Jason W. Strevell
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Strevell was heavily involved in the incorporation of Pontiac in 1856 and was one of the five first trustees of the village. He was selected to spearhead the selection of land for the first town cemetery. | Strevell was heavily involved in the incorporation of Pontiac in 1856 and was one of the five first trustees of the village. He was selected to spearhead the selection of land for the first town cemetery. | ||
| − | On 15 August, 1858, Jason was married to Miss Elizabeth Kelley, daughter of Dr. John Kelly, a physician and surgeon of Lake City, Minnesota. Since her son is referred to as "Charles Nettleton", it is presumed that she was married to a Nettleton, possibly Z. N. Nettleton, a founding father of Pontiac, also one of the five first trustees in 1857. | + | On 15 August, 1858, Jason was married to Miss Elizabeth Butler Kelley, daughter of Dr. John Kelly, a physician and surgeon of Lake City, Minnesota. Since her son is referred to as "Charles Nettleton", it is presumed that she was married to a Nettleton, possibly Z. N. Nettleton, a founding father of Pontiac, also one of the five first trustees in 1857. |
After being spared by a tornado in May, a strong tornado swept through Pontiac at 4:45 o'clock on the afternoon of [[November 26, 1859]]from the southwest. The roofs of J. W. Strevell's hardware store and four other businesses were blown off. The roof of the court-house, cupalo and gable end were blown down. The two-story Sinsel house was torn to splinters, burying two women and a child, but none was seriously injured. Several other houses were either blown to pieces or were blown from their foundations and turned around. Barns all over the village were demolished. | After being spared by a tornado in May, a strong tornado swept through Pontiac at 4:45 o'clock on the afternoon of [[November 26, 1859]]from the southwest. The roofs of J. W. Strevell's hardware store and four other businesses were blown off. The roof of the court-house, cupalo and gable end were blown down. The two-story Sinsel house was torn to splinters, burying two women and a child, but none was seriously injured. Several other houses were either blown to pieces or were blown from their foundations and turned around. Barns all over the village were demolished. | ||
