William Jackson Straw and Elizabeth Kettner family, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and O
I am looking for information on the family memebers of William Jackson Straw of Story Co., Iowa, born 6-15-1850 in Wisconsin. Married 1-8-1874 Jasper Co., Iowa to Elizabeth Jane Kettner of Marshall Co., Iowa born 2-14-1850 Clinton Co. Pennsylvania.
The family was in Marshall county, in 1880 and moved back and forth between Marshall Co. and Story Co till 1895. In 1900 they had moved to Polk Co. Missouri.William had heart desease and his brother John lived with the family in 1895 to 1910. Both supposedly died in Coffeeville, Kansas. Most Straw family researchers list John as the father to William's family based on the 1895 Iowa state census. But do not have the family bible records I have or have nor they traced to the family in census records that list John as William's brother.
William and Elizabeth had 9 natural born children by our old Straw family Bible. And two adopted children, a brother and sister. The family is as follows:
#1. Lillie May or Mae Straw born 8-18-1874. She married unknown Griffin between 1900 and 1902. Most likely in Oklahoma. She had a daughter name Nona or Nora who married Floyd Hedgepath or Hudgpath in Okmulgee Co, Oklahoma. Elizabeth, Lillie and the newly married Hedgepaths are listed in the 1920 Okmulgee Co., Census in the same house.
#2.Mary Elizabeth Straw born 11-1-1875 died 10-11-1911 Nevada, Story Co., Iowa. She married James F. Frink 9-28-1893 Story Co, Iowa. He was born August of 1871 and died 12-24-1935 in Des Moines, Iowa. They had 9 children.Jesse Loren,William Edward,Harry Leroy, Lillie M.,Harvey Lester,Herbert,Hazel,Ruby Irene, and Marie.
#3.Ida Frances born 1-1-1878 married James Mathrew Lane in Polk Co.Missouri by 1900. Still living there by 1930.
#4. John Greenleaf born 6-25-1880 married Mary P. Huffman 6-9-1909 Pratt, Pratt Co. Kansas. He supposedly died before 1945.
#5.William 4-26-1882. He isn't listed in the 1895 Story Co, Iowa state census with the rest of the family. But either is William Sr. But all other children are.
#6. James Franklin born 6-11-1884. Married Effie Armstrong 4-7-1907 Pratt, Pratt Co, Kansas. They later moved to Illinois. Were still there in the 1950,my uncle Walter used to go visit them. They supposedly died there. Do not how many children they. But a son was supposed to have died in Florida sometime in the 1970s.
#7. Andrew Jackson 5-12-1886 died 3-2-1848 Strang, Mayes Co. Oklahoma. Body later moved to Pratt, Kansas. He married Eva Grace Haynes on 8-17-1910 in Pratt. They are my grandparents. They had Orville Wayne, Ruby, Walter Leroy,Ruth Gail, Mary Jane Elizabeth my mother and Bonnie.
#8.Clara Belle 7-24-1888.
#9. Mable Florence 3-31-1891.
The 2 adopted children were Lyman Iowen King born 3-4-1875. He is not listed with them in the 1880 Marshall Co.,Iowa census. And Minnie Elota King born 11-2-1872. She is listed in the 1880 census but not in the 1895 census.
Anyone connected to these families please feel free to connect me at jambucketchucker@wmconnect,com