Bureau County IL Archives Obituaries.....Strouss, John April 27, 1933
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The Walnut Leader, Walnut, Illinois, May 5, 1933
CIVIL WAR VETERAN ANSWERS FINAL CALL

FOUGHT WITH GEN. GRANT

John Strouss Laid to Rest With Military Honors Sunday by Walnut Legion Post


John Strouss, Civil War veteran and one of the two remaining veterans of that 
conflict in the Walnut community, was born August 1, 1839 near the village of 
Unionville in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  He was the fourth child in a 
family of eight children.

For several months Mr. Strouss had been in failing health, although able to go 
about his usual duties until the past few days.  Death came to relieve the 
sufferer at his home in Walnut, on Thursday, April 27, 1933, being at the time 
of his death, ninety-three years, nine months and twenty-seven days of age.  

In childhood he moved with the family to Michigan, where they lived for a 
number of years.  From thence they moved to Champaign County, Illinois, where 
they resided until 1894, when, as a young man, he moved to a farm north of 
Walnut.

On November 14, 1867, he was united in marriage to Mary Addie Campbell of 
Fisher, Illinois, who preceded him to the Great Beyond on August 8, 1926.  To 
this union were born ten children, one girl, Ruby, passing away in January 
1927, and a son, Emmett Strouss, the youngest son, who died in 1929.  The 
surviving children are A. G. Strouss, South Bend, Indiana; Frank and Wilbur, 
Walnut; John, Tampico; Mrs. Cassie McDougal of Arlington Heights, Ill; L. E. 
of Earlville and Alva Strouss of Oak Park, Illinois.  There are thirty-five 
grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.

Mr. Strouss became a member of the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Walnut in 
1894, and has been a faithful supporter, both materially and spiritually until 
the day of his death.

In the days when the loyal sons of the Republic were needed to defend her 
banners from spoilation by enemy hands in 1861, he gladly and willingly 
volunteered at the very beginning of the struggle.  He fought valiantly with 
General Grant and General Rosecrans on the Mississippi campaign, and during 
the latter part of the war was transferred to the Mexican border.  After 
nearly four years of hardships and struggles, he was called to Washington, 
D.C., in 1865, where he received his honorable discharge.

Mr. Strouss was active and energetic until his last illness began, on March 5, 
1933.  He had walked to town only a few days before and until the last two 
days of his illness, expressed his determination to get well.  But at last the 
suffering and pain broke down that indomitable spirit and he told those about 
him that he was ready to meet his Maker and looked forward to that end with 
the same valiant acceptance of destiny that had characterized every ordeal in 
the ninety-three years he had lived.

Funeral services were conducted from the Fourth Street Church of Christ on 
Sunday afternoon, April 30, 1933, by Rev. Thos. W. Bass, his pastor for almost 
six years.  Music was furnished by Miss Elnor Johnson and Mrs. John Fisher, 
with Mr. Eddy Clark at the piano.  Interment was made in the Walnut cemetery.

Those attending the last sad rites from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. 
Strouss and family of Earlville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. 
Preston Yates, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Olive Peabody, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Alva 
Strouss and Harriett Strouss, and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Oak Park; Mr. and Mrs. 
Val McDougal, Arlington Heights; Miss Maude Strouss, Hinkley; Miss Esther 
Strouss, Barrington; Mrs. Winifred Wells and two children, Dixon; Lloyd 
McDougal and family of Compton; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill, Fisher; John Strouss, 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howland, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Meredith, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd 
Reinagle, Alfred and Earl Smith, Myron Howland, Harry Rice, George Davis and 
Walter White, all of Tampico.

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