George Henry Straw

   Cause of his death was RR accident.

  General Notes:

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Name[G] H Straw
Event TypeMarriage
Event Date24 Feb 1867
Event PlaceMoretown, Vermont, United States
GenderMale
Spouse's NameJ H Davis
Spouse's GenderFemale
Spouse's Father's NameWm R Davis
Spouse's Mother's NamePamelia Davis

per headstone:
died Jan 3 1887; 41yrs- 10 mos - 22 days.
A soldier of Co. H. 2nd Regt. N. H. V.

NEW HAMPSHIRE SENTINEL - 12 Jan 1887
George Straw of Concord, freight brakeman was struck by an overhead bridge near Ashland Wed afternoon and died that evening.
BOSTON JOURNAL -6 Jan 1887
Plymouth, NH Jan 5 - George Straw a freight brakeman on the White Mountain division of the Boston and Lowell RR struck his head against a bridge this forenoon crushing his skull and receiving injuries from which he died this evening.

NH Civil War Pension File
George H Straw ,
Residence: Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Enlistment Date: 09 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: New Hampshire
Unit Numbers: 1204 1204
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 May 1861 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 05 June 1861.
Missing on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA
Wounded on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA
Returned on 15 August 1863
Mustered out Company H 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 21 June 1864

George H Straw ,
Enlistment Date: 27 August 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: New Hampshire
Unit Numbers: 1191 1191
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 27 August 1864 at the age of 20
Enlisted in Company I, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment New Hampshire on 07 September 1864.
Promoted to Full Private on 05 October 1864 (Reduced to ranks)
Mustered out Company I, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment New Hampshire on 15 June 1865 in Washington, DC
Widow: Margaret [Coyle]
The date she filed for the pension, she lists herself as "Widow" 28 Aug 1800 [which is of course impossible, but the numbers are very hard to read; could be 1890. Then she must have had a child as there is a new listing for a "minor" 30 July 1891 with a guardian: William Redmond.

census 1880 Hopkinton, NH
Eashel L. Straw age 71 born NH; occ: blacksmith; parents born VT.
(wife) Abigail age 69 born NH; her father b. MA; mother born NH
(son) George H. age 35 born NH; single; laborer
Name: George H. STRAW Age: 35 Estimated birth year: <1845> Birthplace: N.H. Occupation: Laborer Relation: Son Home in 1880: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Eashel L. STRAW Father's birthplace: N.H. Mother's birthplace: N.H.

  Medical Notes:

He was a brakeman for the RR and hit his head against a bridge receiving a crushed skull and other injuries from which he died

George married Margaret M. Coyle, daughter of James Coyle and Unknown, on 1 May 1881 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Margaret M. Coyle was born in 1853 in Canada and died on 30 Dec 1890 in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire.). The cause of her death was consumption [TB].

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George next married Julia Anna Davis, daughter of William R. Davis and Permelia Vose, on 24 Feb 1867 in Moretown, Washington County, Vermont. (Julia Anna Davis was born in Sep 1846 in Moretown, Washington County, Vermont, died in 1932 and was buried in Berlin Corner Cemetery in Washington County, Vermont.)

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