Francis Strong
Francis Strong, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, is a native of Vermont, born in 1807, where his parents, Francis and Thankful Strong, formerly of Massachusetts, lived and died. Our subject came to this county in 1836 and for two years operated a woolen-mill in Garrettsville; thence moved to Hiram Township, where he has since followed general agriculture and has served in most of the township offices. He is a Royal Arch Mason, has been a Deacon in the Congregational Church for twenty-five years; he is a stanch Republican in politics. Mr. Strong was married, in 1837, to Louisa Hitchcock, of this county, a native of Connecticut, and daughter of Chauncy and Mary (Goodrich) Hitchcock, who settled in Hiram Township, this county, in 1835, and here remained until their death. Our subject and wife are parents of one daughter—Clara L., born in Hiram Township, and who was married April 16, 1865, to James K. Rudolph, also a native and resident of Hiram Township, born April 16, 1840, son of John and Cleona (Atwater) Rudolph, natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively, and who were among the first settlers of this vicinity.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885