Myrtle A. Strickler
b. Jul 27, 1881, d. May 18, 1961
| Father | Samuel Jay Strickler1,2,3 b. Jun 24, 1851, d. May 30, 1943 |
| Mother | Sarah Allen1,4,2,3 b. Aug 21, 1856, d. Jul 17, 1934 |
Myrtle was born in IL on Jul 27, 1881.4,5,6,7
Myrtle A. Strickler was listed as a resident in Samuel Jay Strickler's household in the census report in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 18, 1885.8
Myrtle A. Strickler attended Kansas Wesleyan circa 1900 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.5
Myrtle A. Strickler attended Frances Shimer Academy circa 1901.5
Madeline, Florence, Myrtle, Samuel and Sarah was listed in a directory in 249 S. 5th, Salina, Saline Co, KS, in 1904. Phone 144.9,10
The Salina Stricklers visited the California Stricklers and they went to the beach.
Myrtle A. Strickler was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jay Strickler's household on the 1920 Census in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA.6
Myrtle and Madeline, Samuel Jay Strickler and Sarah Allen's child, resided with Samuel and Sarah in 1215 Arapahoe Street, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA, on Jan 3, 1920.2,6
Madeline and Myrtle, Samuel Jay Strickler's child, resided with Samuel in 3945 S. Harvard, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA, in 1942.1,5
Sarah Olsen writes: "I meet Madeleine and Myrtle, in the 50's. They were unbelievable small. I remember marveling about that. The story I heard on them, was that Samuel Strickler was so worried that when he was gone, that someone would cheat his daughters out of his money. So he set up a lease on a business building he owned in LA on a 99 year lease for their income and stipulated that their home was never to be sold. If it was sold, the money would go to charity. The lease was set up during the depression, and bought a good sum of money then. Unfortunately, by the 1960's it wasn't much to live on. The house was beautiful and in a wealthy part of LA, unfortunately it changed over the years, and when we went to visit them, the neighbor was entirely black. They said it was fine then, but during the change from white to black there had been lots of problems."11
She resided in Trinity Co, CA, in 1961.4
Myrtle died on May 18, 1961 at age 79.12,4
Madeline, Ben, and Myrtle Strickler
Photo courtesy Sarah Olsen
Photo courtesy Sarah Olsen
Myrtle A. Strickler was listed as a resident in Samuel Jay Strickler's household in the census report in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 18, 1885.8
Madeline, Myrtle, Florence and Ben Strickler
Photo courtesy of Sarah Olsen
Photo courtesy of Sarah Olsen
Myrtle A. Strickler attended Kansas Wesleyan circa 1900 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.5
Myrtle A. Strickler attended Frances Shimer Academy circa 1901.5
Madeline, Florence, Myrtle, Samuel and Sarah was listed in a directory in 249 S. 5th, Salina, Saline Co, KS, in 1904. Phone 144.9,10
The Salina Stricklers visited the California Stricklers and they went to the beach.
Myrtle A. Strickler was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jay Strickler's household on the 1920 Census in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA.6
Myrtle and Madeline, Samuel Jay Strickler and Sarah Allen's child, resided with Samuel and Sarah in 1215 Arapahoe Street, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA, on Jan 3, 1920.2,6
Strickler Family in California
The original of this picture is very small and blurry, so this is as good as it gets. I think the woman and man on the stools are Sadie and Samuel Strickler. I'm told Madeline and Myrtle were small women, so they may be the two standing behind Sadie and Samuel.
On the back, the picture has a stamp from a Los Angeles photo developer service with the date July 31, 1933.
The original of this picture is very small and blurry, so this is as good as it gets. I think the woman and man on the stools are Sadie and Samuel Strickler. I'm told Madeline and Myrtle were small women, so they may be the two standing behind Sadie and Samuel.
On the back, the picture has a stamp from a Los Angeles photo developer service with the date July 31, 1933.
Madeline and Myrtle, Samuel Jay Strickler's child, resided with Samuel in 3945 S. Harvard, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA, in 1942.1,5
Sarah Olsen writes: "I meet Madeleine and Myrtle, in the 50's. They were unbelievable small. I remember marveling about that. The story I heard on them, was that Samuel Strickler was so worried that when he was gone, that someone would cheat his daughters out of his money. So he set up a lease on a business building he owned in LA on a 99 year lease for their income and stipulated that their home was never to be sold. If it was sold, the money would go to charity. The lease was set up during the depression, and bought a good sum of money then. Unfortunately, by the 1960's it wasn't much to live on. The house was beautiful and in a wealthy part of LA, unfortunately it changed over the years, and when we went to visit them, the neighbor was entirely black. They said it was fine then, but during the change from white to black there had been lots of problems."11
She resided in Trinity Co, CA, in 1961.4
Myrtle died on May 18, 1961 at age 79.12,4
Citations
- [S100] A.H., Strickler, J.S., Strickler, A.N., & Strickler, M.E. Strickler, Stricklers of Pennsylvania.
- [S468] 1920 U. S. Census, unknown cd2, California, Los Angeles County.
- [S1166] 1930 U. S. Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, ED 279, sheet 8A, line 37, 3945 Harvard Boulevard, dwelling 101, family 146, California, Los Angeles County.
- [S433] Death Record, Strickler, Myrtle.
- [S100] A.H., Strickler, J.S., Strickler, A.N., & Strickler, M.E. Strickler, Stricklers of Pennsylvania, p. 153.
- [S468] 1920 U. S. Census, unknown cd2, California, Los Angeles County.
- [S1166] 1930 U. S. Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, ED 279, sheet 8A, line 37, 3945 Harvard Boulevard, dwelling 101, family 146, California, Los Angeles County, This census says she was 21!
- [S10] 1885, Kansas Census -- Strickler.
- [S87] City Directory, Salina 1904-5.
- [S87] City Directory, Salina 1904-5 , p. 108.
- [S1299] Sarah Olsen, "Re: one more," e-mail to Julia Langel, May 27, 2003, Re: one more.
- [S50] Obituary, Strickler, Benjamin.