John and Regina arrived in New York form Germany and moved to Ontario
    George lived in Ontario
    Donald moved to Saskatchewan, married Tomina Brooks,
       and moved to British Columbia
    Maureta married Wayland Muffley and moved to Idaho
    
Frederick and Barbara Stricker  (brother of George)
John and Mabel Stricker  (son of Frederick and Barbara)

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The Exodus of Germans to America between 1847 and 1855 was the result of a combination of crop failures, the increases in the price of food, famine, political instability and the general decline in the standard of living of a predominantly rural population.  During this exodus, many Germans, especially those from southern Germany emigrated through the port of La Harve France rather than through the main German ports of Bremen or Hanover.

John Stricker was born in Bavaria Germany in October 1817 and grew to adulthood, married Regina Eva Keillor and began his family in this area. Before immigrating to America and as far as can be ascertained, this Stricker family were living in a small village called Lohr on a small river named Reine, a rural area near Nuremberg, in Bavaria Germany.

Early in April 1854, John Stricker, his wife Regina Eva (Keillor) Stricker and their six children: - Anna Rosanna, Eva Mary, Margarita, George Fredrick, Fredricka, and Catherine (two other sons, both named John, died at birth in Germany, one on 31 November 1851 and the other on 25 January 1853) sailed from La Harve in France on the sailing vessel Heidelberg.  After a five-week passage they landed in New York City on the 12 May 1854 with the intentions of settling in America.

Through some currency misunderstanding or lack of German Visas which was not uncommon at the time, there was a problem with Customs and Immigration at the New York port of entry, the Stricker family decided that they would venture on to start a new life in Canada. They journeyed up the Hudson River and Erie Canal systems to the Niagara Falls region, crossed in Canada and settled for a few years at Moyers Corners Ontario (now called Campden) in the township of Clinton, Lincoln county. At this time, mid 1800's, Lincoln and Haldiman Counties were probably suited to the young Stricker family because both were settled by Pennsylvania Dutch of the Mennonite faith who came to Canada circa 1800.  

Three more children were born to John & Regina Stricker after they settled in Campden:  George Dillman born 23 February 1855, Annie, born July 12th, 1857, and Anna Regina.