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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARTICLE ON DANIEL STRANG

The finely appointed homestead of this gentleman is one of the noticeable features of section 1, of Quincy Township, and embraces 195 acres of valuable land, the proceeds of which each year net to its proprietor a handsome income. 

The early home of our subject was in Oneida County, N.Y., where his birth took place in Verona Township, March 25, 1837.  His parents were Bartholomew and Edna (Warner) Strand, the father a farmer by occupation, and who spent his last years in this county.  The mother died when her son was but a few months old, leaving besides him four other children, namely: Sally, who is now the wife of Charles Morse, of Oneida County, N.Y., Abram, who died when about fifty years old; Charles, who is a resident of Bronson Township, and Mary, Mrs. Voorhees, living about one mile southeast of Bronson.

Bartholomew Strang, after the death of his first wife was married to Miss Mary Ann Nelson, of Oneida Co., N.Y., and in 1851 the family all came to Michigan, locating in Bronson Township, this county.  Here our subject grew to manhood.  He married on the 4th of March, 1857, to Miss Esther, daughter of George and Betsey J. Monroe, and who was born in Cayuga County, N.Y., April 4, 1842.

After their marriage Mr. & Mrs. Strang settled upon a rented farm in Bronson Township ...... In 1865 he was drafted into the army, becoming a member of the 10th Michigan Infantry .... started for New Berne, N.C., but before they arrived Lee surrendered to Grant, and he was discharged.