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Lorenz TRAUB
Elizabeth GRAF
Husband:  Lorenz / Laurence / Lawrence TRAUB
Birth:  22 Jul 1848, Heiningen, Donaukreis, Wuerttemberg
Death:  16 May 1908, Cumberland, Barron Co., WI — did he really die in WI?
Transhumance:  to America in 1868
Occupation:  school teacher, clergyman
Father:  Gottlieb TRAUB I
Mother:  Jakobine Friedricke WIDMANN
Marriage:  18 Sep 1870, Will Co., IL
Wife:  Elisabetha / Elizabeth GRAF
Birth:  9 Jan 1851, Diesbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland
Death:  9 Jun 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA
Transhumance:  to America in 1855
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Christian GRAF (1825- )
Mother:  Magdalena LUETHI (1827-1854)

I can't find Elizabeth in the 1920 or 1930 censuses.  Did she really die in 1939?  Or did she remarry?

Children:
  1.  Lawrence / Lorenz / Lorenzo TRAUB, b. 27 Jul 1871, IA
  2.  Mary TRAUB, b. 1871/2, IA
  3.  Fredricka / Fredrica "Ricka" TRAUB, b. 1873/4, IL
  4.  Gottlieb TRAUB, b. 6 Jun 1874, NY
  5.  William TRAUB, b. 1876/7, MI
  6.  Christian TRAUB, b. 1877/8, MI

— born in IL, probably in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL:
  7.  Anna M. "Annie" TRAUB, b. Jan 1880
  8.  John Frederick TRAUB, b. Aug 1882 or 18 Aug 1881
  9.  Elizabeth TRAUB, b. Apr 1883; dumb
10.  Frederick Charles "Fred" TRAUB, b. 30 Jul 1885
11.  Louis W. TRAUB, b. May 1887

— born in IA:
12.  [Charlotte / Charlotta] "Lottie" TRAUB, b. Dec 1888
13.  Hamilton Paul TRAUB, b. 18 Jun 1890, Crozier, Buena Vista Co., IA
14.  Noah H. M. TRAUB, b. Dec 1891
15.  (Child) TRAUB; died young
16.  (Child) TRAUB; died young

Lottie was presumably born in Crozier, but Noah might have been born in Reinbeck, Black Hawk Twp., Grundy Co., IA.

Keywords for search engines:  FRG, Germany, DEU, DE, Deutschland, Württemberg; CH, Schweiz; USA, US, United States, California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin

Sources:

1.  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site):
TRAUB, Lorenz GRAF, Elizabeth 09/18/1870 4181/2 Will Co.

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I really looked, for both of them.  Can't find Elizabeth's parents, either.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 16):  Louisa St., City of Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Roll T9_241, p. 313D, PN 4, SD 3, ED 221, 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 24 25 26
31 32 Traub Lawrence W M 32     / Teacher School Wurtemberg Wurtemberg Wurtemberg
      "   Elizabeth W F 29 Wife   / Keeping House Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland
      "   Lawrence W M  9 Son /   Attends School Iowa Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   Mary W F  8 Dau /   Attends School Iowa Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   Ricka W F  6 Dau /     Illinois Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   Godliebe W M  5 Son /     New York Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   William W M  3 Son /     Michigan Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   Christian W M  2 Son /     Michigan Wurtemberg Switzerland
      "   Annie W F 4/12 Dau /     Illinois Wurtemberg Switzerland

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 37 — indexed "Larene J. Traub"):  Reinbecktown, Blackhawk Twp., Grundy Co., IA, Roll T623_433 (Book 2), p. 206B, SN 5, SD 5, ED 38, 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 26 27
104 105 Traub Larencz Head W M Jul 1848 51 M 29     Ger Ger Ger 1868 32 Na Clergyman 0   Y Y Y O F H
    _____ Elizabeth G Wife W F Jan 1851 49 M 29 16 14 Switz Switz Switz 1855 45         Y Y Y      
    _____ John F Son W M Aug 1882 18 S       IL Ger Switz       At School 0 7 Y Y Y      
    _____ Annie M Dau W F Jan 1880 20 S       IL Ger Switz           Y Y Y      
    _____ Fredrick C Son W M Jul 1885 14 S       IL Ger Switz       At School 3 9 Y Y Y      
    _____ Elizabeth Dau W F Apr 1883 17 S       IL Ger Switz           N N N Dumb  
    _____ Louis W Son W M May 1887 13 S       IL Ger Switz       At School 3 9 Y Y Y      
    _____ Lottie Dau W F Dec 1888 11 S       IA Ger Switz       At School 3 9 Y Y Y      
    _____ Paul Son W M Jun 1890  9 S       IA Ger Switz                        
    _____ Noah H M Son W M Dec 1891  8 S       IA Ger Switz                        
There's no middle initial for Lorenz, it's the descender on the "z."

6.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 46):  2650 Fremont Avenue, Minneapolis City (Ward 10), Hennepin Co., MN, Roll T624_705 (Book 1), p. 94B, SN 4B, SD 5, ED 177, enumerated 16 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1910:  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 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 28
* 2650 75 83 Traub Elizabeth Head M W 54 Wd 15 12 Switz Ger Switz Ger Switz Ger 1860 Eng None     Y Y   O M H
      _____ John Son M W 29 S     Illinois Ger Ger Switz Ger   Eng Real estate sells land OA Y Y        
      _____ Fred Son M W 24 S     Illinois Ger Ger Switz Ger   Eng Real estate sells land OA Y Y        
      _____ Louis Son M W 22 S     Illinois Ger Ger Switz Ger   Eng None     Y Y        
      _____ Fredrica Dau F W 35 S     Illinois Ger Ger Switz Ger   Eng Nurse nursing OA Y Y        
      _____ Lottie Dau F W 21 S     Iowa Ger Ger Switz Ger   Eng None     Y Y N      
*Fremont Avenue

7.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Elizabeth. 

8.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Elizabeth.  Did she really die in 1939, or was it 1919?  Or did she remarry?

9.  Edward J. Jones.  GEDCOM.

10.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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