GEORGE R. STRICKLING, P. O. Tiffin, was born July 19, 1819, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Whitestine) Strickling, natives of Virginia and Germany, respectively, former of Welsh, and latter of German descent. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio, where they remained until October, 1829, then moved to this county, settling in Clinton Township, where they leased land for a few years. From there they went to Scipio Township, and in 1837 came to Adams Township, and entered the land upon which our subject now resides, and which they improved. They were the parents of eleven children, those now living being George R., Catharine G., Daniel H., John W. and Michael N. Thomas Strickling died in 1846, aged fifty-six years, and his widow in 1854, aged sixty-two years. George R. Strickling the subject of this sketch, was.married, November 17, 1842, to Miss Sarah Egbert, of Pleasant Township, this county, born in Franklin County, Ohio, May 1, 1821, daughter of Uriah and Susannah (Williams) Egbert, who were married in Franklin County, Ohio, in 1815, and who, in 1822, came to this county, where they spent the remainder of their days. They were the parents of thirteen children, ten of whom are now living: Mary, Jeremiah, John D., Sarah, Thomas W., Eliza, Jesse S., Andrew J., Susan and Priscilla. Mr. Egbert died October 9, 1876, aged eighty-four years; Mrs Egbert died May 13, 1875, aged seventy-nine years. To our subject and wife have been born eight children: Eliza J., Sarah E., Thomas U., Theodore S., Susie E., John W., Rollin J. and Minnie. Mr. Strickling served in the 100 days' enrollment in the late war, in Company E, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He and his wife have been members for fifty years of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he is officially connected. He was a Democrat in early life, but for the past twenty years has been a Republican.


Trancribed by Bonnie Walsh.
WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1886
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part IV, p.712
ADAMS TOWNSHIP