Arthur STRAUB
Esther BABCOCK
Husband:  Arthur STRAUB
Birth:  22 Mar 1901, Galien Twp., Berrien Co., MI
Death:  8 Feb 1982, Orange Co., CA
Disposition:  buried Galien Township Cemetery, Berrien Co., MI
Last Residence:  Costa Mesa, Orange Co., CA
Occupation:  railroad worker
Father:  Charles STRAUB
Mother:  Mary Jane ANDREWS
Marriage:
Wife:  Esther / Ester BABCOCK
Birth:  14 Apr 1900, Weesaw Twp., Berrien Co., MI
Death:  8 Nov 1980, Lee Co., FL
Disposition:  buried Galien Township Cemetery, Berrien Co., MI
Last Residence:  Fort Myers, Lee Co., FL
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Dwight BABCOCK, b. Sep 1876, MI
Mother:  Minnie HESS, b. Mar 1880, IN
Children:
-
Keywords for search engines:  USA, United States, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Ester BABCOCK (b. Apr 1900, MI) is living in Weesaw Twp., Berrien Co., MI (p. 294A), is living with her parents, Dwight BABCOCK (b. Sep 1876, MI) and Minnie (b. Mar 1880, IN).

3.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I did page-by-page checks of Galien Twp. and Galien Village.

4.  CADI:  California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.com; missing columns contained no data):
Last
Name
First
Name
Birth Date Mother
Maiden
Sex Birth
Place
Death Place
(County)
Death Date SSN Age Post-em(s)
Placed
STRAUB Arthur 03/22/1901 ANDREWS M MI Orange 02/08/1982 713-03-4716 80 Yes

5.  State of Florida.  1998.  Florida Death Index, 1877-1998.  Florida Health Dept., Office of Vital Records. (online at Ancestry.com):
Name: Esther B Straub
Death Date: 8 Nov 1980
County of Death: Lee
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 80
Race: White
Gender: Unknown
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1900
Comment Added: Yes

6.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):
Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Post-em
Arthur STRAUB 22 Mar 1901 Feb 1982 92626 (Costa Mesa, Orange, CA) (none specified) 713-03-4716 RR Yes
Esther STRAUB 14 Apr 1900 Nov 1980 33903 (Fort Myers, Lee, FL) 92626 (Costa Mesa, Orange, CA) 382-26-2342 MI Yes
RR = "Long-time or retired railroad workers."

7.  Tombstone Readings:  Galien Township Cemetery, Berrien Co., MI (courtesy of Kelly Griffith):
Arthur, son of Charles and Mary J. Andrews Straub, born March 22, 1901, died February 8, 1982. Wife Esther
Esther, wife of Arthur, born April 14, 1900, died November 8, 1980. Daughter of Dwight and Minnie (Hess) Babcock.

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