1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  Lower Mahantongo 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		"

3.  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
Elizabeth  "	22	F					"
John	4	M					"
Mary	2	F					"
Sarah Straub	19	F		Servant			"
John Lebo	17	M		"			"
Saml Clouser	22	M		Laborer			"
Simon Gibbons	18	M		"			"

Sarah is William's sister.

4.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 16):  Berrysburg P.O., Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, p. 577B, PN 12, 77/83, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straub William	38	M	W	Farmer		5000	Penna
______ Elizabeth	32	F	W	Keeping house			Penna
______ Mary E	12	F	W				Penna
______ Charles M	9	M	W				Penna
______ David W	6	M	W				Penna
______ Emma	4	F	W				Penna
______ Harry	1	M	W				Penna
Sallada Isaac	21	M	W	Farm Laborer			Penna
Welker John	16	M	W	Farm Laborer			Penna
______ Frank	13	M	W	Farm Laborer			Penna

David's middle initial is definitely "W."  Listed two households from Williams's brother, Amos STRAUB, who is three households from Elizabeth's parents, Jonathan & Elizabeth HOLTZMAN, with whom their eldest child, John N. STRAUB, is living.

5.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 32):  Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T9-1124, p. 108C, PN 29, SD 3, ED 109, 26-28 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

23

24

25

26

273

295

Straub William

W

M

48

/

Farmer

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Elizabeth

W

F

42

Wife

/

Keeping House

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Charles

W

M

19

Son

/

works on Farm

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Norman

W

M

16

Son

/

works on Farm

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Emma

W

F

14

Dau

/

at home

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Harry

W

M

11

Son

/

at home

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

______ Katie

W

F

8

Dau

/

/

Penna

Penna

Penna

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

7.  1900 

8.  Anon.  1896.  Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  J.M. Runk & Co., Publ., Chambersburg, PA.  Biographical Sketch of our subject. 

9.  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).