Amanda Tampson Anderson^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	Amanda Tampson Anderson
  Born	02 Oct 1856	Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Aug 1936	Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
  Buried	25 Aug 1936	Host Cemetery, Host, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I075984	Strausstown Roots | ~bastik
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Harrison Anderson,   b. about 1831, Pennsylvania ,   d. Oct 1866, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Schell,   b. 11 Oct 1825, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1896, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F33448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harrison Mertz Strause,   b. 25 Aug 1852, Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 14 Dec 1904, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Maggie A Strause,   b. 04 Feb 1875, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 02 Feb 1953, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 77 years) + 2. Clara Rebecca Strause,   b. 09 Sep 1877, North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Mar 1939, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania  (Age 61 years)   3. Elmer Harry Strause,   b. 26 May 1880, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Sep 1960, Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania  (Age 80 years) + 4. Alvin Nathaniel Strause,   b. 03 Jan 1887, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jul 1953, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 66 years) + 5. Bertha Miranda Strause,   b. 11 Nov 1889, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 04 Nov 1962, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F19552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Womelsdorf Parish Records, Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society, (Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society) (Reliability: 3). Amanda Tampson Strause, widow of Harrison M. Strause, and daughter of Harrison & Rebecca (Schell) Anderson, was born October 2, 1856, in Schuylkill Haven, and died August 21, 1936, aged 79y10m19d. She is survived by five children: Maggie A. (Mrs. Rothermel), Clara (Mrs. Charles Webber), Harry E., Alvin N., and Bertha M (Mrs. Grimes). Service and interment in St. John's. [S2] Reading Eagle, p. 14, 22 Aug 1936.