Rev. Paul Strimple

1829 - 1913  (84 years)

• Name	Paul Strimple
  Title	Rev.
  Born	11 Mar 1829	Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jun 1913	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Neal Cemetery, Neal, Greenwood County, Kansas
  Person ID	I21138	Rossville
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Strimple,   b. 1787, Salem, Salem County, New Jersey ,   d. 1860, Clermont County, Ohio  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Biddle Strimple,   b. 1793
  Family ID	F7927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza McCartney Strimple,   d. 1854
  Married	1852
  Notes	Even though Paul's findagrave.com obituary lists two children born to his first marriage, he is living with his mother and several young children in the 1860 census (Hester, age 8, Elizabeth and Angeline, age 7, and Bartholmew, age 5).
  Children	1. Hester Strimple,   b. 1852   2. Angeline Strimple Chambers,   b. 1853   3. Elizabeth Strimple,   b. 1853   4. Bartholmew Strimple,   b. 1854
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018 13:29:40
  Family ID	F7928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Jane Bush Strimple,   b. 10 Dec 1842, Indiana ,   d. 6 Mar 1907, Neal, Greenwood County, Kansas  (Age 64 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1861	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. John Wesley Strimple,   b. 25 Nov 1863, Illinois ,   d. 19 Aug 1936, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)   2. James T Strimple,   b. 20 Dec 1864, Lawrence County, Illinois ,   d. May 1939, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years) + 3. Francis Elliot (Frank) Strimple,   b. 20 Dec 1864, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois ,   d. 28 Oct 1957, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)   4. Samuel Frederick Strimple,   b. 4 May 1866, Lawrence County, Illinois ,   d. 1866   5. Rosella Strimple,   b. 27 Oct 1868, Illinois   6. Sarah Evalena Strimple,   b. 18 Oct 1871, Kansas ,   d. 1920  (Age 48 years)   7. William Arthur Strimple,   b. 14 Nov 1873, Kansas ,   d. 1930  (Age 56 years) + 8. Paul Eugene (Eugene) Strimple,   b. 8 Apr 1876, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Mar 1956  (Age 79 years)   9. Jesse Robert Strimple,   b. 14 Aug 1877, Kansas
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018 13:33:26
  Family ID	F6058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 29 Oct 1861 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Buried - - Neal Cemetery, Neal, Greenwood County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Strimple, Paul 2 Paul Strimple was born near Batavia, Clermont county, Ohio, March 11, 1829. When about 7 years of age he was taken to Indiana, and when 13 to Crawford county Ill., where he grew to manhood. In 1852 he was married to Eliza McCartney, who died in 1854. to them 2 children were born. Oct 29, 1861, he was married to Louisa J. Bush in Lawrenceville, Illinois. to this union were born 10 children, 8 boys and 2 girls. 8 of these children are still living, 2 have died in infancy. Mr. Strimple moved to Shawnee county, Kansas, in 1870, where he lived till 1882, when he moved to Greenwood county. In 1860 at Wesley chapel in Lawrence county, he was license to preach in the Methodist church. He preached for about 10 years in Crawford, Lawrence and Clark counties in Illinois, for about 12 years in Shawnee county, Kansas and for as long as his health would permit after coming to Greenwood county. He was taken sick May 21, while visiting his children and other relatives in Rossville in Shawnee county, after much pain and suffering, passed away June 14, 1913, aged 84 years. During his sickness he gave clear testimony of his assurance of a home in heaven. Among his last words were: "Tell the folks that it is all right, I am ready and willing to go and be with God." "Servant of God , well done! Thy glorious warfare's past. The battle's fought, the race is won, And thou art crowned at last." The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday at 10am and interment was at Neal. Obit for Paul Strimple from Eureka, KS paper
  		Obituary- Strimple, Paul 1 Rev. Paul Strimple Dead After an illness of several weeks duration Rev. Paul Strimple died Saturday afternoon. The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia although he was subject to bronchitis and was troubled some by his heart. Rev. Strimple was a man about 84 years of age. He was one of the earliest settlers of this vicinity having come here in May of 1870. The greater part of his life had been spent in the ministry of the Methodist church of which he represented the old order of ministers. He had the honor of preaching the first protestant sermon in St. Marys and preached the second Methodist sermon in Rossville. He retained through life the friendship of a multitude of friends made through his long years of work for the advancement of his church. Of late years Rev. Strimple has made his home with his son John and daughter Eve in Greenwood county. He was the father of a family of 12 children, of whom 7 boys and 2 girls are living to mourn his loss. Those of the children who live in this vicinity are: F.E., Gene, Bartha, Jesse and a grandson, Roscoe. The remains were taken to Neal, Greenwood county, Kansas, for burial Monday. The Reporter extends to the relatives the sympathy of the community. [From the Rossville Reporter, June 20, 1913]