Born on 1834 to Norman D. Stratton and Jane Osborn Stratton. William A. Stratton passed away on Nov 22, 1874, at the age of 40 and was buried in Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, Ohio, United States. William A. Stratton was married to Mary Ann Gray Stratton and had 3 children: Frankie A. Stratton, William E. Stratton, Emily J. "emma" Stratton Walton.