— born in Schuylkill Co., PA:
7.  Sarah STRAUB, b. 23 Jul 1841
8.  Mary Ann / Maria Anna STRAUB, b. 2 Apr 1844

Sarah is said to have died in 1841, but she is still alive, living with her mother, in the 1850 census, and, in the 1860 census, living with her brother, William.  Where is Mary in the 1850 census?  Is she the Mary WEINER (æ 6) living with Christina in 1850?  Why is she surnamed WEINER?  Is it merely a coincidence that a six-year-old Mary WEINER is living with them.  If so, where is Mary Ann STRAUB?

1a.  Marriage Record:

1b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Sarah STRAUB; Birth: 23 Jul 1841; Christening: 03 Oct 1841 Maria Anna STRAUB; Birth: 02 Apr 1844; Christening: 25 May 1844 Father: John STRAUB; Mother: Christina Source: Saint Paul's or Artz's Church, Lutheran and Reformed, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; parish registers 1839-1912. Frederick Sheely Weiser.

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

PA

Schuylkill Co.

Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp.

Roll 160

p. 38B

Ln. 7

John Stang

111 010 001 - 111 010 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1825-1830	= John STRAUB, Jr. (b. 1829)
1 male	5-9	1820-1825	= Jacob STONG (b. 1823/4)
1 male	10-14	1815-1820	= ?
1 male	20-29	1800-1810	= John STRAUB (b. 1806)
1 male	60-69	1760-1770	= John STONG (b. 1761)
1 female	4 or under	1825-1830	= Angeline STRAUB (b. 1826)
1 female	5-9	1820-1825	= Daughter C? STONG
1 female	10-14	1815-1820	= Daughter B STONG
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Christina (HEIM) STRAUB (b. 1806)
1 female	50-59	1770-1780	= Maria Christina (KACHEL) STRAUB STONG (b. 1780)

John and his family are living with his re-married mother and her second husband, John STONG.  Listed two lines from Benjamin HEIM.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

PA

Schuylkill Co.

Lower Mahantango [now Hubley] Twp.

Roll M704_492

pp. 81B-82A

Ln. 8

John STRAUB

130 101 - 101 101 010

0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Amos (b. 1838)
3 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Samuel (b. 1836) = William (b. 1831) = John (b. 1829
1 male	15-19	1820-1825	= ?
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= John (b. 1806)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Sarah? (b. 1841)
1 female	10-14	1825-1830	= Elizabeth (b. 1831?)
1 female	15-19	1820-1825	= Angeline (b. 1826)
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Christina (b. 1806)
1 female	50-59	1780-1790	= Maria Christina (KACHEL) STRAUB STONG (b. 1780)
2	persons employed in agriculture

John's mother appears to still be living with them, only she's now a widow again.  Listed next to Benjamin HEIM.

4a.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 36 — mis-indexed "Javage"; mis-labeled "Little Mahantango Twp" at Genealogy.com):  Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M432_826, p. 359B, 101/101, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Valentine Savage	50	M		Justus		Penna
Christena	45	F				"
Martha	5	F				"
Sarah Strawl	8	F				"
Elmira	8/12	F				"
Mary Weiner	6	F				"

Where is Maria Anna STRAUB (b. 1844)?  Is she Mary WEINER?  Has the enumerator erred?  Listed two households from Jacob STONG (see next Source), with whom are living two of Christina's other children, Elizabeth and Samuel.

4b.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 36; mis-labeled "Little Mahantango Twp" at Genealogy.com):  Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M432_826, p. 359B, 103/103, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jacob Stong	26	M		Farmer	1600	Penna
[Jacob's wife and children]
Elizabeth Strowl	16	F				"
Samuel       "	14	M				"

Listed two household from Elizabeth's and Samuel's mother, Christina (HEIM) STRAUB SAVAGE.  Jacob STONG is our subject's half-brother, that is, Jacob STONG is a son of Maria Christina KACHEL and her second husband, John STONG. 

4c.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 36):  Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, p. 354B, 35/35, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Simon Artz	28	M		Farmer	1000	Penna
[Simon's wife and children, et al.]
Angeline Strouch	24	F				"

Listed three households from Joseph ARTZ, with whom is living Angleline's brother, Amos. 

4d.  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				"

Listed three households from Simon ARTZ, with whom is living Amos's sister, Angeline. 

4e.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  Lower Mahantongo [now Hubley] Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, p. 358A, 89/89, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Elia Crawford	26	M		Shoe Maker		Penna
[Elia's wife and children, et al.]
William Straub	19	M		Shoe Maker		"

5.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 36):  Berrysburg P.O., Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, p. 537, PN 1, 6/6, enumerated 4 Jun 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Stroub	25	M		Farmer	7000	1500	Pa
[William's wife and children, et al.]
Sarah Straub	19	F		Servant			"

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

p. 912

STRAUB, William.  Farmer and stockman, Berrysburg, Pa., was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., September 21, 1831; son of John and Christiana (Hime) Straub. John Straub was also born in Schuylkill county, and was a son of John Straub, farmer and mill owner of that county, where he died.  John Straub, Jr., was also a farmer, and cultivated several rented farms in his native county, where he died in 1845.  His wife Christiana Hime, was born in Northumberland county.  Their children were:  Angeline, deceased, wife of Jere [Jeremiah] Matter, engineer; William; Elizabeth, deceased, wife of David Seal [SEALE]; Samuel, Lykens township, Dauphin county; Amos, farmer, Mifflin township; Sarah, died young; Mary, wife of John Wetmore [WITMER], Seven Points, Northumberland county.  Mr. Straub was a Democrat.  He was a member of the Lutheran church.  The second husband of Mrs. Straub, was Valentine Savage...

7.  Anon.  1898.  Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion.  J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago.

p. 164

John Heim, the grandfather of Mrs. Hensyl, and a farmer and school teacher by occupation, died in 1824.  He was twice married, by the first union having one son and seven daughters, while by the second there were six sons and two daughters.  Sophia (Kohl), his second wife, lived to the advanced age of eighty-eight years.  Her children were as follows:  John, of Richfield, Juniata Co., Penn.; George, of Upper Mahonoy township, Northumberland county; Diana, wife of John Straub, of Lykenstown, Penn.; Mollie, wife of Peter Beisel, of Upper Mahanoy; Peter, of Watsontown, Northumberland county; William, the father of Mrs. Hensyl; Daniel, of Northumberland county; and Jonathan, a resident of Illinois.

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 KACHEL Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com).

10.  Messages posted to the STRAUB Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).