, ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁married , ▁Mary ▁Elli ott ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 9 1 4 ) ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁County ▁who ▁bore ▁sons ▁David ▁Hunter ▁St ro ther ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 1 ) ▁and ▁John ▁St ro ther ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 2 3 ). ▁As ▁many ▁as ▁six ▁of ▁his ▁children ▁may ▁have ▁died ▁young , ▁per ▁tomb st ones . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁After ▁a ▁some ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Mart ins burg ▁a cademy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁father ' s ▁tut el age , ▁David ▁St ro ther ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ▁to ▁study ▁drawing ▁under ▁Pietro ▁An c ora ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁robust ▁enough ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point . ▁St ro ther ▁also ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁( 1 8 3 2 ) ▁at ▁Jefferson ▁College ▁in ▁Can ons burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁After ▁des ult ory ▁studies ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁medicine , ▁and ▁a ▁continued ▁in ability ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁now ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁political ▁cl out ▁in ▁the ▁Jackson ian ▁era , ▁St ro ther ▁and ▁friend ▁John ▁R anson ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁took ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - mile ▁round ▁trip ▁hi