Francis Elliot (Frank) Strimple

1864 - 1957  (92 years)

• Name	Francis Elliot (Frank) Strimple
  Born	20 Dec 1864	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 1957	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6536	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Paul Strimple,   b. 11 Mar 1829, Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio ,   d. 14 Jun 1913, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F6058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Augusta (Kitty) Strausbaugh Strimple,   b. 29 Jun 1867, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Mar 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 May 1886	Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Frances Erminnie (Minnie) Strimple Stockton,   b. 29 Sep 1887, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. Apr 1978, Missouri  (Age 90 years)   2. Edna Louise Strimple Brock,   b. 10 Dec 1889, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Dec 1953, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri  (Age 64 years)   3. Georgiana Elizabeth Strimple Wares,   b. 3 Oct 1892, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado ,   d. 2 Mar 1963, Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma  (Age 70 years)   4. Jessie Viola Strimple Attebury Burton,   b. 18 Dec 1894, Carroll, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Jan 1993, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri  (Age 98 years) + 5. Clyde William Strimple,   b. 24 Nov 1896, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 1 May 1961  (Age 64 years) + 6. Clara Agusta Strimple DeGraff,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Mar 1968, Polk County, Oregon  (Age 69 years) + 7. Guy Eugene Strimple,   b. 13 Apr 1901, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Sep 1962  (Age 61 years) + 8. Eva Sara Strimple DeGraff,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Sep 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years) + 9. Orville Elliott Strimple,   b. 12 Jan 1906, Neal, Greenwood County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Aug 1965, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 1 STRIMPLE GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION The first reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple of this city, was held at the country home of their daughter. Mrs. Jessie Attebury, last Sunday, May 17. The occasion also was in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. All nine of their children are living and were present. The party numbered forty- six. Children present were Mrs. Minnie Stockton, Eureka; Mrs. Louise Brock, Grandview, Mo.; Mrs. Georgia Wares, Lookout, Okla.; Mrs. Attebury, Clyde Strimple, Mrs. Clara DeGraff and Guy Strimple of Rossville; Mrs. Eva DeGraff and Orville Strimple of Topeka. In addition to the sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, the following grandchildren attended the reunion: Mr. and Mrs. George Brock, Carrolton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brock Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Max Tompkins, Eureka; Irma Stockton, Topeka; Loren Stockton, Eureka; Marie and Marvin Brock, Grandview, Mo.; Esther Mae and Warren Wares, Lookout, Okla.; Viola and Orville Strimple, Rossville; Muriel, Freda, Bernice and Irene DeGraff, Rossville; Leanna and Clyde Strimple, Rossville; Louise, June, Georgellen and La Verne DeGraff, Topeka; Betty Ann and Carolyn Strimple, Topeka. The only grandchild who could not be present was Elmer Brock who is with the U. S. S. Northampton. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married at Eureka, May 6, 1886, by Probate Judge Frank Lamb. Mr. Strimple is well-known in Shawnee county educational circles. He has taught school forty years. He is also a painter and decorator, and still works at his trade. The couple have lived in Kansas almost all of their married life. Mr. Strimple came to Kansas in 1870 in a covered wagon. He has lived 36 in Shawnee county and 30 years in Greenwood county.
  		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 2 Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary next Sunday, May 6, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Sara DeGraff in Topeka. The occasion also will witness the marriage of Miss June DeGraff, a granddaughter, at Trinity church. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married at Eureka, Kansas, and are the parents of nine children, all of whom are living.
  		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 3 Mr. and Mrs. Strimple married seventy years Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 6. This is an event which can only be shared by two such devoted people. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married in that year of 1886 in Greenwood county, Kansas. They enjoyed a grade school friendship which grew into a lifetime of steadfast understanding and faithfulness. Mr. Strimple will be 92 in December and Mrs. Strimple will be 89 in June. Paul Strimple brought his family here from Illinois in a covered wagon in 1870. Frank is the only one of the twelve children still living. His father was a local Methodist minister and he remembers stories told to him about his grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War and spent the winter at Valley Forge. The Strimple family moved on to Greenwood county from Rossville in 1882 and it was there that Frank Strimple met his future wife when they went to grade school together. She was born in Iowa and was "adopted out" at an early age. In 1889 Mr. Strimple moved his family to Colorado but in 1893 they returned to Greenwood county, where he went to farming during that depression year. He said he "sold hogs for $2.65 a hundred, corn for 13c a bushel and bought a wagon for $64.00." Having lived through three depressions, those of 1885, 1893 and the '30's: Mr. Strimple is well qualified to remember the hard times they bring. Although Mr. Strimple did not attend a high school he took several courses at Washburn college and also some correspondence courses which gave him the equivalent of this education. It was eleven years after his schooling before he applied for a teaching certificate. After receiving his certificate he started on his teaching and painting career in 1898. He taught for 50 years, 30 of which were spent in Shawnee county. He was an instructor for five years at 101 school and spent four years at Twin Rose school, country schools near Rossville. The painting work he did, as he says, was a good companion job as he could paint during the summer months when school was not in session, and this helped considerably as far as the family budget was concerned. The Strimples have lived 43 years of their married life in Rossville having lived in their present home since they returned in 1913. They have given much service in the interest of the Methodist church. he is a member of the Silver Lake Odd Fellows lodge and she of the Rebekahs. Mrs. Strimiple has provided a wonderful home for her family and is still keeping it so for her husband. She says that home is the best place to be and Mr. Strimple says of her that no one could have done a better job of raising a family than she has done. Even though Mr. Strimiple lost his right hand in an accident in a sorghum mill 80 years ago, it has not been a handicap for him. The fact that he broke his leg in a fall several years ago has not kept him down and certainly has not been depressing to him. Both Mr. and Mrs. Strimple possess a keen and active mind and enjoy the flowers that bloom each spring in the yard they tended so carefully until the last few years when the heart has been willing but the body has been fighting a little. A celebration is planned in Topeka Sunday for this remarkable couple. Their children are all expected to gather for the occasion except Mrs. Georgia Ware who lives in Oklahoma and will be unable to be here. Other children are Mrs. Minnie Stockton, Mrs. Eva DeGraff and Mr. Orville Strimple, all of Topeka; Mrs. Clara DeGraff of Oregon, Mrs. Jessie Burton of South Dakota, Mr. Clyde Strimple and Mr. Guy Strimple of Rossville. There are 28 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. -- Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Strimple Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Strimple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 6, with a family dinner at the home of their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Strimple in Topeka. [Fifteen] members of the immediate family enjoyed a bountiful dinner. Other relatives and friends called at the home later in the day to congratulate the couple. [From 3 May 1956]
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018 14:46:37
  Family ID	F777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 20 Dec 1864 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Married - 6 May 1886 - Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Strimple, Francis F.E. Strimple Francis Elliot Strimple was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois, December 20, 1864, and passed away October 28, 1957, at the age of 92 years 10 months and 8 days. He was the son of Paul and Louisa Strimple and as a child came to Kansas with his family in a covered wagon in 1870 and located on a farm five miles west of Rossville in Shawnee County. In 1880 the Strimple family moved [to] a farm near Neale, Kansas, in Greenwood County where he met Clara Strausbaugh and on May 6, 1886, they were married. To this union, nine children were born, all in Greenwood County, except the daughter Georgana who was born in Durango, Colorado. They were there four years from 1890 to 1894. Frank then brought his family back to Greenwood County and resided there until 1908. In 1908 the family then moved to Wilson, Kansas in Ellsworth County for four years. In 1912 the family with two married daughters moved back to Rossville where his home remained until his death. Mr. Strimple taught school for over 50 years in Greenwood, Ellsworth, Jackson, and Shawnee counties. He was united with the Methodist Church here in Rossville in 1933. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for over 50 years and belonged to the Silver Lake chapter since 1914. He was the last surviving member of his family since his brother Eugene passed away a year ago last spring. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Strimple, to whom he had been married 71 years; three sons, Clyde and Guy of Rossville; and Orville E. Strimple, Topeka; five daughters, Mrs. Eva DeGraff and Mrs. Frances Stockton, both of Topeka; Mrs. Georgana Wares, Woodward, Okla.; Mrs. Clara DeGraff, Albany, Oregon; and Mrs. Jessie Burton, Princeton, Minn.; 24 grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death four years ago by his daughter, Mrs. Louise Brock. [From 31 Oct 1957]