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Arthur Joseph Straw
(1855-1932)
Carrie M. Cone
(1863-1955)
Andrew Dunn
(1859-)
Harry Cone Straw
(1893-1971)
Marjorie Rose Dunn
(1894-1970)
Harry Arthur Straw
(1925-2013)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Shirley Margaret Kimball

Harry Arthur Straw

  • Born: 1925, Connecticut
  • Marriage (1): Shirley Margaret Kimball on 31 Jul 1945 in Bloomingdale, Illinois
  • Died: 26 Oct 2013, Hockessin, Delaware at age 88
  • Buried: Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware
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In 1930 census this family living in Hartford, Manchester Co, CT
Other Straws in Hartford at same time include:
Arthur J. Straw b. c 1855
Carrie M. Straw c1867

18 Oct 1944 in New Haven, CT - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record - Harry A. Straw of Hartford, CT; born 1924 CT; ed: 3 yrs of college; single w/o dependents

Newspaper obit
Name:Harry Arthur Straw
Gender:Male
Death Age:89
Birth Date:abt 1924
Birth Place:Manchester, Connecticut
Residence Place:Hockessin
Death Date:26 Oct 2013
Obituary Date:30 Oct 2013
Obituary Place:Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Newspaper Title:The News Journal
Parents:Harry Cone Straw; Marjorie Dunn Straw
Spouse:
Shirley Kimball
Child:
Charles A. Straw
Kimball Straw


Shirley Margaret Kimball passed away on March 8, 2007, in the Cokesbury Health Care Center.
Born November 2, 1924 in Manchester, NH, daughter of Charles Wendell Kimball and Mildred Buckley Kimball. In 1937, her father's business moved the family to Manchester, Connecticut, where she met her husband-to-be, Harry Arthur Straw. They attended high school together, and graduated in 1942, as a "Class Couple".Shirley was employed in the early '40s by the Hartford Courant newspaper in the advertising department, using her creativity to prepare advertisements and campaigns for customers. Her family moved to Bloomingdale, Illinois, where she and Harry were married July 31, 1945. It was a furlough wedding, Harry then being in the Army, stationed in Ft. Worth, TX. She joined Harry in Texas, then, at the end of WWII, moved to Manchester, Connecticut, when Harry entered graduate school at Yale University. After birth of their son, Kimball, in 1947, she joined Harry in New Haven. In 1950, after Harry's receiving his Ph.D., they moved to Wilmington, Delaware, for Harry's work with the DuPont Company, and have lived in the Wilmington area ever since. Her second son, Charles Andrew, was born in 1951.

The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)30 Oct 2013, WedPage B11 [notes from clipping]
Harry Arthur Straw, 89, of Hockessin (DE) died at Cokesbury Village 26 Oct 2013...s/o Harry Cone and Marjorie (Dunn) Straw..born Manchester, CT...graduated Yale University 1945 with BS in chemistry..served in army and returned to yale to earn a PhD in chemistry in 1950...worked for DuPont company 1950-1985...married Shirley Kimball..she died 2008..survived by son Charles A. Straw (Susan) of Oak Hill, VA; Kimball Straw (Judith) of Pittsford, NY...grandchildren Evan and Katie Straw and Carrie DiPasquale and Lindsey Galloway (Jesse) and great grand daughters Paige DiPasquale and Grace Galloway...

Name:Harry A Straw
Social Security Index
Birth Date:22 Apr 1924
Issue Year:Before 1951
Issue State:Connecticut
Death Date:26 Oct 2013


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Harry married Shirley Margaret Kimball, daughter of Charles Wendell Kimball and Mildred Buckley, on 31 Jul 1945 in Bloomingdale, Illinois. (Shirley Margaret Kimball was born on 2 Nov 1924 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, died on 8 Mar 2007 in Cokesville, Delaware and was buried in Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.)


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