Engelbert Augustus STRAUB & Clara L. COOK

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Engelbert Augustus STRAUB
Clara L. COOK

Husband: Engelbert Augustus STRAUB
Birth: 7 Feb 1840, Oestringen, Karlsruhe, Baden
Death: 3 Oct 1920, Rodney, Mecosta Co., MI
Disposition: buried Pine Plains Cemetery, Colfax Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Transhumance: 11 Jan 1854, on the Zurich (w/parents)
Occupation: farmer
Father: Andreas STRAUB
Mother: Elisabeth ESCHELBACHER

Marriage: 25 Apr 1870, Kent Co., MI

Wife: Clara L. COOK — said to be KOCH
Birth: 19 Dec 1850, Tallmadge Twp., Ottawa Co., MI
Death: 9 Apr 1930, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI
Disposition: buried Pine Plains Cemetery, Colfax Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker
Brother: Nelson COOK, b. 1845/6, MI
Father: Jonathan S. COOK, b. 1813/4, NY
Mother: Lucinda __?__, b. 1815/6, NY

Children — born MI, probably in either Nelson Twp., Kent Co., MI, or Colfax Twp., Mecosta Co., MI:

1. Elmer E. STRAUB, b. Apr 1871
2. Adeline STRAUB, b. 1882/3
3. (Child) STRAUB; died young
4. (Child) STRAUB; died young
5. (Child) STRAUB; died young

Keywords for search engines: FRG, Germany, Deutschland, Kreis Karlsruhe, Östringen; USA, US, United States, Michigan, New York

Sources:

1. Michigan Marriages, 1851-75 (online at Ancestry.com):

Engleburt STRANK Clara L. COOK 25 Apr 1870 Kent MI

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Nelson COOK (æ 4, b. MI) is living in Tallmadge Twp., Ottawa Co., MI (p. 7A), with his parents, Jonathan COOK (æ 36, b. NY) and Lucinda (æ 34, b. NY), plus one sibling.

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Englebert, and I really looked. Clara COOK (æ 9, b. MI) is living in Talmadge Twp., Ottawa Co., MI (p. 329), with her parents, Jonathan S. COOK (æ 46, b. NY) & Lucinda (æ 44, b. NY), plus four siblings, including Nelson COOK (æ 14, b. MI).

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 28): Cedar Springs P.O., Nelson Twp., Kent Co., MI, Roll M593_682, p. 482A, PN 5, 39/39, enumerated 14 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1870: 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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39 39 Straub Englebert 30 M W Keeps Resturant 350 Baden / / Apr /

______ Clara 19 F W Keeping House 400 Michigan Apr

Cook Nelson 24 M W Day Laborer 200 Michigan

Nelson is Clara's brother.

5a. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 15): Colfax, Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T9_609, p. 463A, PN 9, SD 2, ED 253, enumerated 25 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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37 37 Straub Englebrecht W M 37 / Laborer Baden Baden Baden

______ Clara L W F 29 Wife / Keeping house Mich NY NY

______ Elmer W M 9 Son / At school / Mich Baden Mich

All three lines of this record, the last on the page, were crossed out.

5b. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 15): Colfax Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T9_609, p. 463B, PN 10, SD 2, ED 253, enumerated 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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40 40 Straud Englebert W M 39 / Farmer Baden Baden Baden

______ Clara L W F 29 Wife / Keeping house Mich NY NY

______ Elmer E W M 9 Son / / Mich Baden Mich

[Plus six boarders.]

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

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 20): Colfax Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T623_730, p. 10B, SN 2, SD 11, ED 98, enumerated 4 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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?? ?? Straub Engelbert A Head W M Feb 1840 59 M 30 Ger Ger Ger Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 22

______ Clara L Wife W F Dec 1850 49 M 30 5 2 MI NY NY 1860 40 Na Y Y Y

______ Elmer Son W M Apr 1871 29 S MI Ger MI Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 23

This enumerator was really sloppy. The visitation numbers have been written over so many times, they're illegible. The immigration numbers cannot apply to Clara as she is not an immigrant. They would not be the correct numbers for Engelbert, but they do duplicate those for the husband in the next household, so I suspect that household is the origin of the numbers and those numbers are simply mis-placed here — or whatever.

8. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 20): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T624_663 (Part 2), p. 217B, SN 11B, SD 11, ED 128, enumerated 29 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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108 108 Straub Englebert A Head M W 69 M1 39 Ger German Ger German Ger German 1853 Na Eng Farmer Retired Farmer OA Y Y R H

______ Clara Wife F W 59 M1 39 5 2 Michigan New York New York Eng None Y Y

Debore Adeline Dau F W 27 M1 10 3 3 Michigan Ger German Michigan Eng School Teacher ???? school W N 0 Y Y Y

______ Esther GDau F W 8 S Michigan Ger German Michigan None Y

______ Nillie M GDau F W 7 S Michigan Ger German Michigan None Y

______ Florence V GDau F W 4 S Michigan Ger German Michigan None

Listed ten households from David & Maria Wietsche (__?__) DE BOER.

9. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 14 — indexed "Englebert a Straub"): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T625_784 (Book 1), p. 39A, SN 3A, SD 10, ED 244, enumerated 7-9 Jan 1920, 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).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Fm 53 54 De Boer Frank Head O M M W 34 S Y Y Michigan Netherland Fresian Netherland Fresian Y farmer Gen'l farming OA 53

_______ Wietsche Mother F W 76 Wd 1870 pa Y Y Netherlands Frisian Netherlands Frisian Netherlands Frisian Y none

Straub Engebbert A Boarder M W 79 M 1853 pa 1866 Y Y Baden Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none

______ Clara L Boarder F W 69 M Y Y Michigan New York New York Y none

10. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Clara.

10. Pine Plains Cemetery, Colfax Township, Mecosta County, Michigan (online at the Mecosta County MIGenWeb site):

Straub, E.A. - 1841 - 1920
Straub, Engelberg – xx – 3 Oct 1920 – (Age 79)

Straub, Clara - 1850 - 1930

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