Hi All, I wrote to Hammond Ind. regarding the Straube Piano Co. and here's the reply. The Straube Piano Company was started in a Chicago suburb in 1878. The company was named after William Straube the founder. The Company moved to the city of Hammond, Ind. in the early part of the 1900's. In 1940 the Straube Piano Company moved to Chicago Heights, Illinois. They could find no connection of the Straube Piano Co. to Solomon Straub or Maria Straub of the Straub music publishing company of Chicago. To me that means that there still may be a connection but they are not aware of any. Is William Straube related to Solomon or Maria Straub? Nancy Straub Holben

Diana Owen wrote: > > Question regarding the name Harriet? > My gr-grandmother is Emmaline Savilla Straub b 1829 Bloomsburg PA, d 1915 ND, m John > Peter Stecker b 1822 Hemlock PA d (murdered)1874 Cannon Lake, Rice Co., MN. > In familysearch.com her parents are listed as JOHN PETER STRAUB b 1798 BloomsburY, > PA and HARRIOT b 1802, submitted by a Vivian Smith, Vancouver WA. After much gen. > searching, these people do not seem to exist. Check WorldConnect. The submitter shows John Peter STRAUB to be son of (Johann) Adam STRAUB & (Maria) Catharina HEILMAN. http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/6/Straub/FGS/JohannAdamStraub-MariaCatharinaHeilman.htm And to have a daughter, Emmaline Savilla, b. 16 Nov 1824. John Peter has a brother, Adam, who also is said to have a daughter Emiline, born in 16 Nov 1829. http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/6/Straub/FGS/AdamStraub-MaryGruber.htm There is obviously some mixup here, but it seems either John Peter or Adam, or both, had a daughter named Emiline, one of whom is probably your great-grandmother. They lived in Bloomsburg, Hemlock Twp., Columbia Co., PA. > I believe the JOHN PETER STRAUB may be a confusion of Emmaline's husband's name John > Peter Stecker... I see no reason to think so. John Peter is a common name, especially among STRAUBs descended from immigrant Johann Pieter, which this John Peter is. > and also I am wondering if the HARRIOT listed as her mother may be the > confusion of HARRIET SALOME STRAUB even though she was born about 70 years later? I don't see how any confusion can occur, given the difference in time and geography. > I > am thinking this confusion may be incorrect family lore? Anyone have any thoughts > on this? > Also is anyone aware of the name "Harriot" appearing earlier in any of the Straub > lines? I think this is simply a different Harriet. Harriet is a common German name. > And while I am asking... Emmaline's middle name is "SAVILLA". Any thoughts on where > that might have come from in Straub lineage? I've never before run into it in connection with a STRAUB. "Savilla" can be a surname, and the given name is thought to be a spelling variant of Sabella, which is short for Isabella. As a surname, it's rare; as a given name, not that uncommon in the 19th century. My guess is that the "Savilla" part of Emmaline's name didn't come from her STRAUB ancestors, but rather through her mother or grandmothers. Try going to WorldConnect and put savilla in the Given Name field. Leave the Surname field blank. Then put pa columbia in the Birth Place field and hit Search. Do it again putting the location in the Death Place field, instead. You'll see that there were a number of families with females named Savilla in Columbian Co., PA, in the 1800s. Perhaps one of these families is related to your Emmaline Savilla. On the other hand, sometimes people were named for good friends or someone admired or respected, so there are times when the given name is no help at all in indicating a relationship. Also try the same experiment with the various spellings of Emmaline (viz., Emaline, Emiline). Diana

Question regarding the name Harriet? My gr-grandmother is Emmaline Savilla Straub b 1829 Bloomsburg PA, d 1915 ND, m John Peter Stecker b 1822 Hemlock PA d (murdered)1874 Cannon Lake, Rice Co., MN. In familysearch.com her parents are listed as JOHN PETER STRAUB b 1798 BloomsburY, PA and HARRIOT b 1802, submitted by a Vivian Smith, Vancouver WA. After much gen. searching, these people do not seem to exist. I believe the JOHN PETER STRAUB may be a confusion of Emmaline's husband's name John Peter Stecker and also I am wondering if the HARRIOT listed as her mother may be the confusion of HARRIET SALOME STRAUB even though she was born about 70 years later? I am thinking this confusion may be incorrect family lore? Anyone have any thoughts on this? Also is anyone aware of the name "Harriot" appearing earlier in any of the Straub lines? And while I am asking... Emmaline's middle name is "SAVILLA". Any thoughts on where that might have come from in Straub lineage? Many Thanks, DianaO. Shirley Morton wrote: > Harriet Salome STRAUB was christened with that name. She was called "Loamy" > by the family. When she went to school all of her records were in the name > of Salome H. Her brother Jonathan Fancis was always called "France. Her > sister Mary Agnes was always referred to as "Agnes". Jonathan's son, my > father's christened name was William Augustus. He was known and frequently > signed his name as "Gus". It takes some digging to find the correct > ancestors. > In response to a question about getting information from Snyder County > Historical Society: the address is 30 East Market Street, PO Box 276, > Middleburg, PA 17842, telephone number (570) 837-6191. Membership is $15 per > year. I am not sure what the charges are this year for look-ups. > Shirley STRAUB MORTON > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > Ths subject of this mailing list is STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic messages to this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Harriet Salome STRAUB was christened with that name. She was called "Loamy" by the family. When she went to school all of her records were in the name of Salome H. Her brother Jonathan Fancis was always called "France. Her sister Mary Agnes was always referred to as "Agnes". Jonathan's son, my father's christened name was William Augustus. He was known and frequently signed his name as "Gus". It takes some digging to find the correct ancestors. In response to a question about getting information from Snyder County Historical Society: the address is 30 East Market Street, PO Box 276, Middleburg, PA 17842, telephone number (570) 837-6191. Membership is $15 per year. I am not sure what the charges are this year for look-ups. Shirley STRAUB MORTON

In regard to the Straub marriages I posted from the Synder County Tribune, there is an email contact for anyone to obtain more info on the information provided. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/Tribunelistings.htm Let me know if any additional information is provided. Nancy Straub Holben

> I have Harriet Salome STRAUB.... as her name... She may have later gone by Harriet, but she is Salome on her 1890 marriage record and Salome H. in the 1900 census. My mother, my father, and my ex-husband all went by their middle names; it's not that unusual. My parents went by their middle names because their first names were the same as their repective parents. My husband went by his middle name because he simply didn't like his first name. Of course, this kind of name change can give us fits when trying to do genealogy -- especially when doing German immigrants! Diana

I have no evidence which identifies the father of the John STRAUB who died 13 Jan 1824. The Union County Orphans' Court Records clearly identify when he died, but there are no records of his date of birth. Elizabeth STEELEY appears to be the daughter of Lazarus STEELEY, but there are some conflicting dates for her birth. I am trying to find whether she was born in 1894 or 1895. The children of my Aunt Salome and Uncle Milton SHAFFER are:Hulda; Irene; Sadie; Madelyn; and Henry. For information on many early marriages, a book , "Central PA Marriages 1700-1896" is available for look-ups at the Snyder County Historical Society. My great-grandmother, Barbara STEFFEN and great-grandfather, Jonathan Francis STRAUB, Sr. are listed on page 67, under marriages by the Rev. G.G. Erlenmeyer. If anyone has additional information on this John STRAUB who died in Beaver Township, Union County (now Snyder), please post it. Shirley STRAUB MORTON

How do you request these lookups from the Snyder Co. Historical Society for early marriages? Sue Steward ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Morton" <ssmorton@gte.net> To: <STRAUB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:43 PM Subject: [STRAUB-L] Father of John STRAUB > I have no evidence which identifies the father of the John STRAUB who died > 13 Jan 1824. The Union County Orphans' Court Records clearly identify when > he died, but there are no records of his date of birth. Elizabeth STEELEY > appears to be the daughter of Lazarus STEELEY, but there are some > conflicting dates for her birth. I am trying to find whether she was born in > 1894 or 1895. > The children of my Aunt Salome and Uncle Milton SHAFFER are:Hulda; Irene; > Sadie; Madelyn; and Henry. > For information on many early marriages, a book , "Central PA Marriages > 1700-1896" is available for look-ups at the Snyder County Historical > Society. My great-grandmother, Barbara STEFFEN and great-grandfather, > Jonathan Francis STRAUB, Sr. are listed on page 67, under marriages by the > Rev. G.G. Erlenmeyer. > If anyone has additional information on this John STRAUB who died in Beaver > Township, Union County (now Snyder), please post it. > Shirley STRAUB MORTON > > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > Ths subject of this mailing list is STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic messages to this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Diana - I have Harriet Salome STRAUB.... as her name... her mother name is Barbara Steffen. Jonathan Francis STRAUB's parent is John Straub who parent name is Peter Straub... This is Shirley Morton's family.... I dont know if that helps... --- Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> wrote: > Thank you, Nancy, for the marriage record of Milton > SHAFFER & Salome > STRAUB. I did not have that information. It's > difficult to get early > marriage records in PA because PA was so late in > recording them at the > county level, so these newspaper notices are very > much appreciated. > > Milton E. SHAFFER, born Sep 1863 in PA (probably > Chapman Twp., Snyder Co.), > was the son of Henry Carvell SHAFFER & Vashti AMIG > (see WorldConnect for > more on these SHAFFERs). Salome H. STRAUB, born Aug > 1869 in Chapman Twp., > Snyder Co., PA, was the daughter of Jonathan Francis > STRAUB and his second > wife, Barbara __?__. > > Milton & Salome are in the 1900 census of Chapman > Twp., Snyder Co., PA (p. > 111B, ED 173), where they are shown with two > children: > > 1. Lydia H. SHAFFER, b. Oct 1891 > 2. Rena M. SHAFFER, b. Apr 1894 > > Jonathan Francis STRAUB was the son of John STRAUB & > Elizabeth STEELEY. > Does anyone know the parents of John or Elizabeth? > > Diana > > StockPony@aol.com wrote: > > > > Hi all > > It seems I'm finally getting time to go through > all my files and get the > > info on the Lists and message boards. > > Here's 3 marriage announcements from the Synder > County Tribune, PA > > > > Synder County Tribune- Dec. 23, 1890 > > Married; Dec 32 Milton Shaffer to Salome Straub, > both of Chapman > > > > Synder County Tribune- Feb. 26, 1891 > > Married; Feb 22, by Rev. Wampole, Charles E. > Hummell to Adelia Straub > > > > Synder County Tribune- March 12, 1891 > > Married; March 8 by Rev. W.A. Haas Mr. S.J. Straub > to Miss Ella M. Stahl, > > both of Verdilla > > > > Nancy Straub Holben > > > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > > Ths subject of this mailing list is > STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic > messages to this list. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > Ths subject of this mailing list is > STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic > messages to this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

Thank you, Nancy, for the marriage record of Milton SHAFFER & Salome STRAUB. I did not have that information. It's difficult to get early marriage records in PA because PA was so late in recording them at the county level, so these newspaper notices are very much appreciated. Milton E. SHAFFER, born Sep 1863 in PA (probably Chapman Twp., Snyder Co.), was the son of Henry Carvell SHAFFER & Vashti AMIG (see WorldConnect for more on these SHAFFERs). Salome H. STRAUB, born Aug 1869 in Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA, was the daughter of Jonathan Francis STRAUB and his second wife, Barbara __?__. Milton & Salome are in the 1900 census of Chapman Twp., Snyder Co., PA (p. 111B, ED 173), where they are shown with two children: 1. Lydia H. SHAFFER, b. Oct 1891 2. Rena M. SHAFFER, b. Apr 1894 Jonathan Francis STRAUB was the son of John STRAUB & Elizabeth STEELEY. Does anyone know the parents of John or Elizabeth? Diana StockPony@aol.com wrote: > > Hi all > It seems I'm finally getting time to go through all my files and get the > info on the Lists and message boards. > Here's 3 marriage announcements from the Synder County Tribune, PA > > Synder County Tribune- Dec. 23, 1890 > Married; Dec 32 Milton Shaffer to Salome Straub, both of Chapman > > Synder County Tribune- Feb. 26, 1891 > Married; Feb 22, by Rev. Wampole, Charles E. Hummell to Adelia Straub > > Synder County Tribune- March 12, 1891 > Married; March 8 by Rev. W.A. Haas Mr. S.J. Straub to Miss Ella M. Stahl, > both of Verdilla > > Nancy Straub Holben > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > Ths subject of this mailing list is STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic messages to this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Yes, there is a Verdilla in Snyder Co., PA. There are two sites on the web that I find very convenient for finding what county a town is in: http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form The first site tends to be faster, so I use when all I'm after is the county a town is in, but the second site has a much larger database and can be queried for a great variety of geographical questions. Diana

Hi all It seems I'm finally getting time to go through all my files and get the info on the Lists and message boards. Here's 3 marriage announcements from the Synder County Tribune, PA Synder County Tribune- Dec. 23, 1890 Married; Dec 32 Milton Shaffer to Salome Straub, both of Chapman Synder County Tribune- Feb. 26, 1891 Married; Feb 22, by Rev. Wampole, Charles E. Hummell to Adelia Straub Synder County Tribune- March 12, 1891 Married; March 8 by Rev. W.A. Haas Mr. S.J. Straub to Miss Ella M. Stahl, both of Verdilla Nancy Straub Holben

Hi, I remember a post regarding the Straub-Corbin family. I found this info and it may be linked to the Straubs even though it doesn't mention them but they may belong to the Corbin family that married a Straub. 1.SILAS A. CORBIN, of Trumbull Co., Ohio, (He was sheriff of Trumbull Co.)and he died in Warren, m.10/30/1866 Emma Chloe b. 10/29/1844. children; A).WILLIAM FOLSOM Corbin b. 4-22-2869 in Niles m. in St. Paul, Minn. 9/6/1899 Marion Stewart ----- children of William and Marion A.)Dorothea Folsom Corbin b. 6/28/1900 and Philip Stewart b. 10/1906 B). CYRUS H. CORBIN b.7-13-1871 m 9/16/1909 Jessie Thorn of Youngstown children of Cyrus and Jessie; Hugh B. b 3-19-1912 William Folsom Corbin and brother Cyrus H. Corbin, are active officials of The Warren Marble and Granite Company. source; Southern Biograohies and Genealogies, 1500-1940's Hope this is ok to post since its not a Straub but a family related to. Nancy Straub Holben

Heres the memoir of Rev. Benjamin Stroub given to me by the Michigan Conference Historical Center; "REV. B. STROUB fell asleep in death in January 1873. He was about 70 years of age and for more than 40 years a minister in this church the greater part of itinerant life having been spent in the Sandusky Conference (Ohio). The last few years of his itinerancy was a faithful laborer. He possessed a good mind and was a fair preacher. He was not without his faults and yet he sought to be a Christian. He died in peace." Rev. Straub was my GreatGreatGrandfather and its very probable the brother of Andrew Straub. Nancy

Does any one have in their data base or maybe related to Christian Straub married to Rosa Kambach from Germany. They had a daughter named Rosa Katherine Straub and I think another daughter named Mary Straub and I don't know if there is any other siblings or not. I have no dates and thought I would see if someone out there in family tree land would. Any information would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for your time God Bless Ruth Chumley

This is a bit convoluted, but for those (few) of us working on the STRAUBs who came to Delaware/Marion Co., OH, ca. the early 1820s -- and who are desperate for the least tid-bit of information or clue... George Washington STRAUB (1846-1927) was a son of Andrew S. STRAUB (1797-1858). George married Sarah E. CORBIN (1848-1888), who was the sister of Martha Ann CORBIN (1838/9-1910). Martha married Israel BENSLEY (1831-1880), son of James BENSLEY & Catharine POPE. Israel's brother, Fredrick/Frederick BENSLEY (1825-1889), died in Allegan Co., MI. Benjamin STRAUB (1802-1873), presumed brother of Andrew S. STRAUB, also died in Allegan Co., MI. Is the Allegan Co. location mere coincidence? Or are there other connections between these families? James BENSLEY (1790s-1878) & Catharine POPE (1790s-1878) were married 11 Oct 1816, Washington Co., OH, but they were born in PA. We probably should be on the lookout for BENSLEY (or POPE) ca. the 1790s to 1820s in the vicinity of Northumberland/Union [now Snyder] Co., where these STRAUBs are strongly suspected to have lived before coming to Ohio.

HI All, Here's some Misc. Straub family info that I've had but haven't had time to post. I hope this can be of help to someone. City of Akron, Ohio 1. ALOIS STRAUB, musical instruments, Akron, Ohio is a son of ALOIS AND MAGDALENA (GUDFRIED) STRAUB, and was born 9-11-1826 in Baden, Germany. He learned cabinet-making at 14 years of age, and after working two years, he began to work on musical instruments in Fernbach, which he continued for 4 years when he entered the German Army. After leaving the army, he came to the US, arriving in NY in the latter part of the summer of 1849; he went to Philadelphia and remaining in different parts of PA until Oct. 1851, then he came to Akron, Ohio and worked a short time in a cabinet-shop. He commenced the manufacture of musical instruments for Horton & 'Rose, which he continued about 5 years, when his health failed and in the spring of 1857 he was employed as a traveling salesman for the company. About 1861, he began dealing in instruments on his own account, it being the first music store in the city (Akron) and about 1870-71, commenced this manufacture, which he continued some 5 years, at the same time keeping the music store, which he has continued ever since. He sells the celebrated Weber pianos and the Mason & Hamilin organs, also the Burdette organs. He married MISS ELIZABETH ELISENHAUER of Akron, Jan 5, 1857. He is a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church Nancy Straub Holben

Hi Matthew, I haven't forgotten my promise to try to find them. I've done some searching in the 1860/70 censuses of PA, focusing on Snyder Co. So far, no luck. You can check out what I've done from this page: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/6/Straub/Straub-Census.htm I'm swamped with work, but I hope things will let up in February, so I can get back to working on these census pages, which are so far from being complete. Diana The Friend Family wrote: > > Hi Diana: > > Did you ever come across in the 1870 U.S. Census of > Pennsylvania for my George and A. Beightol Straub? > > By this time they had their six children that I have > listed as Lida Ellen, A. Etta, Ida M., Gordon, Ann, > and J. Allen Straub, all born between 1859 to 1869 in > Pennsylvania. > > I know at one time you would keep an eye out for this > but I was wondering since it been awhile ago back. > > Matthew D. Friend > > ===== > An American Portrait - The Friend Family > http://www.geocities.com/friends1995/index.html > > The Friend Family Association of America > http://www.friendfamilyassociation.org/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > ==== STRAUB Mailing List ==== > Ths subject of this mailing list is STRAUB/STROUP/etc. genealogy. > Please do not post virus alerts or other off topic messages to this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

You don't give any dates, so I don't know if this family is in the ballpark for the one you seek, but there was a Joseph HOUGENDOBLER married to a Maria Eva STRAUB. Their family group sheet is at: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/6/Straub/FGS/JosephHougendobler-MariaEvaStraub.htm Unfortunately, I only know the name of one of their children, a son, Joseph, Jr. The senior Joseph was in the Revolutionary War (Pvt., Capt. James Barber's Company, Lancaster County [PA] Militia), and is in the D.A.R. record books. If you're lucky, maybe someone has gained membership through a daughter, Susanna. Diana Winterhaven wrote: > > You mention a Meachum family! This is important to me because my great > great great grandmother's diary refers to a "Prudence MEACUM" married to > Amos HURSH (her parents, my g-g-g-g-grandparents) and I have not been able > at all to find anything on this person. Why connect this with the Straub > list? Because Amos HURSH was the son of Martin HURSH and "Susannah > Hogan-Doebler" both of Lycoming and Northumberland counties PA. I was > stumped on the "Hogan-Doebler" part until someone helped me make the > connection. Susannah turned out to be Susannah HOUGENDOUBLER and her mother > was a STRAUB! Now, if there is a connection between the STRAUB family and > the MeACHAM (Meacum) family, perhaps I can at last find my missing Prudence > Meacum! > > What is the URL of the Meacham family webpage? Let me know and if they have > any HURSH connections. > > Sylvia