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Born 1843, Atwater Township
From History of Portage County, Ohio (1885)
SAMUEL STRATTON, farmer, P. O. Atwater, was born in Atwater Township, this county, June 21, 1843; youngest son of Jared Stratton, Sr., whose history appears above. Samuel Stratton has always remained on the homestead farm, and since his father's death, February 18, 1883, has been the support and companion of his respected mother, now in her eightieth year. Our subject has added thirty-seven and one-quarter acres to the original homestead, making a total of seventy-five and one-fourth acres. He is connected with the Congregational Church.
As printed in History of Portage County, Ohio (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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