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Eliza A. Hargis 1837-1919
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Eliza Hargis was the daughter of
John Louis
Hargis 1802-1886 and
Elizabeth Weddington 1805-1843. She was born on 4 Nov 1837 in Pike County, Kentucky. Her
family later relocated in Breathitt County where she married Captain William
Strong on 21 Feb 1853. Together they had at least 9 children. Her husband Capt William "Bill" Strong led
a very colorful life in which he served during the Civil War in the
Kentucky Cavalry on the side of the union. Later he served in the K
From a photo published in The Jackson Times in 1972, Eliza (Hargis) Strong, shows the widow of Captain Bill Strong, with two of her grandchildren: Clarence and Edward Strong. This photo was taken in 1897, probably just after Captain Bill's death on May 9th.
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Capt. Bill Strong 1825-1897, Husband of Eliza Hargis
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Troopers and was a member of the "Red String", an organization which opposed the KKK. He was killed from ambush by John Akemon and others on May 9, 1897 on
Lick Branch of the Saldee, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Eliza (Hargis) Strong
died on 7 Jun 1919 in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky. She is buried
in the Turner-Strong Cemetery, Little, Breathitt County, Kentucky.
