William STRAUB & Amanda MERRICK

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William STRAUB
Amanda MERRICK

Husband: Wilhelm / William STRAUB
Birth: Jul 1842, Allegheny Co., PA
Death: 1 Jun 1906, presumably in North Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., PA
Occupation: baker, laborer, farmer
Military Service: Civil War: 1 Aug 1861 - 28 Jun 1865, Co. B, 61st PA Infantry (Allegheny County)
Father: Philip STRAUB
Mother: Barbara __?__

Marriage: 1863/4

Wife: Amanda MERRICK
Birth: Nov 1846, Belgium
Death: 29 Mar 1936, Beaver Falls, Beaver Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John B. MERRICK, of Belgium
Mother: Girtrude / Gertrude __?__, of Belgium

Children:

1. William Christian [M?] STRAUB, b. 14 Sep 1865; bap. 14 Oct 1865, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
2. George STRAUB, b. Dec 1866; d. 19 May 1870
3. Frank STRAUB, b. Aug 1869; d. 4 Feb 1876
4. James STRAUB, b. 15 Sep 1870; d. 29 May 1875
5. Mollie STRAUB, b. 4 Sep 1872; d. 18 Jun 1875
6. Virginia "Jennie" STRAUB, b. 1874/5, PA
7. Walter STRAUB, b. Aug 1878, PA; d. 1947; never married (said to have been "slow")

— born in Beaver Co., PA:
8. Alice STRAUB, b. Dec 1880
9. Elmer STRAUB, b. 14 Feb 1883
10. (Child) STRAUB; died young
11. Albert STRAUB, b. 17 Apr 1889

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

Sources (n.b., Allegheny City became incorporated into Pittsburgh in 1907):

1. Marriage Record:

2. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Wilhelm Christian STRAUB
Birth: 14 Sep 1865
Christening: 14 Oct 1865, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Father: Wilhelm STRAUB; Mother: Amanda MERRICK
Source: Church Records, 1836-1987. St. Paul's Evangelical Church (Louisville, Kentucky: United Church of Christ)

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #46-47 of 226 — indexed "Shaub"): Allegheny City P.O., Allegheny (Ward 2), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M593_1290, pp. 83B-84A, PN 46-47, enumerated 11 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 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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327 343 Straub William 27 M W Baker 1500 Penna / / /

______ Amanda 25 F W Keeping house France / /

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344 Straub William 4 M W At Home Kentucky /

______ Frank 10/12 M W " Penna / Aug

He??er Mary 18 F W Domestic Servant Baden / /

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 26): Tank Street, Beaver Falls (Ward 5), Beaver Co., PA, Roll T9_1097 (Book 1), p. 66D, PN 16, SD 9, ED 176, enumerated 4 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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141 149 Straub William W M 37 / Laborer Pennsylvania Wertemberg Wertemberg

______ Amanda W F 34 Wife / Keeping house Belgium Belgium

______ William W M 14 Son / work in G House Kentucky Pa Belgium

______ Virginia W F 5 Dau / Pennsylvania Pa Belgium

______ Walter W M 2 Son / Pennsylvania Pa Belgium

The Occupation, "works in G House," is used for others, too, and in some cases, it's "works in Glass H." Sounds like there's some kind of glass factory in the community.

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

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #31 of 34 — indexed "Shaub"): North Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., PA, Roll T623_1374 (Book 1), p. 294A, SN 16, SD 19, ED 26, enumerated 26 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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306 309 Straub William Head W M Jul 1842 58 M 36 Pennsylvania Germany Germany Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 123

______ Amanda Wife W F Nov 1846 53 M 36 11 6 Belgium Belgium Belgium Y Y Y

______ Walter Son W M Aug 1878 21 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium ??? 1 Y Y Y

______ Elmer Son W M Feb 1883 17 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium ??? 0 Y Y

______ Albert Son W M Apr 1889 11 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium 7 Y Y Y

7. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #31 of 37): North Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., PA, Roll 1311 (Part 1), p. 249A, SN 16A, SD 21, ED 47, enumerated 9 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910: 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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305 316 Straub Amanda Head F W 64 M Wd 11 6 Belg French Belg French Belg French 1852 Eng None Y Y O F F 109

______ Walter Son M W 32 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belg French Eng Farmer Home Farm W Y Y

______ Albert Son M W 21 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belg French Eng Farmer Home Farm W Y Y

Listed three households from Amanda's married daughter, Alice (STRAUB) WHISLER.

8. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 15 — indexed "Amando Straub"): North Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., PA, Roll T625_1531 (Book 2), p. 249B, SN 9B, SD 22, ED 35, enumerated 18 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: 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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X 130 135 Straub Amanda Head O F F W 75 Wd ???? ?? Y Y Belgium French Belgium French Belgium French Y None

______ Walter Son M W 43 S Y Y Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium French Y None

This enumerator's handwriting was dreadful, so my extraction is incomplete and possibly not entirely accurate.

9. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 46): North Sewickley Twp., Beaver Co., PA, Roll 1997 (Book 2), p. 23A, SN 4A, ED 4-82, SD 7, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930: 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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71 73 Straub Amanda Head O Y F W 85 Wd ?? N Y Belgium Belgium Belgium French Y None 11

______ Walter Son M W 52 S N Y Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium Y None N

Reed Jennie Dau F W 54 Wd N Y Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Belgium Y None

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

11. Messages posted to the STRAUB Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).

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