1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #328 of 384 — indexed "Stgraub"):  Freeburg P.O., Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 622, PH 146, 1042/1074, enumerated 6 Jul 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Samuel Straub	21	M		Day Laborer		60	Pennsylvania
Sarah    "	22	F					"
Pharos   "	1	M					"

3.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #6 of 24):  Centerville P.O., Center Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 1451 (Book 1), p. 26B, PN 6, 41/41, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroub Samuel	29	M	W	Farmer	2250	800	Pa
"   Sophia	28	F	W				Pa
"   Phares	11	M	W				Pa
"   Willis	8	M	W				Pa
"   Edward	6	M	W				Pa

4a.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 22):  Center Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 110B, PN 14, SC 7, ED 157, enumerated 9 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

24

25

26

124

136

Straub Samuel H

W

M

41

/

Farmer

Pa

Pa

Pa

______ Sophia

W

F

45

Wife

/

keeping house

Pa

Pa

Pa

______ Edward

W

M

16

Son

/

works on farm

Pa

Pa

Pa

______ Alice

W

F

21

????

/

keeping house

Pa

Pa

Pa

Bowersox Rebecca

W

F

2

granddaughter

/

/

Pa

Pa

Pa

I cannot read what was originally in the relationship column for Alice.  Someone — in a different hand and with a different pen — has crossed out what was there and written "aunt" on top of it.  This bit of vandalism has cost us a valuable clue.  At the very least, whoever did this should have put a light line through the original word and written "aunt" above it, so the original word could still be read.  You would think I could make it out.  I mean, how many ways can a 21-yr-old female be related to a 41-yr-old man?  It's not daughter, granddaughter, stepdaughter, sister, or niece.  It looks vaguely like "Honale" or "Aonale," which is nonsensical.  The German for niece is "Nichte."  Nichte would make sense, at least.  Likewise, Rebecca could only be Samuel's granddaughter if he had a daughter who married a BOWERSOX, but Samuel doesn't appear to have had a daughter, at all, and he is barely old enough to be a grandfather.

4b.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #24 of 36 — grouped with images labeled "Middleburg Borough"):  Franklin Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 128A, PN 25, SD 7, ED 152, enumerated 14 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	13	21	24	25	26
134	139	Walter, Isaiah	W	M	29			/	Farmer		PA	PA	PA
		[Walter's wife and child, et al.]
		Stroub, Sophares	W	M	21	Servant	/		Farm hand		PA	PA	PA

4c.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #25 of 36 — grouped with images labeled "Middleburg Borough"):  Franklin Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 128A, PN 25, SD 7, ED 152, enumerated 16 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

21

24

25

26

141

146

Schambacher, Michael

W

M

33

/

Farmer

PA

PA

PA

[Michael's wife and children]

Stouby,

Ammon, Willis

W

M

(17)

Servant

/

Farm hand

PA

PA

PA

Smith, Minerva

W

F

(15)

Servant

/

Domestic Servant

/

PA

PA

PA

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

6.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #6 of 21):  Centerville Village, Center Twp., Snyder Co., PA, p. 100B, SN 3, SD 10, ED 172, 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).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	19	22	23	24	25	26	27
84	86	Stroub Samuel H	Head	W	M	Sep 1840	59	M	5			PA	PA	PA	Landlord	Y	Y	Y	O	F	H
		______ Susan	Wife	W	F	May 1859	41	M	5	0	0	PA	PA	PA		Y	Y	Y

7.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

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. 52	Centre Township... EVANGELICAL CEMETERY...
p. 53	Stroub, Sophia, w of S. H., b. 1833; d. Jan 12, 1893, aged 60 y.
p. 275	WASHINGTON TWP., OLD LUTHERAN CEMETERY...
p. 276	Stroub, Sarah Ann, w of Samuel H., b Jan. 5, 1838, d July 10, 1862, a 24 y 6 m 5d.

Reading for Sarah Ann confirmed by Finsterbush (2003).

10.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name	Deathdate	Age at Death	Result
Sarah Ann STROUB	10 Jul 1862	5d 6m 24y	5 Jan 1838
(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)

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