John Chesney Straw

  General Notes:

Research of:
Murrel Lee Dean
mldn1@sbcglobal.net

1870 Hett, Vermillion County, Indiana
Julius Straw age 35 VT
Rachel J. Straw age 33 OH
John C.Straw age 9 OH
Clarinda Straw age 11 OH
Sarah A. Straw age 5 IN
Daniel Straw age 1 IN

1880 census Mifflin, Wyandot, OH ED 168, Pg. 571
Julius age 46; born VT; father born VT and mother born Canada
Rachel age 44 born OH
Clarinda age 21; single; b. OH
John age 19 b. OH
Sarah A. age 14 b. IN
Daniel age 11 b. IN
Frank age 7 b. KS
Josiah age 4 b. OH

1900 Fairview, Butler County, KS
Chesney Straw Jan 1861 OH; farm laborer and boarder in HH of James and Bertha Robinson and family. He is age 39; divorced? with father born VT and mother born OH

1910 Towanda, Butler county, Kansas
Rachel J Straw age 74 c1836 OH; widow; HOH
John C. Straw (son) age 49 c1861 OH; widowed

for consideration:
CA Death Index:
Laura Alice Straw Hill born 16 Sept 1901 CA and died 13 Jan 1993 Kern County, CA; mother's maiden name Pierce

John married Dolly E. Pierce, daughter of Martin Monroe Pierce and Lydia Ann Joshlin, after 1900 in Eldorado, Butler, KS. (Dolly E. Pierce was born in Aug 1872 in Towanda, Butler County, Kansas, died on 26 Jun 1906 in Towanda, Butler County, Kansas and was buried in Towanda Cemetery Towanda, Butler County, Kansas, USA.). The cause of her death was severe burns of entire body/gasoline explosion.