 1893, "
Stranahan, James, Aug 1870, Minnesota, NY, MD, farmer
An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 264-265
A portrait of Mr. Stranahan and Mrs. Stranahan appears between pages 264 and 265.
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN, manager of the Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company's warehouse in Hood River, and the first Stranahan to come to the coast, is a man of broad experience in the business field and has acquired a fair amount of this world's goods as a result of his honest endeavors and industry. He was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on February 12, 1845, the son of James K. and Permelia (Reynolds) Stranahan, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Our subject was reared principally in Minnesota, whither the family went when he was small, four years of age. He remained on the farm with his parents during the summers and attended school in the winters. In September, 1862, Mr. Stranahan enlisted in Company C, Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain H.F. Bailey and Colonel William Crooks. He served until May 31, 1865 and then received his honorable discharge in Montgomery, Alabama. The first eighteen months were spent in fighting the Indians and then his command went south where he participated in much heavy fighting. He was active at Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort and in many other engagements. After the war he returned to Minnesota and there did farming until 1875, when, with his wife and three children, he came overland to Oregon, settling in Clackamas county. Two years later, in company with his brother, Oscar, who is spoken of in this volume, he came with pack horses over the trail from Portland to Hood River and squatted on railroad land. He farmed the same until 1897, when he purchased a section of choice wheat land in Sherman county, about the largest wheat farm there, and tilled it for two years. He then sold and returned to Hood River, his sons having handled his farm here in the meantime. In 1902, Mr. Stranahan sold this property and purchased other property and accepted a position where we find him at the present time. He has made a good success in his business ventures, is a prosperous man, and like his brother, Oscar, is a leading and influential citizen here.
On November 11, 1869, Mr. Stranahan married Miss Margaret McKinley, a native of Baltimore, Maryland. The wedding occurred in Goodhue county, Minnesota. Mrs. Stranahan's parents, John and Mary (Dunns) McKinley, were natives of Scotland. The father came to the United States with his parents when a child and the family, is a very old and prominent one. President McKinley was from the same family. Mrs. Stranahan's uncle, William McKinley, was known as the "Fighting parson" and was chaplain of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Following that struggle he was for many years president of the Hamlin College in Minneapolis. Mr. Stranahan has three brothers and two sisters, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Stranahan has two brothers, Alexander and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary McCorkle, and Mrs. Kate Sumner. In political matters, our subject is a stanch Republican and is frequently at the county conventions, and is a careful and enterprising man. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A.F. & A.M., and the R.A.M., while in church matters he is allied with the Unitarians. Mrs. Stranahan belongs to the Methodist church.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan are named as follows: James A., mentioned elsewhere in this work; George F., a contractor and builder; Charles H., a farmer; John L., also a farmer; Maud M., a teacher; Ida E., also a teacher; and Eva B., a bookkeeper. All are in Hood River. Maggie A., died in 1898, aged eleven. Bessie P. and Oscar E., are school children. Misses Maud and Ida are very popular and thorough educators, the former having charge of the school in the Crapper district, the largest single room school in the county, having more than fifty pupils, while the latter is now teaching in Sherman county. They maintain a very high standing and enjoy a well merited popularity.
History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Compiled by Mrs. D.M. Coon
CHARLES HORACE STRANAHAN D.M.C. 1877
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. Feb. 12, 1845. The family moved to Minnesota when he was small and he was raised on the farm and attended the public schools. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. C. Sixth Minnesota Volunteers Infantry under Capt. H.F. Bailey and Col. Wm. Crooks. He served until May 1865 when he was honorably discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. The first 18 months of service was spent in fighting Indians, his company was then sent South where he was in the hard fighting. After the close of the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in farming. On November 11, 1869 he married Margaret McKinley of Baltimore, Md. (She died 1929.) Her ancestors were of the same family tree as President McKinley's ancestors. An uncle, Wm. McKinley was known as the "Fighting Parson" and was chaplain of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Later this uncle was president of Hamlin College in Minneapolis.
In 1875 he came overland from Minnesota to Oregon settling in Clackamas Co. In 1877 the brothers, Oscar and C.H. came over the trail with pack horses from Portland to Hood River and secured land on which they settled. C.H. has also engaged in wheat farming in Eastern Oregon and has prospered financially. The children are James, George, Charles, John, Maud, Ida, Eva, Maggie, deceased, Bessie and Oscar. Mr. Stranahan is a Unitarian while Mrs. Stranahan is a Methodist. Some years ago Mr. Stranahan sold his farm property and moved to town erecting a fine residence on the Heights.
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Hood River News
Charles Stranahan, Pioneer, Passes
Funeral services for Charles Horace Stranahan, early pioneer of the Oak Grove section of Hood River valley, who died in Vancouver General Hospital on November 7, at the age of 99 years, will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home this (Friday) afternoon, at 2 p.m. Internment will be at Idlewilde cemetery.
Charles Horace Stranahan was born in New York state on February 12, 1845. He came west to Minnesota, when he married Margaret McKinley in 1870. The couple came to Hood River in 1876, and homesteaded 320 acres of land in the Oak Grove district. There he developed one of the early fruit orchards of Hood River valley.
He was joint representative for Hood River and Wasco counties in the state legislature in 1913, and introduced a bill for an Experiment station for Hood River valley and for setting up night schools in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan went to Clarke county, Wash., in 1917, and there he operated a farm for several years. Mrs. Stranahan died in 1929, and since that time he has made his home in Portland. He married Mrs. Nellie Stroebel in May 1943, and she survives him.
Six of his ten children are living. They are: John and George Stranahan of Hood River; Mrs. W. L. Tharp, Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mrs. Walter Carlisle, Miller, Oregon; Mrs. Eva Bagley, Hood River and Oscar E. Stranahan, Bingen, Wash.
Mr. Stranahan was a member of Hood River Masonic lodge and of the Al Kader Shrine.
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Pvt Co. C, 6 Minn Inf, Civil War
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Buried 11 Nov 1944. Age 99. GAR
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