Elias Straw
b. November 9, 1834 · Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
d. November 21 1892 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married 1855 · Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Baker
b. May 27, 1838 · Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
d. October 22, 1925 · Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Elias Straw, farmer, Fremont Township, was born in Dauphin County, Pa., Nov. 9, 1834, a son of Frederick and Catherine B. (Wagner) Straw. He was reared in his native county and there married, in 1855, Catherine Baker, a native of the same county, born in 1839, a daughter of Frederick Baker. In the spring of 1856, full of youthful ambition and with good health and strong wills, they left their native State and moved to Steuben County, Ind., locating first in Fremont, then a hamlet with two general stores. They soon after bought a tract of land on section 28 for which they paid $200. This they improved and lived on till 1864 when they sold it for $950. They then bought the farm where they now reside. They own 120 acres of land, all well improved, valued at $50 an acre. Mr. and Mrs. Straw have had eight children — William, John (deceased), Albert, Granville, George, Harvey, Augusta Jane (deceased) and Hermie. In politics Mr. Straw is Republican but in local elections casts his suffrage for the man he considers the most worthy. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Association.
1885 History of Steuben County, Indiana
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Children of Elias and Catherine Straw
William R Straw
b. July 20, 1856 · Indiana, USA
d. February 5, 1933 · La Grange, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
married September 13, 1877 · California, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Mary Jane Brouse
b. January 17, 1858 · Mansfield, Ohio, USA
d. June 7, 1941 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Fred E Straw
b. March 28, 1882 · Clear Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. 1949 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married (1) March 28, 1906 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Nellie Maude Grim
b. December 17, 1882 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. July 9, 1910 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Everet Waldo Straw
b. June 28, 1910 · Ohio, USA
d. January 26, 1911 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married (2) March 12, 1912 · DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
Lorene Farley
b. September 10, 1882 · Hamilton, Indiana, USA
d. 1913
married (3) February 2, 1914 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Jessie Sherman
b. May 3, 1890 · Michigan, USA
d. February 1967 · Taylor County, Florida, USA
Ruth Straw
b. January 5, 1916 · Michigan, USA
d. February 27, 2002 · Perry, Taylor County, Florida, USA
married February 24, 1938 · Taylor County, Florida, USA
James Cannon
b. March 19, 1917 · Perry, Taylor County, Florida, USA
d. March 9, 2005, · Perry, Taylor County, Florida, USA
Vera Grace Straw
b. August 15, 1917 · Burr Oak, Michigan, USA
d. August 1, 2004 married (1) August 7, 1937 · Taylor County, Florida, USA
divorced 1952 · Taylor County, Florida, USA
James C Farmer
b.
d.
Grace Farmer
b. ca 1939 · Florida, USA
d.
married (2) May 4, 1952 · Taylor County, Florida, USA
Jessie James Simpson
b. April 7, 1903
d. May 1976
married (3)
___ Hibbetts
b.
d.
Mark W Straw
b. August 10, 1922 · Burr Oak, Michigan, USA
d. March 16, 1980 · St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
married 1953 · Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Elizabeth Annette Conklin
b. April 2, 1933 · St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
d. June 12, 2010 · St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
William Carlton Straw
b. January 17, 1895 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. April 23, 1922 · Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
married November 25, 1916
Viola Lusella Dally
b. June 8, 1892 · Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, USA
d. May 1986 · Branch County, Michigan, USA
Mary Norene Straw
b. December 28, 1917 · Burr Oak, Branch County, Michigan, USA
d. March 29, 2001
married
David Kistner
b. October 3, 1918
d. April 13, 1991 · Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
William C. Straw
b. August 9, 1919
d. February 24, 2003
married (1) October 21, 1937 · Indiana, USA
Velma Ann Force
b. August 24, 1920
d. July 31, 1979 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married (2) April 23, 1982 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Amy Rae White
b.
d.
John H. Straw
b. November 9, 1858 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. July 20, 1871 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Albert F Straw
b. January 6, 1861 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. September 4, 1932 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married (1) August 25, 1888 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Mary L Ackerman
b. May 30, 1858 · Noble County, Indiana, USA
d. September 17, 1893 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Infant Paul Straw
b.
d.
married (2) April 1, 1898
Selena Belle Wise
b. April 1870 · York Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA – (1871 is listed as the date of birth on the gravestone, but Selena is listed in the 1870 census as a newborn of 2 months and giving her birth month as April.)
d. February 7, 1901 · York Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married (3) February 11, 1903 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Mary Melinda (Linnie) Friday
b. December 11, 1869 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. October 13, 1940 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Arva L Straw
b. April 3, 1906 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. May 11, 1990 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married April 12, 1936 · DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
Nihl Clay
b. August 7, 1905 · Indiana, USA
d. February 15, 1988 · Indiana, USA
Virgil Mary Straw
b. September 18, 1908 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. March 9, 1999 · Ft Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
married December 22, 1934 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Howard Flaishans
b. August 1, 1904 · Angola, Indiana, USA
d. April 26, 1988
Clifton M. W. Straw
b. October 9, 1915 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. July 25, 1935 · Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Granville David Straw
b. October 14, 1863 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. October 8, 1923 · California, Branch County, Michigan, USA
married November 8, 1885 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Lillian May Weaver
b. March 2, 1866
d. March 23, 1925
Carl William Straw
b. January 25, 1888 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. October 13, 1918 · California, Branch County, Michigan, USA
married November 27, 1912 · Steuben County, Michigan, USA
Goldie Aldora Smith
b. October 24, 1896 · Defiance County, Ohio, USA
d. December 3, 1971 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Carl Harold Straw
b. March 29, 1914 · Butler, De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
d. July 18, 1977 · Albion, Noble County, Indiana, USA
married (1) September 1, 1934 · Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
divorced
Lucille Vaughan
b. November 30, 1915 · East Le Roy, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
d. April 14, 1999 · Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, USA
married (2) July 13, 1969 · Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Eva Grene Bauley
b. August 3, 1910 · Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
d. October 22, 1996 · Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Helen Lucille Straw
b. December 25, 1916 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. April 30, 1990 · Indiana, USA
married (1) May 8, 1934
divorce 1950
Cloyce L Loucks
b. May 6, 1912 · Hancock County, Ohio, USA
d. July 1981 · Auburn, De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
married (2) March 14, 1951
Norbert Jennings Johnson
b. December 25, 1908 · McKeen County, Illinois, USA
d. April 19, 2001 · Auburn, De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
Jay Julius Straw
b. April 30, 1891 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. August 14, 1974 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
married August 24, 1918 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Ethel I Ball
b. April 6, 1894
d. May 23, 1973
Rose Mary Straw
b. November 25, 1927 · Kinderhook, Branch County, Michigan, USA
d.
married (1)
___ Decker
b.
d.
married (2) February 25, 1950 · Indiana, USA
Byron Whitney
b. November 29, 1922 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d.
Jay J Straw
b. April 15, 1929
d. December 1, 2007
married April 4, 1953 · Angola, Indiana, USA
Violet Mae ___
b. February 27, 1933 · Greene County, Ohio, USA
d. August 28, 2014 · Branch County, Michigan, USA
Ila Mae Straw
b. March 7, 1931
d. September 17, 1995
married June 22, 1947 · Branch County, Michigan, USA
Nelson Parshall Jr
b. July 3, 1928
d. January 19, 1974
Florence K Straw
b. March 11 1893 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. February 8, 1963 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married married March 18, 1911 · Indiana, USA
Glen James Kemery
b. July 6, 1885 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. May 25, 1958 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Minerva E Straw
b. January 17, 1895 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. November 6, 1970
married March 26, 1913 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Frank Smith
b. November 9, 1886 · Kent County, Michigan, USA
d.
Berthien Luella Straw
b. August 31, 1902 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. April 17, 1986 · Pittsford, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
married January 23, 1918 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Dewey Delno Crall
b. June 24, 1898 · Camden, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
d. April 10, 1985 · Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Mildred Alice Straw
b. December 28, 1905 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. October 29, 1984
married (1) November 12, 1921 · Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
divorced November 29, 1935 · Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
John Frederick Crawford
b. November 12, 1899 · Scott Township, Indiana, USA
d. January 7, 1938 · Ann Arbor, Washenaw County, Michigan, USA
married (2) August 29, 1936 · Indiana, USA
Victor Wade Scharp
b. May 25, 1903 · Ohio, USA
d. December 27, 1983 · Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan, USA
married (3) October 4, 1969 · Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, USA
John Leo Daniels
b. March 20, 1908
d. October 27, 1981 · Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Helen Lucile Straw
b. February 26, 1911 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. February 26, 1911 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
George W Straw
b. August 2, 1868 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. December 2, 1950 · Clear Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married December 24, 1890 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Lulie Elnora Young
b. September 26, 1868 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. 1951 · Clear Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Harvey Allen Straw
b. June 9, 1871 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. March 10, 1940 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married March 11, 1897
Anna Ludell (Della) Berry
b. April 27, 1873 · Reading, Michigan, USA
d. December 2, 1957 · Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Coral Ellis Straw
b. December 28, 1897
d. February 1971 · Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
married October 28, 1918 · Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Arla Bernice Coe
b. 1897 Indiana, USA
d. November 10, 1973 · Indiana, USA
Helen Louise Straw
b. December 20, 1920 · Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. July 23, 2006 · Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
married
Arlie Jame Brady
b. September 19, 1924 · Indiana
d. April 26, 1971 · Monticello, White County, Indiana, USA
Netta Straw
b. May 23, 1899 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. August 27, 1980 · Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
married June 2, 1923 · Indiana, USA
Edison A Martin
b. April 16, 1896 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
d. 1979
Augusta Jane Straw
b. ca 1871 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. September 26, 1874 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Herman (Hermie) Elias Straw (e)
b. October 20, 1882 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
d. February 22, 1950 · Milan, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
married March 28, 1907 · Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Prudence Boor
b. June 12, 1886 · Tennesee, USA – per marriage license March 1887 · LaGrange, Indiana
d. December 29, 1966 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Rex Strawe
b. October 22, 1911 · Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
d. March 20, 2005 · Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA
married August 31, 1939 · Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Louise Ostrander
b. June 6, 1914 · Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan, USA
d. September 11, 2010 · Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA
There are two infant girls from the early 1900’s buried in the Straw section of Dygert Cemetery who’s parentage is unknown. They deserve to be recognized until the day records can be found to identify their place in the lineage.