Background
Between 1870 and 1940, J.L. Stratton and family lived in Ottawa (Kan.),
while A.M. Stratton and family farmed in Veronia, Columbia County, Carlton,
Yamhill County (Ore.) and Oakland (Calif.). The Oregon towns were established
in approximately 1875. A detailed history of Veronia can be found in the
Portland Journal (3/29/31). A history of Columbia County by Adolph Chapples was
published in the Commonwealth Review (11/38).