Nimrod Strickland

1807 - 1880  (72 years)

• Name	Nimrod Strickland
  Birth	27 Jun 1807	Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1880	West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I20698	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	William Strickland,   b. 1 Jan 1769, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Mar 1847, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Brenholtz,   b. 14 Jun 1770, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 May 1824, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F6958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nimrod served as Recorder of Deeds from 1830-1833, Register of Wills from 1832-1836, clerk in the Treasury Department of the US, Associate Judge in Chester County PA from 1848-1851, Canal Commissioner, Warden of Eastern Penitentiary from 1854-1855, editor of American Republican, and co-editor of Pennsylvanian with Dr. Morwitz. He was a member of the Baptist church and Odd Fellows. He married Margaret McCullough in 1837. Nimrod is mentioned in papers held by the Cecil County, Maryland Historical Society; the following information is recorded: Nimrod was born in Vincent Township; he married Margaret on August 31, 1837. He was the warden of Eastern Penitentiary from 1854-1855. He found those duties distasteful and resigned. He also held other positions such as Justice of the Peace, Bank Appraiser, Jury Commissioner and Prison Inspector.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132887999/nimrod-strickland.