Jonathan Francis STRAUB & Catharine HENDRICKS & Barbara STEFFEN

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Jonathan Francis STRAUB
Catharine HENDRICK`S
Barbara STEFFEN

NOTICE: a patrilineal descendant of our subject is participating in the STRAUB Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project. Anyone who suspects he descends from our subject on a direct male line can support that connection with a DNA test. This descendant's DNA test results do not match those of the other purported descendant of John STRAUB & Elizabeth STEELEY, so one of these test subjects has to have made a mistake in his paper genealogy or have an NPE in his lineage. The other descendant has a much stonger paper connection to John, through his son, John STRAUB, Jr., so it appears our subject is the one with the bad connection. Our subject's descendant does, in fact, tightly match a descendant of John Peter TRAUB/TROUP of Perry Twp., Snyder Co., PA.

Husband: Jonathan Francis STRAUB / STROUP
Birth: 9 May 1821, Washington [now Penn] Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 2 Nov 1901, Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA
Occupation: laborer, tailor, farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: I1-Norse-D

Parents formerly believed to be this couple, but DNA testing proves they cannot be:
Father not: John STRAUB
Mother not: Elizabeth STEELEY

While our subject's parents remain unknown, his descendant has a tight DNA match with a descendant of this couple:
Kin: John Peter TRAUB / TROUP
Kin: Anna Maria HOFFMAN

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Catharine / Catherine HENDRICKS
Birth: 1823/4, PA
Death (æ 34y 10m 1d): 3 Apr 1858, presumably in Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker

Marriage-2: 27 Jun 1858

Wife-2: Barbara STEFFEN
Birth: 20 Dec 1834 or 1835, Union [now Snyder?] Co., PA
Death: 25 Dec 1919
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Catharine — born in Chapman Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA:

1. Augustus H. "Gus" STRAUB, b. 1844/5
2. Benton P. STRAUB, b. Sep 1853
3. Catharine Alice STRAUB, b. Sep 1856 or 20 Sep 1857

Children with Barbara STEFFEN — born in Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA:

4. Mary Agnes STRAUB, b. Sep 1859
5. Harriet Salome "Loamy" STRAUB, b. Aug 1869
6. Jonathan Francis "France" STRAUB, Jr., b. Nov 1874

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 36): Chapman Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, p. 148A, 50/50, enumerated 5 Dec 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jonathan Straub 27 M Labourer Penna

Catharine Straub 26 F "

Augustas Straub 5 M "

Listed two households from Daniel TROUT/TRAUT.

3a. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #94 of 384): McKees ½ [Half] Falls P.O., Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 388, 677/708, enumerated 27 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jonathan Stroub 38 M Tailor 395 250 Pennsylvania

Barbara    " 25 F "

Augustus   " 15 M "

Benton     " 7 M "

Mary       " ¹⁰/₁₂ F "

3b. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 45): Chapman P.O., Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll M653_1182, p. 377, PN 85, 595/619, enumerated 26 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

George Arnold 58 M Farmer 200 500 Pennsylvania

Mary " 52 F "

[George & Mary's children et al.]

Catharine Stroub 3 F "

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #18 of 26): McKees ½ [Half] Falls P.O., Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 1451 (Book 1), p. 44B, PN 18, 124/131, enumerated 10 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup Jonathan 49 M W Farmer 1200 500 Pa

______ Barbara 36 F W Keeping house "

______ Benton P 16 M W at home "

______ Catharine A 13 F W "

______ Mary A 10 F W "

______ Harriet S 1 F W "

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 23): Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T9_1194, p. 79B, PN 40, SD 7, ED 149, enumerated 21 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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340 373 Stroup Jonathan W M 58 / Farmer Pa Pa Pa

______ Barbara W F 44 Wife / Keeping house " " "

______ Mary A W F 20 Dau / " " "

______ Salome W F 10 Dau / / " " "

______ Francis W M 6 Son / / " " "

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

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 22): Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T623_1481, p. 110B, SN 2, SD 10, ED 173, enumerated 4-6 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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35 35 Stroub Johnathan Head W M May 1821 79 M 42 PA PA PA Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 21

______ Barbara Wife W F Dec 1835 64 M 42 4 4 PA PA PA Y Y N

______ Johnathan F Son W M Nov 1874 25 S PA PA PA Farm laborer 3 Y Y Y

Who was Barbara's fourth child? S/he is not named in Jonathan's will.

8. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 18): Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll T624_1415 (Part 2), p. 157A, SN 7A, SD 13, ED 147, enumerated 28 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
aWhat the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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142 142 Straub Barbara Head F W 75 Wd 4 4 PA PA PA German Own Income Y Y O F H

9. George W. Wagenseller. 1904. Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County, Penna. Wagenseller Publ., Middleburgh, PA (facsimile hard copies available from HigginsonBooks.com; online at the Snyder County PAGenWeb site):

p. 83 CHAPMAN TOWNSHIP...
GRUBBS'S CHURCH CEMETERY...

p. 99 Straub, Catharine, w of Jonathan, b June 2, 1823; d Apr 3, 1858, aged 34 y 10 m 1 d.

10. Post to the Wills Section of the STRAUB Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com; posted by Shirley Morton):

Testator: Jonathan Francis STRAUB (b. 9 May 1821 in Washington Twsp, Union Co, PA; d. 2 Nov 1901 in Chapman Twsp, Snyder Co, PA)
Wife: Barbara STEFFEN (b. 20 Dec 1834 in Union Co, PA; d. 25 Dec 1919)
Children: A.H. STRAUB; B.P. STRAUB; J.F. STRAUB; Alice now intermarried to HACKENBERG; Agnes now intermarried to Edgar RISHE; Salome now intermarried to Milton A. SHAFFER.
Other Legatees: none.
Witnesses: William LEACH and Thomas PAIGE.
Executors: Augustus H. and Benton P. STRAUB of Chapman Twsp, Snyder Co, PA.
Date signed: 30 Jan 1895.
Date recorded: 11 Dec 1901.
Where recorded: State of Pennsylvania, Snyder County by J.H. Willis, Register of Wills. Recorded in Will Book Number 4, page 473, in Will Box Records S-399.

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

12. Emails from Shirley Morton.

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