Myra Stephen Everts

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[Research of Vera Bunger: Myra Everts was the d/o Stephan and Esther Ann (Eliott)Everts. Esther Ann Eliott's parents were Isaac Eliott and Mary Sophia Taylor. Myra's siblings were: Kate, Charles and Ella. Myra's father Stephan Everts died when Myra was three years old. Kate, Ella and Myra were put in to an orphanage. their mother remarried to William Warner and Wm and Esther took the girls from the orphanage in Milwaukee, WI and moved to New Hampton, IA. [the girls kept the name of Everts]

census 1920 New Hampston, Chickasaw County IA George Straw 63 Myra Straw 48 Alva Straw 24 Harriet Straw 17 Ella Straw 8 Stella Straw 8

MASON CITY GLOBE GAZETTE - Iowa; tuesday 8 Dec 1942 NEW HAMPTON- Funeral services for Mrs. George Straw, Sr..were held Tuesday afternoon at her home. Mrs Straw died Sunday after an illness of several years. She was born March 5, 1871 at Milwaukee. On Sept. 10, 1888. she was married to George Straw in New Hampton. Mr. Straw died eight years ago. Ten children survive: Harold Straw, Mrs. Robert McCahen and Mrs. Robert Kalkbrenner. all of New Hampton; Jesse of Sumner-Mrs. Vernon Fulcher of Charles City; Alva Straw of Yakima, .Wash.: George Straw, Jr., Oeliwein; Mrs. E. F. Draheim. Mrs.William Gauger, and Orville Straw, all of Waterloo.

NEW HAMPTON CEMETERY Dayton Township New Hampton Cemetery is also known as Graceland Cemetery. It is located at 2100 Garfield Avenue, New Hampton, west of Highway 18. Saint Mary's Cemetery is across the avenue: George Straw 1856 Broadhead Wis To 11-28-1934 Lot 222 Wife Myra Everetts New Hampton Tribune- Gazette Dec. 6, 1934

aka Martha

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Myra married George Washington Straw, son of Josephus Straw and Elizabeth Stansbery, on 10 Sep 1888 in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa. (George Washington Straw was born on 26 Feb 1856 in Brodhead, Green County, WI, died on 28 Nov 1934 in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa and was buried in New Hampton Cemetery New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA.)