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Enoch Straw
(1771-1848)
Elizabeth "Eliza" Blaisdell
(1778-1871)
Andrew Welch
(1779-1858)
Elizabeth Welch
(1781-1877)
Enoch Straw Jr
(1798-1887)
Betsey Welch
(1806-1887)

Henry Burton Straw
(1841-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Aleshia Margaret Jackson

2. Rebecca J. Levanborg

Henry Burton Straw

  • Born: 13 Aug 1841, Hollis Center, York County, Maine
  • Marriage (1): Aleshia Margaret Jackson on 2 Sep 1860 in Ashippun, Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Marriage (2): Rebecca J. Levanborg on 7 May 1908 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
  • Died: 30 Jan 1916, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa at age 74
  • Buried: 2 Feb 1916, Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
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bullet  General Notes:

census 1850 Hustisford, Dodge, WI
Enoch age 52 farmer
Betsey age 44
Franklin age 19
Isaac N. age 17
Caroline age 14
John age 11
Henry age 9
Matilda age 6
C. H. Rierson age 27 Carpenter; born NY

census 1860 Hustiford, Dodge, WI
Enoch age 61 ME
Betsey age 52 ME
Henry D. age 19 ME
Isaac N. age 27 ME
Ellin M. (w/o Isaac) age 24; born VT
Dolly Atkins (domestic) born VT age 65
Matilda P. age 16 born VT
General J age 10 born WI

Research of Ray and Mary Straw and mailed to me March 2001 by Connie Morris of KS his direct line descendant.
obit :
Nebraska City Press; Friday, February 4, 1916
HENRY B STRAW DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME AT COUNCIL BLUFFS - WAS FORMER RESIDENT
The remains of Henry B. Straw of Council Bluffs, Iowa, but a former resident of this city, were brought here today from that place for burial. The remains will be held at Karstens and Patterson's undertaking parlor until tomorrow when the funeral services will be held at Memorial Hall and under the direction of William Baumer Post, GAR.
The deceased has been in failing health for sometime and early Sunday morning he was heard to make a nosie and his family went to his bedroom and found him dead, his death evidently being due to heart failure. He was born in Maine 13, Aug 1842 and when young went to Wisconsin and there joined a company of soldiers and served in the Civil War. He was married in Sept 1860. In 1886 he moved to this city from Hamburg, where they had been making their home for some time and made their home for years at this place and then moved to Council Bluffs where they have since resided. His wife died 6 January 1900. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Harriet Hartley Nebraska City; George Straw in Northern Wyoming; Enoch Straw in Minnesota; Harry Straw this city; Fred Straw ,Peru; Richard and Bert Straw, Scotts Bluff and Reuben Straw, Council Bluffs.
Burial: Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Nebraska.

His military papers state he was born Norwich, State of Canada West (1841):
Straw, H. B. Private, Company I, 29th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. 7th Battery , Light Artillery; (1893 Residence): Nebraska City, Wisconsin
Enlisted 24 March 1864; discharged 20 July 1865; mustered out at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In the 1870 census of Fayette County, IA he was living in the Smithfield Township

per census 1880 Hamburg, Freemont County, IA
Hank Straw 37 b. ME
Name: Hank STRAW Age: 37 Estimated birth year: <1843> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Teamster Relation: Self Home in 1880: Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Hank STRAW Father's birthplace: ME Mother's birthplace: ME
Alicia age 38 b.Canada
Hatty E. 16; b. WISC
Harry I. 10; b. NEB
Reuben C. 6 ; born IA
Richard C. born IA

1885 Iowa state census
Henry V. Straw age 42 ME
Elisa age 43 Canada
Enoch age 18 WI
Hattie age 20 WI
Harry age 13 NE
Frederick age 11 Fremont Co, IA
Rubin age 9 Fremont Co, IA
Richard age 7 Fremont County, IA
Burton L. infant Fremont County, IA

1900 Otoe County, NE
Henry B Strow 1843
Alicia B. 1839

Wyuka Cemetery records
Henry B. Straw bur 2 Feb 1916; plot# MM-029-03; owner: Henry B. Straw


Wyuka Cemetery burials
STRAW RICHARD STRAW (INFANT DAU OF R C) 9/05/1902 NN-014-03
STRAW DAN STRAW (INFANT OF DAN) 5/22/1894 FF-120-01
STRAW HENRY B STRAW ALISHIA 1/06/1901 MM-029-04
STRAW LLOYD STRAW BERNICE 6/01/1921 3/21/1998 3/24/1998 GUDE MORTUARY 09-009-04
STRAW M & WHITEHEAD M STRAW BERTHA A 8/17/1986 8/20/1986 JJ-030-07
STRAW M & WHITEHEAD M STRAW BERTON L (ROY) 9/21/1914 5/17/1999 5/20/1999 JJ-030-08
STRAW NELLIE G STRAW BURTON L SR 4/09/1953 4/11/1953 03-005-03
HEWIT MRS VERNON STRAW CARL (SHORTY) 8/26/1990 8/29/1990 04-003-04
STRAW D0LORES STRAW D0LORES 2/19/1919 11/30/2000 12/04/2000 09-081-05
STRAW DOLLIE STRAW DOLLIE 11/05/1908 NN-054-01
BEASON ANNA STRAW FREDRICK W 9/26/1953 9/29/1953 06-001-01
STRAW HARRY STRAW HARRY 11/29/1935 PG-024-01
STRAW HAZEL M STRAW HARRY B 1/04/1964 1/07/1964 08-065-04
STRAW HAZEL M STRAW HAZEL M 4/11/1989 4/13/1989 08-065-05
STRAW HENRY B STRAW HENRY B 2/02/1916 MM-029-03
STRAW DOLORES STRAW JACK 3/02/1973 3/05/1973 09-081-06
BEASON ANNA STRAW JOANNA 8/28/1951 9/01/1951 06-001-02
STRAW LLOYD STRAW LLOYD P "PUD" 6/04/1918 8/22/2001 8/27/2001 09-009-03
STRAW RALPH & LOIS STRAW LOIS 09-013-04
THURMAN W A STRAW MACHELL D 2/19/1971 2/23/1971 NN-013-03
STRAW RICHARD STRAW MILDRED 8/15/1904 NN-014-02
PETERSON HAROLD STRAW MRS 03-072-06
STRAW NELLIE G STRAW NELLIE G 8/22/1967 03-005-04
STRAW RALPH & LOIS STRAW RALPH 10/03/1993 10/07/1993 09-013-03
POWELL BRYANNA STRAW RICHARD 10-017-01
STRAW ROGER STRAW ROGER D 1B-004-03
POWELL BRYANNA STRAW SANDRA 10-017-02
STRAW ROGER STRAW SHARON K 10/24/1996 10/28/1996 1B-004-04
STRAW STEHANIE LYNN STRAW STEHANIE LYNN 12/30/1985 BL-056-11
HEWIT MRS VERNON STRAW VIVIAN


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Henry married Aleshia Margaret Jackson, daughter of Unknown Jackson and Unknown, on 2 Sep 1860 in Ashippun, Dodge County, Wisconsin. (Aleshia Margaret Jackson was born on 3 Nov 1837 in Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada, died on 4 Jan 1901 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska and was buried on 6 Jan 1901 in Wyuka Cemetery Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.). The cause of her death was bone cancer.


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Henry next married Rebecca J. Levanborg, daughter of Joseph Levanborg and Margaret Miller, on 7 May 1908 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. (Rebecca J. Levanborg was born about 1851 in Iowa, died on 7 Jul 1919 in Iowa and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs, Iowa.)




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