Samuel STRAUB & Maria STEELY

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Samuel STRAUB
Maria STEELY

Husband: Samuel STRAUB
Birth: 3 Apr 1812, Washington Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 13 Nov 1883
Occupation: farmer
Father: George P. STRAUB
Mother: Catharine __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Maria / Mary STEELY / STEELEY — often mis-read as STALEY
Birth: 1816, PA
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in Washington Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA:
1. Philip STRAUB / STROUP, b. 1835/6
2. Mary STRAUB, b. ca. 22 Dec 1837; d. 18 Sep 1853
3. Lucinda STRAUB, b. 1840/1
4. John Staley / Steeley STRAUB, b. 2 Oct 1843
5. Catharine "Kate" STRAUB, b. 1844/5
6. Samuel STRAUB, Jr., b. ca. 10 Aug 1847; d, 18 Sep 1853
7. George C. STRAUB, b. ca. 4 Jul 1851; d. 22 Aug 1853
8. Henry C. STRAUB, b. 4 Jan 1853; d. 8 Jan 1857

— born in Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA:
9. William STRAUB, b. 7 Apr 1856

10. (Infant) STRAUB, died young

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17 of 20; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 PA Union [now Snyder] Co. Washington Twp. p. 267A Ln. 26 Straub Samuel 100 101 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Philip (b. 1835/6)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Samuel (b. 1812)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mary (b. 1837)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Mary (b. 1816)

Samuel is in the wrong age class, but surely these are our subjects. The teenage boy is too old to be their child.

3. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #10 of 29): Washington Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, pp. 119B-120A, 68/68, enumerated 26 Nov 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Samuel Straub 38 M Farmer Penna

Mary Straub 34 F Penna

Philip Straub 14 M Penna

Mary Straub 12 F Penna

Lucinda Straub 9 F Penna

John S. Straub 7 M Penna

Catharine Straub 5 F Penna

Samuel Straub 3 M Penna

Living next door to our subject's father, George P. STRAUB.

4. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #34 of 34): Freeburg P.O., Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 629, PN 153, enumerated 7 Jul 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1094 1126 Samuel Straub 48 M Farmer 5000 1000 Pennsylvania

Mary      " 43 F "

Lucinda   " 19 F "

John      " 16 M "

Catharine " 14 F "

William   " 4 M "

1127 Philip Straub 24 M Farm Labour 200 "

Marie    " 28 F "

Emma     " 1 F "

Mary Houseworth 10 F "

Marie is obviously Philip's wife and Emma their daughter, but I don't know who Mary HOUSEWORTH is.

5a. 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17 19

145 159 Stroup Saml 58 M W Retired Farmer 12000 500 Penna /

" Mary 56 F W Keeping house " /

Living two doors down from their son, John S. STRAUB, who is living next door to their son, Philip STRAUB.

5b. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 39): Freeburg P.O., Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 169B, PN 4, enumerated 15 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 15 19

23 28 Moyer Joseph 30 M W Farming 895 Penna /

" Kate 25 F W Keeping house "

[Joseph & Kate's children]

Stroup William 12 M W Works on farm " /

Our subject's youngest son, William, is living with his married sister.

6. 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 23 24 25 26

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 / / " " "

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

The grandchildren are orphans of our subjects' son, John S. STRAUB. Listed between our subject's sons, Philip STROUP and William STROUP.

7. George W. Wagenseller. 1904. Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County, Penna. Wagenseller Publ. Co., Middleburgh, PA. On p. 266:

Washington Twp., St. Peter's Cemetery, Freeburg, Pa.

Straub, Samuel b Apr. 3, 1812 d Nov. 13, 1883 aged 71y 7m 10d

Straub, Henry C. s of Samuel and Maria b Jan. 4, 1853 d Jan. 8, 1857 aged 4y 0m 4d

Straub, Mary d of S. and M. d Sep. 18, 1853 aged 15y 8m 27d

Straub, Samuel son of S. and M. d Sep. 18, 1853 aged 6y 1m 8d

Straub, Geo. C. son of S. and M. d Aug. 22, 1853 aged 2y 2m 18d

Straub, infant son of Samuel and Maria

How sad — they lost three children in just one month. Samuel's brother, Benjamin STRAUB, lost five children in Aug-Sep, 1852. Aug-Sep is the height of the hot, humid weather. I wonder what disease hits the children at that time of year?

8. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's JavaScript Birthday Calculator [link died].

Entered Result

18 Sep 1853 15y 8m 27d 22 Dec 1837

18 Sep 1853 6y 1m 8d 10 Aug 1847

22 Aug 1853 2y 2m 18d 4 Jul 1851

. 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. 268 WASHINGTON TWP., EVERGREEN CEMETERY...

p. 271 Straub, Anna M., w of Wm., b Dec. 31, 1815, d May 12, 1897, a 81 y 4 m 11 d.

9. Archives of the STRAUB-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

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