John Robert Straw

  General Notes:

research of David Buchroeder on Rootsweb

DOB per Mother's widow 's Pension papers

MARION COUNTY, OHIO - MARRIAGES - VOLUME 8 (Q-R-S) - Feb1874-Dec 1882 Straw, John R./ Edmeston, Malissa J. - not 18 her brother present certified to mother's consent 12/31/1874 JP J. H. Treese

1880 Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio John R. STRAW Self M Male W 27 OH Laborer OH OH Melissa E. STRAW Wife M Female W 22 OH Keeping House OH OH Nellie STRAW Dau S Female W 4 OH At Home OH OH Alfred STRAW Son S Male W 2 OH At Home OH OH Lemuel STRAW Son S Male W 5M OH At Home OH OH

1900 census Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio. The entire family was listed as being born in Ohio. John STRAW 1855 Malissa 1858 Nellie 1875 Alfred 1877 Roy 1883 Callie 1886 Georgie 1890 Noel 1897

1910 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI John Straw with Melissa, Alfred; Rowll; Caroline; George; Newell and Blanche

1920 Woodstock, Lenawee County, MI John Straw 1856 (Melissa) 1859 Nellie 1876 Alfie (Alfred) 1878 Roy 1885 Carolin 1887 George 1891 Noel 1898 Blanche 1904

1930 Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan (surname corrupted) John STRATR 1855 Malissa 1859 Allie (Alfred) 1878 Rolley (Roy) 1886 Caroline 1888 George 1890 Noel 1897 Blanche 1903

John married Malissa Jane Edmeston, daughter of James Edmeston and Synthia Ann Eagles, on 31 Dec 1874 in Marion County, Ohio. (Malissa Jane Edmeston was born in Aug 1858 in Ohio and died after 1930.)