Hi Straub Cousins! I have received this email from a cousin of mine on the STRAUB line that I have been trying to find like forever and thanks for Diana help I found more. But this email is obituary from one of the son of John George and Lydia Straub. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:28:23 -0400 From: "jschillings" Subject: William Straub To: "Matthew D Friend" Matthew, As easily as I lost all my info, I found it, right where I left it all.... buried on my desk... Here's the obit. for William Straub ... ..He is the son of our John George. The obit lists his siblings as Mrs. Isaac Miller, Mrs. Lydia Weaver, etc.. ---- DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN - Friday July 19, 1901 WILLIAM STRAUB, died on Thursday evening last of dropsy and heart trouble. He was born in New Berlin, Union County, April 9, 1829, a son of George and Elizabeth Straub, and came to this County when only 17 years of age. He first located at Pleasant Gap, but later came here, where for 30 years he was connected with the Jenkins and Lingle Foundry as a pattern maker. His wife Nancy Ashton, daughter of James Ashton, of Centre Furnace, and to whom he was married on the 22 of Dec. 1854, died 4 years ago, but he is survived by their three children. Emma Blanch, at home, and E. Milton, and Elmer E. Straub, both of this place. He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters, Henry Straub, of Brookville; Levi, of Chicago; Edward, and Mrs. Isaac Miller of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Lydia Weaver, of Brush Valley. Interment in Union Cemetery. --- John Matthew D. Friend Come Visit My Favorite Web Sites! An American Portrait - The Friend Family Click Here or http://clix.to/MatthewDFriend The Friendship Store at Friend Family Association of America Click Here or http://continue.to/FriendshipStore --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more