George L. Straub was born about 1930 In Philadelphia and died December 24, 2005 in Boyertown, PA. His obituary identified his parents as Jacob Straub and Jennie Merta. He was my father-in-law's cousin. If anyone has additional data about Jacob and Jenny, I would appreciate seeing it. I have some information about the Mertas of Philadelphia that I would be happy to share with anyone who is interested.