Andrew J. Strate, of the Third District, was born in Pennsylvania March 23, 1852. His father; Daniel Strate, was born in New Jersey in 1806, and married to Miss Betsey Pelzer, of New York, in 1830; to them nine children were born, our subject being the youngest. In 1858 Daniel Strate moved to Pennsylvania, engaged in manufacturing until 1860 when he went to southern Ohio and resumed his manufacturing near Portsmouth. Mr. Strate after receiving a liberal education in Ohio, entered into the furnace business with his father until 1867. During the next few years he traveled extensively, visiting California, Oregon, Washington Territory, Missouri, Alabama, Kentucky, etc., and finally settled in Decatur County as a farmer. In 1875 he married Miss Ellen Shelton, of Ohio; to this union one child was born, John. Mr. Strate is a Democrat, a popular and respected gentleman.

Source: Goodspeed 1886