 1858 - 1948 (89 years)
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| Name |
Fannie Madorah Strong |
| Born |
14 Nov 1858 |
Monroe, Michigan, United States  [1, 4] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
6 Jul 1948 |
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States [1, 4] |
| Person ID |
I14122 |
Main Tree |
| Last Modified |
26 Dec 2009 |
| Father |
Addison Kellogg Strong, b. 27 Mar 1825, Aurora, Erie, New York, United States , d. 20 May 1895, Port Jervis, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Madorah Janett Elder, b. 26 Apr 1827, Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, United States , d. 12 Mar 1912, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
10 Oct 1849 |
Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, United States [1] |
| Family ID |
F154 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
John Nicolas Bailhache Smith, b. 4 Jun 1854, Moro, Madison, Illinois, United States , d. 7 Mar 1910, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, USA (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
14 Mar 1885 |
Peking, Hopeh, China [1, 5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Madorah Elizabeth Smith, b. 2 Jul 1884, Shanghai, China , d. WFT Est 1885-1978, Hawaii, United States (Age 93 years) |
| + | 2. Ruth Bailhache Smith, b. 23 Jan 1886, Shanghai, China |
| + | 3. James Addison Smith, b. 12 Nov 1888, Shanghai, China , d. WFT Est 1909-1978, Seattle, King, Washington, United States (Age 89 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Louise Smith, b. 14 Jun 1890, Shang-hai, Kiangsu, China , d. 16 Jul 1983, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States (Age 93 years) |
| + | 5. John Erwin Smith, b. 27 Nov 1891, Shanghai, China , d. 17 Jan 1982, Waukee, Dallas, Iowa, United States (Age 90 years) |
| + | 6. Francis Strong Smith, b. 11 Mar 1893, Shanghai, China , d. 27 Apr 1926, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States (Age 33 years) |
| + | 7. Edward Morgan Smith, b. 15 Feb 1897, Ningpo, China , d. WFT Est 1918-1987 (Age 89 years) |
| + | 8. Helen Katherine Smith, b. 26 Jul 1898, Ningpo, China , d. 7 Jun 1979, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F152 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- BIOGRAPHY: [3991.ftw] [Brderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998] Fannie Madorah Strong (1858-1948) was the sixth child of Addison Strong and his wife Madorah Janett Elder, and she was born in Monroe, Michigan. No doubt her early interest in foreign mission work was largely due to her Aunt Corinth (sister of her mother's, and widow of Azariah Smith, a former missionary to Turkey) who made her home with them for some time. From Fannie's brief autobiography, we find that as a small child her favorite play was teaching. Fannie taught a country school in the spring of 1882, and enjoyed "boarding around". In September, 1882, she sailed for China, arriving in Shanghai. From there on a small steamer toTientsin, from there up river in a native houseboat, and the last twelve miles in a jinrikish a to Peking, her destination which she reached in November. The next four years were spent in teaching at the girl's boarding school. When she passed through Shanghai on her way to Peking, she met John Nicolas Bailhache Smith, and spent much of the ten days she was inShanghai in his company. The two of them correspond d after she left Shanghai, and in 1884, John made a trip to Peking, ostensibly on missionary business, but in reality it appears he wanted to see Fannie again. He proposed marriage to her either at their meeting in Peking, or soon afterward in the mail, and she accepted his proposal in September of 1884. They established a date for the marriage of March 12, 1885, but weather delayed John's trip from Shanghai so the wedding was performed on March 14, 1885. Fannie immediately took up some of the duties for which John was responsible, and she seemed to enjoy it very much. The two of them produced six children at Shanghai, and two more after moving on to Ningpo. They made one furlough trip back to the United States in mid 1890, with the six children they had at that time. They returned to Shanghai in September, 1891, a little over a year later, and resumed the missionary work. During the years the family was in China, there were always servants to perform the menial housekeeping tasks, do much of the shopping, and prepare most of the meals. There was also an "A mah" to care for the youngest of the children, and at least one guard at the entrance to the compound to keep unwanted persons outside. In 1899, the Boxer Rebellion was in full swing, and most non Chinese people were looked upon with suspicion, and were at some risk of injury or even death in some parts of China. For that reason, and perhaps other reasons too, John decided that it would be best if the family left China, so he submitted his resignation at the annual meeting in Shanghai that year. The resignation was accepted, and the family soon left for theUnited States. The family toured about, visiting various relatives and friends for awhile, and then settled in Carlinville, Illinois, the home of Blackburn University which is the institution from which John had graduated some years before. Eventually, John gained a church calling in Courtenay, North Dakota, and so in November, 1901 , the family moved again. The church was very small, as was the town, and housing was a problem for such a large family as the Smiths were. Over the next several years, John moved the family from one small town to another as he was transferred from one church (or rather series of churches, since each of his postings included at least one other, sometimes three other churches) to another. The family lived in Illinois, several towns in North Dakota, and finally Volga City, Iowa. John died in March, 1910, presumably as a result of an illness following an accident he had with the horses and buggy he used for travel from one church to another. The remaining members of the family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where Fannie found work at the Sunshine Mission, where she continued to work for many years following the move. Fannie died in 1948. [phelps.FTW]
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| Sources |
- [S19] World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, BrÃıderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: November 29, 1995), Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998.
- [S20] Family Treemaker Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998.
- [S21] World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1, BrÃıderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: June 8, 1998), Tree #0938, Date of Import: Dec 3, 1998.
- [S20] Family Treemaker Tree #3991, Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998.
- [S24] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church., Search performed using PAF Insight on 02 Mar 2006, Fannie Madorah Strong; Female; Birth: 14 NOV 1858 , Monroe, Michigan; Death: 06 JUL 1948 Ceda, r Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Spouse: John Nicolas Bailhache Smith; Marriage: 1.
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