Lesta "Letty" Straw
- Born: 1 Jan 1897, Brown, Paulding County, Ohio
- Marriage (1): William Eugene Rathbun
- Died: 12 Mar 1993, Los Angeles County, California at age 96
- Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) in California
 Other names for Lesta were Lesta Straw and Velva Vera Straw.
General Notes:
Name Velva Vera Straw Gender Female Birth date 01 Jan 1897 Birth place Brown Tp., Paulding, Ohio Father name S. M. Straw Mother name Molla Rupert Batch number C01195-7 Record group Ohio-EASy Film number 925298 Reference number 26
Lowell/Lowel Straw - Lowell M. Straw 1900 in Brown, Paulding, Ohio; says he was born May 1860; OH, married to Mary born 12/1876 IND; children: Vetty [sp?] b. 11/1895, Letty [sp] born 1/1899; Gladdys born 8/1899; living with brother in law Owen Rupert born 1886. Lowell married Mary Rupert 7 Oct 1894 in Paulding, OH. In 1910, he & Mary had Vesta, Lesta, Gladdys & Grace [age 2] Only Lowell, Mary & Gladdys are alive in the 1930 census; no Vetty or Letty. In 1930, Lowell says he doesn't know where his parents were born; in 1900 he claims OH.
1900 census Brown, Paulding, OH (fam living with Owen Rupert, Mary's brother)
Lowell Straw born May 1860 in OH
Also in same census
Mary (Rupert) born Dec 1876 in IN
Gladys born Aug 1899
Letty born Jan 1899
Vetty born Nov 1895
1910 Brown twp, Paulding, OH
Lowell M. Straw c1854
Mary J. Straw age 43
Lesta Straw age 23
Grace Straw age 12
1920 Brown twp, Paulding, OH
Lowell M. Straw c1854
Mary J. Straw age 43
Lesta Straw age 23
Grace Straw age 12
CA Death Index = Lesta Straw Rathbun with mother's maiden name of Rupert
Find A Grave Memorial #85493981
Lesta married William Eugene Rathbun. (William Eugene Rathbun was born in 1888 in Kansas, died on 27 May 1951 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) in California.)
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