Subject: RE: Christian Strole capture as related by grandson James Huffman Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 22:18:07 -0500 From: Robert Moore To: "'Mark B. Arslan'" Mark: Here is the full excerpt and related data that you will be interested in: Huffman, James - "UPS AND DOWNS OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER." New York: William E. Rudge's Sons, 1940, 175pp. Copyright by his son, Oscar C. Huffman. Original blue buckram with paper cover label. Fine. First (and ONLY) edition. Only 400 copies printed. An uncommon and handsomely produced volume, illustrated with tipped-in photos. 'The author,a member of the Tenth Virginia Infantry,fought in all the principal engagements of the war in the East except Gettysburg. He was captured in 1864 at Spottsylvania Courthouse and was held a prisoner at Point Lookout and Elmira.' Pages 139 - 141 relate to the Strole Ancestry. On page 139 begins the following: "Chapter XX A Sketch of the Strole Ancestors and Relatives >From the best information I can get, grandfather Christian Strole came here from Germany in the British Army, during the Revolutionary War and was captured one day while straggling from camp by American Cavalry. . . . This information I obtained from parties in no way interested and it was voluntary and endorsed by a near relative. After the war, when liberated, he liked this country (in fact I think it was a scheme by many to get over here to this new country) and settled in Pennsylvania a short time, and later moved to Page County between Newport and Grove Hill Bridge where he bought a good-sized tract of land and lived out his natural life there. He married a Miss Kizer in Pennsylvania or soon after coming here and three sons and seven daughters were born to them. he lived to a good old age and died March 18, 1841. He and his wife were buried in a little graveyard on the hill, not far from the old home. His wife, Elizabeth, our grandmother, lived to be old and died in 1851, aged about 90. Uncle Jake was the oldest son who served in the War of 1812 and represented the country in the legislature and was highly respected. He married Miss Kibler, and lived only one-fourth of a mile from the old home. They were blessed with fifteen children who BEGIN PAGE 140: scattered out, some going West. All are dead now, except one or possibly two, leaving a large number of descendants. Uncle John built and lived just at the foot of the hill, a stone's throw from the old home. He married Miss Drucilla Graves, an estimable, loving woman who was the mother of twelve children who also scattered and occupied many of the states. The descendants were numerous, but only one of their children is now living somewhere in the West. Uncle John and his family were all highly respectable, as far as I knew them. He died at his home, September 23, 1868, aged 77 years. Mother and myself went and saw him laid to rest in the little graveyard on the hill. Aunt Drucilla, after his death, went to some of her children and died and was buried out there. I omitted to give the death of Uncle Jake, which occurred June 13, 1860, aged 70 years, 11 months and 12 days. Aunt Eve, his wife, died April 2, 1882, aged 81 years and 5 months. These two old people talked so quickly and rapidly that it would apparently take two men and a boy to keep up with them. Both are buried in the little graveyard on the hill. Uncle George was the youngest son and married Aunt Katy Jourdan and lived and died in the old home on the hill. uncle George was an excellent, good, lovable father and husband, and was kind to all and respected by all who were fortunate enough to know him. Aunt Katy was also a model wife and mother, who gave birth to eleven children, but only reared nine - three daughters and six boys. Two BEGIN PAGE 141: daughters and two sons are dead and four sons and one daughter are living; the wife of Albert Huffman, near Honeyville; one son at the old home; one at Pleasant Valley, Rockingham; one in Texas and one in Kansas. Uncle George died May 4, 1881, aged 66 years and 10 months. Aunt Katy died August 12, 1885, aged 74 years, 10 months. All the old people were members of the Lutheran Church and attended church regularly. There were seven sisters; one married David Strickler and soon died. Two married William Graves, the first one dying soon. One married Samuel Comer and one, Kibler - brother to Uncle Jake's wife; one, Holtsman and one, Christina, married my father, Ambrose Huffman, and was a devoted wife and mother. These old people have all passed away and others are following on." Thats about it - there are a total of 21 chapters by James Huffman and a conclusion written by Oscar C. Huffman. Chapter 1 covers James' childhood. Chapters 2 - 15 - the war experiences. Chapters 16 - 18 - postwar life in Rockingham County mostly. Chapter 19 - Huffman family; 20 - Stroles; 21 - Hinton/Henton (his wife's family) and biographical note on the Author's son (Oscar); Conclusion; the Appendix which is mostly genealogical notes relating to the Huffman and Henton Families. There IS NO INDEX. Hope this helps - I look forward to the addition to your pages. Best Regards, Robert Moore ----------