BIO: STRATTON, Joseph P., s/o Robert S. & Mary Daugherty (Baker) Stratton From: Diana Flynn STRATTON, BAKER, WALLS, ORR, RICHARDSON, FORDYCE, TALBOTT, ALLEN "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA HAMILTON TWP. PAGE 739 JOSEPH P. STRATTON was born in Sullivan County, Ind., near Sullivan, December 14,1842, son of Robert S. and Mary Daugherty (Baker) Stratton, who were natives of Kentucky, and of Irish descent. They came to Sullivan County in 1831 with their parents, where they were married and where they died. Subject remained with his parents until the breaking-out of the war, when he enlisted in the Thirty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry under Capt. Walls, remaining in the service until December, 1864, when he was wounded in the battle of Nashville, losing a leg in the conflict. He was also in the following battles: Fort Donelson, Stone River, Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign and many other battles. While lying in the hospital, his father went to see him, and took sick and died with erysipelas in the face. April 25, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Orr, daughter of Hugh and Frances (Richardson) Orr, of Sullivan, and to this union was born one child--Robert S. Mrs. Stratton died April 22, 1869, and June 19, 1872, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth (Fordyce) Talbott, and to this union were born four children--Claude, Paul and Eddie, and Pearl, deceased. Self and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is an Odd Fellow, both subordinate and encampment, also a Republican. In 1865, he attended the school at Farmersburg, and in 1866 went to Harrisonville to learn the harness-making, remaining one year, when he returned to Sullivan and worked for S. M. Allen till he bought him out, continuing the business ever since. ************************************** 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.