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

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

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