John Denton STRAUB & Elizabeth Ann WEIDENHAMMER

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John Denton STRAUB
Elizabeth Ann WEIDENHAMMER

Husband: John Denton STRAUB
Birth: 19 Mar 1835, PA
Death: 18 Dec 1904
Occupation: dry goods merchant
Father: John STRAUB
Mother: Dorothea LINDENMOYER

Marriage: 5 Feb 1857, Adams Co., IL

Wife: Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" WEIDENHAMMER
Birth: 29 Jan 1838, IL
Death: 17 Dec 1898
Disposition: buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fowler, Adams Co., IL
Father: John Jacob WEIDENHAMMER (1808-1842)
Mother: Elisabetha Margaretha LINDENMOYER (1811-1898), of Wuerttemberg, DEU

Children — born in Adams Co., IL:

1. Ellen STRAUB, b. 1856/7/8
2. Cora STRAUB, b. 1858/9
3. Henry / Harry STRAUB, b. 1861/2
4. Florentine STRAUB, b. 1865/6
5. John L. STRAUB, b. Mar 1871
6. William STRAUB, b. 1872/3
7. Mary STRAUB, b. 1878/9

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; FRG, Germany, Deutschland, Württemberg; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Illinois, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-250):

Straub, John D. Wedehamer/Wedenhamer, Elizabeth Ann 5 Feb 1857 Adams Co.

2. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27 of 37): Quincy P.O., Ellington [Twp.], T1S.R8W, Adams Co., IL, p. 509, PN 509, 3739/3861, enumerated 12 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Stroub 25 M Farm Laborer 600 Pa

Elizabeth " 21 F Pa

Ellen     " 3 F Do

Cora      " 1 F Ills

William   " 35 M Pa

Nancy     " 28 F Do

Margaret " 10 F Ohio

John      " 7 M Ills

Frank     " 3 M Do

Joseph Vanever? 17 M Do

William STROUB/STRAUB is John's brother.

3. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27 of 38) and (online at Genealogy.com; Image #26 of 37): Fowler P.O., Gilmer Twp., Adams Co., IL, p. 168A, PN 25, 167/156, enumerated 2 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straub John D 33 M W Dry Goods Merchant 5000 3000 Penn

       Elizabeth H 28 F W Keeping House Illinois

       Ellen 12 F W At School Illinois

       Cora 10 F W At School Illinois

       Henry? 8 M W Illinois

       Florentine 4 M W Illinois

Weidenhamer Elizabeth 59 F W 600 Wuertemberg

Elizabeth WEIDENHAMMER is our subject's mother-in-law.

4. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 28): The Village of Fowler, [Gilmer Twp.,] Adams Co., IL, Roll 174, p. 142A, PN 25, SD 6, ED 9, enumerated 18 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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188 190 Straub John W M 45 / Store Keeper PA PA Ger

______ E A W F 43 Wife / Keeps House IL PA Ger

______ Ellen W F 22 Dau / IL PA IL

______ Harry W M 18 Son / Telegraph op'ter IL PA IL

______ Florentine W M 14 Son / / IL PA IL

______ John W M 9 Son / / IL PA IL

______ Wm W M 7 Son / / IL PA IL

______ Mary W F 1 Dau / IL PA IL

Living next to John's younger brother, Albert B. STRAUB, whose wife is Elizabeth's niece.

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #17 of 29): Gilmer Twp., Adams Co., IL, Roll 235 (Book 1), p. 116B, SN 9, SD 9, ED 108, enumerated 9 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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115 115 Straub John D Head W M Mar 1835 65 Wd PA PA Ger Retired Merchant ? Y Y Y O M H

Straub Marriel? A dugat (sic) W F Oct 1873 21 S IL PA IL Y Y Y

7. Messages posted to the Straub Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).

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

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