William Clark Straw

   Cause of his death was arteriosclerosis; senile dementia.

  General Notes:

William Clark Straw born 20 Nov 1836 in Castine, Hancock County, Maine s/o Robert Straw and Mary J. Mullett

1850 Castine, Hancock, ME Robert C. Straw; age 42; occ: ship's carpenter Mary J. (Mullett); age 33 Caroline M. age 14 William age 13 George age 10 Jeannette age 3 Elizabeth age 1 month

census 1860 Castine, Hancock, ME Robert C. Straw born c1807 Mary J. c1817 Caroline M. c1836 William C. c1837 George W. c1840 Martha A. c1843 Frances J. c1848 Elisabeth S. c1850 Minnie A. c1856

census 1870 Boston Ward 1, Suffolk County, MA William C. Straw c1833 Addie c1848 Arthur c1867 Joseph c1864 Lillie c1865

census 1880 East Boston, Suffolk County, MA William age 41; born ME; both parents born ME; occ: house carpenter Name: William STRAW Age: 41 Estimated birth year: <1839> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: House Carp Relation: Self Home in 1880: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: William STRAW Father's birthplace: ME Mother's birthplace: ME also: Addie R. age 32 born ME; parents born ME Lillie B. age 15; born ME Arthur H. age 13 Joseph L. age 10

1883 - filed for Civil War Pension in MA [B 2nd ME Inf]

1900 William is age 63 and widowed and living in HH of son Joseph and son's wife Elsie.

NEHGS - death records 23 Oct 1909 Wm C. Straw age 73; res: Chelsea, MA; widowed; died in Danvers State Hospital of arterioslcerosis and organic dementia. He was s/o Robert Straw and Mary Mullins. Born Castine, Maine. Informant: Catherine E. (Dowdell?); burial Glenwood Cemetery in Chelsea, MA on Oct 25, 1909 Name William C Straw Death date 23 Oct 1909 Death place Danvers,,Massachusetts Gender Male Race or color (expanded) White Birth place Castine, Maine Marital status Widowed Father name Robert Straw Mother name Mary Mullins Film number 2313116 Digital GS number 4283032 Image number 00233 Reference number 124

William married Adelaida Rosanna Willins, daughter of Walter Arthur Willins and Phebe Jane Gray, on 24 Nov 1864 in Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine. (Adelaida Rosanna Willins was born on 17 Jun 1847 in Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine and died before 1900.)