Alva Straw

   Cause of his death was dropsy.

  General Notes:

Living in Marion Co. OH as of 1824 as he purchased land there.

other possible purchases
Name Date Acres Location State
STRAW, ALVA 14 Aug 1832 40.0000 Wooster, Morrow County, OH
STRAW, ALVA 06 Aug 1834 40.0000 Wooster, Morrow County, OH
STRAW, ALVA 06 May 1835 80.0000 Bucyrus,Crawford County, OH

1843 he purchased 80 acres of land in Vandalia, IL. He was a resident of Richland County, Ohio at the time

1850-60 census Polk , Crawford County, OH he is living with wife Mary, no apparent childen. In 1850 Benning is also living with Alva and Mary (research courtesy of S. Phaneuf)

1870 Pulaski, Williams county, OH
Alva Straw age 67 NH
Mary Straw age 72 Massachusetts
Also in HH are Nancy [age 57] and Samuel [age 55] BAIR? with ch: Wm age 33 and Oliver age 11

www.familysearch.com - show an Alva Straw who married a Julia Ann Kent on 11 Feb 1875 in Williams County, Ohio.

1880 census Pulaski, Williams County, Ohio
Alva Straw (incorrectly listed as female) widowed; age 76; living in HH of Ruth Cummings; relationship: "other" (he was her uncle, a brother of her mother Hannah Harvey Straw Smart.)

Williams County Ohio obits
The Bryan Press 30 Aug 1883
"DIED
STRAW - At Germantown, Smith County, Kansas, July 23, 1883 of dropsy. Mr. Alva Straw, brother of B.S. Straw, of this county, aged 80 years, 1 month and 13 days."

The Bryan Democrat 30 Aug 1883
"Alva Straw, formerly a resident of this county, died at Germantown, Smith County, Kansas, July 23 in the 81 year of his age. He had many friends and acquaintances here, who will regret to learn of his death."

Alva married Mary Bennett on 18 Sep 1841 in Richland County, Ohio. (Mary Bennett was born circa 1800 and died before 1875.)

  Marriage Notes:

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Alva next married Julia Ann Grimes on 11 Feb 1875 in Williams County, Ohio. (Julia Ann Grimes was born in Apr 1831 in Ohio and died on 11 Oct 1911 in Hancock County, Ohio.)