Noel Bonaparte Straw

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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

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

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from Noel's operator's license (Michigan # D12003 dated February 17, 1925) ; rersided in Cement City, Michgan. He was 5feet 7 inches tall, with Brown hair, blue eyes and weithed 150 pounds.
Noel was dischared from the US Army on the 1st day of July 1919 at Camp Custer Michigan. The discharge papers indicate that he was born in Paulding, Ohio. He received an Honorable discharge and at the time of the discharge he was single. He enlisted in the service on July 14, 1917 at Jackson, Michigan. The discharge shows that Noel took place in the following battles: St Michael Offensial, Argonne, and Verlund. On his discharge he received back pay of $73.00 which included a $60.00 government bonus. His dischaged papers were registered in the Jackson, Mi. records (Soldiers Discharge) Liber 3 page 443. His service number was 22542. He served in the 91st Aero Squadron. Dad also told me that prior to his enlistment in the US Army that Noel had served in France in the French Foreign Legion fighting the Germans until the US entered the war.
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Groom name Noel Straw Groom age 22 years Groom birth year 1898 Groom birth place Paulding, O. Bride name Marie Brooks Bride age 20 years Bride birth year 1900 Bride birth place Cement City Marriage date 22 Jan 1920 Marriage place Jackson, Jackson, Michigan Father of groom name John Mother of groom name Melissa Edmundson Father of bride name Harry Mother of bride name Matie Tompkins

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

1933 -Noel B. Straw lived in Jackson, MI City Directory - occupation: grinder [no wife listed]

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Noel married Marie Grace Brooks, daughter of Harry Vernan Brooks and Mary E. Tompkins, on 22 Jan 1920 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. (Marie Grace Brooks was born on 23 Jul 1900 in Woodstock, Michigan and died on 1 Oct 1994 in Meridian, Ingham County, Michigan.)