William Henry Straw

   Cause of his death was embolism of brain.

  General Notes:

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1850 Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
John STRAW 1819 MA
Helen 1822 MA
William 1845 MA

census 1860 Hillsborough, NH
William H. Straw born c1845- living with his mother. The HOH appears to be Annie Richardson born Maine and 2 other females: Carra Horny with a 1 yr old son and Jeanette Shelly.

per MA Pension file (Civil War);
He applied as an invalid 10 May 1890 and Jennie filed as his widow 18 Dec 1919. The sheet says he served C2, NH Inf. Doesn't say anything about his parents; just that he died 27 Nov 1911
Civil War list
Name: William H Straw ,
Residence: Manchester, New Hampshire
Enlistment Date: 12 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: New Hampshire
Unit Numbers: 1204 1204 1204 1204
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1861 at the age of 16
Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 24 August 1861.
POW on 30 June 1862 at White Oak Swamp, VA
Exchanged on 10 August 1862
Deserted Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 20 May 1863 in Washington, DC
Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 01 July 1864.
Received a disability discharge Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 22 May 1865 in Concord
Civil War Pension List for NH - Wm H. Straw/Jennie H.

1870 Manchester, NH
William Straw is age 28 and lives in a boarding house run by Mary Colby and works as a brick mason...Jennie is living with her mother in another sector of Manchester, NH along with daughter Maude ["Jannie M STRAN age 20 and Maude S. STRAN age 2"]

in 1880 census Manchester, NH he is living in HH of Frank and Martha Colby and family along with Jennie's mother and their daughter Maude; his parents are listed as born in NH
HH as follows:
census 1880 Manchester, Hillsborough County,NH
Frank P. Colby age 35 (Franklin Pierce Colby b. 8 May 1845 Dunbarton, NH the s/o Sargent Colby/Ruth Ann Colby)
Martha A. age 35)- [Martha Ann LaDuke]
Herman W. age 7(s/o Frank)
Alice C. age 3 (d/o Frank)
also living in HH are:
Johanna L. White age 72 (mother)
Wm H. Straw age 30 (Joannah's SIL)
Jennie M. age 28 (Joannah's daughter)
Maude S. age 12 (Wm's daughter)
Flowry/Flora White age 25 (Joannah's daughter)

15 June 1900 -Manchester, NH
H. Straw born Feb 1848; father b. MA; mother b. Eng; painter
Jenne born Feb 1847 NH; parents b. NH
Mortres (sic) "Maude S" born Feb 1868 NH single and works in hosiery factory

1910 Manchester Ward 8, Hillsborough county, NH
Wm H STRAW age 65 MA; father born ME; mother born Canada English
Jennie M. age 62 NH parents born NH

  Events

• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, 16 Feb 1845.

William married Jane M. White, daughter of William A. White and Joanna L. Bell, on 30 Jan 1867 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Jane M. White was born on 29 Dec 1847 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, died on 3 Sep 1915 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire and was buried in East Candia Cemetery Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.). The cause of her death was Diabetes Mellitus.

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