John Steeley STRAUB & Catharine A. PONTIUS

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John Steeley STRAUB
Catharine A. PONTIUS

Husband: John Steeley STRAUB / STROUP
Birth: 2 Oct 1843, Washington Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 10 Mar 1878
Disposition: buried St. Peter's Cemetery, Freeburg, Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA
Father: Samuel STRAUB
Mother: Mary STEELEY

Marriage: 9 Jun 1864, Snyder Co., PA, by Rev. C.G. Erlenmeyer

Wife: Catharine A. PONTIUS
Birth: 9 Oct 1842, Washington Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 15 Jan 1914, Greenwood Twp., Perry Co., PA — really? she's not there in the 1910 census
Father: Thomas PONTIUS
Mother: Catharine __?__

Children — born in Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA:

1. Anna M. "Annie" STROUP, b. 1863/4
2. Henry Jacob STROUP, b. Feb 1866
3. Martha E. STROUP, b. 1867/8
4? Sarah "Sallie" STROUP, b. 1868/9? or 1870?
5. John M. STROUP, b. Sep 1872
6. Ada Catharine STROUP, b. 31 May 1875; m1. ca. 1895, Akron, Summit Co., OH, Francis DREISBACH [DRIESBACH in 1880 census of Akron]; m2. 12 May 1906, Ontario, Canada, Carl Teadore Maurtiz ROSENQUIST (1874- ) of Stockholm, Sweden
7. Jane STROUP, b. 1876/7

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. George W. Wagenseller. 1899. Snyder County Marriages, 1835-1899. Wagenseller Publ., Middleburgh, PA (available as facsimile reprint from HigginsonBooks.com):

p. 201 Rev. C.G. Erlenmeyer's Marriage Record...

p. 230 1864...
June 9, John S. Straub to Catharine A. Pontius, both of Washington twp.

2. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #20 of 39): Freeburg P.O., Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 177B, PN 20, enumerated 23 Jul 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).

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142 156 Stroup John S 26 M W Farming 1067 Penna /

   "   Catharine 27 F W Keeping house "

   "   Anna M 6 F W " /

   "   Henry J 4 M W "

   "   Martha E 2 F W "

Martin Adam 14 M W Domestic servt. " /

Listed next to John's brother, Philip STROUP, who is listed two households from their parents, Samuel & Mary (STEELEY) STRAUB.

3a. 1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 37): Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T9-1194, p. 93B, PN 18, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 12/14 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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143 151 Stroup Catharine W M 37 / Keeping house PA PA PA

______ Catharine W F 5 Dau / PA PA PA

______ Jane W F 3 Dau / PA PA PA

Listed next to Catharine's brother, George PONTIUS (æ 42, b. PA, wife Susan).

3b. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 37): Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 95A, PN 21, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 15/16 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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191 181 Stroup B.B. W M 32 / Farmer PA PA PA

______ Mary A W F 24 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

______ Sarah A W F 4 Dau / PA PA PA

______ Ammon W M 2 Son / PA PA PA

______ Sarah W F 72 Mother / Keeping House PA PA PA

Garman William D W M 17 Nephew / Laborer / PA PA PA

Stroup Annie M W F 15 Cousin / Servant / PA PA PA

B.B. STROUP has apparently taken in our late subject's eldest child. B.B. is son of Benjamin STRAUB, brother of Samuel STRAUB, Annie's paternal grandfather, thus making him Annie's first-cousin-once-removed.

3c. 1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22-23 of 37): Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T9-1194, pp. 95B-96C, PN 22-23, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 16/18 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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185 196 Stroup Samuel W M 68 / Farmer PA PA PA

______ Mary W F 64 Wife / Keeping House / PA PA PA

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185 196 ______ Martha E W F 12 G-child / / PA PA PA

______ John M W M 7 G-son / / PA PA PA

Samuel & Mary STROUP are, of course, our late subject's parents, who apparently have taken in two of our late subject's children. They are listed between Catharine's brothers-in-law, Philip STROUP and William STROUP (see next record).

3d. 1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 37): Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T9-1194, p. 96C, PN 22, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 16/18 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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186 197 Stroup William W M 24 / Farmer PA PA PA

______ Ellen W F 22 Wife / Keeping house PA PA PA

______ Charles N W M ¹¹/₁₂ June Son / PA PA PA

______ Sallie W F 11 Niece / Servant PA PA PA

______ Jacob W M 14 Nephew / Laborer / PA PA PA

William STROUP is our late subject's brother, who has apparently taken in two of his children.

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

5. 1900 Census: can't find, though I can't say I did an exhaustive search — or did she remarry?

6. 1910 Census: can't find, at least not indexed as STRAUB or STROUP, and I did a page-by-page check of Greenwood Twp., Perry Co., PA

7. George W. Wagenseller. 1904. Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County, Penna. Wagenseller Publ., Middleburgh, PA (facsimile hard copies available from HigginsonBooks.com; online at the Snyder County PAGenWeb site):

p. 249 Washington Twp.
ST PETER'S CEMETER, FREEBURG, PA...

p. 266 Straub, John S., b. Oct. 2, 1843, d Mar. 10, 1878, aged 34 y 5 m 8 d.

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

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