Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 185.
 
AMOS STRONG

     A product of the west, Amos Strong was liberally endowed with the qualities
of energy and determination, which carried him to the goal of success. Of
independent
spirit, he preferred to make his own way in the world and became one of Salem's
foremost business men. He was born in this city in 1855 and represented one of
its honored pioneer families. His father, Elisha Strong, came to Oregon in 1851
in one of the old-time "prairie schooners" and established a tannery. As the
years passed the industry steadily expanded and he also became a prosperous
agriculturist, owning several farms, one of which is still retained by the
family. He was a Methodist and a man of strong religious convictions and
generous impulses. He established Willamette University and served for many
years on its board of regents. Mr. and Mrs. Strong were the parents of two
children and their daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Kinney, is a resident of Astoria. For
two terms she was a member of the state legislature and afterward became state
senator, serving for a term. She filled these offices hi a highly creditable
manner and is one of the brightest stars in Oregon's constellation of women.

     Amos Strong attended the public schools of the Capital city and continued
his studies in Willamette University. At the early age of fourteen he began his
independent career and his first venture was in conducting a candy store. Later
he opened a restaurant and for a number of years was engaged in the business,
maintaining one of the finest establishments of the kind in Salem. The service
was unexcelled and his patronage steadily increased. He next turned to mining,
becoming the owner of valuable properties in Mexico, and his demise occurred in
that country in 1900. He was forty-five years of age and at the height of his
usefulness.    
 
     Mr. Strong was married August 14, 1886, to Miss Ada Westacott, who was
educated in Sacred Heart Academy and remained at home until her marriage. To
this union was born a daughter, Ama Leone, who attended Willamette University,
Sacred Heart Academy, and Mrs. Hedd's Finishing School in Berkeley, California.
She is the wife of Frederic Thielsen and they are the parents of three children:
Henry Wesley, who is engaged in the insurance business; Nancy, a student of
music at the University of Oregon; and Frederick D.

     Mr. Strong's political views were in accord with the platform and
principles of the republican party. He possessed that high sense of honor which
constitutes the vital essence of the gentleman and his public spirit, genial
nature and unfailing courtesy made him a citizen beloved by all who knew him.
His widow occupies the home at No. 485 South Commercial street and is a liberal
contributor to civic and philanthropic projects, holding a high place in the
esteem of the residents of Salem.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2016 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.