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Adam STEPHAN
Catharine STRAUB
Husband:  Adam STEFFEN / STEPHAN
Birth:  30 Sep 1847, Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN
Death:  14 Apr 1925, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
Disposition:  buried Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
Occupation:  barber
Father:  Johann / John Peter STEPHAN (1801-1878) — of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother:  Anna Margaretha Dorothea APPEL (1814-1880) — of Hesse-Darmstadt
Marriage:  16 Dec 1873, Jefferson Co., IN
Wife:  Catharina / Catharine "Kate" STRAUB
Birth:  Oct 1849, IN
Death:  10 Nov 1921, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
Disposition:  buried Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
Occupation:  homemaker
Religion:  Lutheran
Father:  George STRAUB
Mother:  Margaret WITGRAVER
Children — born in Madison, Jefferson Co., IN:
1.  Peter STEPHAN, b. 1875; d. 12 Feb 1888, "Walnut," Madison, Jefferson Co., IN; bur. Springdale Cem.
2.  George STEPHAN, b. 1879; d. 25 Jan 1897, North Walnut St., Madison, Jefferson Co., IN; bur. Springdale Cem.d
Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; FRG, Germany, DEU, Deutschland, Hessen-Darmstadt; USA, US, United States, Indiana

Sources:

1.   Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959 (online at familysearch.org):
Name Adam Stephen
Event Date 16 Dec 1873
Event Place Jefferson, Indiana
Registration Place Jefferson, Indiana
Marriage License Date 16 Dec 1873
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Catharine Straub
Spouse's Gender  Female
Officiator's Name Robert D Tombs
Page 61
GS Film Number 1310211

2.  1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Adam STEPHENS (æ 6, b. OH) is living in Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN (p. 9B), with his parents, Peter STEPHENS (æ 50, b. Hesse) & Margaret (æ 36, b. Hesse), plus siblings.  Can't find Catharine's family.

3.  1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Adam STEPHANS (æ 15, b. OH) is living in Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN (p. 319), with his parents, John P. STEPHANS (æ 60, b. OH) & Margaret (æ 45, b. OH), plus siblings.  Catharine STROP (æ 10, b. IN) is living in the City of Madison, Jefferson Co., IN, with her parents (q.v.).

4.  1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Adam STEPHEN (æ 21, b. OH) is living in Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN (p. 251A), with his parents, John STEPHEN (æ 70, b. Prussia) & Margeret (56, b. Prussia), plus siblings.  Can't find Catharine with certainty, but she is probably the Cathrine STRAUB with her parents in Madison City, with a significant enumerator error in her age (q.v.).

5.  1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 30):  North Side of High Street, City of Madison (Ward 1), Jefferson Co., IN, Roll 287, p. 106D, PN 8, SD 2, ED 122, enumerated 2 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 10 13 24 25 26
73 73 Steffen Adam W M 30     / Barber Indiana Germany Germany
    _______ Kate W F 27 Wife   / Keeping House " " "
    _______ Peter W M  5 Son /     " Ind Ind
    _______ George W M  3 Son /     " " "
    Straub Annie W F 21 Sister /   Boarder Ohio France Bavaria
If Kate and Annie are sisters, as they do appear to be, their parents should have the same birthplaces.

6.  1890 U.S. Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 30):  919 North Walnut Street, Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN, Roll 380 (Book 2), p. 106B, PN 14, SD 4, ED 89, enumerated 11 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 22 23 24 25 26 27
* 919 284 324 Stephan Adam Head W M 1850 50 M 28     Indiana Germany Germany Barber 0 Y Y Y O F H
      _______ Catherine Wife W F Oct 1854 45 M 28 2 0 Indiana Germany Germany     Y Y Y      
*North Walnut Street
Catharine's mother died in April this year at her home on North Walnut Street.  Is this the same house?

8.  1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 28):  Walnut [Street], Madison City (Ward 2), Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN, Roll T624_359 (Book 1), p. 96A, SN 10A, SD 4, ED 86, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1910:  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 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 28
223 249 Stephan Adam Head M W 61 M1 29     Ohio Ger-German Ger-German Eng Barber Own Shop OA Y Y O M H
    _______ Kate Wife F W 50 M1 29 2 0 Kentucky Un Un Eng none     Y Y      

9.  1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 26):  915 Walnut Street, Madison City (Ward 1), Madison Twp., Jefferson Co., IN, Roll T624_441 (Book 2), p. 86A, SN 9A, SD 4, ED 102, enumerated 12 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1920:  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 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
* 915 228 240 Stephen Adam Head O F M W 74 M Y Y Indiana Indiana   Indiana   Y Proprietor Barber shop W
      _______ Clara Wife         74 M Y Y Indiana Germany German Germany German Y none    
*Walnut Street

10.  Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):
Name Adam Stephan Catharina Straub Stephan Peter Steffin George Stephen
Birth Sep. 30, 1847, Indiana Oct., 1849, Indiana 1875
Madison,
Jefferson Co., IN
1879
Madison,
Jefferson Co., IN
Death Apr. 14, 1925
Jefferson Co., IN
Nov. 10, 1921
Madison,
Jefferson Co., IN
Feb. 12, 1888,
"Walnut,"
Madison,
Jefferson Co., IN
Jan. 25, 1897,
North Walnut St.,
Madison,
Jefferson Co., IN
Note   [has obituary] "Son of Adam and Kate" [record from death certificate]
Burial Springdale Cemetery
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Inscription ADAM STEPHAN
1848 — 1925


CATHARINA, HIS WIFE
1848 — 1921
   
Father John Peter Stephan George Straub    
Mother   Margaret Witgraver Straub    
Spouse Catharina Straub Stephan Adam Stephan    
Memorial # 73354589 73354613 100736405 133219749

11.  Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

12.  LDS.  Family Search:  Pedigree Resouce File (online at familysearch.org):  many files there containing this couple, none of which identify Catherine's parents.  All use spelling, STEPHAN.

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