Julia A. Flanagan

  General Notes:

Research of S. Phaneuf
From the Berrien County, Michigan Directory, 1892:
Name: Julia A (wid James) Doward
Residence: bds e s 3d 3 s of Broadway
Township: Niles
Page: 287


Berrien County Michigan Marriage index:
DOWARD,JAMES - FLANAGAN,JULIA in BERRIEN,,08 DEC 1875,---,CTY REC# 0046,---,
STRAW,SAMUEL D STRAW,DORWARD,JULIA A DORWARD,BERRIEN,,18 SEP 1895,---,CTY REC# 0298,---,
Groom name Samuel D. Straw Groom age 53 years Groom birth year 1842 Groom birth place Indiana Bride name Julia A. Flanagan Dorward Bride age 46 years Bride birth year 1849 Bride birth place Ohio Marriage date 18 Sep 1895 Marriage place Niles, Berrien, Michigan Father of groom name Timothy Straw Mother of groom name Joann J. Silver Father of bride name Wm Flanagan Mother of bride name Nancy O'Dell Film number 2342500 Digital GS number 4207828 Image number 84 Reference number v 1 p 258 rn 298

1880 Niles, Berrien County, MI - could she be the Julia DORWOOD born 1847 Ohio; married and living in HH of her widowed aunt (Adeline B. DARE born 1807 in MD)

1910 - Julia b.1847 in 2-WD ELKHART, Elkhart, IN; born OH; living with step-son Kyle Straw age 38 born in IND

ELKHART DAILY REVIEW
21 Mar 1916 - "Mrs Julia A. Straw of 429 North Main St. is critically ill at the home of her stepson Kyle Straw in Cleveland Township. She is suffering from dropsy which has developed gangrene in one limb."
17 Apr 1916 - Monday
Mtrs Julia A. Straw of 429 North Main St. widow of Samuel D. Straw died at the home of her stepson Kyle Straw in Cleveland township at 3:10 o'clock this morning. Her death which was caused by senile gangrene was expected. She had been unconscious for several days. Mrs Straw was born on February 17, 1848.
Kyle Straw who is unmarried inherited a portion of his father's farm in Cleveland township and built a home there a few years ago. Mrs Straw left her own home in this city, going to her stepson's home to keep house for him. It was there that she was prostrated.
Mr Straw is the only near relative. Mrs Harley W. Ecker whose body was buried here Saturday [April 14] was a stepdaughter. Mrs. May A Baker of Columbus, Ohio is a neice."
21 Apr 1916 -
WILL OF MRS STRAW
"Mrs Julia A. Straw, whose Will was filed in the superior court today, gives her jewelry, shawls and silver forks to her "esteemed friend Julia A. Taylor of Michigan City and all of the residue of her estate to her stepson, Kyle D. Straw to be his absolutely. Mr. Straw is named executor. The Will was drawn on June 16, 1909 and witnessed by Sarah Pfeiffer and Marie L. G. Becket."

Julia married Samuel D. Straw, son of Timothy Straw and Joanna Joan Silver, on 18 Sep 1895 in Niles, Berrien Co, MI. (Samuel D. Straw was born in Apr 1841 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, died on 14 Oct 1902 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana and was buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery in Elkhart, Indiana.). The cause of his death was blood poisoning; kidney problems.

Julia next married Dr. James Dorward on 8 Dec 1875 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. (Dr. James Dorward was born on 31 Jan 1838 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York and died before 1892.)