STRAUSS
(materrnal)
Ancestry

Debbie’s Direct Line:

Debra L. Markus ➤ Claire A. Strauss ➤
Leon L. Strauss ➤ Lawrence H. Strauss ➤ Jacob Strauss, Sr. ➤ Edward Strauss

Source Documentation Available Upon Request
Claire A. Strauss portrait

Claire Anne Strauss – mother

Born: 1937 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA.

Father: Leon Lewis Paris Strauss.

Mother: Jewel Schwartz.

Occupation: Elementary School Teacher.

Marriage: 25 June 1961 in San José, Santa Clara County, California, USA to Richard Alan “Rich” “Dick” Markus (1936 – 2007).

Children:

  1. Debra Lynne Markus m. Daniel Robert Earl.
  2. SFC David Strauss Markus m1. Heidi R. Gonsalve (div.); m2. Mary Alice Moya (div.); m3. Tracy Lynn Larson (div.); m4. Andrea Carmen Andrade (1969 – 2018). Dave served in the U.S. Army from 1989 until his retirement in 2027 (including the Iraq War and Cold War Era).
Leon L. Strauss portrait

Leon Lewis Paris Strauss – grandfather

Born: 21 February 1913 in Paris, Neuilly-sur-Sein, Île-de-France, French Republic.

Death: 8 February 1985, San Mateo County, California, USA.

Burial (cremation): 12 February 1985, Skylawn Memorial Park Cemetery, San Mateo San Mateo County, California, USA.

Father: Lawrence Hollub Strauss.

Mother: Sarah Tremain “Sallie” Ehrman.

Occupation: Business Administrator.

Marriage: 6 April 1935 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA to Jewel “Julie” Schwartz (1912 – 2012).

Children:

  1. Claire Anne Strauss (1937 – ) m. Richard Alan “Rich” “Dick” Markus (1936 – 2007).
  2. Nancy Helen Strauss (1941 – 2017) m. Roy Charles Anderson (1942 – ).

Lawrence Hollub Strauss – great grandfather

Born: 11 July 1882 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

Confirmation: 1896 at Congregation Beth Israel, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

Death: 5 May 1954 Carmel-by-the Sea, Monterey County, California, USA.

Burial (cremation): 6 May 1954, possibly at an unknown cemetery in Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA. (Per the funeral director at Little Chapel by-the-Sea in Carmel, Lawrence’s remains are not in Pacific Grove as indicated on his death certificate. They were sent to Colma, California. His wife is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park. The staff there report he is not interred at Cypress Lawn.)

Father: Jacob Strauss, Sr.

Mother: Sarah May “Sara” Hollub.

Occupation: Tenor Opera Singer and Singing Teacher.

Marriage: 25 December 1911 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA to Sarah Tremain “Sallie” Ehrman (1887 –  1961).

Children:

  1. Leon Lewis Paris Strauss (1913 – 1985) m. Jewel “Julie” Schwartz (1912 – 2012).
  2. Annette Yvonne Strauss (1914 – 1985) m1. Leonard Nelson Bakke (1909 – 1990) (div.); m2. George Anthony “Peppi” Capitelli (1911 – 1972) (div.); m3. Ernest Wilbur “Bud” Fuhrman (1915 – 2003).
Jacob Strauss, Sr. portrait

Jacob Strauss, Sr. – great great grandfather

Born: 11 November 1851 in Bierstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, German Confederation [Bierstadt, dukedom of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany] (now Federal Republic of Germany).

Death: 3 March 1939 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA.

Burial (cremation): 5 March 1939 Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California, USA.

Father: Edward Strauss.

Mother: Hannah Lublin.

Occupation: Commercial tailor; dry goods merchant.

Marriage: 10 December 1877 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA to Sarah May “Sara” Hollub (1858 –  1871).

Children:

  1. Edward Lewis Strauss (1878 – 1959) m. Blanche L. Cohen (1880 – 1947).
  2. Lawrence Hollub Strauss (1882 – 1954) m. Sarah Tremain “Sallie” Ehrman (1887 – 1961).
  3. Harry Strauss (1886 – ?).
  4. Jacob Strauss, Jr. (1890 – ?).

Edward Strauss – great great great grandfather

Born: Hesse-Darmstadt, German Confederation (now Federal Republic of Germany).

Death: Unknown date/place.

Parents: Unknown.

Marriage: Unknown date/place to Hannah Lublin (? – ?).

Children:

  1. Aaron Strauss (abt. 1839 –  1890) m. Dora Nadler (1840 – 1920).
  2. Cecelia “Celia” Strauss (abt. 1841 – 1924) m. Leon Henry “Lee” Lewis (abt. 1841 – 1908).
  3. Babette “Barbara” Strauss (abt. 1844 – 1893) m. Lazarus “Max” Rosenthal (abt. 1833 – 1896)
  4. Julius Strauss (abt. 1845 – 1907) m. Rebecka Pinschower (abt. 1862 – ?).
  5. Rachel Strauss (abt. 1850 – 1915) m. Tubman Lowes Ayers (abt. 1829 – 1916).
  6. Jacob Strauss, Sr. (1851 – 1939) m. Sarah May “Sarah” Hollub (1858 – 1928).

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