Clara Agusta Strimple DeGraff

1898 - 1968  (69 years)

• Name	Clara Agusta Strimple DeGraff
  Nickname	Augusta
  Born	16 Nov 1898	Greenwood County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Mar 1968	Polk County, Oregon
  Buried	Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Linn County, Oregon
  Person ID	I3336	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis Elliot (Frank) Strimple,   b. 20 Dec 1864, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois ,   d. 28 Oct 1957, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Clara Augusta (Kitty) Strausbaugh Strimple,   b. 29 Jun 1867, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Mar 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 May 1886	Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 1 STRIMPLE GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION The first reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple of this city, was held at the country home of their daughter. Mrs. Jessie Attebury, last Sunday, May 17. The occasion also was in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. All nine of their children are living and were present. The party numbered forty- six. Children present were Mrs. Minnie Stockton, Eureka; Mrs. Louise Brock, Grandview, Mo.; Mrs. Georgia Wares, Lookout, Okla.; Mrs. Attebury, Clyde Strimple, Mrs. Clara DeGraff and Guy Strimple of Rossville; Mrs. Eva DeGraff and Orville Strimple of Topeka. In addition to the sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, the following grandchildren attended the reunion: Mr. and Mrs. George Brock, Carrolton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brock Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Max Tompkins, Eureka; Irma Stockton, Topeka; Loren Stockton, Eureka; Marie and Marvin Brock, Grandview, Mo.; Esther Mae and Warren Wares, Lookout, Okla.; Viola and Orville Strimple, Rossville; Muriel, Freda, Bernice and Irene DeGraff, Rossville; Leanna and Clyde Strimple, Rossville; Louise, June, Georgellen and La Verne DeGraff, Topeka; Betty Ann and Carolyn Strimple, Topeka. The only grandchild who could not be present was Elmer Brock who is with the U. S. S. Northampton. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married at Eureka, May 6, 1886, by Probate Judge Frank Lamb. Mr. Strimple is well-known in Shawnee county educational circles. He has taught school forty years. He is also a painter and decorator, and still works at his trade. The couple have lived in Kansas almost all of their married life. Mr. Strimple came to Kansas in 1870 in a covered wagon. He has lived 36 in Shawnee county and 30 years in Greenwood county.
  		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 2 Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary next Sunday, May 6, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Sara DeGraff in Topeka. The occasion also will witness the marriage of Miss June DeGraff, a granddaughter, at Trinity church. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married at Eureka, Kansas, and are the parents of nine children, all of whom are living.
  		Anniversary- Strimple, Frank and Clara 3 Mr. and Mrs. Strimple married seventy years Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strimple will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 6. This is an event which can only be shared by two such devoted people. Mr. and Mrs. Strimple were married in that year of 1886 in Greenwood county, Kansas. They enjoyed a grade school friendship which grew into a lifetime of steadfast understanding and faithfulness. Mr. Strimple will be 92 in December and Mrs. Strimple will be 89 in June. Paul Strimple brought his family here from Illinois in a covered wagon in 1870. Frank is the only one of the twelve children still living. His father was a local Methodist minister and he remembers stories told to him about his grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War and spent the winter at Valley Forge. The Strimple family moved on to Greenwood county from Rossville in 1882 and it was there that Frank Strimple met his future wife when they went to grade school together. She was born in Iowa and was "adopted out" at an early age. In 1889 Mr. Strimple moved his family to Colorado but in 1893 they returned to Greenwood county, where he went to farming during that depression year. He said he "sold hogs for $2.65 a hundred, corn for 13c a bushel and bought a wagon for $64.00." Having lived through three depressions, those of 1885, 1893 and the '30's: Mr. Strimple is well qualified to remember the hard times they bring. Although Mr. Strimple did not attend a high school he took several courses at Washburn college and also some correspondence courses which gave him the equivalent of this education. It was eleven years after his schooling before he applied for a teaching certificate. After receiving his certificate he started on his teaching and painting career in 1898. He taught for 50 years, 30 of which were spent in Shawnee county. He was an instructor for five years at 101 school and spent four years at Twin Rose school, country schools near Rossville. The painting work he did, as he says, was a good companion job as he could paint during the summer months when school was not in session, and this helped considerably as far as the family budget was concerned. The Strimples have lived 43 years of their married life in Rossville having lived in their present home since they returned in 1913. They have given much service in the interest of the Methodist church. he is a member of the Silver Lake Odd Fellows lodge and she of the Rebekahs. Mrs. Strimiple has provided a wonderful home for her family and is still keeping it so for her husband. She says that home is the best place to be and Mr. Strimple says of her that no one could have done a better job of raising a family than she has done. Even though Mr. Strimiple lost his right hand in an accident in a sorghum mill 80 years ago, it has not been a handicap for him. The fact that he broke his leg in a fall several years ago has not kept him down and certainly has not been depressing to him. Both Mr. and Mrs. Strimple possess a keen and active mind and enjoy the flowers that bloom each spring in the yard they tended so carefully until the last few years when the heart has been willing but the body has been fighting a little. A celebration is planned in Topeka Sunday for this remarkable couple. Their children are all expected to gather for the occasion except Mrs. Georgia Ware who lives in Oklahoma and will be unable to be here. Other children are Mrs. Minnie Stockton, Mrs. Eva DeGraff and Mr. Orville Strimple, all of Topeka; Mrs. Clara DeGraff of Oregon, Mrs. Jessie Burton of South Dakota, Mr. Clyde Strimple and Mr. Guy Strimple of Rossville. There are 28 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. -- Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Strimple Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Strimple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 6, with a family dinner at the home of their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Strimple in Topeka. [Fifteen] members of the immediate family enjoyed a bountiful dinner. Other relatives and friends called at the home later in the day to congratulate the couple. [From 3 May 1956]
  Family ID	F777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leo DeGraff
  Married	Oct 1918
  Children	1. Muriel DeGraff Dister + 2. Fredia Iola DeGraff Jager,   b. 27 Nov 1921, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jun 2008, Eureka, Humboldt County, California  (Age 86 years)   3. Dorothy DeGraff Young   4. Irene DeGraff Freeze Vrell
  Documents		Anniversary- DeGraff, Leo and Clara Mr. and Mrs. Leo DeGraff celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank Jager and Mr. Jager at St. Marys.
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2018 16:37:08
  Family ID	F1633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 16 Nov 1898 - Greenwood County, Kansas Died - 1 Mar 1968 - Polk County, Oregon Buried - - Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Linn County, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- DeGraff, Clara Former Rossville Resident Dies Mrs. Clara Agusta DeGraff, 69, 608 Lyle St., died Friday night at her home. A native of Burton, Kans., she moved to Albany from Rossville, Kans., in 1943. She lived there until coming to Dallas in 1960. She was a member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving are the widower Leo, at home; daughters Mrs. Muriel Dister, Grants Pass, Mrs. Fred Jager, Eureka, Calif., Mrs. Dorothy Jager, Boise, Idaho,, and Mrs. Irene Vrell, Dallas; sisters Mrs. F.E. Stockton and Mrs. Eva DeGraff, Topeka, Kans., and Mrs. Jessie Burton, Bolivar, Mo.; 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Bollman mortuary, Rev. Stanley Trefren officiating. Interment will be 2; 30 p.m. in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany.