Albert David Straw

   Another name for Albert was Burt.

  General Notes:

research of L Moody on www.rootsweb.com

research of S. Glass on www.rootsweb.com

MI marriage records - gives POB as Grand Blanc, MI

The family was getting a lot of accidental mail that belonged to another family down the road. The other family had the same last name. So the father sent a note to school with one of the children asking the teacher if there was a different spelling that they could use. They adopted the Straugh spelling. (per sherrylmc_2 on www.ancestry.com)

Marriage Records of Genesee County, Michigan
Albert Straw to Josephine Jewell 5 July 1878; groom is age 20y; bride is age 21 y
Albert Straw to Elfie Sidell on 8 Oct 1890; bride is age 21y; groom is age 33 y

1880 Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan (living next door to parents)
Burt STRAW Self M Male W 23 MI Farming NY NY
Josaphine STRAW Wife M Female W 23 MI Keeping House NY NY

1900 Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan


1910 Genesee County, Michigan
Herbert STRAW 1848
Effie 1864
Maria 1894
Jessie 1896
Hannah 1900
Harmon 1904
Mary 1834 (mother)

1920 Genesee County, Michigan
Albert STRAW 1858
Effie 1870
Jessie 1897
Harmon 1905
Mary Needham Straw born 1834 (Albert's mother) may be living with them

Albert married Elfie Ezetia Sidell, daughter of Samuel Mortimer Sidell and Julia Marie Bushnell, on 8 Oct 1890 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. (Elfie Ezetia Sidell was born on 28 Nov 1869 in Howell, Genesee County, Michigan and died on 21 Sep 1926 in Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan.)

Albert next married Josephine C. Jewell, daughter of Jesse (Justus) B. Jewell and Lucy Ann Lazell, on 5 Jul 1878 in Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan. (Josephine C. Jewell was born on 18 May 1858 in Michigan, died in 1932 and was buried in Lovejoy Cemetery in Vernon, Genesee County, Michigan.)