James F. Strock

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James F. Strock

Birth
Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Death
22 Jan 1903 (aged 78)
Cosby, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Country Club Village, Andrew County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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James F. Strock was born near Ellsworth in Trumbull (now Mahoning) County, Ohio. He grew up on his father's farm in the Mahoning Valley. In 1846, at the age of 22, James and other members of his family migrated to Missouri. He was one of the early settlers of Andrew County, MO, arriving after the Platte Purchase was open to settlement. He homesteaded more than 200 acres of land in an area that would come to be known as Rochester. Shortly after his arrival, he married Minerva Jane Spence on February 14, 1847.

James and Minerva Strock had 11 children in the first 20 years of their marriage, ten of whom survived childhood. Nine of the ten married and had families. Four died of tuberculosis in their 30s or early 40s. Only two lived to be 70 or older.

In the 1870s, James F. Strock moved his family south to Monroe Township. He built a large house near High Prairie Baptist Church on the road that now connects the villages of Cosby and Avenue City. With the move, the family became involved in the community life of Cosby. In 1931, his son Sam recalled that his father was held in high esteem by his neighbors who called him "Squire" -- he was a neighbor who could be depended upon to help with the harvest, a sick animal or a legal document. He was a Democrat in a strongly Republican county, yet James F. Strock was the only one in his party to win in 1886, when he was elected judge of the county court.

He died at his home on January 22, 1903, "after a lingering illness," according to his obituary in the "Savannah Democrat."
James F. Strock was born near Ellsworth in Trumbull (now Mahoning) County, Ohio. He grew up on his father's farm in the Mahoning Valley. In 1846, at the age of 22, James and other members of his family migrated to Missouri. He was one of the early settlers of Andrew County, MO, arriving after the Platte Purchase was open to settlement. He homesteaded more than 200 acres of land in an area that would come to be known as Rochester. Shortly after his arrival, he married Minerva Jane Spence on February 14, 1847.

James and Minerva Strock had 11 children in the first 20 years of their marriage, ten of whom survived childhood. Nine of the ten married and had families. Four died of tuberculosis in their 30s or early 40s. Only two lived to be 70 or older.

In the 1870s, James F. Strock moved his family south to Monroe Township. He built a large house near High Prairie Baptist Church on the road that now connects the villages of Cosby and Avenue City. With the move, the family became involved in the community life of Cosby. In 1931, his son Sam recalled that his father was held in high esteem by his neighbors who called him "Squire" -- he was a neighbor who could be depended upon to help with the harvest, a sick animal or a legal document. He was a Democrat in a strongly Republican county, yet James F. Strock was the only one in his party to win in 1886, when he was elected judge of the county court.

He died at his home on January 22, 1903, "after a lingering illness," according to his obituary in the "Savannah Democrat."

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James F. Strock
Apr 21, 1824 - Jan 22, 1903

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