Luther Straw

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MI births Name Luther Straw Birth date 24 Apr 1890 Birth place Porter, Van Buren, Michigan Gender Male Father name Geo F. Straw Father birth place Michigan Mother name Etta Straw Mother birth place Michigan Film number 2321267 Digital GS number 4207590 Image number 439 Reference number item 1 p 383 rn 1399

1900 Rose City, Ogemaw County, MI George Straw 37 Etta Straw 37 Nathan Straw 13 Luther Straw 11 Lela Straw 6

1910 Rose City, Ogemaw County, MI George Stran 46 Etta Stran 46 Nathan H Stran 23 Luthur Stran 19 Lela Stran 15

MI records Groom name Luther Straw Groom age 22 years Groom birth year 1890 Groom birth place Michigan Bride name Flosie M Meldrum Bride age 18 years Bride birth year 1894 Bride birth place Michigan Marriage date 16 Apr 1912 Marriage place Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Father of groom name Geo F Straw Mother of groom name Etta M Hope Father of bride name Charles Meldrum Mother of bride name Cora Gearing Film number 2342697 Digital GS number 4209168 Image number 355 Reference number v 3 p 167 rn 9286

5 June 1917 - WWI Draft Registration 1917-1918 LUTHER STRAW out of Kent County, Michigan;age 27y of medium height and slender build with grey eyes and black hair; occ: shoemaker; claimed exemption for wife and 1 child; disability: left arm is stiff

1920 Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent County, MI Luther STRAW age 29 MI; parents born MI Flossie age 26 MI; parents born MI Donald R. age 3y 3m MI Eleanor C. 1y 6m MI also living in HH is Georgia Gearing age 9 [c1911]

1930 Keeler, Van Buren County, MI Luther STRAW age 49 MI Flossie M. age 34 MI Donald R. age 13 MI Eleanor C. age 11 MI

News-Palladium, The | Benton Harbor, Michigan | Wednesday, December 27, 1961 HARTFORD- Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p. in. in the Calvin funeral liome for Luther Straw, 71, who died Saturday night in the Watervliet Community hospital,..born in Porter [on] 24 Apr 1890 the s/o George and Etta Straw...married on 16 April 1912 in Grand Rapids to Flossie Mae Mildrum... a carpenter by trade...surbived by widow, son Donald; daughter Eleanor Johnson; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grand children; sister Lela Edwards of Rose City, MI; one half sister Mrs Evelyn Krepp; two half brothers: Arthur Straw and Lyle.

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Luther Straw Gender: Male Burial Date: 26 Dec 1961 Burial Place: Hartford, Michigan Death Date: 23 Dec 1961 Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan Age: 71 Birth Date: 24 Apr 1890 Birthplace: Michigan Occupation: Carpenter Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Flossie Mae Straw Father's Name: George Straw Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Etta Hope Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01810-4 System Origin: Michigan-EASy Source Film Number: 1954715 Reference Number: yr 1961 cn 1369

Luther married Flossie Mae Meldrum, daughter of Charles Meldrum and Cora May Gearing, on 16 Apr 1912 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. (Flossie Mae Meldrum was born on 4 Jun 1894 in Van Buren County, Michigan, died on 22 Jan 1968 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA.)

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