John Fairfield Straw

  General Notes:

Matilda and William's brother John Fairfield Straw never married. The mistake made that he married unknown Elizabeth is based on the 1895 Iowa State census where William Jackson Straw is listed as John. William was sometime called Jack or Jackson. The census taker took Jack as John. William is my great great grandfather. John Fairfield Straw lived for over 20 years with his brother William Jackson Straw and family. William and his wife Elizabeth Jane Kettner-Straw and John are all buried in the Friendship Church Cemetery at West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas. (research of Ehistory2@aol.com - Jan 2008)

Hustiford Cemetery; Dodge County, Wisconsin ..... the name John F. Straw appears on a headstone with the inscription : infant daughter 6 weeks.

census 1850 Hustisford, Dodge, WI Enoch age 52 farmer Betsey age 44 Franklin age 19 Isaac N. age 17 Caroline age 14 John age 11 Henry age 9 Matilda age 6 C. H. Rierson age 27 Carpenter; born NY


1870 Nevada, Story County, Iowa Enoch STRAM 1799 Betsey 1807 John 1841 Jackson 1850 Enoch 1867 (grandson?)

census 1880 Richland, Story, IA Enoch straw 82 born ME Betsey 74 born ME Isaac 46 born ME John 41 born ME Name: John STRAW Age: 41 Estimated birth year: <1839> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Laborer Relation: Son Home in 1880: Richland, Story, Iowa Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Enoch STRAW Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH also: Helen (daughter in law) 44 born ME Charles 6 b. IA; grand son Caroline 11 b. IA; grand dau Ida 13 b. IL; grand dau William 15 born IL; grand son Harriet 20 born Wisc; grand daughter

1885 - he is in Story County, Iowa.

1900 Aldrich, Polk County, Missouri John F. Straw 1839 - living with his brother General Wm Jackson Straw and family

1910 Parker, Montgomery, Kansas John F. Straw is age 71; single and lives with his brother William and Wm's wife Jane and daughter Mable

www.findagrave.com [Eva Myrick]
John's death record was found in his Civil War pension records. John is buried next to his brother William Jackson & Elizabeth Kettner-Straw.
John's last documented census residence was in Coffeyville, (Parker twsp), Montgomery County, Kansas living with his brother William Jackson Straw in 1910, but William and the family moved to Washington County between 1910 and 1912.
John lived with William and his family in Story County, Iowa in the 1880's and 1890's and when they moved to Polk County, Missouri by 1900, then Kansas and Arkansas John moved with them.
John served in the Civil War in Company B, 10 Reg Wisconsin Light Infanty from Wisconsin. John and family lived in Hustisford, Dodge County, Wisconsin at the time.
John enlisted 3-23-1864 at Hustisford, Dodge County, Wisconsin and Mustered out on July 20th 1865. He was shot in the right leg while in service.
He served as a private in the 7th Light Artillery Battery, Wisconsin on the Union side. Then transfered into the 10th Infantry.
In 1883 while in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, John drew a Civil War pension of $10.00 a month. Cause gun shot wound to the right leg, Certificate # 24,867.
On April 30th, 1908 while in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas John joined the Kansas Grand Amry of the Republic, Sheridan Post # 90. He is listed as #12 on the form.

John married.