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Samuel Straw
(1792-1875)
Mary Griffin
(1797-1878)
William Henry Stearns
(1808-1891)
Elizabeth Clough
(1811-1885)
Cyrus Griffin Straw
(1817-1892)
Sarah Mae Stearns
(1838-1922)

Benjamin Franklin Straw
(1861-1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Iva Akers

Benjamin Franklin Straw

  • Born: 25 Nov 1861, Maine
  • Marriage (1): Iva Akers on 29 Oct 1899 in Taylor County, Iowa
  • Died: 8 May 1943, Jasper, Pipestone Co. Minnesota at age 81
  • Buried: Jasper Cemetery Jasper, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA

bullet   Another name for Benjamin was Frank Straw.

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bullet  General Notes:

Research of rcp53@juno.com on Rootsweb.

photo courtesy of T. Walden on www.ancestry.com

1870 Bolton, Chittenden County, VT Cyrus STRAN 1820 Sally 1838 Amanda 1858 Hattie 1859 Samuel 1859 Benjamin 1860 Ashley 1864 Ann 1868

census 1885 Taylor Co. IA Cyrus ae 67 born NH farmer Sally 45 Israel 25 Benjamin 23 Ashley 20 George 14 born VT Anson 10 born VT Adda 6

Research of Edna Akers Posten shows a Benjamin Franklin born 25 Nov 1861 who married Iva Akers with children Windsor 1900; Amy Elva 1902; Emil Aaron 1903; Richard Cyrus 1905 and Iva Frances 1907 on ancestry.com

O'Dell's Abstracted Newspaper Index of Page and Taylor Counties, Iowa S360 Straw, B.F. 35 wed Iva Akers 25. BFP 26 Oct 1899

1910 Eden, Pipestone MN B. F. Straw c1861 Iva 1875 Windsor 1901 E Elva 1902 Emil A 1904 Richard S C 1906 Iva F 1907 also in separate HH: George A. c1871 (HOH) Vermont Sallie (his mother) Vermont

1920 Jasper, Pipestone County, MN Frank STRAW 1862 Iva 1875 Winslow 1901 Elva A. 1903 Aaron E. 1904 Richard 1906 Francis I 1908 also - George is living with his mother Sallie and she is HOH

census 1930 Jasper, Pipestone County, MN Sallie 1839 HOH (mother of Frank) George 1871 (brother of Frank) is living with them Frank c1861 Iva c1874 (wife of Frank) with children: Richard c1906 Windsor 1901 Elva 1903 Aaron E. 1904 Frances 1908

obit courtesy of T. Walden highlights...May 1943 - obit not dated
Benjamin Franklin Straw, son of Cyrus and Sally Straw, was born at Gravity, Iowa 25 Nov 1861. He passed away at his home on May 18 at the age of 81y 5m 23d. In 1885 he moved to Huron, SD where he lived for eleven years. He spent the next 3 years at Garreston. On 29 Oct 1899 he was united in marriage to Ivy Akers at Gravity, Iowa. They moved to the Pitser in Sherman, SD where they lived for 8 years, moving to Jasper in 1907 where he farmed until late years when his health failed and his son Richard took over the place. He was preceded in death by his youngest daughter Frances (Mrs Leo Alexander) who passed away last September. Two sisters and one brother also preceded him.He is survived by his widow, three sons: Windsor of Brookings; S.D, Aaron and Richard of Jasper; on daughter Elva (Mrs Ralph Schumacher) also of Jasper and 11 grrandchildren. One grand daughter Geraldine Alexander, has made her home with her grandparents for the past 10 yrs. He also leaves three bothers and one sister: Ashley of Sioux City, IA; George of Pipestone; Anson of MO and Mrs Ada Tait of Oakland, CA.

Find A Grave Memorial# 47168717


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Benjamin married Iva Akers, daughter of Richard Zackary Taylor Akers and Amanda Elizabeth Slacker, on 29 Oct 1899 in Taylor County, Iowa. (Iva Akers was born on 29 Nov 1873 in Iowa, died on 3 Sep 1968 in Jasper, Pipestone Co. MN and was buried in Jasper Cemetery Jasper, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA.)


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