Samuel and Julia’s fifth child, Maria Click, was born in September 1845, according to the 1850 Census, and married William Strausser, February 28, 1864 in Stark Co. The minister was D.S. Poling, who was licensed by the Evangelical Association in Summit County. (1) William was born in 1839 in Ohio. (2) William died before the 1900 census when Maria was listed as a widow, living with four of her children and three grandchildren in Stark Co. OH. She was listed as “Manager of farm” under occupation. William and Maria had at least five children: Alice S., Henry S., Aaron Rufus, Mary E. and Julia C.. (3, 4)
- 1900 United States Census, Cleveland, Elkhart County, Indiana, digitized image, ancestry.com.
- Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio, Vol.III, 1856-1870, published by the Alliance Genealogical Society, 1995, p190. Marriage listed in Marriage Book 5-626.
- 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
- 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
