John Biney Straw
- Born: 29 Jan 1880, Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Georgia Thressa Gray on 2 Dec 1901
- Died: 11 Jul 1956, Hanover, Grafton county, New Hampshire at age 76
- Buried: 14 Jul 1956, Pine Grove Cemetery in Woodsville, New Hampshire
Cause of his death was myocardial infarct.
General Notes:
DAR 108645 indicates a John B. Straw who m. Georgia Gray d/o Thomas Gray b. 1851 and Laura Morse b. 1862. Georgia was born in East Clifton, QUE, Canada.
Woodsville and Haverhill are proximal communities.
1900 Whitefield, Coos NH Lysander c1847 Ellen c1848 George A. c1867 John B. c1881 Clarence C. 1882
1910 Haverhill Grafton NH John B. Straw age 30 b. c1880; married 8 yrs[first marriage] Georgia Straw age 29 b. c1881; married 8 yrs [first marraige] no children
7 Sept 1918 - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record - John Biney Straw of Grafton County, NH; age 39 and of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. Occ: Conductor on B & M RR out of Woodsville, Grafton County, NH; nearest relative is wife Mrs Georgia STRAW of same address
1920 Haverhill, Grafton County, NH John B. Straw age 39 1881 NH Georgia Straw age 39 Canada - emigrated 1896
Residence: 1925 Woodsville, N.H.
census 1930 Haverhill, Grafton County, NH John B. c1880 Georgia c1881
1940 Haverhill, Grafton, NH John B. and Georgia Straw live alone.
1942 WWII draft registration - John Biney STRAW age 62 of Woodsville, NH; born 29 Jan 1880 in Lancester, NH; contact Mrs J B STRAW; self employed
www.whitemountainbiz.com/wds-c.pdf The History of WOODSVILLE, NH, Straw ... John B. Straw, born 1880, is a brakeman on the railroad. John was born in Lancaster on January 28th, 1880, and Georgia T. Straw, born 1881, have a house at 167 Central Street. (1915-1919) They were married on December 2nd, 1901. In 1921 John Straw bought out Carpenter's Variety Store. The Straw's celebrated their 50th anniversary just before Mrs. Straw passed away. In 1921 Mr. Straw changed it to a grocery and dry goods store at 147 Central Street, by the Highland Street crossing. The name of the store is "IGA Store". The Straw's live at 3 Elm Street. (1925-1937) John Straw is selling monuments and the Straws' are living at 145 Central Street. (1953-1958) Mr. Straw sold the store to Mr. H. M. Gould in 1944. John Straw died at Mary Hitchcock Hospital on July 11th. 1956.
www.familysearch.com Name: John B Straw [widower] Event Type: Death Event Date: 11 Jul 1956 Event Place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States Gender: Male Age: 76 Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Father's Name: Lysander Straw Mother's Name: Ellen Clark Certificate Number: 563236 Page Number: No 3218-3759 Digital Folder Number: 005573411 , Image Number: 00021
John married Georgia Thressa Gray, daughter of Thomas Gray and Laura Morse, on 2 Dec 1901. (Georgia Thressa Gray was born circa 1881 in East Clifton, West Compton, Que, Canada and died in Jun 1952 in Woodsville, Grafton County, New Hampshire.)
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