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