— born in Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA:
4.  Aaron Milton STRAUB, b. 1871/2
5.  Harvey C. STRAUB, b. 1875/6;  d. by 1896
6.  David F. STRAUB; died young
7.  (Child) STRAUB, died in infancy
8.  (Child) STRAUB, died in infancy

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 36):  Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, p. 354B, 31/31, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Joseph Artz	32	M		Farmer	2000	Penna
[Joseph's wife and children, et al.]
Amos Straub	12	M				"

3.  1860 — can't find, and I really looked, including a page-by-page search of Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA.

4.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11-12 of 16):  Berrysburg P.O., Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, pp. 577A-177B, PN 11-12, 75/81, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straub Amos	31	M	W	Farmer		1870	Penna
______ Mary	28	F	W	Keeping House			Penna
______ John Henry	8	M	W				Penna
______ William E	4	M	W				Penna
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_______ Samuel S	2	M	W				Penna
Sallada Charles	18	M	W	Farm Laborer			Penna
McClennigan John M	12	M	W	Farm Laborer			Penna
Swartz Sarah	21	F	W	Domestic Servant			Penna

Listed two households from Amos's brother, William STRAUB. 

5.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 32):  Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T9-1124, p. 107B, PN 28, SD 3, ED 109, enumerated 25/26 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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8

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21

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24

25

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265

286

Straub Amos

W

M

41

/

Farmer

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Mary

W

F

39

Wife

/

Keeping house

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ John

W

M

18

Son

/

Works on farm

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ William

W

M

14

Son

/

Works on farm

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Samuel

W

M

12

Son

/

At home

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Aaron

W

M

8

Son

/

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Harvey

W

M

4

Son

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  Anon.  1896.  Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  J.M. Runk & Co., Chambersburg, PA (online at Ancestry.com):

p. 924

STRAUB, AMOS, farmer, Berrysburg, Pa., was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., September 14, 1836; son of John and Christina (Horne) Straub, and a brother of William Straub, farmer in Mifflin township.  He attended subscription schools in his native township and began working on the farm when he was six years old, working with his uncle and looking after the cattle, and remained with him one year.  He then hired to a farmer as a farm hand, working for his board and clothing, and remained in that place on those terms for seven years.  At fourteen years of age he left his employer and contracted to work for another farmer for seven to eight dollars per month, and

p. 925

remained with this man until he was twenty one years of age.  After working one year for a shoemaker, he came to his brother William and worked for him two years, and then for another farmer one year, after which he rented a small farm which he cultivated a year and a half, and in connection with his farming drove a coal team.  He then bought a team and traded through the country for two years, after which he worked rented farms on the shares in Mifflin township.  On April 2, 1887, he bought forty-five acres of land owned by W. M. Switzer, and has since been engaged in farming and raising stock.  He was married, in 1861, in Mifflin township, to May Delfill, a native of that township, born in 1841.  Their children are: John, Edwin, Samuel S., Milton, Harvey C., deceased, David F., died young, and two children who died in infancy.  In his politics Mr. Straub is a Democrat.  He has served as a school director, superintendent of roads one year, and as inspector of elections. In religious views and fellowship he is a Lutheran.

8.  Family Group Sheet No. 16839 (Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, UT 84323-0368) compiled by Gregory Straub and dated 3 Sep 1983 (Broderbund CD-12).

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