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CHARLES E. STRONG, of Huntington, a well-known farmer and a manufacturer of whetstones, was born in that town October 6, 1853, son of Hopkins and Roxana (Knowlton) Strong. Mr. Strong’s father was a lifelong agriculturist and a highly respected citizen of Huntington. He was a Congregationalist in his religious belief, and united with the church. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party. He died at the age of sixty-six years. His wife became the mother of two children: Charles E., the subject of this sketch; and Samuel, who died at the age of seventeen.

Charles E. Strong was educated in the schools of Huntington, and was reared to an agricultural life. He resided with his parents and assisted in carrying on the farm, which he took charge of after his father’s death. He subsequently engaged in the butchering business, and in 1877 moved to his present farm, which he purchased two years later. The property consists of four hundred acres of land, which he devotes to general farming and stockraising. An additional source of income on it is a fine trout stream, which is now leased to a Springfield club. Mr. Strong is also extensively engaged in manufacturing scythe-stones. He owns the quarry from which he gets the stone, and he ships his products to different parts of the country. He has always voted with the Republican party, and has served as Highway Surveyor for several years.

On September 5, 1880, Mr. Strong was united in marriage to Mary D. Brown. She was born in Huntington, June 15, 1862, daughter of Aaron Brown, a prosperous farmer of Huntington, and Fanny (Leonard) Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Strong are the parents of three children, namely: Grover C., who was born March 9, 1886; Currier Edward, born March 15, 1891; and Gladys Mary, born January 19, 1895.