Go to Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Diana, Goddess of the Hunt — for Ancestors!
 
Go to Every-Name Index
Every-Name Index
Nicholas STRAUB
Dorothea BABST
Husband:  Nicholas STRAUB
Birth:  1810, Bavaria [Germany]
Death (according to tombstone):  1888
Death (according to grandson's biography):  1893
Disposition:  buried St. Cecilia's RC Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY
Occupation:  farmer; owner of Straub's Hotel in Sheldon
Religion:  Roman Catholic
BrotherAugustus Bernard "Barney" STRAUB
Marriage:
Migration:  1835/38, Bavaria to Florida
Wife:  Dorothea / Dorothy "Dora / Dortha" BABST / PABST
Birth:  2 Feb 1816, Bavaria [Germany]
Death:  2 Apr 1909
Disposition:  buried St. Cecilia's RC Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY
Occupation:  homemaker
Religion:  Roman Catholic
Parents:  born in Bavaria [Germany]
Children:
— born in Appalachicola, Florida Territory [now Franklin Co., FL]:
1.  Augustus B. STRAUB, b. Nov 1839 — settled in Pennsylvania

— born in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY:
2.  Francis "Frank" STRAUB, b. 13 Jan 1842 
3.  Margaret / Margarette STRAUB, b. 1842/3; d. 1862
4.  Maria  / Mary STRAUB, b. 1845/6; d. 1871; m. John GRIMM — can't find in 1870 census, and I really looked
5.  Louisa "Lucy" STRAUB, b. 1847/8; d.s.p. 26 Jun 1855 (æ 7); bur. St. Cecilia's Cem.
6.  Sophia STRAUB, b. 1850/1
7.  John STRAUB, b. 1852/3; d.s.p. 9 Oct 1872 (æ 19); bur. St. Cecilia's Cem.
8.  Elias? Eliud? Eli STRAUB, b. Mar 1857 
9.  Alice "Ella / Allie" STRAUB, b. 1857/8


Sources:

1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
-
DOROTHEA ELISABETH BABST
Christening: 24 Jul 1814, Roemisch-Katholische, Bergzabern, Pfalz, Bayern
Father: FRANCISCI JOSEPHI BABST; ELISABETHAE RETLER
Source: Kirchenbuch, 1798-1950. Katholische Kirche Bergzabern
Might she be our subject?  It would mean her birth year on her tombstone is off by two years, but that's hardly inexplicable.

2.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 7; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1840 Florida Territory pp. 195B-196A Ln. 21 Nicklas Sttoup 010 041 - 000 010 100 no slaves
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
0 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Augustus (b. 1839)
1 male 5-9 1830-1835
4 males 20-29 1810-1820 = (hired help?)
1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Nicholas (b. 1810)
1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Dorothy (b. 1816)
1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = mother? mother-in-law?
Augustus is in the wrong age class and Sttoup is not Stroup, so is this really our subject?

3.  1850 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #41 of 63):  Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY, p. 21A, 344/344, enumerated 18 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Nicholas Stroup 40 M   Farmer 1000 Germany
Dorothy Stroup 32 F       "
Augustus Stroup 10 M       Florida
Francis Stroup  8 M       New York
Margaret Stroup  6 F       "
Mary Stroup  4 F       "
Lucy Stroup  2 F       "
Rev. Mr. Graber 45 M       Germany
Sarah Pooneger 17 F       "

4.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #19 of 71):  Sheldon Centre P.O., Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY, Roll M653_884, p. 195A, SH 55, 405/131, enumerated 19 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Nicholas Straub 49 M   Inn Keeper 8350 2950 Bavaria
Doratha    " 44 F         "
Augustus   " 21 M   F L    100 Florida
Frank      " 18 M   " "     NY
Margarette " 17 F   domestic     "
Mary       " 11 F         "
Sophia     "  9 F         "
John       "  7 M         "
Eli        "  3 M         "
The only other STRAUB/STROUP/etc. household in the county was Nicholas's brother, Barney STRAUB

5.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #35 of 58):  Varysburgh P.O., Town of Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY, Roll 1119 (Book 1), p. 317A, PN 35, 278/288, enumerated 17 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Straub Nicholas 56 M W Farmer & Grocer 3000 500 Bavaria
   "   Dora 51 F W Keeping house     "
   "   Sophia 19 F W       New York
   "   John 17 M W       "
   "   Eli 13 M W       "
   "   Ella 12 F W       "
Reb? Christian 28 M W Farm Laborer     Danemark
Where did Ella come from?  Was she overlooked in 1860?  Living next door to Nicholas's brother, Barney STRAUB, and five household's from their son, Frank STRAUB

6.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #40 of 48):  Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY, Roll T9-0948, p. 278B, PN 38, SD __, ED 210, enumerated 19 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
383 395 Straub Nicholas W M 69     / Grocer Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria
    ______ Dortha W F 64 Wife   / Keeping House " " "
    ______ Eli W M 22 Son /   Farmer NY " "
    ______ Alice W F 22 Dau /   At home " " "
    Warner Conrad W M 32 Servant /   Laborer Bavaria " "
Listed four households from Nicholas's brother, Barney STRAUB

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

8.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #5 of 18):  Town of Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY, Roll T623_1179, p. 264A, SN 3, SD 18, ED 133, enumerated 6 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 16 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
50 50 Straub Elas? Head W M Mar 1857 43 M 19     NY Ger Ger     Farmer Hotel 6 Y Y Y O M F 36
    [Eli's wife and children]
    ______ Dora Mother W F Feb 1816 84 Wd   8 3 Ger Ger Ger 1835 65     Y Y Y        

9.  William E. Connelley.  1918.  A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans.  Vol. V.  Lewis Publ. Co., Chicago. Biographical sketch of our subjects' grandson, Charles A. STRAUB.  Excerpt:
p. 2429 Charles A. Straub... was born at Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York, March 29, 1863.  His father, A.B. Straub, was born in 1838 and by the accident of birth is a native of Florida.  The grandfather [Nicholas] , who was born in 1810, in Germany, emigrated to America and landed at one of the ports of Florida, and soon afterwards his oldest child, A.B., was born.  The family soon came North and located in the Town of
p. 2430 Sheldon, New York, where Grandfather Straub built and for many years was proprietor of the Sheldon Hotel.  He died there in 1893...

10.  St. Cecilia's Catholic Church Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY (courtesy of Scott Barvian):
Nicholas Straub died 1888, not 1893 (which I realize comes from a published article).

[This image] shows his gravestone at St. Cecilia's Cem. in Sheldon - dates not readable in the photo unfortunately...

Slide351 is Nicholas' son Eli 1857-1938, wife Mary 1858-1907.

The four stones behind Nicholas' monument are:

428 - Nicholas' son John, d. 1872 age 19
429 - Marie Margaretha, w/o A. Bernard, d. 1870 age 68
430 - A. Bernard, d. 1888 age 79
431 - Nicholas' son Frank, d. 1873 age 31

Some other children of Nicholas are
194 - Maria Straub Grimm, d. 1871 age 25
502 - Lucy/"Luisi" Straub, d. 1855 age 7.  This is probably the only pre-1860 stone in the entire cemetery to still be upright, much less in good condition and mostly readable.

11.  Cornplanter Township (online at the Venango County PAGenWeb site):
Augustus Bernard STRAUB - oil producer; b. 13 Nov 1839 in Apalachicola, FL, s/o nicholas & Dorothea BABST Straub...

12.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

Contact Home
Page
Table of
Contents
DNA
Hub
Biddle
DNA
Carrico
DNA
Corbin
DNA
Cupp
DNA
Danish
DNA
Ely
DNA
Lyon(s)
DNA
Rasey
DNA
Reason
DNA
Rose
DNA
Straub
DNA
Pedigree
Charts
Census
Records
Every-Name
Indices
Everything I have is online at this web site.  I have no further information, so please don't write asking me if I do.
On the other hand, if you feel I've made an error, please don't hesitate to notify me, but in which case,

please include a link to the page you are referencing.
There are over 18,000 pages on this web site, and I simply don't remember every page, much less every person on every page.

"The Cloud" is double-speak for "dumb terminal on a main frame." Been there; done that. Never again.
You are giving away not only your privacy, but control of your data, your apps, and your computer to a corporation. Is that really where you want to go?
The IT guys on the big iron hated the Personal Computer because it gave users freedom and power; now they've conned you into being back under their control.
Table of Contents
Go to Table of Contents
 
Privacy Policy ______
Every-Name Index
Go to Every-Name Index

¤