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).