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Peter STRAUB
Selena __?__
Barbara __?__
Husband:  Peter STRAUB
Birth:  1809-11, Baden [Germany]
Death (falling tree):  1 Nov 1866, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
Disposition:  buried Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
Occupations:  merchant; soda shop; in 1866, co-proprietor, LaFayette Race Course, Augusta, GA
Marriage-1:
Wife-1:  Selena / Selina __?__
Birth:  1809/10, Germany
Death:  1 Aug 1854, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
Disposition:  buried Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA

Selene (pronounced se-LEE-nee) means "moon" in Greek and is the name of the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.  The Latinized form is Selena.  "Selina" could be considered a misspelling or simply an Anglicized version.  Germans often used Latin names, or Latin forms of otherwise German names (e.g., Adolphus for Adolf), sometimes as a sign of being educated (i.e., literate).

Marriage-2:  20 Jun 1855
Wife-2:  Barbara "Barbary" __?__
Birth:  1810/1, Baden [Germany]
Other Spouse:  m1. Mr. MENZER / MEINTZER
Other Children:
1.  Christian MENZER, b. 1838/9, Baden [Germany]
2.  William MENZER, b. 1839/40, GA
3.  Julia MENZER, b. 1844/5, GA
4.  Amelia MENZER, b. 1846/7, GA
5.  Samuel MENZER, b. 1848/9, GA
6.  John MENZER, b. 1850/1, GA
7.  Josephine MENZER, b. 1852/3, GA
Child with Selena:
1.  Clara STRAUB, b. 4 Dec 1841, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA; d. 15 Dec 1930, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA; bur. Bonaventure Cem.; m. 1858, Augusta, GA, Wilhelm Heinrich SCHMIDT, a.k.a., William Henry SMITH (1835- )
Children with Barbara:
none


Sources:

1.  Marriage Records:

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #104 of 201 — indexed "Straw"):  Division No. 73, Richmond Co., GA, Roll M432_81, p. 491B, 784/___, enumerated 4 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Peter Straub 39 M   Shop Keeper 2000 Germany
Selina   " 40 F       "
Clara    "  8 F       Ga
Charles Kuttoff 20 M   Bar Keeper   Germany

3.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #155 of 334):  Augusta P.O., City of Augusta (Ward 4), Richmond Co., GA, Roll M653-135, p. 859, PN 155/859, 1288/1258, enumerated 18 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Peter Straub 50 M   Ginger Pop   250 Baden
Barbary  " 49 F         "
Christian Menzer 21 M   Blk Smith     "
William     " 20 M   Coach Maker     Ga
Julia       " 15 F         "
Amelia      " 13 F         "
Samuel      " 11 M         "
John        "  9 M         "
Josephine   "  7 F         "
"Ginger Pop" was a soft drink, what we'd call "soda pop."  The MENZERs are Barbara's children from a former marriage.

4.  Augusta Unit, Federal Writers' Project in Georgia, Works Progress Administration.  1938.  Augusta.  Sponsored by City Council of Augusta.  Publ. by Tidwell Print. Supply Co., Augusta, GA (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):
p. 197
THE POETIC PRESS

A naive habit of ealy Augustans was that of versifying in public print...

p. 198 In 1851 Peter Straub's "Dutchman's Balls" were poetically advertised in the newspapers:

A BALL FOR THE B'HOYS

At Peter Straub's on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock.

What Though cotton's price be down,
And speculators all o'er town
Hold down their heads and wear a frown
  Dolefully?

Say, shall the boys of the right sort
Debar themselves of every sport,
Screw up their faces and grin and snort
  Awfully?

No! Every B'hoy answers, no!
And swears to Peter Straub's he'll go
And trip the light fantastic toe
At his ballroom near the 
  Factory.

A later verse expreses the hosts's regrets:
p. 199
BALL POSTPONED
The frowning heavens that o'er us lower,
The drenching rains that round us shower,
The streets so muddy and so wet,
Your looks so full of sad regret,
Bid me my frolic to postpone
Until another week is gone,
When, wishing streets and weather dry,
To please you then, my best I'll try.
On Thursday 10th I hope you all
Will patronize THE DUTCHMAN'S BALL.

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

6.  Messages in several fora online at GenForum.com (a search from the Genealogy.com home page will pick them up).

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