Rev. George Struble Family

George Struble was born in Trumbull County, Ohio on June 15, 1817. He was the son of George and Mary Struble who were natives of New Jersey and came to Trumbull County before 1815.

George married Lucinda Lindley in Trumbull County on October 2, 1837.

Mother and father: George E. and Jennie Smith Struble baby on mother's lap: Winnie baby on fathers lap: Leland child between parents: Ted rest of children, left to right: Melvin, Alpha, Esther, and Clarence

Of interest in picture is the framed wreath made by Jennie from colored yarns and wire. It is still a possession of the Struble family. The black stripe across the window is the saber that William Struble wore in service during the Civil War. The carpet on the floor was woven by Jennie on her own loom.

Lucinda was born in Permelia, Ohio, Trumbull County to Silas and Phoebe Lindley who left Pennsylvania to settle in Ohio prior to 1820.

George Struble was licensed to perform marriages as a United Brethren in Christ minister. Henry County issued his license to marry couples in Henry County on November 24, 1858. He was the minister at the Ridge Chapel United Brethren Church in Freedom Township, Henry County, after it was organized. Prior to that time, George had been the minister of the United Brethren Church of Ridgeville. Although they had no church building, the congregation met at the Congregational Church every other Sunday. For a short time he was also minister for the Congregational Church of Ridgeville.

George Struble settled in Henry  County before 1850, in Ridgeville Township, and then in Section 24 of Freedom Township. As a carpenter, he erected many of the first frame buildings in these two townships and he also was the builder, with congregational help, of the Congregational and the Methodist churches in Ridgeville Corners.

The Struble home burned in 1856 and all was lost as there was no insurance to cover the estimated valuation of $1,100 of the Struble possessions.

George Struble was a minister, a carpenter, and a farmer. During the Civil War, George and his two sons served in the Union Army. Son, William Struble, was a member of the 38th OVI and was honorably discharged at the end of the war. Son, Harrison Struble, was a member of the same regiment, and died of measles and is buried at Somerset, Kentucky, and died while in military service.
Rev. George Struble died in 1895. His wife, Lucinda, died in 1906, and was born in 1819. They are buried in the Kline Cemetery, Freedom Township.

They had eight children. William L. Struble was born in Trumbull County, and resided there his lifetime. Permelia Struble was born in Henry County and married George T. Shadford on April 10, 1863. Harrison Struble died in the Civil War. Seth Struble lived in the state of Kansas. Mary Struble married and lived in Iowa. Angeline, born in 1858, died in 1924, married Joseph D. Keaser on March 2, 1876, in Henry County. George Struble married Jennie Smith. Nothing is known of Phoebe Struble. An infant daughter born to George and Jennie Struble is buried on the same plot as the grandparents.

George and Lucinda Lindley Struble came and settled in Henry County in 1842. Their children were born in these years: William, 1840; Permelia, 1842; Harrison, 1845, died at Somerset, Kentucky, and was listed as Cornelius II in the 1860 census; Seth, 1846; Mary, 1850; Phoebe, 1853; George, 1854; and Angeline in 1858.

A relative, Alfred Struble, married Sarah Knape at Ridgeville on December 23, 1848.

George Struble, Sr., father of the Henry County George, left Essex County, New Jersey in 1823, and moved to Trumbull County, Ohio with his wife and nine children.

George E. Struble, the third, was born on October 12, 1855, the youngest child of George and Lucinda Lindley Struble. He married Jennie Smith who was born in 1857. They had eight children. Alpha was born in 1878. Esther was born in 1879, Clarence was born in 1881, Melvin was born in 1883, Ted, Leland born in 1890, Winnie born March 31, 1891. Alpha is listed as Alpha Ols, Esther as Esther Flynn, and Winnie as Winnie Buttermore, husbands’ names not known.