1856: They moved from Cedar Co MO to CA and settled in Chico, CA.
1860 Jun: Census of Rough & Ready Twp, Nevada Co, CA
Benjamin Strange 27 stock raising $8,000 $100 VA
Rachel 25 MO
George W. 7 (b 1853 probably in Cedar Co, MO.)
Thomas Frank 2 (b 1858 very probably b in Chico, CA.)
1851 Feb 13: Benjamin Strange md Rachel Gradd of Missouri in Ray Co, MO.
1853 : Benjamin/Rachel's land grant to property in Cedar Co, MO, T 34, R25, S 35. .
1856: They moved from Cedar Co MO to CA and settled in Chico, CA.
1860 Jun: Census of Rough & Ready Twp, Nevada Co, CA
Benjamin Strange 27 stock raising $8,000 $100 VA
Rachel 25 MO
George W. 7 (b 1853 probably in Cedar Co, MO.)
Thomas Frank 2 (b 1858 very probably b in Chico, CA.)
1869 Mar 12: B.F. Strange filed a Declaration for a homestead. (Homestead Book A, p. 421,422.)
1879 Apr 15: Rachael Strange filed some claim of 'abandonment'.
1880 Jan 20: B. F. Strange filed a Petition for Insolvency in Superior Court #15,
1880: Census of Chico Twp, Butte Co, CA .Benjamin was listed as living on Hazel street.
(See this census because son, George W. Strange b 1854 was listed living on Hazel Street in same census. Father, Ben, living with him?)
1905: Ben drafted his will and listed where each of his children lived at the time:
George W resided in Los Angeles, CA in 1905
Thomas Frank lived in Chico, CA in 1905.
Sarah B. Strange Harris lived in Oakland, CA in 1905.
Josephine Strange Purcell lived in Arizona in 1905.
Kate Strange Schilling lived in Nelson, Butte Co, CA in 1905.
1905 Jun 5: Rachel died intestate in Chico, Butte Co, CA. She owned certain parcels of property in town and her estatae was settled in probate court. Each of her children named. See her notes.
1915: Ben died in California. Did he die at son George's home?
("Strange of Howard 2nd ed, 1994" John R. Mayer p.204-205.)
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