Charles VON SOEHNEN & Sarah A. STRAUB

Charles VON SOEHNEN
Sarah A. STRAUB

Husband: Charles VON SOEHNEN
Birth: 20 Nov 1838 or Oct 1838, Germany
Death: 8 May 1920, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA
Disposition: buried Colfax Cemetery, Whitman Co., WA
Transhumance: 1846/48, Germany to America
Military Service: Civil War: Corporal, Co. K, 1st Missouri State Infantry
Occupation: blacksmith, janitor
Religion: Methodist
Father: Peter VON SOEHNEN

Marriage: 30 Apr 1861, Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO

Wife: Sarah A. STRAUB
Birth: 12 Aug 1842, Coshocton Co., OH
Death: 14 Jun 1924, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA
Disposition: buried Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA
Occupation: homemaker
Religion: (Nazarene) Methodist
Father: Johann Jakob Friedrich STRAUB
Mother: Anna Margarethe MAICHEL

Children:

— born in Missouri, either Lafayette Co., MO, or Caldwell Co., MO:
1. Edward VON SOEHNEN, b. Mar 1862
2. Emma VON SOEHNEN, b. 1865; m. Mr. FISHER
3. Anna VON SOEHNEN, b. Mar 1867; m. Mr. BAKER
4. William [Carl?] VON SOEHNEN, b. Jun 1869

— born in Caldwell Co., MO:
5. Ella VON SOEHNEN, b. 1874; m. Cornelius GREEN
6. Amos VON SOEHNEN, b. Mar 1877

— born in Saratoga, Pratt Co., KS:
7. Ada VON SOEHNEN, b. 11 Dec 1879; d. 17 Apr 1901, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA; m. 17 Jun 1900, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA, Thomas A. GALLAUGHER; issue: Delbert Von Soehnen GALLAUGHER, b. 1901

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236): not found, but there are no Lafayette County records on the CD.

2. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #28 of 34 — indexed "VONSOCHEN"; online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 33 — indexed "VONESCHEN"): Mirabile P.O., Kingston, Kingston Twp., Caldwell Co., MO, Roll M593_763 (Book 1), p. 173B, PN 6, 48/48, enumerated 18 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1870: 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 19

48 48 Vonsoehen Charles 31 M W Blacksmith 700 150 Prussia / / /

_________ Sarah 26 F W Keeping House Ohio / /

_________ Edward 7 M W at home Missouri /

_________ Emma 5 F W " " /

_________ Anna 3 F W " " /

_________ William 1 M W " " /

3. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 27): Village of Saratoga, Inka Twp., Pratt Co., KS, p. 391D, PN 4, SD 2, ED 320, enumerated 2-25 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 7 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

34 37 Vonsoehnen Chas W M 48 / Blacksmith Prussia Prussia Prussia

__________ Sarah N W F 38 Wife / Keeping house Ohio NY Ohio

__________ Edward W M 18 Son / Farmer Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Emma W F 15 Dau / Servant Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Anna W F 13 Dau / At home Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Willie W M 11 Son / At home Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Ella W F 6 Dau Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Amos W M 3 Son Missouri Prussia Ohio

__________ Ada W F ³/₁₂ Mch Dau Kansas Prussia Ohio

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

5. 1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #15 of 16): Colfax City (Ward 1), Precinct No. 46, Whitman Co., WA, Roll 1753 (Book 2), p. 85A, SN 8, SD 2, ED 95, 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 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27

159 160 Vonsohonen Charles Head W M Oct 1838 61 M 39 Ger Ger Ger 1846 53 Janitor 0 Y Y Y O F H

__________ Sarah Wife W F Aug 1842 57 M 39 7 7 OH NY Swi Y Y Y

__________ William Son W M Jun 1869 30 S MO Ger OH Day Laborer 0 Y Y Y

__________ Amos Son W M Mar 1877 23 S MO Ger OH Blacksmith 4 Y Y Y

__________ Ada Dau W F Dec 1879 20 S KS Ger OH Y Y Y

6. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #2 of 20): 201 A Street, Colfax City (Ward 1, Precinct 46), Whitman Co., WA, Roll 1674 (Book 2), p. 230B, SN 10B, SD 3, ED 268, enumerated 26 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 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28

* 201 183 186 Von Soehnen Charles Head M W 71 M1 42 Ger Ger Gem 1848 Eng Janitor Court House W N 0 Y Y O H

___________ Sarah Wife F W 67 M1 42 7 6 OH Ger Swi Eng None Y Y

___________ William Carl? Son M W 40 S MO Ger ??? Eng Teamster Odd Jobs W Y Y

Bidlongs? Ina L G-Dau F W 18 S ?? ??? MO Eng None Y Y Y

Gallangher Delbert V S G-Son M W 9 S WA Ire KS None Y

*A Street

This record was very difficult to read; I may not have extracted it entirely correctly.

7. 1920

8. Family Group Sheet No. 119 (Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, UT 84323-0368) dated 6 Jan 1983, submitted by Joanne Bechtel (1998, Broderbund CD-14).

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

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