My 5G-grandmother Clara STAAB/STAUB was born 1761 in the town of Boos near Weinsheim in Prussia. The surname STAAB appears frequently in these towns. LDS Film #530212 In 1785 Clara STAAB along with her husband Franciscus LORENZ move to Glogowatz Hungary. Other STAAB/STAUB/STRAUB families are located there as well. Frank *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/24/2003 at 12:33 PM [email protected] wrote: >GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER STRAUB--He was from Germany and at the village >well >getting water.  A group of soldiers on horseback came to the well and >asked him >something in a foreign language.  He did not understand what they wanted >and >offered them his pitcher for a drink of water.  In anger, one or more >soldiers >ran their sabers through him and he died.  His sons swore revenge and some >or >all became professional soldiers.  It was possibly Prussian Soldiers who >killed gggf Straub according to family lore. > >One son,  retired soldier JOHN BAPTIST STRAUB,  born June 24, 1817, place >unknown, died 1876 or 1877, married KUNIGUNDA STAAB probably between 1858 >and >1860.  She was born about 1836, place unknown, and died 1895 in >Pittsburgh, PA, >USA. > >Gggf Straub had 11 sons and one daughter,  who worked for a prominent >attorney in Frankfurt.  This was the one who paid for her nephew, JOHN >BAPTIST >STRAUB, JR.  to go to school to become a priest.  She died suddenly in her >yard.  >John then left the seminary, a Capuchin monastery, and came to the USA. > >When John Straub came to the USA in 1881 he had a document in German that >read: >RELEASE DOCUMENT---The Kingdom from Bavarian government from Unterfranken >and >Aschaffenburg tells you that the single baker is (learning) apprentice to >baker.  JOHN BAPTIST STRAUB  from Hessenthal born March 15, 1863 from >here. >County government from city of Aschaffenburg. > >I am trying to find info on any of the above, or any of the family of the >other brothers and sister. > >When Kunigunda Staab Straub and her daughter Rosina came to the USA in >1887 >they first went to New York City because they believed they had "rich" >relatives there.  They did not find them. > >Thank you, Rosemarie >[email protected] > > >==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== >Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html >to unsubscribe