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Father | Male Robert Strain, Sr. |
Born | 6 Nov 1876 | |
Died | 25 Jul 1940 | Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Buried | 29 Jul 1940 | Midland Cemetery, Swartara Township, Pennsylvania |
Married | 22 Dec 1899 [1] | Texas, USA [1] |
Divorced | 6 Feb 1940 [1] | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1] |
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Mother | Female Annies Ira Meredith |
Born | 28 Dec 1879 | Texas, USA |
Died | 21 May 1954 | 23 South 16th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 25 May 1954 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Father | Richard Merideth | F7985 Group Sheet | |
Mother | Leanna Shepherd | F7985 Group Sheet |
Child 1 | Male Boyd Paul Strain, Sr. |
Born | 18 Jul 1905 | Washington County, Texas, USA |
Died | 23 Aug 1971 | Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 26 Aug 1971 | Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens,Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Spouse | Eva Guiles Braxton | F6705 | |
Married | 21 Jan 1933 | Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Child 2 | Male Robert Strain, Jr. |
Born | 12 Dec 1906 | |
Died | 14 Oct 1965 | Jefferson Medical Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Buried | 18 Oct 1965 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Child 3 | Male Ira Vance Strain |
Born | 15 Sep 1919 | |
Died | 2 Oct 1981 | |
Buried | 6 Oct 1981 | Whitemarch Memorial Park, Prospectville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Child 4 | Female Ezell Lavilla Strain |
Born | 23 Feb 1904 | Texas, USA |
Died | 22 May 1977 | B'nai B'rith Apartments,130 South Third Street, Apartment 312, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Buried | 27 May 1977 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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