BIO:  Lewis Strayer, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Washington Township, Pg 198

LEWIS STRAYER, a native of Dover Township, and son of Andrew and Catherine (Sheffer) Strayer, 
was born August 5, 1827.  His father was born in 1780, was a farmer and carpenter and died in 
1856; the mother died in 1875, aged ninety-three.  Our subject left the home farm at the age of 
sixteen, and served an apprenticeship of two years at shoe-making, which trade he followed in 
Dover and Warrington Townships fifteen years.  In 1859 he began farming in Warrington, four 
years later moved to Dover Township, and after one year returned to Warrington.  In 1873 he 
came to Washington Township, where he is engaged in farming and operating a chopping-mill, 
woolen and saw-mill.  In 1870 he was elected county commissioner by the Democrats for three 
years.  He was married, in 1847, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Peter Kapp, of Warrington 
Township.  There have been born to this union eleven children, viz.: William, Emilia Kinter, 
George, Andrew, Peter, Henry, Martin, Sevilla, Katie, Mary and John C.  Mr. and Mrs. Strayer 
are members of the Lutheran Church.