Col Jacob W. Straw

  General Notes:

Probaby the s/o Lawrence Straw and Judith Clough based on the following: (Research of R&D Peverley)"...they (Lawrence and Judith) were at New Durham (Alton), NH in 1803 when their son (Simon Clough Straw) was born, but subsequently removed to Barnston, Stanstead County, Lower Canada or Compton, Compton County, Lower Canada and according to family tradition the homestead was located on the line between Barnston and Compton. They were in the states in 1811, when a son (Ezra) was born in Vermont. They may have returned to Barnston as they are not found anywhere in the 1820 census. In the Gilmanton, NH 1830 Census: Lawrence Straw: one male 5 and under 10; one male 50 and under 60 (Lawrence) and one female 40 and under 50 (Judith). The child "5 and under 10" must be a son." (This child was born between 1820 and 1825. I believe this to be Col Jacob W. Straw born 1821)

This family originated in English Canada and migrated to Wisconsin. It is unknown where the family was living when daughter Josephine was born..perhaps VT or Canada East but the family was in Canada by 1851 as his second child was born there in 1851. Three more children were born in Canada from 1953-1856. By 1858 they were in WI as son John was born there at that time.

1860 census for Wisconsin > Monroe > Greenfield has Catherine Seymour living [with them] ; also 18 yr old Charles Seymour and 19 yr old Elma, both born in Canada. Jacob Straw c1821 Lucy c1824 Josephine c1849 Lewilla (Louella) c1850; born Canada George c1853; born Canada Horace c1854; born Canada Robert c1857; born Canada Abbott c1858; born WI

Jacob F Straw , Residence: Kekoskee, Wisconsin Enlistment Date: 14 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Wisconsin Unit Numbers: 3060 3060 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 September 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 14 September 1861. Discharged Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 09 January 1862 Wounded on 08 October 1862 at Perryville, KY

The 1870 census for Ozark, Webster, MO lists Jacob Straw, wife Lucy, children: Louella, George, Horace, Robert, John and dtr Josephine [21] married to George Bump [27] with a dtr, Maud [1]. George was born in Vt & is the RR station master. By 1880, George is back living with his parents in Mower, MN sans Josephine or Maud. He is listed as single & it doesn't appear that he remarried.

1876 in Marshfield, Webster County, MO as follows: J W Straw Lucy Straw George Straw Horace Straw Nelson Straw

1880 -can't locate him. His wife Lucy is living with their son Horace and his family and says she is married but Jacob is not with her.

Three of Jacob's children were married in Webster or Greene Co., MO: Ida Luella, Josephine and Horace.

Additional names of children per research of Denise Drew of Canada 3 of Jacob's children were married in either Webster or Green Co, MO

Also researching this line is Carolyn Davis ( Cobagy@aol.com) who has written a book about Jacob's son Robert Nelson Straw. "Mongollon Mountain Man; Nat Straw - Grissly Hunter and Trapper" by Carolyn O'Bagy Davis; Sanpete Publications; Published 2003; Tucson, AZ

Jacob married Lucy Seymore, daughter of Robert Seymore and Catherine Pegler, on 3 Mar 1845 in St. Francis, Stanstead, PQ. (Lucy Seymore was born on 25 Apr 1825 in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England, died on 17 Jan 1914 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri and was buried in Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.). The cause of her death was broncho pneumonia.