William Stroud was born on July 24th, 1839. William Stroud's father was William VanGilder and his mother was Mary Huffman. He was an only child. He died at the age of 55 on January 28th, 1895.
‌William Stroud and Matilda were married in a religious ceremony on November 10th, 1868. They had a son and a daughter, named William Augustus and Arbana Jane.