— born in Lynn Twp., Northampton [now Lehigh] Co., PA:
1.  Caroline STRAUB, b. 15 Sep 1811 

— born in Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co., PA;
2.  Abigail STRAUB, b. 12 Oct 1815 
3.  Jacob STRAUB, Jr., b. 11 Nov 1817
4.  (Daughter A) STRAUB, b. 1820
5.  (Daughter B) STRAUB, b. 1820-25
6.  Daniel STRAUB, b. 2 Jun 1824 or 1827/8
7.  Lydia/Lydiana STRAUB, b. 15/25 Oct 1833

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1820

PA

Lehigh Co.

Lynn Twp.

p. 153

Ln. 11

Straub Jacob

100010-30010-0-000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	9 or under	1810-1820	= Jacob Jr. (b. 1817)
1 male	26-44	1775-1794	= Jacob (b. 1788)
3 females	9 or under	1810-1820	= Daughter A (b. 1820) = Abigail (b. 1815) = Caroline (b. 1811)
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Maria (b. 1794)

List was roughly alphabetized.

3.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #13 of 26; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1830

PA

Lehigh Co.

Lynn Twp.

p. 141

Ln. 23

Jacob Straup

100 000 100 - 021 001 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1825-1830	= Daniel (b. 1827/8)
1 male	40-49	1780-1790	= Jacob (b. 1788)
2 females	5-9	1820-1825	= Daughter B = Daughter A (b. 1820)
1 female	10-14	1815-1820	= Abigail (b. 1815)
1 female	30-39	1790-1800	= Maria (b. 1794)

Caroline has apparently married and gone.  But we are missing Jacob, Jr.  He was only 13 and should have been at home.

4.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9-10 of 33; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840

PA

Lehigh Co.

Heidelberg Twp.

pp. 303B-304A

Ln. 18

Jacob Straub Senr

000 000 010 - 010 000 100

0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	50-59	1780-1790	= Jacob (b. 1788)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Lydia (b. 1833)
1 female	40-49	1790-1800	= Maria (b. 1794)
1	person employed in manufactures and trades

5.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 66):  Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll M432_792, p. 360B, 65/67, enumerated 29 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Jacob Straub	65	M		Laborer	500	Pennsylvania
Maria    "	58	F				"
Lydiana  "	17	F				"

6.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 37):  Germansville P.O., Heidelburg [Heidelberg] Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll M653_1130, p. 144, 1583/711, enumerates 31 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Maria Straub	67	F		Widow	1500	195	Pennsylvania
Polly Levan	15	F		Domestic			"

7.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 37):  Slatington P.O., Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll M593_1362, p. 299A, PN 16, 102/113, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Hausman Joe H.	30	M	W	Carpenter		925	Pennsylvania
"    Polly	25	F	W	Keeping house			"
"    Jane Am.	6	F	W				"
"    James Am.	3	M	W				"
"    Lewis M.	8/12	M	W				"	Nov
Straub Maria	77	F	W		1500	300	"

8.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 34):  Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll T9_1147, p. B, PN 30, SD 4, Ed 207, enumerated 18 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

21

24

25

26

224

249

Hausman Joseph

W

M

40

/

Farmer

Pa

Pa

Pa

_______ Magdalena

W

F

34

Wife

/

Keeping House

Pa

Pa

Pa

_______ Jane

W

F

16

Dau

/

At Home

/

Pa

Pa

Pa

_______ James

W

M

12

Son

/

At Home

/

Pa

Pa

Pa

_______ Lewis

W

M

10

Son

/

At Home

/

Pa

Pa

Pa

_______ Irvin A

W

M

4

Son

/

At Home

Pa

Pa

Pa

Straub Maria

W

F

86

GMother

/

Boarding

Pa

Pa

Pa

The question is, grandmother of whom?  Joseph or Maria Magdalena "Polly"?  One would immediately assume of Polly, except that 

9.  1890

10.  Ebenezer Union Church (a.k.a., Organ Church), Tripoli, Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co., PA (Ziegler Compilation, 18th Century to 1930, vol. 7) (according to Nancy Veits).

11.  Messages on the STRAUB Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com).

12.  Messages on the BROBST Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com).

13.  The National BROBST Family History Registry.

14.  Archives of the STRAUB-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

15.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com) where a submitter notes:

In his will, filed Lehigh Co Allentown file 2643, he left everything to his two sons Jacob of Lynn Twp Lehigh Co and Daniel of West Penn Twp, Schuylkill Co.

16.  Emails from Garry Heagy, Nancy Veits.