1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1998.  Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236):

Stroup, Jacob

Neff, Eliza

Feb 2, 1860

Richland Co.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1860 (Broderbund CD-318):  no Ohio records on CD.

3.  Family Quest Archives:  Ohio 1870 Census Index.  Heritage Quest ACD-0014:

Surname	Given name	Age	Sex	Race	Birth Place	County	Locality	Roll	Page
STRAUB	JACOB	44	M	W	PA	RICHLAND	3-WD MANSFIELD	1261	165
STRAUB	JACOB	33	M	W	BAVA	RICHLAND	4-WD MANSFIELD	1261	195

4.  Ohio Genealogical Society.  1991.  Index to the 1880 Federal Population Census for the State of Ohio (Broderbund  CD-20):

1880

Straub, Jacob

OH

Champaign Co.

Mad River Twp.

p. 305D

5.  WorldConnect (online at RootsWeb.com).

6.  Email from Margaret James (27 Apr 2001):

Jacob Straub born 23 Feb 1836 Bavaria married 5 Feb 1860 Richland Co, OH died 18 Nov 1906 Springfield, Clark Co, OH, age 70 buried Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Mad River twp, Champaign Co, OH Notes for Jacob: !BIRTH: from 1870 census, obituary in newspaper and calculated from age and date of death on tombstone. !MARRIAGE: Richland Co Marriage Records !DEATH-BURIAL: newspaper obituary and Champaign Co, OH Cemetery Records, roll SL #862015, vol 2, Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Mad River Twp, west of Westville: died 18 Nov 1906, age 70 years 8 months 26 days. In 1999 I went to the cemetery and took photos of the Straub tombstones. Also in this plot are his wife Louisa, daughter Grace, Hattie's son Roy Ward and John's son Harold. Myrtle Tree Cemetery next to the Baptist Church [photos of tombstones in file] The Myrtle Tree Baptist Church burned in 1986, and a new building was erected.  It began 24 April 1830 by Elder Wm Fuson ($75 per year).  The land was purchased from Samuel Kite, the first church was made of logs. Champaign Co Wiggins & McKillop's Directory 1878-79: Jacob Straub - Mad River Twp Champaign Co Recorders Office, Deed index Vol 6, 1877-1883: Deeds vol 51 p 189:  Grantee: Jacob Straub of Mansfield Grantor: John Zimmerman & wife Sarah, City of Mansfield Consideration: $5300 Description: Champaign Co, Mad River Twp, SE 1/4 S29 T4 R11 161 acres +/- except 3 acres in the SE corner lying south of the Pike Road leading from Urbana to Troy and the RR right-of-way [I forgot to write down the date] 1900 census Mad River, Westville Precinct, Champaign Co, OH: Jacob  Straub age 64, born Feb 1836, widowed Mary G    "   age 35, daughter, born June 1864, single [Grace] Walter    "   age 16, grandson, born Dec 1883  [John's son]    [copy in file] They are living very near to son Jacob (Edward) and his family and daughter Hattie Ward and her family. I searched all of Mad River Twp, Westville and Urbana, township and all wards of city, and didn't find sons Charles or John. !OBIT: newspaper obituary dated 22 Nov 1906 for Jacob Straub: died at home of son in Springfield, 71 years old, had moved to Urbana 27 years ago. Survivors 3 sons, 2 daughters. [I don't know what newspaper this was from but Maxine Smith at the Richland Co Genealogical Society sent me this information in March 1995 which she found on page 382 of their scrapbook of obituaries from newspapers. She said "the article did not list the names of the sons and daughters, maybe a fuller account would be in a different paper."] Will abstracts of Champaign Co, Ohio, Books G-L, 1889-1911, page 33, page 232 in abstract book: the estate of Jacob Straub, Johnson Twp, St Paris, died 18 Nov 1906, will signed 23 Aug 1906, probated 4 Dec 1906. Heirs:  Edward Straub, son, St Paris Grace Straub, dau, St Paris Charles O Straub, son, Springfield John W Straub, son, Springfield Hattie Ward, dau, Dayton Daughter Grace Straub all household goods and $1000 and 1/5 interest of estate All chattels, money in bank and proceeds from sale of farm, S29 Mad River Twp of 143 acre, to be divided among my five children Executors: Edward Straub and Grace Straub  Witness: Margaret A Rhoads, Bellefontaine and VH Gibbs, St Paris  [copy of abstract in file] ----- end of notes for Jacob --------- Another correspondent thinks that Jacob had a brother Joseph P who married Maggie Given, dau of Robert 2/27/1866 Champaign Co, Newspaper abstracts 1855-1871 pg 130. Also that he had anothr brother CP (another Charles) that married Mattie McFerrin in Columbus OH 10/22/1861 (both from Urbana)