Ellen M. Atkins

   Another name for Ellen was Hellen.

  General Notes:

per Ray/Mary Straw

born July 1834 in Vermont (Story County, Iowa genweb home page)

census 1860 Hustiford, Dodge, WI
Enoch age 61 ME
Betsey age 52 ME
Henry D. age 19 ME
Isaac N. age 27 ME
Ellin M. (w/o Isaac) age 24; born VT
Dolly Atkins (domestic) born VT age 65 [Ellen's mother?]
Matilda P. age 16 born VT
General J age 10 born WI

1880
Name: Helen STRAW Age: 44 Estimated birth year: <1836> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Keeping House Relation: DauL Home in 1880: Richland, Story, Iowa Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Head of household: Enoch STRAW Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH

1900 Buchanan, Atchison County, MO - living next door to son Chas E. Straw and Della Newton Straw May 1833 (HOH) born Maine; m 48 yrs; parents b. ME Ellen Straw July 1834 (wife) born Vermont; ch: 10/3; father b. VT; mother b. at sea Maud Straw age 13; Feb 1887 Iowa (grand daughter) [ d/o Wm Newton Straw and Dracella] Nellie Rumsby (grandaughter); single; born Feb 1882 Iowa [probable d/o Harriet]

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Ellen married Isaac Newton Straw, son of Enoch Straw Jr and Betsey Welch, on 12 May 1853 in Ashippun, Dodge County, Wisconsin. (Isaac Newton Straw was born on 19 May 1833 in Hollis Center, York County, Maine, died on 25 May 1901 in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, USA and was buried in Hamburg Cemetery - Iowa.)