U.S. Senator Barack OBAMA
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Robert MATTHIESEN
Nina Gale STRAUB
Husband:  Arthur Robert "Bob" MATTHIESEN
Birth:  11 Nov 1918, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
Death:  16 Apr 2006, at home, Saratoga, Santa Clara Co., CA
Disposition (Neptune Society):  ashes sprinkled in the Pacific Ocean west of San Francisco, CA
Education:  Alameda High School (Class of 1936), Alameda, Alameda Co., CA
Higher Education:  Heald Business College, San Francisco, CA
Military Service:  World War II:  1944-46, Sgt., U.S. Army, European theater (Germany)
Occupation-1:  musician (multiple instruments, especially saxophone, clarinet — "big band" sound)
Occupation-2:  Treasury Assistant [Cash Manager], Finance Dept., City of San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA
Hobby:  musician (multiple instruments, especially jazz piano), gardening, stamp and coin collecting
Religion:  atheist
Y-DNA Haplogroup (Ysearch ID KBBX2):  R1b1c9* — now R1b1b2g (FTDNA) or R1b1b2a1 (ISOGG)
mtDNA Haplogroup (mitoSearch ID KBBX2):  H11 ("Clan Helena")
Father:  Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN
Mother:  Anna California ROSE
Marriage:  11 Sep 1941, Reno, Washoe Co., NV
Wife:  Nina Gale STRAUB
Birth:  7 Jan 1907, Turlock, Stanislaus Co., CA
Death:  15 Jan 1991, at home, Saratoga, Santa Clara Co., CA
Disposition (Neptune Society):  ashes sprinkled in the Pacific Ocean at Bonita Cove, Marin Co., CA
Education:  San Jose High School (Class of 1924), San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA
Higher Education:  B.A. and Teaching Cert., San Jose State College; Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC
Occupation:  stenographer, art teacher, homemaker
Hobby:  artist (painting, drawing)
Religion:  agnostic
mtDNA Haplogroup:  T1 ("Clan Tara")
Other Spouse:  m1. 1927, Norman C. ELLIOTT
Father:  Albert Roy STRAUB
Mother:  Nina WILLIS
Child:
private
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, California, Nevada

Images: 

1.  Bob & Gale (STRAUB) MATTHIESEN — a world apart in 1946. 


Sources:

1.  California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (online at Ancestry.com):
Last Name First Name Middle Date Sex Mother County
MATTHIESEN ARTHUR R 11/11/1918 MALE ROSE ALAMEDA

2.  California Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):
Last
Name
First
Name
Middle Birth
Date
Mother
Maiden
Father
Last
Sex Birth
Place
Death Place
(County)
Death
Date
SSN Age Postem
MATTHIESEN NINA GALE 01/04/1907 WILLIS STRAUB F CALIFORNIA SANTA CLARA 01/15/1991 551-42-6845 84 Yes

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