Charles Louis STRAUB & Bertha G. KIEFER

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Charles Louis STRAUB
Bertha G. KIEFER

Husband: Charles Louis STRAUB, Sr.
Birth: May 1842, PA
Occupation: bookkeeper, brewer, realtor, insurance agent
Father: John N. STRAUB
Mother: Elizabeth LANG

Marriage: 1864/5

Wife: Bertha G. KIEFER
Birth: 17 May 1846
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Karl Ferdinand KIEFER (1811-1865), of Pirmasens, Bavaria
Mother: Maria Elisabetha LAPPE (1823- ), of Neustadt, Germany

Children — born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA:

Children appearing with them in the censuses:
1. Augustus STRAUB, b. Jan 1868; not found in 1900 census
2. Charles Louis STRAUB, Jr., b. Jul 1870
3. Bertha "Birdie" STRAUB, b. 1871/2; m. Edward George LETZKUS
4. John N. STRAUB, b. Mar 1874
5. Edna Cornelia STRAUB, b. 1875/6
6. Elfrieda A. STRAUB, b. Dec 1879 or Feb 1880
7. Irene Meta STRAUB, b. Jul 1882
8. Elsa K. STRAUB, b. Feb 1884
9. Walter M. STRAUB, b. Jan 1886
10. Edward R. STRAUB, b. Sep 1888
11. Archibald "Archie" J. STRAUB, b. Apr 1891

Said to have had these children, but none appeared with our subjects in any census, and one of them can't be because, in two censuses, Bertha said she had only 14 children:
12. Russell E. STRAUB
13. Paul STRAUB
14. Robert STRAUB
15. Hazel STRAUB; m. Mr. REYNOLDS

Keywords for search engines: FRG, Deutschland, Bayern; USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #17 of 314): Allegheny City (Ward 3) [later merged with Pittsburg], Allegheny Co., PA, Roll 1290 (Book 1), p. 188A, PN 27, 153/211, enumerated 3 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straub Louis 28 M W Book Keeper 5000 300 Pa

______ Bertha G 24 F W Keeping House Pa

______ August 2 M W Pa

3. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 51 — mis-indexed "Strank"): Main Street, Pittsburgh (16th Ward, 3rd Precinct), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll 1093, p. 229A, PN 49, SD 9, ED 136, enumerated 14 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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353 459 Straub Charles W M 38 / Brewer PA Ger Ger

______ Birtha W F 34 Wife / Keeping House PA Ger Ger

______ Agustes W M 12 Son / at School / PA PA PA

______ Louis W M 10 Son / at School / PA PA PA

______ Bertha W F 8 Dau / at School / PA PA PA

______ John W M 6 Son / at School / PA PA PA

______ Edna W F 4 Dau / PA PA PA

______ Babie W F ⁵/₁₂ Feb Dau / PA PA PA

The "babie" must be Elfrieda, except that in the 1900 census Elfrieda has a birthdate of Dec 1879. These can't be two different children because they're only two months apart. Listed three households from Charles's brother, Herman A. STRAUB, Sr.

4. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 31): 306 Hegley Ave., City of Pittsburg (Ward 19), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T623_1361, p. 7A, SN 7, SD 18, ED 219, enumerated 7 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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* 306 124 127 Straub Charles Head W M May 1842 58 M 35 Penna Germany Germany Real Estate 0 Y Y Y O M H

______ Bertha G Wife W F May 1846 54 M 35 14 7 Penna Germany Germany Y Y Y

______ John N Son W M Mar 1874 26 S Penna Penna Penna Clerk (Brewery) 0 Y Y Y

______ Elfrieda A Dau W F Dec 1879 20 S Penna Penna Penna 0 Y Y Y

______ Irene M Dau W F Jul 1882 17 S Penna Penna Penna School 8 Y Y Y

______ Elsa K Dau W F Feb 1884 16 S Penna Penna Penna School 8 Y Y Y

______ Walter M Son W M Jan 1886 14 S Penna Penna Penna School 10 Y Y Y

______ Edward R Son W M Sep 1888 11 S Penna Penna Penna School 10 Y Y Y

______ Archibald J Son W M Apr 1891 8 S Penna Penna Penna School 10

Netrigi Sophie Servant W F May 1870 30 S Austria Austria Austria 1897 3 Servant 0 Y Y Y

*Hegley Ave

6a. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 27): 703 St. Clair St., Pittsburg City (Ward 11), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T624_1302 (Part 2), p. 267A, SN 4A, SD 23, ED 421, enumerated 16/18 Apr 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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* 703 71 76 Straub Charles L Head M W 67 M1 45 PA Ger-German Fr-France Eng local agent insurance company W Y Y R H

______ Bertha G Wife F W 63 M1 45 14 11 PA Ger-German Ger-German Eng None Y Y

______ John N Son M W 35 S PA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eng real estate broker general office Emp Y Y

______ Walter M Son M W 24 S PA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eng salesman real estate office W N 0 Y Y

______ Arche J Son M W 18 S PA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eng draughtsman railroad office W N 0 Y Y

______ Elfrieda A Son M W 30 S PA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eng None Y Y

*St. Clair St.

6b. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 24): 65? Maryland Ave., Pittsburgh City (Ward 7), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T624_1301 (Part 2), p. 80A, SN 11A, SD 23, ED 365, enumerated 25/26 Apr 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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* 65? 176 228 Whitesell George C Head M W 45 M1 10 PA PA NJ Eng Agent Insurance OA Y Y R H

_________ Edna S Wife F W 33 M1 10 0 0 PA PA PA Eng None Y Y

_________ Anna M Mother F W 83 W 8 4 NJ Ire-English Ire-English Eng None Y Y Y

Straub Meta J Sis-in-law F W 26 S PA PA PA Eng None Y Y Y

*Maryland Ave

Who is Meta, Irene M?

7. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26-27 of 32): 5643 Callowhill Street, Pittsburgh City (Ward 11), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T625_1518 (Book 2), pp. 133A-133B, SN 13A-13B, SD 24, ED 489, enumerated 9/10 Jan 1930, 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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* 5643 332 269 Whitesell George C Head R M W 50 M Y Y Penna Penna Penna Y agent insurance W

_________ Edna Wife F W 46 M Y Y Penna Penna Penna Y None

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* 332 269 Straub Bertha G Mother-in-law F W 74 Wd Y Y Penna France French France French Y

______ Elfrieda Sister-in-law F W 35 S Y Y Penna Penna Penna Y

*Callowhill Street

8. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. Robert A. Rohde. The Rohde Family of Dallas. FamilyTreeMaker User Web Site.

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

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