Charles Finley Straw

   Another name for Charles was Charles Frederick Straw.

  General Notes:

Name: Charles F. STRAW Age: 20 Estimated birth year: <1860> Birthplace: Iowa Occupation: At Home Relation: Son Home in 1880: German, Smith, Kansas Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: O. H. STRAW Father's birthplace: IL Mother's birthplace: OH

Excerpts from "Progressive Men of the State of Montana" (c1900); Mansfield Library; Missoula, MT
"Born near Winfield OH 24 July 1861...at age 7 his parents ( O.H. and Sarah laukens Straw, natives of OH and PA who had settled in Iowa in early life, removed to Sullivan Co MO and engaged in farming until 1874....moved to KS and later MT...settled in Rosebud Valley 1882. O.H. Straw engaged in the stock business until his death in 1898...his widow lived on the Pleasant Hill home.
Charles located a ranch in Rosebud Valley ten miles from the Northern Pacific RR. His original acreage was 160 acres in 1883 grew to 760 where he raised cattle and hay. He was a Republican; married at Minden Ne in 1886 to Miss Mabel Konkright a native of Sigourney, IA. Four children: Norvin 14;
George 11; Ada eight and Bertha 2 yrs of age.


1893 - Charles purchased 160 acres in Rosebud County, Montana under the Homestead Act.

IGI files
Charles Finley Straw
Birth: About 1862 Of, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa
Father: Orvel J. Straw
Mother: Sarah . Larkin

E-mail Sept 2004 (Althea Kriz)
Charles F born in 7-24-1860 Iowa , died 8-5-1927 in Salem Oregon, and is buried in Woodburn in Belle Passi cemetery
He married Mabel Kronkright (b 6-7-1868 Iowa). They were married in Nebraska in 1886. Mabel was born in Iowa, and died 2-38-1963 in Portland Oregon, and is buried in Woodburn in Belle Passi. Her parents were George Kronkright and Eliza Rodgers.
Children:
Charles Norvin born 11-2-1887, and died 2-17-1913 in Forsythe Montana. He married Leala Owens 7-29-1911. When Charles died, he left his young wife with a baby daughter. She moved away and remarried.
George born 12-26-1890 and died 11-11-1908 in Montana. I am not sure how he died.
Ada born 4-7-1894 and died Jan 1973 in Oregon. She married Allen Jackson
**Bertha born 9-22-1899 in Montana, and died June 11 1985 in Tigard Oregon, and is buried in Woodburn in Belle Passi. She married Virgil Haller 5-1-1921
Frederick born 11-25-1902 and died 7-11-1979 in Oregon
Mabel b 10-26-1911 and died 12-27-1991. She married Clarence Lund, who preceded her in death. She is buried at the Veteran's Cemetery in Portland Oregon.
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1900 Twnshp 6, Custer County, MT
Charles F Straw 1860
Mable 1868 IA
Charles N. 1888 MT
George A. 1891
Amie A. 1894 MT
Bertha 1900 MT

1910 Rosebud MT
Charles F. c1860

1920 Marion County, Oregon
Charles F. Straw 1861
Mabel K. 1869
Bertha E. 1900
Fredrick 1903
Mabel 1912

Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon)06 Aug 1927, SatPage 2
C. F. Straw, farmer of Monitor died at a Salem hospital yesterday evening following an operation for stomach trouble...Leaves wife, son Fred Straw and daughter Mabel Straw at home and daughter Mrs Virgil Haller of Woodburn.

Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon)09 Aug 1927, TuePage 2 [notes from clipping]
WOODBURN - Aug 9
Charles Frederick Straw was born 24 July 1860 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Orrel and Sarah Straw...spent early life on farms in Missouri and Kansas....1882 took Homestead in Montana...7 Dec 1886 married Mabel Kronkright...engaged in ranching in Montana for 35 years....family moved to Oeegon in 1917 and purchased a farm near Woodburn....three yrs later moved to farm at Monitor...lived there until his death....survived by wife and four children....Mrs Ada Jackson of Portland, Mrs. Bertha Haller of Woodburn, Fred Straw, Mabel Straw of Monitor....preceded in death by two sons, Norvin and George Straw..born of a large family with only one brother and one sister of Montana surviving

Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon)07 Sep 1927, WedPage 5
Will admitted to Probate...Mabel K. Straw issued Letters of Testamentary...Personal Property value $2300.00...Real Property value of $1650.00

Find A Grave Memorial #80532352

Charles married Dora E. before 1883. (Dora E. was born on 1 Feb 1865, died on 9 Sep 1883 and was buried in Forsyth Cemetery - Rosebud County, Montana.)

Charles next married Mabel Kronkright, daughter of George Grant Kronkright and Eliza Jane Rodgers, on 7 Dec 1886 in Kearney County, Nebraska. (Mabel Kronkright was born on 7 Jun 1868 in Signourney, Iowa, died in Feb 1963 in Portland, Washington County, Oregon and was buried in Belle Passi Cemetery in Woodburn, Oregon.)