George Francis Straw

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Marriage index of Van Buren County, Michigan HOGE,ETTA - HOGE,STRAW,GEORGE FRANCIS STRAW,VAN BUREN,,04 JUL 1885 Michigan Marriages 25 Nov 1922 Flint, MI George F. Straw age 52 b. 1868 Van Buren county, Michigan; s/o George F. Straw and Mary Hodges Helen M. Cavanaugh Bosman age 30 b. 1892 Flint, MI; d/o A J Cavanaugh and Ada Chase

1880 Census PlaceMattawan, Van Buren, Michigan George F. STRAW Self M Male W 39 MI Blacksmith VT NY Mary STRAW Wife M Female W 40 NY Keeping House NY NY George F. STRAW Son S Male W 17 MI Works On Farm MI NY Elmer STRAW Son S Male W 11 MI Attend School MI NY Louis A. STRAW Son S Male W 6 MI MI NY Sarrah A. STRAW Dau S Female W 1 MI MI NY

1900 Rose City, Ogemaw County, MI George Straw 37 Etta Straw 37 Nathan Straw 13 Luther Straw 11 Lela Straw 6

1910 Rose City, Ogemaw County, MI George Stran 46 Etta Stran 46 Nathan H Stran 23 Luthur Stran 19 Lela Stran 15

1920 Flint, Genesee County, MI George F. Straw 1862 MI Helen 1892 MI Eugene 1916 MI Marie J. 1918 MI Evelyn 1919 MI

1930 Flint, Genesee, MI George F. Straw 60 Helen 38 Gene 13 Evelyn 11 Lyle 3 Arthur 8 mos

1940 Flint, MI - George F. Straw 1863 MI is widowed; Lyle 1927 MI; Arthur 1930 MI

The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)22 May 1950, MonPage 2 [notes]
George F. Straw of Flint died May 9 in a convalescent home in that city...burial in Rose City, MI..father of Mr. Luther Straw of Hartford

George married Etta M. Hope, daughter of Joseph Hope and Anna Freeman, on 4 Jul 1885 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan. (Etta M. Hope was born on 20 Dec 1862 in Michigan, died on 6 Feb 1912 in Rose City, Ogemaw County, Michigan and was buried in Rose City Cemetery in Ogemaw County, MI; Lot 122B.). The cause of her death was cardiac; rheumatism.

George next married Dora R. Booker, daughter of Frances Alonzo Booker and Clara Eckman, on 30 Aug 1915 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. (Dora R. Booker was born on 3 Feb 1870 in Ohio, died on 4 Jan 1937 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek, Michigan.). The cause of her death was Chronic Asthmatic and general weakness.

George next married Helen Josephine Cavanaugh, daughter of Arthur J. Cavanaugh and Ada Chase, on 25 Nov 1922 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. (Helen Josephine Cavanaugh was born on 24 Jan 1892 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan and died before 1940.)