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Personal data Christian Reiff Strite 

  • He was born on February 23, 1864.
  • He died on January 3, 1928, he was 63 years old.
  • He is buried in Reiff Mennonite Church Cemetery, Cearfoss, Washington Co., Maryland.
  • This information was last updated on June 2, 2015.

Household of Christian Reiff Strite

He had a relationship with Ella Virginia Binkley.


Child(ren):

  1. Florence Strite  1886-1963 
  2. Edgar I . Strite  1891-1974


Notes about Christian Reiff Strite

Obituary: Strite.-Pre. C.R. Strite was born Feb. 23, 1864, near Maugansville, Md., where he spent all his life. He was a son of the late John and Magdaline Strite. On Dec. 18, 1884, he married Ellen Binkley, to which union were born one son and one daughter. On June 7, 1897, he was called as a minister to the Mennonite Church at Reiffs, which he served with much interest, "watching thereunto with all perseverance" for 30 years, when but a short while before his death He and his companion moved to the home of their son where he passed to his eternal reward on Jan. 5, 1928, from cancer of the liver; aged 63 y. 10 m. 13 d. He also served as chairman of the Washington Co., Md., and Franklin Co., Pa., Mission Board from the beginning of its organization until a few months ago when owing to physical disability he resigned. Notwithstanding his failing health his very last strength was used in preaching the Gospel. The Church in this Conference has lost one of its staunch leaders which will be felt for years to come. The touch of his support was felt by all defenders of the old-fashioned Faith who knew him in other conferences also. Besides his wife he is survived by his son (Edgar) and daughter (Mrs. Jacob Grove), one brother, and seven grandchildren. The large assembly at his funeral was a silent testimony of the extent of his influence. Services were conducted by the following brethren: M.K. Horst, J.F. Grove, John D. Risser and Denton Martin. Texts, Phil. 1:21; Psa. 132:14; II Tim. 4:7. Interment in the Reiffs Cemetery.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Christian Reiff Strite

Christian Reiff Strite
1864-1928


Ella Virginia Binkley
1859-1938

Florence Strite
1886-1963
Edgar I . Strite
1891-1974

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Birthday February 23, 1864

  • The temperature on February 23, 1864 was about 3.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
    • May 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church: In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory.
    • May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
    • June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
    • July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
    • October 9 » American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.

Day of death January 3, 1928

  • The temperature on January 3, 1928 was between -3.7 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
    • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
    • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
    • June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
    • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
    • October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.


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