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Deacon David Straw
(1768-1849)
Mary Cady
(1771-1853)
Daniel Smith Jr
(1780-1854)
Polly Straw
(Abt 1776-1853)
Israel Straw
(1798-1879)
Sarah Smith
(1801-1869)
Josiah M. Straw
(1828-1909)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Springsted

Josiah M. Straw

  • Born: 15 Oct 1828, Crawford, Wyandot County, Ohio
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Springsted on 16 Feb 1884 in Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin
  • Died: 18 Mar 1909, Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin at age 80
  • Buried: Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead, Rock County, Wisconsin
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IGI files

1850 Rock Township, Rock Co. WI
Israel Straw 1797
Sarah 1800
Josiah 1828
Elizabeth 1831
David 1833
Elvira(Elmira) 1835
Jesse 1835

1860 Spring Grove Township, Green County, WI
Israel Straw age 62
Sarah age 59
Josiah age 30
Elisa age 27
Jesse age 24
[Also living in Spring Grove are:
D. (Daniel?) age 27; his wife Elizabeth is 20
Malachi, Israel's brother and Malachi's family
Josephus may have moved already to IA.]

census 1870 Spring Grove, Green County, WI
Israel Straw c1797
Josiah c1831 - worth $16,000.00
Eliza c1835

per census 1880 Spring Grove, Green Co Wisc he is age 50 single with father born VT and mother born ME. Living in HH of John Thorp (related to his sister Elizabeth?) and working as farmer.
Name: Josiah STRAW Age: 50 Estimated birth year: <1830> Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: Farming Relation: Other Home in 1880: Spring Grove, Green, Wisconsin Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: John THORP Father's birthplace: VT Mother's birthplace: ME

WI Historical Society
Straw, Josiah (1828 - )
Record # 96743 Location: Spring Grove Title: History of Green County, Wisconsin, page(s) 1078 Source Type: Biographical Sketch Portrait: No Author: Published: 1884 Notes: Springfield, Ill. Union Publishing Company
Josiah Straw was born in Wyandotte Co., Ohio, Oct. 15, 1828. He was brought up on a farm. In 1849 he came with his father, Israel Straw, and the family to Wisconsin. Of the five children Josiah was the eldest. The father lived in Rock Co., Wis., one year, and then settled in Spring Grove, on section 36. This was in 1850, and the children besides the subject of this sketch, were\emdash
Eliza, now wife of Jehu Thorp, of Decatur Co., Kansas; Daniel, now a resident of Brodhead; Jessie, who lives in Spring Grove; Elmira, who was the wife of James Hooker, and died Jan. 10, 1861. Josephus Straw, a brother, came three years later, with a family, remained a few years, and removed to Chickasaw Co., Iowa. The father, Israel Straw, died on the homestead, Feb. 15, 1879. His wife died before him, Jan. 22, 1869. Josiah Straw lives on, and owns the old place. He was unmarried until Feb. 16, 1884, when he abandoned a life of single blessedness, and was married to Mrs. Sarah Clawson, widow of Isaac Clawson. Her former husband died July 17,1882, leaving no children. The father of Mrs. Straw, David Springsted, died when she was quite young. Her mother lives with her sister Dolly, (Mrs. John Gardiner, of Decatur). The other sisters are\emdash Bashie, wife of Charles Lucas, of Brodhead; Esther, wife of H. T. Johns, and Georgie, wife of S. C. Stiles, of Iroquois Co., Ill. The place owned by Mr. Straw was known to old settlers as the "William Farmer's" farm. Previous to his marriage Mr. Straw lived most of the time with his tenants. A nephew (Charles Ira Hooker), son of his sister, Elmira, and James Hooker, was adopted by him, with whom Mr. Straw has lived a share of the time.

1900 Brodhead, Green county, WI
Josiah M. Straw b. Oct 1830 OH; parents b. VT; m 16 yrs
Sarah M b. Nov 1850; m16 yrs; ch: 4/2 she and parents b. Canada Eng
Ray b. July 1885 WI [son]
May b. July 1885 WI [dau]
Cordelia Springstead b. June 1813 Canada Eng x3; widow

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Josiah married Sarah Springsted, daughter of David Springsted and Cordelia Ward, on 16 Feb 1884 in Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin. (Sarah Springsted was born on 8 Nov 1851 in Barton, Lincoln, Ontario, died on 6 Jan 1933 in Roscoe, Winnebago county, Illinois and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead, Rock County, Wisconsin.)




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