— born in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA:
.  Frances Veronica STRAUB, b. 21 Aug 1881
.  (Child) STRAUB
.  Georgia A. STRAUB, b. Aug 1886

If the 1900 census is correct with regard to Frances's children, only four of the above (including Frances and Georgia) survived to 1900.

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1860 (Broderbund CD-318):  no STRAUBs/etc. in Luzerne County.

3.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #50 of 131 — indexed as "Short"):  Scranton P.O., City of Scranton, 8th Ward, Luzerne Co., PA, p. 288B, PN 50, 281/365, enumerated 29 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Shurt?/Strurt? Theodore	29	M	W	Works in Cabt. shop			Wirtemburg
_____ Francis	25	F	W	Keeping House			"
_____ Terreasa	3	F	W				Penna
_____ Maggie	1	F	W				"
_____ Maurice	3/12	M	W				"

This enumerator had dreadful handwriting — and was a poor speller on top of it.

4.  1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):

Census Place: Scanton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Source: FHL Film 1255139; NARA Film T9-1139; Pg 299B
	Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Fa	Mo
Theodore STRAUB	Self	M	M	W	38	WURTEMBURG	Cabinet Maker	WURT	WURT
Franziska STRAUB	Wife	F	M	W	35	WURTEMBURG	Keeping House	WURT	WURT
Elizabeth STRAUB	Dau	F	S	W	12	PA	At School	WURT	WURT
Margaret STRAUB	Dau	F	S	W	11	PA	At School	WURT	WURT
Caroline STRAUB	Dau	F	S	W	2	PA		WURT	WURT

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 census population schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #39 of 67):  Prospect Avenue, Scranton City (Ward 19), Lackawanna Co., PA, Roll 1421 (Book 2), p. 262B, SN 8, SD 4, ED 105, enumerated 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).
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27
R.I.	102	168	Straub, Theodore	Head	W	M	Nov 1841	58	M	34			Ger	Ger	Ger	1859	48	Na	Carpenter-Carshop	0		Y	Y	Y	R	H
			______, Francis	Wife	W	F	Apr 1845	55	M	34	10	4	Ger	Ger	Ger	1859	48					Y	Y	Y
			______, Francis V	Dau	W	F	Aug 1881	18	S				PA	Ger	Ger							Y	Y	Y
			______, Georgia A	Dau	W	F	Aug 1886	13	S				PA	Ger	Ger				at School		9	Y	Y	Y