Thomas BROWN & Rebecca STRAUB

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Thomas BROWN
Rebecca STRAUB

Husband: Thomas BROWN — probably originally German BRAÜN
Birth: 1814/5, PA
Occupation: boatman, laborer, farmer

Marriage:

Wife: Rebecca STRAUB
Birth: 3 Oct 1817, [Lower] Towamensing Twp., Northampton [now Carbon] Co., PA
Death: 10 Nov 1906
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Theobald / Dewald STRAUB
Mother: Margaretha BLOSS / BLOSE

Children — born in Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA:

1. Lafayette BROWN, b. 1837/8
2. Sarah BROWN, b. 1840
3. James BROWN, b. 1841/2
4. Amos BROWN, b. 1843/4
5. Isabella BROWN, b. 1845/6
6. Thomas BROWN, b. 1850
7. Mary J. BROWN, b. Jan 1851
8. Roger BROWN, b. 1853/4
9. Albert BROWN, b. 1855/6
10. Sabina BROWN, b. 1857/8

Others:

. Francis BRAÜN / BRAUN / BROWN, b. 1814/5, DEU
. Victor BROWN, b. 1866-68, PA

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; FRG, Germany, Deutschland; USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census: It appears our subject was enumerated twice, with the two enumerations not matching exactly. While this happens rarely, it is not the first time I've seen it happen, and I've seen worse discrepancies between the two enumerations (e.g., Christian STRAUB in 1850). I checked 1850 to see if there was another Thomas BROWN household that could account for the second one here, and I found none. What most clearly unites these records is the subject's occupation, which is very rare.

2a. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1-2 of 22; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840 PA Northampton [now Carbon] Co. Towamensing Twp. Roll 479 pp. 248B-249A Ln. 12 Thos Brown 100 010 - 100 010 0000010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Lafayette (b. 1837/8)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Thomas (b. 1814/5)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Sarah (b. 1840)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Rebecca (b. 1817)

1 person employed in navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers

Listed next to Rebecca's married sister, Anna (STRAUB) BELFORD, whose husband is also listed as a navigator of inland waters.

2a. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 22; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 PA Northampton [now Carbon] Co. Towamensing Twp. Roll 479 pp. 256B-275A Ln. 24 Thos Brown 100 010 - 000 010 0000010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Lafayette (b. 1837/8)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Thomas (b. 1814/5)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Rebecca (b. 1817)

1 person employed in navigation of canals, lakes, and river

Listed three lines above Andrew OHLEWEIN.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27 of 29): Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, Roll M432_762, p. 292A, 173/182, enumerated 27 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Thomas Brown 35 M Lab 900 Penna

Rebecca 28 F "

LaFayette 12 M "

Sarah 10 F "

James 8 M "

Amos 6 M "

Isabella 4 F "

Francis Brown 35 M Lab Germany

Listed three households from Daniel STROUP, who is three households from Daniel BLOSE, who is two households from Jacob BLOSE, who is next to Benjamin BLOSE, who is next to Peter BLOSE.

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 36): Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, Roll M653_1089, p. 58, PN 307, 2287/109, enumerated 27 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Thom Brown 45 M Farmer 1200 300 Pa

Rebecca 40 F "

Lafayette 22 M "

James 16 M "

Amos 14 M "

Isabella 12 F "

Thomas 10 M "

Mary 8 F "

Roger 6 M "

Albert 4 M "

Sabina 2 F "

Listed next to William BLOSS, who is listed three households from Rebecca's nephew, Daniel STRAUB, who is next to her nephew, John STRAUB, who is next to her brother, David STRAUB; and, in the other direction, listed next to Benjamin BLOSS, who is two households from Jacob BLOSS, who is next to William BLOSS, whos is next to widow Maria BLOSS.

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 39): Parry Ville [Parryville] P.O., Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, Roll M593_1320, p. 147A, PN 5, 29/33, enumerated 29 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Brown Thomas 55 M W Works on RR 1000 250 Penna

_____ Rebecca 51 F W Keeping House "

_____ Thomas 20 M W Works in Furnace "

_____ Mary 18 F W "

_____ Richard 15 M W "

_____ Albert 13 M W "

_____ Sabina 11 F W "

_____ Victor 3 M W "

Given Rebecca's age, it's unlikely she's Victor's mother. Listed four households from Reuben BLOSS, who is five households from Daniel STROUB, who is next to John STROUB.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 38): Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, Roll T9_1108, p. 468B, PN 6, SD 4, ED 121, enumerated 3 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 23 24 25 26

41 43 Brown Rebecca W F 62 W Keeping House / Pa Pa Pa

" Roger W M 26 Son / Watchman on R.R. Pa Pa Pa

_____ Albert W M 23 Son / Laborer on R.R. Pa Pa Pa

_____ Sabina W F 21 Dau / Pa Pa Pa

Victor BROWN (æ 15, b. PA) is listed two household away with the HORLACHER family.

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 32): Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, Roll T623_1390, p. 245B, SN 12, SD 3, ED 11, enumerated 22 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

234 235 Beer Martin Head W M Feb 1856 44 M 15 PA PA PA Laborer (Zinc Co) 2 N N Y O M F 20

____ Mary J Wife W F Jan 1851 49 M 15 7 6 PA PA PA N N Y

[Martin & Mary's children]

Brown Rebecca M in law W F Oct 1821 78 Wd 12 9 PA PA PA N N N

Listed next to Peter BLOSE, who is next to David BLOSE, who is two households from Irwin J. STROUP.

9. Archives of the STRAUB-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

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