Surname Saturday - 15: Strayer/Stroeher/Streher

There is a lot of information available on the STRAYER family, a German family that settled in York County, PA in the early 1700s.

1. Kevin Joseph HUIGENS

2. Joseph Anthony HUIGENS
3. Shirley Ann OGDEN

6. Emery Julius OGDEN (b. 9 Sept 1896 in Elk Point, Union Co., SD, USA, m. 19 Mar 1929 in Gordon, Sheridan Co., NE, USA, d. 8 Apr 1984 in Martin, Bennett Co., SD, USA)
7. Esther Louise JOHNSON (b. 23 Feb 1902 in Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, USA, d. 24 Mar 1984 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, USA)
1. Kevin Joseph HUIGENS

2. Joseph Anthony HUIGENS
3. Shirley Ann OGDEN

6. Emery Julius OGDEN (b. 9 Sept 1896 in Elk Point, Union Co., SD, USA, m. 19 Mar 1929 in Gordon, Sheridan Co., NE, USA, d. 8 Apr 1984 in Martin, Bennett Co., SD, USA)
7. Esther Louise JOHNSON (b. 23 Feb 1902 in Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, USA, d. 24 Mar 1984 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, USA)

14. Gustav Adolph JOHNSON (b. 18 Aug 1867 in Locknevi, Kalmar, Småland, Sweden, m. 4 Sep 1899 in Rock Island Co., IL, USA, d. 25 Dec 1941 in Henning, Otter Tail Co., MN, USA)
15. Rosabell "Rose" STRAYER (b. 23 Aug 1872 in Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, USA, d. 7 May 1955 in Henning, Otter Tail Co., MN, USA)

30. Abraham STRAYER (b. 2 Sept 1822 in Dover, York Co., IL, USA, m. 10 Jul 1847 in Clark Co., OH, USA, d. 13 Feb 1893 in Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, USA)
31. Harriet Alice HOWARD (b. 30 Apr 1829 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, USA, d. 2 Apr 1914 in Davenport, Scott Co., IA, USA)

60. Andrew STRAYER (b. 18 May 1781 in Dover, York Co., IL, USA, m. ? in probably Dover, York Co., PA, USA, d. 1855 in Dover, York Co., IL, USA)
61. Catherine SCHAEFFER (b. 1784 in PA, USA, d. 1875 in Dover, York Co., IL, USA)

120. Johann Peter STRAYER (b. btwn. 22 Jun 1710 - 1722 in Starkenburg, Kreis Zell, Eifel region, Germany, m1. 17 Oct 1741 in Irmenach, Kreis Zell, Hunsruck region, Germany, m2. 19 Aug 1766 in Dover Twp., York Co., PA., USA, d. 17 Jul 1794 in Dover Twp., York Co., PA, USA)
121. Maria Jacobina STOUCH (b. 9 Feb 1745 in Wurtemburg, Germany, d. 1802 in York, ME, USA)

On-line information on the colonial STRAYER family is almost as jumbled as my OGDEN line.  It looks like the STRAYER's came to America in 1751. I need to check the following two books:

• Dull, Keith A. 1997. Early German settlers of York County, Pennsylvania. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications. 
• Strayer Historical Committee. 1968. History of John Peter Strayer of York County, [PA.]. [Pennsylvania?]: The Committee.  

These will get me started on possible areas to research and what original sources to look for.

I am in the process of organizing the papers from Abraham STRAYER's application for a Civil War pension.  I blogged about his service here.