Oliver Gray CELLAR & Lena Myrtle STRAUB

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Oliver Gray CELLAR
Lena Myrtle STRAUB

Husband: Oliver Gray CELLAR
Birth: 8 Aug 1869, Delaware Co., OH
Death (at home): 15 Nov 1935, 220 W 6th St., Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL
Occupation: traveling tariff inspector
Father: George Carson CELLAR
Mother: Mary Agnes GRAY

Marriage: 21 Jun 1898, Marion Co., OH

Wife: Lena Myrtle STRAUB
Birth: 10 Dec 1876, Waldo, Marion Co., OH
Death: 19 Mar 1963, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL
Disposition: buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL
Father: George Washington STRAUB
Mother: Sarah E. CORBIN

"Lena" is the nickname for Magdalena, so it is conceivable that her birthname was Magdalena, though no one alive (to whom I've spoken) remembers her ever being called anything other than Lena.

Children:

1. Albert Eugene CELLAR, b. 28 Feb 1899, Sandusky, Erie Co., OH
2. Mary Elizabeth CELLAR, b. 4 Jun 1902, Sandusky, Erie Co., OH
3. George Gray CELLAR, b. 10 Nov 1907, Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC
4. William Oliver CELLAR, b. 25 Mar 1912, Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio

Sources:

1. Interview of my mother, Nina Gale (Straub) Matthiesen of Saratoga, CA, Dec 1990 — subject's niece.

2. Interview of Elizabeth Winingham "Bette" (Cellar) Wales of Jacksonville, FL, Apr/May 1998 — subject's granddaughter.

3. Interview of Donald McLean, Jr., of Raleigh, NC, Apr/May 1998 — subject's grandson.

4. Interview of Mildred Lilian (Wilson) Cellar, Apr/May 1998 — subject's daughter-in-law.

5. Allen L. Potts. Marion County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vols. I-XII, 1824-1902 (online at Heritage Pursuit):

Straub, Lena M. - 21 Cellar, Oliver G. - 28 6/26/1898 Rev. T.J. Cellar

6. Anon. Tuesday, 28 Jun 1898. "Prospect Wedding." The Marion Daily Star (Marion, OH), Vol. XXI, No. 186, p. 5 (online at Ancestry.com):

PROSPECT WEDDING

Miss Lena Straub Weds Oliver G. Cellar of Sandusky.
A quiet wedding of which the contracting parties were Miss Lena Straub of Waldo and Mr. Oliver G. Cellar of Sandusky, O., took place at the home of Mrs. M.L. McCausland, aunt of the bride, at Prospect at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. The ceremony was performed by the groom's uncle, Rev. T.J. Cellar, in the presence of a few immediate friends.
After the ceremony, the bride and groom, accompanied by Miss Bess McCausland, drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Benedict at Waldo, where they were recevied by a few of their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cellar left Monday for Sandusky where they will be at home to their friends after July 12 at 524 Madison street.

Lena's aunt is Mary Lucetta (STRAUB) McCAUSLAND, sister of George Washington STRAUB, and wife of Thomas H.B. McCAUSLAND. Bess McCAUSLAND is their daughter. Rev. CELLAR is Thomas J. CELLAR, who is, indeed, the groom's uncle. D. BENEDICT is Delbert W. BENEDICT, husband of Mary Gale (STRAUB) BENEDICT, Lena's sister.

7. Obituary of Lena Myrtle (CELLAR) STRAUB.

8. Death Certificate of Oliver Gray CELLAR. Office of Vital Statistics, State of Florida.

9. Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com): not found.

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