Edward Stratton

 

MEMBER DETAILS

Name

Edward Stratton

Born

05/20/1822

Place of Birth

Salem MM

Died

02/05/1911

Place of Death

Salem MM

Place of Burial

Salem FBG on Depot Street

Record Last Modified

06/21/2011

FAMILY

Father

Joshua Stratton 1796-1826

Mother

Rachel (Townsend) Stratton 1792-1826

Wife

Mary (James) Stratton ca. 1843-1869

Married

— ca. 07/21/1843 Sandy Spring FMH

Child

Samira (Stratton) Edgerton 1844-1878

Wife

Mary H. (Raley) Stratton 1871-1911

Married

— 12/27/1871 Concord FMH

Child

Joseph R. Stratton 1874-1951

Child

Edward F. Stratton 1876-1968

Edward Stratton was an elder in Salem MM for many years; he also held many other offices in the Society of Friends. Stratton travelled to Carmel to assist his brother-in-law Wilson Hall during his final illness in 1890 (Salem Daily News, 3/31/1890).

The following year, Salem MM began the process of relinquishing the old burial ground on Depot Street. The Hicksite and Gurneyite meetings sold their interest in the property to the Wilbur meeting. About this time, a new ordinance banned burials in Salem outside of the "Hope Cemetery." Stratton was appointed to open all graves, collect any remaining bones. Two young men assisted him in relocating remains from the southern portion of the property. The remains were re-interred in the northern portion of the burial ground and in the Hope Cemetery. Building lots were created along the southern portion of the former burial ground and sold to raise funds for the maintenance of the remaining graves (Salem Daily News, 4/16/1891).

Sources: EAQG 4:285, 658-659, 769, 771-772, 917

OTHER INFORMATION

Wilburite

MEMBERSHIP

Salem Monthly Meeting 1822-1859

Middleton Monthly Meeting 1859-1874

Salem Monthly Meeting 1874-1911

OFFICES

Ohio YM Men's Assistant Clerk 1865-1871

Ohio YM Men's Clerk 1871-1873

Salem MM Elder 1880-1911

Salem MM Correspondent 1889-1908

Ohio YM of M&E Clerk 1892-1892

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Ohio M4S Seat 6 1862-1906

 

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