Henry Hyman Straw

1834 - 1927  (93 years)

• Name	Henry Hyman Straw
  Birth	19 Feb 1834	Hayfield Twp., Crawford Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Jul 1927	Saratoga?, Winona Co, MN
  Burial	Saratoga cem., Winona Co., MN
  Person ID	I342223159417	Tripp Family Genealogical Website

  
  

  Family	Jane Rosamond Ingalls,   b. 01 Mar 1841, Concord, Erie Co, NY d. 21 Apr 1925, Minnesota, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1857	Saratoga, Winona Co, Minnesota
  Children	1. George Aaron Straw,   b. 25 Sep 1858, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN d. 11 May 1918, St Paul, Ramsey Co, MN (Age 59 years)   2. Clara Amelia Straw,   b. 09 Nov 1860, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN d. 15 May 1863, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN (Age 2 years)   3. Edward Henry Straw,   b. 17 Oct 1868, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN d. 12 Oct 1932, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN (Age 63 years)   4. Bessie Ball,   b. 03 Jun 1873   d. 04 Sep 1889 (Age 16 years)   5. Alice Rebecca Straw,   b. 20 Jul 1879, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN d. 26 Dec 1882, Saratoga, Winona Co, MN (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F48774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moved to Winona Co 1855, preempted 160 acres, married, increased farm size to 225 acres, still living on land 1913. From Hist Winona Co, 1883 (Chicago, H.H.Hill & Co) Grandfathers Jacob Straw & David Gehr were natives of Westmoreland Co, PA, thhe latter was in the War of 1812. Both were farmers. H.H. started as clerk in general mdse store in Sagerstown PA at age 18, stayed 2 years. Went to Dubuque Co, IA, worked on a farm for 1 yr. Moved to Winona Co in May 1855, entered claim in Sec. 17, Saratoga Twp [W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec 17, patented 3 Jy 1863, in tract book of US Dist Land Office, 1887; Tom's notes]. Member of No. 46 lodge of Masons (Evergreen) at Troy, MN. Democrat, was twp supervisor a number of years. [Oaka adds: served 2 20 yrs as sec. of Saratoga Cemetery, later his son Edward had it a long time.][notes recd by Tom from Oaka 1-10-1965, from book in St Charles library.] per letter Winona Area Genealogy Roundtable 6 Nov 1995, listed in Saratoga cemetery book #15, p. 25, a buried row 15, stone 22; date of death on stone given as 1923! Family notes say marriage at Saratoga performed by P. F. Thurber.