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The Strausbaugh Family
for further information see the following website:
Cambria Co., PA website http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/
The Strausbaugh Family Name[1]
From a history of the Strausbaugh family come these interesting comments about the family name.
In the early years the family was in America, many variations of spelling were used. While the Strausbaugh spelling is common today, this was not always the case. This spelling has evolved as much in the last 100 years of the almost 250 year history of the family in America. During the first 100 years, Strasbach was the most common spelling, but just one of many.
Essentially nothing is known concerning the original European spelling of the name .... It must be remembered that for the greater part of the 250 years that the family has been in America, the name was written down by record keepers as they heard it, or as they thought it should be spelled. In many instances this was true even when the person could write their own name.
Following are various spellings found during family research: Drasbart, Drasbarb, Prasbart, Trassbaret, Trasbach, Trasback, Trasbaugh, Tresback, Treshback, Trosbach, Trosbaugh, Trospaugh, Starsbach, Strasbach, Strasback, Strasbaugh, Strawsbach, Strawsbaugh, Strawsbauch, Strawssbauck, Strassbach, Strasbock, Strassbaugh, Strosbach, Strosback, Stroosbaugh, Strausbaugh, Strausbough.
The Immigrant Ancestor: Nicholas Strausbaugh
Shirley Gorman, who has a Strausbaugh mailing list on the Internet writes in February 2002: "If you have any connection to the Strausbaugh name (the spelling now) you are a cousin. With a lot of work and time each and every one of you should be able to trace your line or branch back to Nicholas Strasbach and family that arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Princess Augusta."
At this point I haven't made that connection, but I'll keep working on it. In the meantime, I'll include some information about Nicholas Strasbach, the immigrant ancestor, and his two sons Nicholas and Michael from whom all Strausbaughs (and similar names) are said to have descended.
A Strausbaugh Family History prepared by Don Osborn of Muscatine, Iowa, was sent to me by James Strassbaugh. Some interesting parts of it are as follows:
"Nicholas Strausbaugh, in the summer of 1736, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, with his wife and family, and arrived in America at Philadelphia on September 16, 1736.... He was 40 years of age when he arrived in America in the year 1736, indicating that he was born about the year 1696. He eventually settled in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where he died in the year 1753.
Essentially nothing is known concerning his parentage, birth place, marriage, or his early life in Europe. Because of the religious preference of a majority of his children and grandchildren, it is assumed that Nicholas was of the Roman Catholic faith. Based on somewhat flimsy circumstantial evidence, it appears that his origin may have been in the Alsace-Lorraine region of Northcentral Europe, and that he and his family traveled down the Rhine River with a small group of Catholic families from that area, who were bound for America. From wherever he may have come, the termination of the European portion of the journey was at Rotterdam, Holland, located at the mouth of the Rhine River. Rotterdam was the principal port of embarkation for those emigrants who came down the Rhine.
In the summer of 1736, Nicholas Strausbaugh, his wife and six children, boarded the ship Princess Augusta captained by Samuel Marchant, which sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, made a stop for provisions at Cowes on the English Isle of Wight, sailed across the Atlantic to Philadelphia, arriving on or shortly before September 16, 1736.
The trip across the Atlantic could not have been an easy journey. From Captain Marchant's manifesto, it is learned that there were approximately 330 passengers crowded into the sailing vessel. Of these, 112 were males over 16 years of age, the remaining 218 were women and children.
On September 16, 1736, Captain Marchant and the male passengers appeared before the Philadelphia Court for qualification as required by the laws of the Province of Pennsylvania. The captain presented to the court his list of male passengers over 16 years of age who were transported to Pennsylvania on the Princess Augusta. The court prepared two lists on which the passengers either signed their names, or if they could not write their name, they signed with their mark alongside the name as it was written down by the court's recorder. Thus, for those who could not write, the name was written with a phonetic spelling as heard by the recorder.
"These lists, which are extant, contain essentially all the known information concerning Nicholas Strausbaugh prior to his arrival in America. The lists are published in "Pennsylvania German Pioneers” by Strassburger and Hinke and are identified as Lists A, B, and C, List A being Captain Marchant's list, and Lists B and C being the two lists prepared by the Philadelphia court. List A is of the most importance to the Strausbaugh history as it gives Nicholas's age and the number of persons in the family....Nicholas Strausbaugh signed the court's list with his mark. On the three lists are found four phonetic spellings of his name. None of the four are identical.
"Nicholas Strausbaugh arrived in America with six children. At the time of his death, there were ten known surviving children, three sons and seven daughters. Of the three sons, the second son died shortly after his father, without heirs, thus the descendants of the name are either from the eldest son, Nicholas Strausbaugh, Jr., or from the youngest, Michael Strausbaugh.
"Nicholas Strausbaugh died during the year 1753, at an age of about 57, as on October 25, 1753, letters of administration for the estate of Nicholas Strausbaugh were granted to his oldest son, Nicholas. The places of burial are not known for either Nicholas Strausbaugh or his wife. His wife, whose name is unknown, was not mentioned in the administration of the estate, and it is assumed that she died before Nicholas.
Nicholas's children were as follows:
Nicholas, b. about 1721 in Europe John, b. in Europe, d. before 1763 Anna Mary Ann (2 older sons and 4 daughters Barbara were born in Europe; the rest in PA) Margaret Matalena Catherine Judith Michael b. about 1742 in PA
"About 1810 some of the descendants started moving westward, particularly into Ohio. Today, descendants are found spread through most of the United States. It is believed that the great majority of the Strausbaugh families of various spellings now living in the United States are descended from this immigrant ancestor, Nicholas Strausbaugh."
2nd generation The oldest son: Nicholas Strausbaugh, Jr.
"Nicholas Strausbaugh lived in a number of locations, including what is now Menallen Township, Adams County, PA. Most of the Strausbaugh families who lived in, or migrated out of the western half of Adams County, are descended from Nicholas, Jr. and his wife Matlena."
2nd generation The youngest son: Michael Strausbaugh
"Michael Strausbaugh lived in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Most of the Strausbaugh families who lived in or migrated out of York County and the eastern portion of Adams County, Pennsylvania, are descended from Michael and his wife Eva Catherine Staub." *********************************************************************** |
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The following line is a POSSIBLE CONNECTION to
Michael and Eva Staub Strausbugh:
Michael and Eva had 10 children: Adam 1778, Nicholas 1784,
Henry 1776, Jacob 1775, John 1762, Michael Jr. 1765, Catherine,
Magdelena, Peter 1771, Elizabeth 1774
3rd
generation: Peter
Strausbaugh,
9th
of 10 children of Michael and Eva Staub Strausbaugh, was born in
1771 in Paradise, York, Pennsylvania, and died 22
Sep 1822 in Heidelberg, York, Pennsylvania.
He married in 1792 in York, Pennsylvania,
Anna Marie Wans.
Notes of Don Osborn: Peter's death is recorded at Conewago
Chapel, and he is probably buried there, but the grave is no
longer recognizable. The 1800 census shows Peter as head of
household and living in Paradise Township, York Co., PA.
Census for 1810, still living in Paradise Township.
Apparently relocated to Heidelberg Township shortly before his
death.
Peter and Anna Marie Wans were married abt 1792 in York, PA, and
they had 8 children: John 1793, Unknown son 1795; Maria
1796; Joseph 1801; Adam 1804; unknown son 1805; Theresa 1809;
Jacob 1798
The unknown son born about 1805 MAY be the Michael Strausbaugh who
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Maternal Ancestors of Sarah Margaret Walter Hopson
Michael
Strausbaugh
Catherine Fair Information from John Beckman: Due to the
timing of his birth, the unknown son of Peter and Eva Straub
Strausbaugh seems to be the only candidate that fits the profile for
the Michael Strausbaugh that married Catherine Fehr (Fair) or
similar last name and sired the Strausbaugh family of Cambria Co.,
PA. The missing person could also be an older unnamed
brother born 10 years earlier. His family were Roman
Catholics. Catherine Fehr was from a Lutheran family. If
they married, they may have been written out of both family
histories due to religious prejudices. Hence the lack of
records.
Catherine (Kate) Fair
was born in about 1805 in Pennsylvania and died after 1870, possibly
in Indiana. She was the
daughter of Johann Jacob Fehr,
born 1767 in Philadelphia and died 1838 in Allegheny Township,
Somerset, Pennsylvania; and his wife
Catharina Knappenberger,
born 1777 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note provided by J. Lee Price: Johann Jacob Fehr, son of
Christoph Fehr and Maria Barbara Euchlill. allegedly was the first
to Anglicize the family name to FAIR.
Michael and Catherine Fair Strausbaugh had the following known
children: James Strausbaugh (birth date unknown; died before 1897) (Civil War veteran)
Margaret (Maggie) Strausbaugh 1822-aft.1897 m. David Rader (died in
the Civil War)
Joseph Strausbaugh, b. 1825, d. bef. 1897 (Civil War veteran)
Peter Strausbaugh b. 1832, d. 18 Dec 1897 (Civil War veteran);
married Marietta Walter (see Walter)
Charles Strausbaugh (1836-1Oct 1898) (Civil War
veteran)
m. Frances E. Davis
Jane Strausbaugh (1840-aft 1930) m. Charles Helrigal
Rebecca Strausbaugh (1846-aft 1897) m. John P. Wiseman
Charles Strausbaugh was buried beside his brother Peter in the
Belsano Faith United Methodist Cemetery in Blacklick, Cambria Co.,
Pennsylvania.
In a book entitled
Presidents, Soldiers & Statesmen, published 1898, online at the
Cambria, PA website, is the following biography of Charles
Strausbaugh:
CHARLES STRASBAUGH was born in Adams county, Pa., Aug. 16, 1836, and
was a son of Michael and Catherine (Fair) Strasbaugh, deceased. His
wife's maiden name was Frances E. Davis, and they were married, in
Nebraska, in 1880. She was a native of New York state, born Aug. 11,
1847; her parents, no longer living, were Reuben and Deborah
(Kettle) Davis. They have no children of their own but have an
adopted child, Blair. Comrade Strasbaugh served in the late struggle
between the states. He was 24 years of age and had been engaged in
farming when he was enrolled from Indiana county, Pa., June 16,
1863, as a private in Co. F, 2d Batl. Inf. He was never wounded, but
Dec. 15, 1863, he was confined in hospital at Green Spring, W. Va.,
one month with chills and diarrhea. He took part in all the
engagements of his command and was honorably discharged Jan. 21,
1864, at Pittsburg, Pa. Joseph, Peter and James, brothers, served in
the late war; his wife's brothers, Harvey. Lorenzo, Julius H. and
Gilbert, also served in Ind. Regts., and are now all deceased;
Lorenzo came home on a thirty day furlough and died fourteen days
after reaching home. An uncle, Peleg Kettle, served in the Mexican
war. Comrade Strasbaugh is a member of Wade Post, No. 208, Dept. of
Indiana; he is living in retirement and his address is Glendale, Pa. Margaret (Maggie) Strausbaugh was the wife of David Rader, who died in the Civil War, and his biography also appeared in Presidents, Soldiers & Statesmen:
DAVID RADER
was born in Cambria county, Pa., of parents Conrad and Nancy
(Morton) Rager, dec. He was united in marriage to Margaret
Strausbaugh, who was born in Adams county, Pa., in 1822. Her father,
Michael Strausbaugh, is dec., as is also her mother, Kate (Firrer).
Mr. and Mrs. Rager are the parents of five children, born in order
named, Mary, Margaret, Susan, Anna, and Robert. Comrade Rager's
loyalty to the Stars and Stripes enthused him to enlist and he was
enrolled June, 1863, at Ebensburg, Pa., as a private in Co. B, Batl.
Of Emergency. While in service he was constantly with his command,
and died in service on march to Fredericksburg. Elliot and Hiram,
brothers of our subject, served their country in the hour of peril.
Charles, Peter, Joseph and James, brothers of his wife, were also in
service. Comrade Rager was a member of G.A.R., and his widow resides
in Glenglade, Pa.
Thus, there are two records that the four brothers, Charles, Peter,
Joseph, and James, served in the Civil War.
This family was not found in the 1850 or 1860 census, but some of
them were found in Indiana in 1870:
1870 Jackson, Porter Co., IN census:
Charles Strausbaugh 33, Joseph 45, Catherine 65, all b. PA.
(This is the only census record of Catherine or Joseph)
On the same page of the Jackson, Porter Co., Indiana census:
John P. Wiseman 37, Rebecca C. 24, John P. 2
In 1880 Rebecca and her family are still in Porter Co., Indiana:
1880 Jackson, Porter, IN census:
Peter J. Wiseman
47, Rebecca C. 37, John
P. 12, Charles A. 9, Ann M. 7, Mary L. 2, infant son 1 mo.
In 1880 Charles has married and is living in Nebraska:
1880 Lower Loup, Deer Creek, and Oak Creek, Sherman, Nebraska
census: Charles
Strasbaugh 52, wife Frances E. 32, both born PA
Although Mrs. Maggie Rager of Nanty-Glo in Cambria
County, PA is named as surviving sister of Peter Strausbaugh
in his 1897 obituary, indicating she did not remarry after her
husband’s death in 1863, she was not found in any census.
Jane Strausbaugh was married first to Jefferson Horner with whom she
had two children, Robert and Mary; then to Charles Helrigel, with
whom she had twin daughters, Jennie and Annie.
Living to at least the age of 90, Jane is found in census
records from 1870 through 1930:
1870 Conemaugh, Cambria, PA census:
Chas. Helrigel 42, Jane 30, Caroline 15, Elisa 12, Charles
10, Henry 6, Robert Horner 10, Mary Horner 6
[Robert & Mary are children of Jane's first marriage; the
other children are
Charles’ from his first marriage]
1880 Conemaugh, Cambria, PA census:
Charles Helriggle 57, Jane 38, Charles 19, Henry 15, Jennie 8, Annie
8, Robert Horner 21, Mary Horner 15
In the 1900 census, Charles is living with his youngest daughter
Jennie Cuthbert and her family; he is listed as married, but Jane is
not living with them. A
niece, Mamie Gantz, age 20, is living with them.
1900 Allegheny, Allegheny, PA census:
Jane Hellrige 55, mother-in-law, living with William Gantz,
widower, and his 4 children.
This could be the husband of a daughter of Jane.
The niece Mamie Gantz living with Charles could also belong
to this family. Jane has
4 living children, which would be the two Horners and the two
younger Helreigal children.
In the 1910 Allegheny, PA census, Jane Helergel 65, widow,
mother-in-law, living with Robert & Amanda Saxon & family.
Amanda was not one of Jane's children found in the 1870
census, so this is questionable.
1920 Johnstown, Cambria, PA
census: Jane Helergel
60, widow, grandson Robert Gantz 24, grandson Wallis J. Gantz 22
1930 Vandergrift, Westmoreland, PA census:
Harry Cuthbert 60, Jennie 58, Harry 14, mother-in-law Jane
Helriegle 91 [this is the family with whom Jane’s husband Charles
was living in 1900]
Peter’s and Charles’ deaths are documented in Peter’s obituary and
in the Belsano cemetery records of both.
No records of the others’ deaths have yet been found. |
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Peter Strausbaugh (1832-1897)
Elizabeth Shearer (1830-1923)
For interesting information see the Blacklick Township website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacblack/index.html
Photo thanks to Joe Inghram:
Marietta Strausbaugh Walter and her mother Elizabeth Shearer Strausbaugh
Peter Strausbaugh was born in about 1832 in Adams County, PA[2], the son of Michel Strausbaugh and Catherine Fair Strausbaugh.[3]
He married Elizabeth Shearer 6 Jun 1852 in Mineral Point, Cambria Co., PA.[4] She was born 10 July 1830 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Shearer and Margaret Stifford Shearer.[5] (see SHEARER .)
Peter and Elizabeth had four children:[6]
i. William George Strausbaugh b. 1853, m. Sara Eva Harding 19 Jul 1878; d. 29 Apr 1931, Jackson, Cambria Co., PA; bur. 2 May 1931, Armaugh, Indiana Co., PA;
ii. Charles L. Strausbaugh, b. 1856, m. (1) Mary A. Kaylor, 4 children; Mary d. bef. 1900; m. (2) Elizabeth Roland 1902; Charles d. 1931 Cambria Co., PA; Elizabeth d. 1941.
iii. Marietta Strausbaugh 1857-1916 m. Daniel Webster Walter, 1881
iv. Sarah (Sadie) E. Strausbaugh (b. 28 Dec 1864, m. Joseph C. Miller (1857-1930), d. Aug 1946 Johnstown, PA [9]
They also adopted a son:
v. John L. Strausbaugh, b. 1872[10], m. Florence Stephens 1903; no information on his date of death
This family appears in the 1860 Cambria Co., PA census, Jackson Township, as follows:
Peter Strausbaugh, 29, cooper Elizabeth, 30 William G. 9 Charles L. 6 Marietta 4 (there may be an initial I )
According to military records in the National Archives, Peter Strausbaugh enlisted as a private in the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on February 23, 1864. He was 33 years old at the time, and listed his occupation as a cooper. He was described as having brown eyes, black hair, and 5 feet 11 inches tall. 11] In his military records his name also appears on a Descriptive List of Deserters Arrested, which says he "deserted from Camp Copeland sometime in May '64, went to his home in Indiana Co., PA, where he remained until arrested May 17, 1864, by the Pro.Mar. 21st Dist. PA." Deserters were apparently returned to camp with no further action taken. A notation in his records says he was in action at Snicker's Ferry, VA, July 23 or 24, 1864. The Civil War ended in April 1865, and he was mustered out in Lynchburg, Virginia, on July 1, 1865.[12]
In May 1890 Peter applied for an Invalid Pension, stating that "while a member of Company D, 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania Vols, in the front of Petersburgh, VA, on the 15th day of March 1865, his horse was shot from under him, and he was thrown over his horse's head, thereby injuring his back, resulting in piles and rheumatism." Further information in that declaration was that since leaving the service he had resided in Ninevah, PA, Westmoreland County in 1868, and in 1879 moved to Cambria County. After Peter's death in 1897, Elizabeth applied for a widow's pension.
This family seemed to move around a bit more than the average, according to these records:
1852 Cambria County - Peter and Elizabeth married
1857 Blair County - Marietta claimed to have been born in Altoona, Blair Co.
1860 Cambria County - they appear in this census.
1864 Indiana County - this was Peter's home while he was in the Army
1870 Westmoreland County - they appear in this census
1880 Cambria County - they appear in this census.
The 1870 Westmoreland Co., PA, p. 691 census shows this family as follows:
Peter Strausbaugh, 31 (?) Elizabeth 22 (?) Wm. G. 17 Charlie 14 Mary E. 13 Sadie 5
The 1880 Cambria Co., PA census shows the following:
Peter Strausbaugh, age 49, cooper, father b. MD (?), mother b. PA Elizabeth 49, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. Germany (the opposite is true) Charles 23, repairs on PRRC Mary E. 22 Sarah E. 15 John L. 8 Walter, Daniel, 20, boarder, repairs, PRRC
According to the 1880 Cambria Co., PA census, Peter and Elizabeth's oldest son William, who had married in 1878, was no longer living at home, but the other children were. Their son Charles' occupation was listed as "repairs on PRRC," which I believe to be the Pennsylvania Railroad. In addition, the family had three boarders living in their home, young men who were also working on the railroad. One of them was Daniel W. Walter, and the following year, 1881, he married their daughter Marietta[13]. (See WALTER). At the time of his death, December 18, 1897, Peter and Elizabeth Strausbaugh were living in the Township of Blacklick in Cambria County, PA. He died without a will, and his son William G. Strausbaugh was named administrator of his estate. A lot of real estate was sold at auction to pay his debts, and his adopted son John L. Strausbaugh was the highest bidder.[14]
Peter was buried in Belsano Faith United Methodist Church Cemetery. His gravestone reads 1832-1897, PVT 4 PA CAV.[15]
Peter Strausbaugh
of Belsano, whose death has been noted in the The Democrat was born in Adams
county in 1831, from which county he removed when he was very young and
located in Jackson township, this county, a short distance
north of the
present site of Vintondale. There he farmed a number of years,
but later removed
to Kittanning, Armstrong county. While the Pennsylvania railroad was in
course of construction through the western part of the state, he was
employed on the work, making his home at Mineral Point. It was during this time
that he met and married Miss Elizabeth Shearer. Later he took up his
residence in Johnstown with his family and lived here about two years, following
the trade of a cooper. At the beginning of the war, Mr. Strausbaugh
enlisted as a private in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-Fifth regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, for a period of nine months, and at the expiration of his
term of service re-enlisted as a private in Company D, Fourth regiment ,
Pennsylvania cavalry, for a period of three years. After he was discharged
from the service at Lynchburg, Va., July 1, 1865, he returned to this
locality and followed his trade for a time, later removing to a farm near Munday's in Jackson township, where he resided until about eight years ago,
when he located in Belsano and where he made his home until
the time of his
death.
Mr. Strausbaugh is
survived by his wife, who with four children, are residents of Belsano. They are William G., Charles L., Mary E., wife of Daniel Walters, and
John L. One married daughter, Sarah E., the wife of John H. Miller, is a
resident of South Fork. He is also survived by three sisters
and one brother,
the former being Mrs. Jane Halreigal of Catharine street, this city, Mrs.
Rebecca Wiseman of Chesterton, Ind., Mrs. Maggie Rager of Nant-y-Glo and the
brother Charles Strausbaugh also of Nant-y-Glo.
The funeral Tuesday
morning was largely attended, the members of the Grand Army post and of
the Mechanics attending in a body. The services were
conducted by the
Rev. Mr. Raab of the Belsano United Brethern church. Interment was made
in the Belsano cemetery. (The Democrat, Johnstown, PA, December 25, 1897). Elizabeth lived with her daughter Sadie Miller during her last illness until her death on 29 January 1923 in Jackson, Cambria Co., PA, and was buried 31 January 1923 in Belsano, PA.[16] [17] Following her death, an Application for Reimbursement was filed with the Commissioner of Pensions by her son-in-law J.C. Miller for expenses connected with her last sickness and burial. The application stated that Elizabeth was cared for by Sadie Miller, Christina Miller, and Eva Strausbaugh.[18] (Sadie was her daughter, Christine probably a granddaughter, and Eva was probably her son William's wife).
Sue Lyn Price, great-granddaughter of Sadie, sent me the following emails in February 2000: "I guess we are related. Our great-grandmothers were sisters. Do you know if your Marietta had a German accent? My aunts insist that my Sadie had one. I guess it's possible if their parents spoke German.... When I read the description of Marietta you sent me, it brought back what my mom said about Sadie. She too was 'short, plump, and possessed quite a temper.'"
Further information on this family:
William George Strausbaugh (1851-1931) married on 19 Jul 1878 Eva Sarah Harding (1860-1938), daughter of Madison Harding and Charlotte M. Rogers Harding of New Hampshire. Census records show this family as follows:
1880 Westmoreland Co., PA census, St. Clair Twp: W.G. Strausbaugh 27, works on RR; Eva Strausbuagh 21, Alace M. Strausbaugh 1, Adda M. Rager 18 servant.
1900 Cambria Co., PA census, Blacklick Twp: William G. Strausbaugh 47 b. Mar 1852, wife Sarah E. 21, Mar 1879; John R. 19, Aug 1880, Nellie C. 17, May 1883, Kate C. 14, June 1885, Emma 12, Nov 1887, Gordon 6, Nov. 1893. [Wife Sarah is obviously not 21 born 1879; that age and date should be for oldest daughter Alice M.]
1910 Dist. 74, East Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co., PA, p. 41B, Ancestry.com image 4: William G. Strausbugh 56, married 31 years PA PA PA; wife Eva S. 52, 6 children, 6 living ME ME ME; son John R. 29, dau Emma I. 22, single; son Gordon A. 16, granddaughter Verna M. Huffman 13, grandson Alvin R. Huffman 11, granddaughter Eva C. Huffman 9, grandson William C. Huffman 6; grandson Ray Clowan 7; grandson William Strausbaugh 2.
1920 Westmoreland Co., PA census: Strausbaugh, Wm. G. 68, Sarah wife 60, Clair Huffman 15 grandson, Glen Baird, 3, great-grandson.
William and Eva are buried at Armagh, Indiana Co., PA.
Charles L. Strausbaugh (1854-1931) married Mary A. Kaylor in 1890, (License book 6, p. 462). They had 4 children, but Mary died at or soon after the birth of the youngest in 1896. The 1900 Cambria Co., PA census, Blacklick Twp shows this family as follows: Charles L. Strausbaugh 45, b. Sept 1854; Gretta 10 b. Dec 1889; John 8 b. Oct 1891, Pearl 6 b. Oct 1893; Lewis R. 4 b. Feb 1896.
In 1902 Charles married Elizabeth Roland, according to the Cambria County Marriage index on Cambria County website. It was the 2nd marriage for both. Elizabeth is probably the daughter of David and Christeann Bracken; her first marriage was in about 1883 and she was a widow in the 1900 census, living with her father and married sister.
1910 Jackson, Cambria Co., PA census, p. 19A, Ancestry.com image 37: Charles Strasbaugh 55, 2nd marriage, 10 years; Lizzie 55 2nd marriage, 0 children; John 17, Pearl 16, Raymond 14. [next door to Charles' daughter Greta and her husband Eugene Lynch]
1920 Cambria Co., PA census, Jackson twp: Charles L. Strawsbaugh 66, Elizabeth 67, Raymond 23 son.
1930 Cambria Co., PA census, Jackson, p. 16A, Ancestry.com image 31: Charles L. Strausbaugh 77, first married at 25; Lizzie wife 77, first married at 30; Ray L. son 34 married at 24 (no wife listed) all b. PA. [still living next door to Charles' dau Greta and her husband Eugene Lynch & family]
Charles Strausbaugh died at the age of 77, according to Cambria Co. Obituaries online, which did not give a date. His wife Elizabeth died in April 1937.
Sarah E. (Sadie) Strausbaugh (1864-1946) married in about 1887 Joseph C. Miller (1857-1930). Joseph had a first marriage but his wife’s name is unknown; they had 2 sons, Charles C. b. 1883 and Jesse b. 1885. Joseph and Sadie had 5 children. They appear in the census as follows:
1900 South Fork, Cambria, PA census, ED 157, sheet 11: Joseph Miller 43, Jan 1857, md 13 yrs, PA PA PA, coal miner; wife Sadie 35, Dec 1864; 5 children, 4 living; Charles 17, May 1883, coal miner; Jesse 15, Mar 1885; Nannie 11, Nov 1889; Lizzie 8, Dec 1891; Joseph 4, Dec 1895; Reva 3, Apr 1897; Elizabeth Strausbaugh, 68, Jul 1831.
1910 Cambria Co., PA census: Joseph C. Miller 53, Sadie E. 47, Annie I. 21, Elizabeth M. 19, Joseph C., Jr. 15, Myron R. 13, George W. 6, Elizabeth Strawsbaugh, 79, mother-in-law. (Joseph's 2nd marriage, married for 22 years)
1920 Indiana Co., PA census, East Wheatfield twp: MILLER, J.D. 63, Sadie 52, George 15 son, Elizabeth Strausbaugh 89, mother-in-law.
Joseph died in 1930 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Cambria Co., KY. A photo of the tombstone is on the Cambria County website.
1930 Cambria Co., PA census, Jackson, p. 16A: Sadie Miller, 64, widow, first married at 22, living next door to her son Joseph & his family.
Sadie died in 1946 and is buried beside her husband.
John L. Strausbaugh (b. 1872) was apparently a constable of Blacklick Township for a period of time: Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, PA, FRI 15 JUN 1900, Volume XXXIV, Number 24. "On petition of citizens of Blacklick township the court on Monday appointed Ellsworth Rowland constable of that township to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of John L. Strausbaugh from the district."
J. L. Strausbaugh and Florence Stephens married in 1903 in Cambria County.
They appear in the census as follows: 1910 Jackson, Cambria Co. PA census, p. 18B, Ancestry.com image 36: John Strausbaugh 35, 1st marriage 7 years; Florence 34. No further information found.
Information also from: Letters from his granddaughter Sarah Margaret Walter Hopson (1884-1971) |
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[1] Articles provided to me by James Strasbaugh [2] Military records in 1864 give age as 33 years; show Adams County as birthplace in some places and Indiana County in another. Indiana County is also mentioned as his home. Peter signed the enlistment page which has Adams County on it. [3] Biographies of Charles Strausbaugh and David Rader in Presidents, Statesmen & Soldiers, 1898, online at Cambria, PA website. [4] Marriage date and place given in Civil War pension file, National Archives. [5] PA death cert #12421 of Elizabeth Shearer Strausbaugh. [6] Cambria Co., PA census of 1860, p. 323; 1880, p. 24; Westmoreland Co. census of 1870, p. 691. [7] Don Callihan visited Armaugh cemetery and gave me info on tombstones of William G., his wife Sarah Eva, and two of their children, Alice and John R. [8] Trudy Beard’s husband Jerry is great-grandson of William Strausbaugh. [9] Sue Lyn Price, great-granddaughter of Sadie Strausbaugh, gave me her birth and death dates [10] John L. Strausbaugh appears with family at age 8 in Cambria Co., PA census of 1880, p. 24; the fact that he was adopted is mentioned in Peter's estate administration file #5556, Cambria County Orphan's Court. [11] Volunteer Enlistment signed by Peter Strausbaugh on February 24, 1864, at Greensburg, PA. [12] .4th Pennsylvania Cav. Muster-out roll dated July 1, 1865. [13] Information from Daniel and Marietta's daughter Sarah Margaret Walter Hopson. [14]Administration papers of the estate of Peter Strausbaugh, Cambria Co., PA Orphan's Court file #5556. [15] Grave information provided by Sue Lyn Price [16] LDS Ancestry Record submitted by Betty Beard. [17] PA death certificate #12421 of Elizabeth Strausbaugh; informant Joe Miller, husband of her daughter Sarah. [18] Application for Reimbursement, Cert. No. 472552 |
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