William Morris Straw

   Cause of his death was consumption.

  General Notes:

His uncle Franklin Straw was William Morris Straw's guardian in 1866, after his mother Elizabeth's death.

census 1870 for Richmond, VT
Samuel Straw age 80 born NH
Mary age 73 born NH
William age 8 born in Wisconsin (Sylvester's son)
Sargent age 36 born in VT [Samuel's son and appointed guardian of William his nephew]

1880 census Richmond, Vt lists a Wm Straw age 19 living in HH of Samuel and Leander Andrews as "servant" and works with a carpenter. Andrews is his legally appointed guardian.

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Name:William Straw
Marriage Date:10 Nov 1883
Event Type:Marriage
Marriage Place:Conway, New Hampshire
Birth Date:abt 1862
Birth Place:Iowa
Age:21
Race:White
Gender:Male
Father's name:Sylvester Straw
Mother's name:Elizabeth Straw
Spouse Name:Emma L Libby
Spouse Birth Place:Edes Falls ME
Spouse Age:16
Spouse Race:White
Spouse Gender:Female
Spouse Father's Name:Frank Libby
Spouse Mother's Name:Louis F Libby
FHL Film Number:1001308

census 1900 Freeport ME (boarding house)
Frank Libby b May 1838 keeper
Lois F. Libby Nov 1848
Emma L Straw Porter Apr 1868( Dau)
Beatrice E. Porter July 1894 (grand dau)
Howard M. Straw Dec 1884 (grandson) born ME ; mother b. ME [This was the s/o Wm Morris Straw]

Libelant:Emma L. Straw
Libelee:William M. Straw
Date of Divorce:1888
County Where Divorced:Oxford
Notes:Divorce case heard Oct. term, 1888.
Source:Maine Supreme Judicial Court Records (Oxford Co.), 22/104 (docket no. 308)

Name William M. Straw Gender Male Death date 26 Jun 1891 Death place Richmond Age in years 29 Birth date 1862 Birth place Bolton Occupation Laborer Marital status Divorced Father name Sylvester Straw Batch number B07556-5 Record group Vermont-EASy Film number 540150 Reference number Alpha- S

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  Events

• Alt. Death: Alt. Death, 26 Jun 1891, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.

William married Emma Lena Libby, daughter of Francis R. Libby and Lois F., on 10 Nov 1883 in Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. (Emma Lena Libby was born on 5 Apr 1869 in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine and died after 1930.)