STRAUSS
(paternal)
Ancestry
Debbie’s Direct Line:
Debra L. Markus ➤ Richard A. Markus ➤
Irma M. Stewart ➤ Ira O. Stewart ➤ Mary Ann Strauss ➤ Adam Strauss
Source Documentation Available Upon Request
Mary Ann Strauss – great great grandmother
Born: 12 October 1844 in York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Death: 18 January 1919 in Merced County, California, USA.
Burial : 16 May 2011 in the Dos Palos Cemetery, Dos Palos, Merced County, California, USA.
Father: Adam Strauss.
Mother: Rebecca Morthland.
1st Marriage: 9 May 1861 Wayne County, Ohio, USA to John A. Porter (abt. 1840 – 1863).
Children:
- John Albert Franklin “Frank” Porter (1862 – 1929) m. Leonora Flagier (abt. 1865 – 1954).
2nd Marriage: 11 October 1870 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA to Albert Oscar Stewart (1844 – 1912).
Children:
- Edward Thompson Stewart (1874 – 1959) m1. Mabel Christian (abt. 1885 – ?); m2. Jane Hounslow (? – ?); m3. Laura (_____) (? – ?).
- Ira Oscar Stewart (1876 – 1938) m. Julia Ivy Bass (1878 – 1954).
Adam Strauss – great great great grandfather
Born: About 1801 in Pennsylvania, USA.
Died: 23 January 1881in Harrison County, Iowa, USA.
Parents: Unknown.
Marriage: 28 September in York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA to Rebecca Morthland (1803 – 1883).
Children:
- Ephraim Strauss (1828 – 1909) m. Mary Ann Hoffman (1834 – 1916).
- John Strauss (1832 – 1912) m1. Mary Jenette Runyon (1838 – 1924) (div.); m2. Sarah Ann Sweet (abt. 1849 – ?).
- James R. Strauss (1834 – 1912) m. Mary Quin (abt. 1840 – 1900). James served in the Union Army in Co. B, 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. James is in the Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.
- Sarah E. Strauss (1837 – 1919) m. Daniel Burtnett (abt. 1825 – 1883). Daniel served in Co. B of the 186th Ohio Infantry and in Co. I of the 16th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War.
- Eliza Strauss (abt.1839 – 1870).
- Margaret Strauss (1843 – 1925) m. David R. Clyde (1847 – 1928).
- Mary Ann Strauss (1844 – 1919) m1. John A. Porter (abt. 1840 – 1863); m2. Albert Oscar Stewart (1844 – 1912). John Porter served in the U.S. Army Co. E of the 120th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. Albert Stewart served in the U.S. Army Co. I of the 9th Regiment, Iowa Calvary during the American Civil War. Albert is buried in the Dos Palos Cemetery, Dos Palos, Merced Country, California.
- David L. Strauss (1844 – 1919) m1. Charlotte E. Brush (1841 – 1891); m2. Regyna Kemrey (abt. 1868 – ?).
- Hetty Jane Strauss (abt. 1848 – ?) m. David B. Bosley (? – ?).
- Susannah “Anna” Strauss (1850 – 1920) m. John David Shank (1850 – 1916).
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