— born in Kentucky, presumably in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY:
4.  Louis H. STRAUB, b. 1863
5.  Albert C. STRAUB, b. 1866/7

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

Melchior STRAUB Birth: 25 May 1821 Christening: 25 May 1821, Katholisch, Bieringen, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuerttemberg Father: Erasmus STRAUB; Mother: Maria SAUTER Source: Kirchenbuch, 1701-1878. Katholische Kirche Bieringen (OA. Horb)

Schwarzwaldkries = Black Forest District.

2.  1860 Census Every-Name Index and Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #157 of 517 — indexed "Moyer Stroup"; online at Genealogy.com, Image #56 of 79 — indexed "Mayer Stroup"):  New Albany P.O., New Albany (Ward 1), Floyd Co., IN, Roll M653_257, p. 157, PN 157, 1105/1105, enumerated 2 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Moyer Stroup	38	M		Carpenter	500		Wurtemberg
May/Mary Stroup	29	F					Do
Sophia Stroup	3	F					Indiana
Joseph Stroup	1	M					Do

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #197 of 339):  Louisville P.O., Louisville (Ward 11), Jefferson Co., KY, Roll M593_476, p. 495A, PN 197, 1215/1590, enumerated 16 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroube Melcher	48	M	W	Carpenter	2000	200	Wurtemburg
_______ Mary	37	F	W	Keeps House			"
_______ Sophie	14	F	W	at School			Indiana
_______ Joseph	11	M	W	at School			"
_______ John	9	M	W				"
_______ Louis	6	M	W				Kentucky
_______ Albert	3	M	W				"

4.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 71 — indexed "Melchior"):  347 Portland Avenue, Louisville (Ward 11), Jefferson Co., KY, Roll T9-0424 (Book 1), p. 472C, PN 3, SD 2, ED 151, enumerated 1 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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2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

13

14

21

24

25

26

*

347

13

15

Straub Melchiar

W

M

57

/

Carpenter

2

Ger

Ger

Ger

______ Mary

W

F

48

Wife

/

Keeping house

2

Ger

Ger

Ger

______ Sofa

W

F

22

Dau

/

At home

IN

Ger

Ger

______ Joseph

W

M

21

Son

/

Laborer

2

IN

Ger

Ger

______ John B

W

M

19

Son

/

Printer

2

IN

Ger

Ger

______ Louis H

W

M

17

Son

/

Clk in store

4

KY

Ger

Ger

______ Albert C

W

M

13

Son

/

/

KY

Ger

Ger

*Portland Avenue

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com):  not found, at least not in Kentucky.

7.  Anon.  1886.  Louisville City Directory, 1886/1890 (online at Ancestry.com):

Given Name	Surname	Occupation	Notes/Address
Melcher	Straub		b 1831 Portland avenue

Melchior was born in 1821, not 1831.

8.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).