Eli Stringer

The Buffalo Advocate, Friday, May 1, 1908, Pg. 4:

Vol. XX1, No. 9

Eli Stringer Dead.

  Last Monday morning Eli Stringer started out with the U. S. mail as substitute for S. Coon carrier for route No. 2 and as he was near the O. C. Nichols place in the southwest part of town, he had a stroke of paralysis and had to be brought home on a cot.  He soon became unconscious and steadily grew worse until death relieved him about seven o’clock that evening.  As this was the third stroke of this dread disease no hope was entertained from the first for his recovery.  Mr. Stringer was nearly 72 years of age and had lived in this part of the country for a long time.  Funeral services were held at the Christian church Wednesday morning at 10:00 o’clock.  Interment in the High Prairie cemetery.

The Buffalo Advocate, Friday, May 8, 1908, Pg. 3

Vol. XXI, No. 10

Obituary.

  Eli Stringer was born in Franklin County, Indiana, June 20, 1836.  Dec. 17, 1857 he was united in marriage to Sarah R. Rickler.  To this union was born four daughters, one of which died Jan. 1st, 1862, preceeding her mother, who died March 14, 1883.

  On July 2nd 1888 he re-married becoming the husband of Mrs. F. A. Olinger.  She and their daugher, Miss Odessa with the three daughters of the former marriage survive him.

  Mr. Stringer enlisted with the 3rd Iowa cavalry in August 1861, from which enlistment he was honorably discharged Sept. 19, 1864.  He died April 27, 1908 aged 71 years, 10 months and 7 days.