1a.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

John FRIEND Spouse: Caroline E. STORY Marriage: 27 Oct 1867, Adair, Missouri Source: Marriage Records, 1841-1943; Marriage Index, 1881-1918. Adair County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds.

1b.  Marriage Record from John Friend's Civil War Pension File (as given by Matthew Friend in a file online at WorldConnect):

STATE OF NEBRASKA Hall County } ss. The people of the State of Nebraska: To any person legally authorized to solemnize marriages, Greeting: You are hereby authorized to join in the holy bonds of matrimony, and to celebrate within said County the rites and ceremonies of marriage between Mr. John Friend and Miss Ida Straub. The father's name of said John Friend is N. Friend and the maiden name of his mother Naomi Erwin and the father's name of the said Ida Straub is George Straub and the maiden name of her mother A. Beightol.  The said J. Friend resides in the County of Hall and State of Nebraska is aged 35 years, was born in Indiana and is a white person.  The said Ida Straub resides in the County of Hall and State of Nebraska is aged 17 years, was born in Pennsylvania and is also a white person. And these presents shall be your good and sufficient warrent, and you are required to return this license to me within three months from the celebration of such marriage, with a certificate of the same appended thereto, signed by you, under the penalty of five hundred dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court of said County of Hall this 1st day of August A.D. 1880. (SEAL) T.O.C. Harrison County Judge STATE OF NEBRASKA Hall County } ss. Be it remembered that at John Leckenby in said County of Hall on the First day of August, 1880, Mr. John Friend and Miss Ida Straub named in the foregoing license, were legally united in marriage by me in the presence of Mr. James West residing in the County of Hall and State of Nebraska and Etta West residing in the County of Hall and State of Nebraska. Witness my hand this 1st day of August A. D. 1880 John Leckenby J.P.

2.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 3):  Willmathsville P.O., Township 64, Range 13, Adair Co., MO, Roll 755, p. 80B, PN 2, 18/18, enumerated 14 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):--

Friend John	29	M	W	Farmer		300	Indiana
"   Caroline	20	F	W	Keeping house			New York

Listed six households below John's mother, Widow Naomi FRIEND.

3a.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 37):  Grand Island Precinct, T11_.R9_, Hall Co., NE, p. 212D, PN 8, SD 2, ED 133, enumerated 19 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).

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Parks, Sidney

W

M

28

/

Cattle-Dealer

PA

PA

PA

_____, Sarah

W

F

23

Wife

/

keeping house

ME

ME

ME

Sparin, Albin

W

M

51

father in law

/

at home

ME

ME

ME

______, Harriet

W

F

41

mother in law

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at home

ME

ME

ME

Friend, John

W

M

34

Boarder

/

Boarder

IN

IN

IN

3b.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 35):  Fifth Street, Grand Island, [Washington Pct.,] Hall Co., NE, Roll T9_749, p. 201A, PN 21, SD 2, ED 132, enumerated 11 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).

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*

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West J A

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works on R R

MI

MI

MI

____ A E

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F

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Wife

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keeping house

PA

PA

PA

____ Viola

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F

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Dau

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at home

NE

MI

PA

____ Floyd

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M

8/12

Sep

Son

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at home

NE

MI

PA

Straub Ida

W

F

16

sister in law

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at home

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PA

PA

PA

*Fifth Street

A.E. is Ida's sister, Amelia Etta (STRAUB) WEST.

4.  Index/Extraction of the 1885 State Census of Nebraska (online at Ancestry.com):  Centre, Hall, Nebraska, E.D., 359, p. 4, enumerated 5 Jun 1885:•

Name	Race	Age	Birth Place
John Friend	W	38	Indiana
Ida Friend	W	21	Pennsylvania
Laura Friend	W	4	Nebraska
John Friend	W	2	Nebraska
Mand Friend	W	1	Nebraska

Entries are name-by-name, so you don't really know where one household ends and the next begins.

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 census was destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 14):  Center Twp., Hall Co., NE, Roll T623_928 (Book 2), p. 163B, SN 6B, SD 5, ED 78, enumerated 12+13 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).

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Friend John

Head

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M

Feb 1846

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M

19

IN

IN

IN

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

R

F

107

______ Ida

Wife

W

F

Jan 1864

36

M

19

11

8

PA

PA

PA

Y

Y

Y

______ Frank

Son

W

M

Dec 1882

17

S

NE

IN

PA

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

R

F

108

______ Floyd

Son

W

M

Nov 1885

24

S

NE

IN

PA

at school

6

Y

Y

Y

______ George

Son

W

M

Dec 1888

11

S

NE

IN

PA

at school

7

Y

Y

Y

______ Joseph

Son

W

M

Feb 1891

9

S

NE

IN

PA

at school

8

Y

Y

Y

______ Wilbur

Son

W

M

Oct 1892

7

S

NE

IN

PA

at school

8

Y

Y

Y

______ Bell

Dau

W

F

Feb 1897

3

S

NE

IN

PA

N

N

Y

______ May

Dau

W

F

Nov 1898

1

S

NE

IN

PA

N

N

N

6.  1910

7.  1920

8.  1930

9.  Archives of the STRAUB-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

10.  Messages posted to the Straub Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

11.  Messages posted to the STRAUB Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com).

12.  Emails from Matthew F. Friend.  Says John was born on 27 Feb 1841 and Ida on 2 Jan 1862.  These appear to be tombstone readings, which may explain the discrepancy with the census.