John STRAUB & Rebecca MARTZ & Sarah J. SHIPE

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John STRAUB
Rebecca MARTZ
Sarah J. SHIPE

Husband: John STRAUB / STROUP
Birth: 23 Feb 1829, PA
Death: 1898, Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA
Disposition: buried Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA
Occupation: locomotive engineer
Father: John STRAUB II
Mother: Christina HEIM

Marriage-1:
Residence in 1860: Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin Co., PA

Wife-1: Rebecca "Beckie" MARTZ
Birth: 1836/7, PA
Occupation: homemaker
Assumed Kin: Jane MARTZ, b. 1845/6, Pa
Father: William D. MARTZ
Mother: Harriet HOOVER

Marriage-2:
Residence in 1870: Sunbury, Upper Augusta Twp., Northumberland Co., PA
Residence in 1880: Tower City, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA

Wife-2: Sarah J. SHIPE
Birth: 1840/1, PA
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in PA

Children with Rebecca MARTZ — born in PA:

1. Charles STRAUB / STROUP, b. 1854/5
2. John Henry STRAUB / STROUP, b. Sep 1857
3. Samuel Edward STROUP, b. 1861/2
4. Harriet STRAUB / STROUP, b. 1864/5

Children with either Rebecca or Sarah — born in PA:

5. George W. STROUP, b. 1867/8
6. Frank W. STROUP, b. Aug 1869

Children with Sarah J. SHIPE — born in PA:

7. Arthur STROUP, b. 1872/3
8. Estella J. STROUP, b. 1874/5
9. Ralph E. STROUP, b. 1877/8

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Marriage Records:

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): I did a page-by-page search of Lower Mahantango Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, and did not find John. His mother is living there, as are all of John's siblings.

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 64): Lyken's Town P.O., Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, p. 757, PN 61, 457/476, enumerated 14 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Stroup 30 M Engineer 1000 250 Pa

Rebecca " 23 F "

Charles " 5 M "

Henry " 3 M "

Jane Martz 14 F Servant "

John Clinger 22 M Braksman "

I would take Jane MARTZ for Rebecca's sister, but Jane doesn't seem to fit in Rebecca's parents' household.

4a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 36): Sunbury P.O., Borough of Sunbury (East Ward), [Upper Augusta Twp.,] Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M593_1385, p. 473A, PN 17, 128/131, enumerated 14 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup John 42 M W Locomotive Engineer 1800 100 Penna

______ Sarah J 29 F W Keeping house Penna

______ Saml E 8 M W At home Penna

______ Geo W 2 M W " " Penna

______ Frank W ⁹/₁₂ M W Infant Penna

4b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 75): Berrysburg P.O., Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, Roll M593_1335, p. 746A, PN 19, 134/147, enumerated 5 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Martz William 58 M W Works in Car Shop 8000 1000 Penna

_____ Harriet 57 F W Keeping house "

_____ Alice 15 F W "

Straub Charles 15 M W Apprenticed to Machinist "

______ Harriet 5 F W "

William & Harriet (HOOVER) MARTZ are Rebecca (MARTZ) STROUP's parents. Listed next to Rebecca's married sister, Harriet (MARTZ) MATTER (see next source).

4c. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 75): Berrysburg P.O., Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, Roll M593_1335, p. 746A, PN 19, 135/148, enumerated 5 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Matter John L 30 M W Merchant Tailor 4000 3000 Penna

______ Harriet 26 F W Keeping house "

______ Jennie 1 F W "

Miller Daniel 20 M W Tailor "

Straub John H 12 M W Apprenticed to Tailor "

Harriet (MARTZ) MATTER is Rebecca (MARTZ) STROUP's sister.

5a. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 53): Tower City, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll T9-1193 (Book 1), p. 337D, PN 4, SD 3, ED 220, 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).

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23 29 Stroup John W M 51 / Engineer Pa Pa Pa

   "   Sarah W F 39 Wife / Keeping House Pa Pa Pa

   "   Edward W M 18 Son / Laboring in Coal Mine Pa Pa Pa

   "   Geo W W M 12 Son / picking slate / Pa Pa Pa

   "   Frank W M 10 Son / picking slate / Pa Pa Pa

   "   Arthur W M 7 Son / / Pa Pa Pa

   "   Estella J W F 5 Dau / Pa Pa Pa

   "   Ralph E W M 2 Son / Pa Pa Pa

5b. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 44): Lykens, Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T9_1124, p. 296B, PN 14, SD 3, ED 119, enumerated 7 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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127 126 Martz William W M 68 / Carpenter 12 Old Age PA PA PA

_____ Henrietta W F 68 Wife / Keeping house PA PA PA

Straub Hattie W F 16 Step-Dau / Helping at home PA PA PA

______ Henry W M 22 Step-Son / Tailor PA PA PA

Did William & Henrietta (HOOVER) MARTZ legally adopt their grandchildren? Or is the relationship un-official?

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

7. Family Group Sheet No. 16839 (Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, UT 84323-0368) compiled by Gregory Straub and dated 3 Sep 1983 (Broderbund CD-12).

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