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Enoch Straw Jr
(1798-1887)
Betsey Welch
(1806-1887)
John Atkins
(Bef 1800-)
Dolly Heath
(1796-)
Isaac Newton Straw
(1833-1901)
Ellen M. Atkins
(1834-1901)
William Newton Straw
(1870-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emma L. Neilson
2. Druzilla E. Hand

3. Alice J. Welder

William Newton Straw

  • Born: 2 Feb 1870, Illinois
  • Marriage (1): Emma L. Neilson in 1915 in San Diego County, California
  • Marriage (2): Druzilla E. Hand on 12 May 1884 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa
  • Marriage (3): Alice J. Welder on 11 Nov 1908 in Newton, Iowa
  • Died: 31 Aug 1956, San Diego County, California at age 86
  • Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, California
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bullet  General Notes:

Name: William STRAW Age: 15 Estimated birth year: <1865> Birthplace: Illinois Occupation: At Home Relation: GSon Home in 1880: Richland, Story, Iowa Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Enoch STRAW Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH

Research that is unconfirmed: census 1880 Eldora, Hardin, IA he is age 15; Works in the halls; born WI and living in HH of John W. Stephens with a mother born in VT. Name: William STRAW Age: 15 Estimated birth year: <1865> Birthplace: Wisconsin Occupation: Works In The Halls Relation: Other Home in 1880: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: John W. STEPHENS Father's birthplace: (blank) Mother's birthplace: VT

Story County, Iowa Marriage Index

1885 Nevada, Story County, Iowa Wm N. Straw age 20 born 1865 IL Drusilla Straw age 20 born 1859 Jimmy Straw age 5 born 1880

1900 Douglas, Boone County, Iowa W N STRAW 1865 IL Druzzla J 1859 IA James 1882 IA Birdie 1885 IA

1905 Madrid, Boone County, Iowa W N STRAW Mrs Druzilla Straw

Newton Straw was born 2 Feb 1870 in Illinois the s/o Isaac Newton Straw and Ellen Atkins. Wm married in 1884 in IA to Druzilla Hand who died in 1907 and is buried in IA. He then married in 1915 in San Diego, CA to Emma Nilson

23 Jan 1920 Jefferson, Greene, IA
Wm N. Straw and wife Emma
[Emma has a duplicate listing as an earlier taking of census 3-8 Jan shows her living with her widowed father in Denver, Co as Emma L. Straw [married daughter]


In 1930 there is a Wm N Straw born c1870 living in San Diego California with wife named Emma L. [Neilson] born 1885

California Death records; www.findagrave.com

Date: Sunday, September 2, 1956 Paper: San Diego Union (San Diego, CA) Page: 33
El Cajon- William N. Straw, 86, a San Diego County resident many years, died Friday [31 August]. He retired in 1913 from the San Diego city water department. Straw is survived by a daughter Mrs Bertha Bruschi of El Cajon and a son James of San Diego. A grandson Dura Northway is an El Cajon city councilman.


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William married Emma L. Neilson, daughter of Charles E. Neilson and Louise, in 1915 in San Diego County, California. (Emma L. Neilson was born in Nov 1884 in Colorado, died on 27 Mar 1935 in San Diego, San Diego County, California and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, California.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

see husband's notes

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William next married Druzilla E. Hand, daughter of Mathias Hand and Ellen/Eleanor Lee, on 12 May 1884 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa. (Druzilla E. Hand was born on 7 Nov 1857 in Iowa, died on 23 Nov 1907 and was buried in Xenia Cemetery in Dallas County, Iowa.). The cause of her death was Not noted.


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William next married Alice J. Welder, daughter of Adam Welder and Susannah "Susie" Franz, on 11 Nov 1908 in Newton, Iowa. (Alice J. Welder was born on 10 May 1873 in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died on 7 Jun 1912 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri and was buried in Green Cemetery - Country Club Village, Missouri.)


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