Re: ELIZA STRAUB, b. ca. 1830/31Northumberland Co., PA
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Re: ELIZA STRAUB, b. ca. 1830/31Northumberland Co., PA
Diana Gale Matthiesen 4/20/04
THANK YOU for your response to my posting!To answer your question, there are 2 sources to date, but only one of which identified ISAAC STRAUB as the wife of ELISABETH PFEIL: (1) a translation of a letter, written in German,dated 21 July 1822, presumably written in Green Twp., Columbiana Co., OH by HENRICH PFEIL and his wife, MARIA [nee ALTHAUS] to "Isaac Straub and Elisabeth, and Peter Ruth and Maria, and Georg Swartz and Rebecca [Anna Margaretha]".The letter gives the date of birth of Elisabeth as 26 Jan 1799 among other things.(2) The Last Will and Testament of HENRY PILE [signed HENRICH PFEIL], dated 7 Apr 1834; probated August term 1834 Columbiana Co., OH that bequeaths an equal portion of his estate to "the heirs of my daughter, Eliza Stroup" [sic].From the above, I interpret that ELISABETH, daughter of HENRICH PFEIL and his wife MARIA [nee MARIA GERTRAUDT ALTHAUS] was married before 21 July 1822, and was deceased by 7 Apr 1834.The preponderance of historical evidence to date suggests that the PFEIL family resided in Northumberland and/or New Berlin, Union Co., PA prior to 1811 when Henrich and Maria finally settled in Green Twp., Columbiana Co., PA.Much research remains to be done in the court, land, and church records of Northumberland and Union counties, PA as well as in Little York, York Co., PA where the family is, according to family records, located prior to their removal to Northumberland/Union counties.
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Diana Gale Matthiesen 4/20/04
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Donald J. Martin 4/21/04
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