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Family HistoryFamily History - John Henry Strate


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John Henry Strate and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. John Henry Strate,1 born ____ (parents not determined). John married Marie Angeline Anderson (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of John Henry Strate and Marie Angeline Anderson:

+2i. Kenneth Wayne Strate, born 21 June 1926 in Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana; died 13 January 2009 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Married Rodean Ann ‘Deanie’ Donovan.

Second Generation
2. Kenneth Wayne Strate2 (John1), born 21 June 1926 in Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana;1 died 13 January 2009 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.1 Kenneth married, 1983 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, Rodean Ann ‘Deanie’ Donovan5 (born 7 March 1936 in Michigan, the daughter of Bernard Joseph ‘Red’ Donovan and Ethel Luella Olson2, 3, 4). Kenneth is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, Kenneth Wayne Strate, born: 21 June 1926 in Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana; died: 13 January 2009 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and one wife).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 39-16, Sheet No. 13B, Bernard Donovan, 27, Michigan, street work, city; wife Ethel Donovan, 29, Minnesota; daughter Rodean Donovan, 4, Michigan; son Thomas Donovan, 1, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, DuPage County, Elmhurst, E.D. 22-2, Sheet No. 16, Arne Fredricksen, 58, South Dakota, electrical engineer, Commonwealth Edison Co.; wife Viola M. Fredericksen, 46, Minnesota; niece Rodean A. Donovan, 14, Michigan.
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 (available at ancestry.com), Kenneth Wayne Strate and Rodean Ann Moerdyk, married in 1983 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.