John Stocker Straw

   Cause of his death was Fractured skull.

  General Notes:

Genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson in 1897; IGI files; History of Hopkinton (Lord).
John always lived in Hopkinton (per Lord ," a farmer of prosperous habits); served as auditor of the town's accounts and a member of the town district schoolboard from 1886.
DOD per headstone

1870 Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH
John S. Straw 1838
Mary 1823
Della 1862
Flora N. 1864
Mary E. 1859

census 1880 Hopkinton, Merrimack, NH
John S. age 41; born c1839 NH; parents born NH
Name: John S. STRAW Age: 41 Estimated birth year: <1839> Birthplace: New Hampshire Occupation: Farmer Relation: Self Home in 1880: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: John S. STRAW Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH
also:
Mary A. age 43; born c1837 NH; parents born NH
L. A. (dau) age 18; single; born c1862 NH
Flora M. age 16; born c1864 NH
Mary E. age 10; born c 1870 NH
Levi (John's father) age 85; widowed; born c1795 NH

1900 Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH
John S. STRAW 1839 NH
(Mary deceased 1898)
Flora M. 1864 NH
Edith M. 1870 NH
(Della married or deceased?)

cemetery location and DOD per NEHGS

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  Medical Notes:

Fell from a ladder striking on side of head and face receiving fracture of skull

John married Mary Ann Holmes, daughter of Gardiner Holmes and Betsey Melvin, on 16 Sep 1860 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Mary Ann Holmes was born on 13 Oct 1836 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, died on 14 Mar 1898 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire and was buried in Old Hopkinton Cemetery Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA.). The cause of her death was consumption.