The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 742 

RICHARD STROBACH.

Richard Strobach, registrar of the United States land office at Yakima, was born
in Vienna, Austria, on the 23d of September, 1860, a son of Paul and Rosalie
Strobach. The father came to the united States early in the '60s as a war
correspondent for German papers and after studying the situation he responded to
the call of the Union for aid and enlisted in defense of the Stars and Stripes.
He had been in this country for only a brief period when he sent for his family.
Later they located in Montgomery, Alabama, where the father was engaged in
various lines of business. He became a prominent leader in politics in that
section and filled the office of United States marshal for the middle and
southern district of said state. In 1884 he removed with his family to the
northwest, settling in Spokane, Washington, where he remained until called to
his final rest, his death occurring about 1911. In the meantime he had engaged
extensively in real estate operations, becoming one of the prominent
representatives of real estate dealing in that city.

Richard Strobach acquired a private school education in Montgomery, Alabama, and
starting out for himself, secured a position in the United States land office.
Later he filled the position of United States deputy marshal under his father
and in the spring of 1885 he arrived in North Yakima. where he occupied the
position of deputy clerk of the district court for two years. Becoming
interested in the northwest and its opportunities, he bought land and later he
became a partner of George Goodwin in the real estate and loan business.
Throughout the period of his residence in this section of the country he has
been engaged in farming and his investments show his faith in the future of the
district. He was made registrar of the United States land office on the 29th of
May, 1913, and has since occupied that position.

On the 9th of September, 1885, Mr. Strobach was married to Miss Nettie
Belliveaux, of Mobile, Alabama, and their living children are three in number:
Rosalie, Nettina and Portia. 

Mr. Strobach has membership in the camp of the Ancient Order of United Workmen,
also with the Woodmen, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks and other orders. He belongs to the Commercial Club
and cooperates heartily in all of the projects instituted for the upbuilding of
the city, and in politics is a democrat. His aid and influence are always given
to promote the material, intellectual, social and moral progress of the district
in which he makes his home.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.