Fillmore County, Nebraska

(Last Updated 07/11/2004 )

Welcome to Strang!

Description:

Strang, Nebraska is located in Belle Prairie Township, which is located in the southeastern part of Fillmore County at the junctions of Highways 74 and 81.  Strang is the largest town in this township and was incorporated in 1886.  When Strang was a young town there was a hotel, two grain elevators, a train depot, a United Brethren Church, a Methodist Church, a Congregational Church and schoolhouse.  Other businesses were:  two doctors, dentist, drug store, photographer, lumberyard, coal dealer, three grocery stores, dry-goods store, two millinery shops, butcher shop, newspaper, printing business, hardware store, furniture and undertaker, wagon and harness shop, blacksmith shop, livery stable, feed mill, and a saloon.

The first schoolhouse was built in 1872 on the NW 1/4Section 8 Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, NE.

Photo of Strang in 1910 - provided by Jerry Brown who received it from his Aunt Mary Anna Elizabeth Brown Laflen.

Photo of bikers in Strang some time in the 1890s.  The photo is from the collection of Clara Crawford and was graciously provided by Frank Ginnett.

Photo of a calamity in Strang some time in the 1890s.  It appears the windmill collapsed.  The photo is from the collection of Clara Crawford and was graciously provided by Frank Ginnett.

Residents living in or near Strang:

Some of the early residents were:

• J. A. Ashbrook

• Mr. and Mrs. Elon G. Beers

• J. H. Bell

• William Bell

• J. Bender

• J. H. Bridgwood

• Reverend R. G. Carter

• W. S. Crawford

• D. Cook

• L. Sanford Darling

• Jennie Deselms

• Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dunker

• Charles Dunker

• William G. & Elizabeth Gewacke nee Wernimont

• A. J. Hettinger

• Arthur Washington Holmes - photo contributed by Donna Palkowsky

• Merle C Holmes - photo contributed by Donna Palkowsky

• A. Koehler

• Dr. T. Leleanie

• Cyrus Macy

• M. L. Matson (1st resident of Strang)

• George & Rachel Matson nee Pumphrey

• Montcure Robinson & Harriet McReynolds nee Lytell

• W. J. Mosier -1st residence

• F. M. Rathburn

• A. L. Scott

• W. A. Simms

• John Stabenow

• Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Winchester Stowell

• Mr. Uoher

• Mr. and Mrs. George Vodra

• Julian H. Ward

• T. J. Whitzel

Later Residents:

• Alfred Archer

• N. N. Brown

• Earl Christiancy

• Walter Christiancy

• Clarence Bumgarner

• John Bell

• Arthur John and Rhoda Ellen Brown nee Wheeler-owners of A J Brown Meat Market (according to the photo contributor's grandmother, the A. L. Brown in the sign on the storefront was a mistake, it should read A. J. Brown)

• Paul Conners

• Leon Crawford

• D.D. Cole

• Lou Domeier

• Bob Dondlinger

• Norman Dunker

• Roy Dunker

• Keith Eich

• Keith Endorf

• Herman Everts

• Rev. F. W. Gardner

• F. J. Grone

• Dr. J. C. Hickman

• Glen and LaVerda Hintz nee Finke

• Laverle Hopken

• Jim Hurley

• L. R. King

• E. R. King

• Fred Kuch

• Nathaniel Kuhns

• J. H. Lenhard

• Tiny Luttman

• Dean Messman

• Elmer Messman

• Leon Messman

• Lowell Messman

• Vernon Messman

• Winnie Messman

• Oscar Miller

• Ed Mitchell

• Lloyd Monroe

• Gerald Ough

• A. C. Posson

• G. W. Powell

• J. E. Rakestraw

• Henry and Louise Rippe nee Hintz

• Warren Rochole

• Isaac Theobald

• T. H. Tonkinson

• E. E. Wheeler

• Ora Wells

• W. J. Wells

Photo on Main Street in Strang 

May 2001

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