In a message dated 08/08/2002 07:11:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Are these all the same? In the WPA Marriage Index, there are two listings for the same individual, but different spellings of both surnames - Straley Mary J to Jacob H Spease or Staley Mary J to Jacob H Sheese Marriage occurred in 1876. Then in the WPA Marriage Transcript Index, there is a listing for a Pauline Strahley, who was the daughter of Henry D, and Susanna Scease, who married William Denny in 1894. Is this a family whose name has been mangled and what is the most common way of spelling it if you wanted to search for it? My main interest is in the Strahle family in Owen Co and these folks seem to enter it twice. >> Jacob H. Sheese (1854-1933) and Mary J. Sheese (1850-1927) are buried in Garrard Chapel Cemetery, Morgan Tw, Section 6, along with many other Sheeses. Jacob and Mary Jane in 1880: Census Place: Morgan, Owen, Indiana Page 254B Source: FHL Film 1254302 National Archives Film T9-0302 Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jacob SHEESE Self M M W 25 IN Occ: Farmer Fa: OH Mo: IN Mary Jane SHEESE Wife F M W 29 IN Occ: House Keeper Fa: PA Mo: OH Silas E. SHEESE Son M S W 2 IN Occ: At Home Fa: IN Mo: IN Robert SHEESE Son M S W 2M IN Occ: At Home Fa: IN Mo: IN And the Strahle family in 1880: Census Place: Jefferson, Owen, Indiana Page 346A Source: FHL Film 1254303 National Archives Film T9-0303 Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Henry STRAHLE Self M W W 59 WURTEMBURG Occ: Farming Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: WURTEMBURG John STRAHLE Son M S W 24 OH Occ: Works On Farm Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: OH Catharine A. STRAHLE Dau F S W 22 IN Occ: House Keeping Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: OH Paulina STRAHLE Dau F S W 19 IN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: OH Margaret STRAHLE Dau F S W 11 IN Occ: Works In Kitchen Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: OH Sophia B. STRAHLE Dau F S W 9 IN Fa: WURTEMBURG Mo: OH Henry B. STRAHLE GSon M S W 3 IN Fa: IN Mo: IN Henry Straley married Mary Blair, Owen County, 18 Feb 1866 1870 Owen County Indiana Census p. 246, Jefferson, Owen Co 243-244 Ln Surname Given Age Born Occupation ============================================================ 17 Straley Henry 49 Wurt farmer 18 Straley Mary 40 Wurt keeping house 19 Blair Mary 20 Wurt without employ 20 Blair George 18 Wurt farm laborer 21 Blair Frederick 16 IN farm laborer 22 Blair John 13 IN at home 23 Blair William 9 IN 24 Straley Mary 16 OH without employ 25 Straley Kate A. 11 OH 26 Straley John 13 OH 27 Straley Polena 8 IN 28 Straley Margaret 1 IN Glorianne