1a.  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Stroub, Jacob

Waterworth, Mary A

12/06/1868

00003281

Grundy

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

Jacob STRAUB Birth: 21 May 1852, Columbia, Monroe, Illinois Marriage: 04 Nov 1869, Grundy, Illinois Wife: Mary Ann or Polly WATERWORTH Birth: 30 Oct 1853, Yorkshire, England Father: Thomas WATERWORTH; Mother: Sarah DYSON

1c.  Island County Marriages (online at the Island County WAGenWeb site):

1887... KINETH, John H. and STRAUB, Sabina... 1891... RINGHOUSE, Frank and STRAUB, Minnie... 1897... SILL, Lawrence and STRAUB, Mabel... 1907... DAVIES, Robert Leslie and STRAUB, Bertha... HARRINGTON, Pearl A. and STRAUB, Ada...

RINGHOUSE, Frank E. STRAUB, Winnie Sep. 14, 1891

2.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #5 of 56):  DeKalb P.O., DeKalb, [DeKalb Twp.,] DeKalb Co., IL, Roll 215 (Book 1), p. 382A, PN 5, enumerated 17 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1870:  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
36	36	Strub Jacob	22	M	W	Blacksmith	250	200	Canada	/	/
		_____ Mary A	17	F	W	Keeping House			England	/	/

Also in DeKalb Co. (Malta Twp.):  "Lottie" STROUB (b. 1849/50, Canada) and "Jennie" STRUB (b. 1853/4, Canada), who are almost certainly Jacob's sisters.  No parents evident, sadly. 

3.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 24):  Norton Precinct, Norton Co., KS, Roll 391 (Book 1), p. 371B, PN 6, SD 3, ED 201, 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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Straub Jacob

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Blacksmith

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Can

Can

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______ Mary

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26

Wife

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Keeping House

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Eng

Eng

______ Savina

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F

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Dau

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at Home

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Eng

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Dau

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Eng

______ Mable

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Eng

Living next door to Mary's parents, Thomas & Sarah WATERWORTH (both born in England, with children born in Canada and Illinois).

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #9 of 10):  Coupeville Precinct, Island Co., WA, Roll 1743 (Book 1), p. 102A, SN 5, SD 1, ED 47, enumerated 13 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).

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Straub Jacob J

Head

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April 1848

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30

Can Eng

Can Eng

Can Eng

1864

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Blacksmith

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______ Mary

Wife

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Oct 1863

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______ John J

Son

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Nov 1880

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Blacksmith

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______ Bertha

Dau

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Nov 1889

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WA

Can Eng

Eng

at School

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______ Charley

Son

W

M

Aug 1890

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S

WA

Can Eng

Eng

at School

9

Where is Ada?

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #2 of 24):  Coupeville Precinct, Coupeville Town, Island Co., WA, Roll 1656 (Book 2), p. 25B, SN 1B, SD 1, ED 3, enumerated 15 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	21	22	23	24	26	27	28
23	23	Straub Jake	Head	M	W	63	M1	42			Can Eng	Can Ger	Eng Eng	Eng	Blacksmith	Own Shop	OA			Y	Y	O	F	H
		______ Mary Ann	Wife	F	W	56	M1	42	8	7	Eng Eng	Eng Eng	Eng Eng	Eng	None					Y	Y
		______ Charley	Son	M	W	20	S				WA	Can Eng	Eng Eng	Eng	Apprentice	Blacksmith	W	N	0	Y	Y

Listed next to our subjects' daughter, Ada (STRAUB) HARRINGTON (æ 26, b. WA), and her husband, Pearl A. HARRINGTON (æ 40, b. MI).

7.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 7):  Coupeville Town, Island Co., WA, p. 259A, SN 5A, SD 2, ED 24, 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).

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______ Charles W

Son

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W

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WA

Can

Eng

Eng

Eng

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Blacksmith

Blacksmith

W

8.  Bob Sand, Donna Sand, & Vera Auguston.  nd.  "Sunnyside Cemetery."  Bulletin of the Whatcom Genealogical Society, v. 16, n. 2 (online at the Island County WAGenWeb site):

Sec 3--28... Waterworth monument--Straub on back   Charles W. Straub, Wash Pfc US Army     WW I Aug 30, 1889 - Apr 8, 1951   Muriel 1895-1897   John Jacob Straub 1847-1928   Mary Ann Straub 1853-1925 Sec 3--27   Sabina Kineth 1870-1948   John H. Kineth 1864-1951... Sec 4 Block 4--10   Pearl Harrington 1867-1952   Ada S. Harrington 1884-1976

Charles was born in 1890; John Jacob was born in 1848.

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