Burton Leroy Straw
- Born: 24 Aug 1884, Hamburg, Fremont county, Iowa
- Marriage (1): Nellie Gay Brust on 18 Oct 1911 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
- Died: 9 Apr 1953, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska at age 68
- Buried: 11 Apr 1953, Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
General Notes:
Research of Ray and Mary Straw
1900 Otoe County, NE Bert G. STROW 1884
1910 Fanning, Scotts Bluff NE Burton L. STRAW 1883 may be living with brother Richard
census 1920 Scotts Bluff, NE Burton Leroy Nellie G. Jack age 7 Leroy age 5.5 Fred age 3.5 Lloyd age 1.5
1930 Four Mile, Otoe County, NE Bert Stran 1885 Nellie G. 1889 Jack 1913 Berton L. 1915 Fred W. 1916 Lloyd P. 1919 Florence M. 1926
1935 -1940 - election dist #20, Park county, WY Bert L. Straw age 55 IA Nellie age 51 NE Roy age 24 NE Lloyd age 21 NE Margie age 14 NE
Obituary: 9 April 1953 Burt Leroy Straw, 68, died at his home, Fourth Street and Tenth Avenue, Thursday afternoon after an illness of five years. The well known Nebraskan Citizen, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Straw, was born in Hamburg, IA; married Nellie Brust in Nebraska City on Oct 18, 1911 and for many years had been a farmer. He came here from Hamburg in 1891. In 1937 the family moved to Cody, WY but returned here in 1946. Survivors are his wife, sons Fred of Greybull, WY; Jack, Roy and Lloyd and a daughter Margaret of Nebraska City; a brother Fred "Tip" and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Porter Funeral Home, Saturday 2PM. Pallbearers will be Charles Gude, Delbert Esser, Henry Esser, Charles Morris, James Shoemaker and Charles Rawlings. Internment at Wyuka Cemetery. Out of town relatives who will attend the funeral are Fred Straw of Greybull; Henry and William Straw of Omaha.
Wyuka Cemetery Records Burton L Straw Sr. ; Plot # 03-005-03; lot owner Nellie G. Straw
Find A Grave Memorial# 96437641
Burton married Nellie Gay Brust, daughter of Phillip Paul Brust Sr. and Florence Belle Linch, on 18 Oct 1911 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. (Nellie Gay Brust was born on 19 Jan 1889 in Alvo, Nebraska, died on 18 Aug 1967 in Greybull, Wyoming and was buried on 22 Aug 1967 in Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska.)
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