BIO: REV. E. W. STRANGE ========================================================================= From: Sandi Gorin sgorin@scrtc.blue.net" To: "KYBIOGRAPHIES discussion list" Subject: BIO #51 - HART CO - STRANGE, REV E W Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 09:39:16 -0400 The Jubilee History and Biographical Sketches of the [Black] Liberty Association, G. R. Ford. Printed and Published by Times Publishing Company of Smith's Grove, Ky., 1916. Also taken from Barren's Black Roots, Vol. 3, Michelle B. Gorin, (C) May 1993. Used by permission. [Hart Co.] REV. E. W. STRANGE, of Horse Cave, Ky., was born April 20, 1870. He was reared in Warren County, Ky. and professed a hope in Christ when in his teens. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Strange, his father being a deacon in the Mt. Olive Baptist church. Bro. Strange graduated from the common school in Warren County, then went to Nashville, Tenn., where he finished High School at Roger Williams University. He began preaching in 1892 and thought by all who heard him to a great preacher. He was elected secretary of the Liberty Association in 1900 and made a faithful servant in that office until his death in 1909. Rev. Strange went into wedlock with Miss Lula of Nashville and to this union five children were born. Sister Lizze Cook, the sister of Rev. Strange paid for the work inserted in this book. She is the wife of Rev. W. C. Cook. Rev. Strange was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was pastor at Icy Sink and Reeds at his death. Cook Strange = TN Warren-KY Sandi Gorin 205 Clements Avenue, Glasgow, KY 42141-3409 (502) 651-9114 or sgorin@scrtc.blue.net **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** *