Ancestry of
Emily Strayer

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Walter Leroy Erwin

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• • Great-grandfather of Emily Strayer — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • Silas Leroy Erwin 
  • Mother:
  • Mary E. Camp   
  • Birth Date:
  • 11 Sep 1887 
  • Birth Location:
  • Connecticut 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 11 Feb 1920 
  • Death Location:
  • New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Center Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Julia E. Richmond
  • Marriage Date:
  • 16 Oct 1912 
  • Marriage Location:
  • New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut 
  • Child:

  Robert Richmond Erwin (Ahnentafel No:4 )

• Sources for Walter Leroy Erwin

  • ¹ Connecticut, U.S., Death Index, 1917-2017, Death record for Walter Erwin.
  • ² Connecticut, U.S., Marriage and Civil Union Index, 1897-2017, Marriage record for Walter Erwin and Julia Richmond.
  • ³ Federal Census, CT, Litchfield County, 1900, New Milford, E.D. 244, Sheet 5B, Image 10 of 52.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/10/2025).
  • ⁵ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for son Robert Richmond Erwin.
  • ⁶ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for Walter Leroy Erwin.

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