Rose is said to have died in Chicago in 1915, but she is not found (surnamed either STRAUB or ARMSTRONG) in the Illinois Statewide Death Index, which includes Chicago records up through 1915 (see below). 

1.  Marriage Record (posted as a message in the Straub Forum at GenForum.com by R. Snook):

Ray and Rose married on 12/24/1909 in Akron, OH.  Ray's father, Henry J. Straub appeared in court to give permission for the marriage because Ray was "a minor of the age of 20, December 3, 1909."

2a.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 22 — indexed "Strand," which it does look like): 360 Bartges Street, Akron City (Ward 7, Precinct B), Summit Co., OH, Roll 1234 (Book 1), p. 65A, SN 5A, SD 18, ED 162, enumerated 18 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).

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Straub Henry J

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M1

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PA

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Eng

Bartender

Saloon

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______ Bertha J

Wife

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______ Ray E

Son

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Laborer

Rubber shop

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______ Jesse M

Dau

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OH

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Eng

None

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*Bartges Street

2b.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 25):  522 Crouse St., Akron (Ward 5), Summit Co., OH, Roll T624_1233 (Part 2), p. 153A, SN 7A, SD 18, ED 150, enumerated 21 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).

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Armstrong Thos A

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1893

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Laborer

Gas Co

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_________ Catharine

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None

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Straub Rose

Dau

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1893

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None

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Armstrong Wm

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Laborer

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_________ Margaret

Dau

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_________ James

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Dau

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Ohio

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_________ Julia

Dau

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Ohio

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Ire-English

None

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*Crouse St

3a.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4-5 of 23):  209 S. Portage Path, Akron (Ward 3, Pct. 3), Akron Twp., Summit Co., OH, Roll T625_1438 (Book 2), pp. 77B-78A, SN 2B-3A, SD 14, ED 151, enumerated 6 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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Rubber factory

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Cameron Irene

Lodger

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Stenographer

Rubber factory

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_______ Margaret

Lodger

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Nurse

Rubber factory

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3b.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53 of 83):  90 S 16th Street, Kenmore Village, Summit Co., OH, Roll T625_1442 (Book 1), p. 127B, SN 28B, SD 14, ED 285, enumerated 21 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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Armstrong Katheryn L

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_________ William

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Dau

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4a.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #95 of 121):  885 Winton Avenue, Akron City (Ward 4, Block No. 235), Summit Co., OH, Roll 1876 (Book 1), p. 199A, SN 48A, Ed 77-61, SD 9, enumerated 18 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930:  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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*	885	828	880	Straub Ray E	Head	O	10,000	R	N	M	W	40	M	35	N	Y	OH	PA	OH	Y	Foreman	Rubber reclaiming	W	Y	Y	WW
				______ Hester I?	Wife					F	W	35	M	30	N	Y	OH	PA	OH	Y	None
*Winton Avenue

Listed eight households from Ray's uncle, John M. STRAUB.

4b.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 34):  90 Sixteenth St. S.W., Akron City (Ward 10), Summit Co., OH, Roll 1880 (Book 2), p. 142B, SN 6B, ED 77-154, SD 9, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930:  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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*	90	136	158	Armstrong William	Head	O	5000	N	M	W	29	S		N	Y	Scotland	Ireland North	Ireland North	Eng	1893	Na	Y	Bead Maker	Rubber Shop	W	Y	Y	WW
				_________ Katherine	Mother				F	W	70	Wd	27	N	Y	Ireland North	East India	Ireland	Eng	1893	Na	Y	None
				Straub Ray E	Nephew				M	W	19	S		N	Y	Ohio	Ohio	Scotland				Y	Filing Clerk	Rubber Shop	W	Y	N
*Sixteenth St SW

5.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	Last Benefit	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Ray STRAUB	03 Dec 1889	Apr 1985	35404 (Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL)	none specified	291-01-0681	Ohio	No
Hester B STRAUB	07 Jul 1894	20 Nov 2001 (V)	35404 (Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL)	none specified	298-14-6833	Ohio	No
Ray STRAUB	17 May 1910	Sep 1985	33710 (Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, FL)		274-01-6184	Ohio	Yes
(V) = (Verified) Report verified with a family member or someone acting on behalf of a family member.

Ray and Hester are the only two STRAUBs in the database (as of 9/05) whose last residence was at zip code 35404.

6.  Illinois Statewide Death Index, pre-1917 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site [link died]):  Rose STRAUB or ARMSTRONG not found.  Note that while the online database is a "work in progress," Cook Co., IL, and thus Chicago, is complete up through the end of 1915.

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

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