Reuben Melvin Straw
- Born: 21 Oct 1864, Castine, Hancock County, Maine
- Marriage (1): Jennie Ogden on 24 Jul 1889 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
- Died: 1 Oct 1933, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire at age 68
- Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Cause of his death was Angina pectoris.
Another name for Reuben was Melvin R. Straw.
General Notes:
Research of Jacquie Scherr (j.scherr@worldnet.att.net) on Rootsweb.
aka Melvin R. Straw 1883-1893 Dover NH City directory lists him as Melvin R(euben?) Straw living at 59 Portland St in Dover 1890-1891 and at 27 Baker Street in 1892. His occ: teamster or stable foreman.
1870 Castine, Hancock County, Maine census 1870 Castine, Hancock County, Maine Robert C c1805 Mary J. c1817 Lizzie S. c1850 Minnie A. c1856 Freddie C. c1863 Melvin R. c1865
1880 Castine, Hancock County, Maine Name: Reuben M. STRAW Age: 15 Estimated birth year: <1865> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Works In Canning Factory Relation: Son Home in 1880: Castine, Hancock, Maine Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Robert C. STRAW Father's birthplace: ME Mother's birthplace: ME
www.familysearch.com Melvin R. Straw Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 24 Jul 1889 Event Place: Dover, , New Hampshire Age: 25 Marital Status: Race: White Birthplace: Castine ME Estimated Birth Year: 1864 Father: Robert C. Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mary J. Multell Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Jennie Ogden Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Birthplace: Eng. Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1861 Spouse's Father: James Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Elizabeth Cowell Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Clerk's Locality: Reference Number: Film Number: 1001308 Digital Folder Number: 4243216 Image Number: 3952
1900 Dover Ward 2, Strafford County, NH Melvin R. 1864 ME Jennie 1859 England Fred E. 1891 NH Bessie E. 1894 NH Gladies E. 1896 NH
1910 Dover Ward 2, Strafford County, NH Melvin R. Straw 1864 Jennie born England Frederick E. Straw NH Edith Bessie NH
1920 Dover Ward 2, Strafford County, NH Melvin R. Straw 1864 Maine Jennie 1860 England Gladys 1896 NH
On his cemetery records is listed a Grace W. Canney with no dates - per NEHG [my notes: There is a Grace W. (Frost) Canney age 50 born NH living in Pepperrell, MA in 1920 with a husband Lyman age 50 b. NH 1869-1924 also buried in Pine Hill cemetery.Lyman was s/o John and Cynthia Canney. Lyman and Grace married c1890 and had no known children. Also in 1920 HH is Grace's mother Susan M. Frost age 74 NH a widow.Both John and Cynthia are bur in Pine Hill Cemetery. I do not see any evidence of realtionship between Canney and Straw]
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Reuben married Jennie Ogden, daughter of James Ogden and Elizabeth M. Cowhill, on 24 Jul 1889 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. (Jennie Ogden was born on 27 Jul 1858 in England, died on 11 Oct 1933 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA.). The cause of her death was Coronary Thrombosis; chronic myocarditis.
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