Simon Stroh

Simon Stroh was born March 15, 1856 in Miedway, Ontario, Canada. In the spring of 1880 he was united in marriage with Agatha Diemert. Agatha Diemert was born September 23, 1861 in Diemertown, Ontario.

Three years after their marriage and the birth of their first child, George in 1881, the family moved to a homestead in Mansfield township, south of Eckelson. In January of 1887 the claim was proved up and Simon owned a half section of land.

There were a total of thirteen children born to Simon and Agatha. Three girls died in infancy and one boy at the age of eleven.

  1. George married Christina Fisher;

  2. Gene married Irene Hogan;

  3. Theresa married Henry Brohman;

  4. Edward married Freda Klien;

  5. Veronica married W. G. Strong;

  6. Katherine married Harry Didier;

  7. Anna married Bernard Moritz;

  8. Agatha married Fred Moritz and

  9. Simon, the youngest, married Myrtle Goffe.

Simon, Jr., owns the family farm and with Myrtle carries on the Stroh tradition.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 240