STRAUB, Abraham

1794 - 1864  (69 years)

• Name	STRAUB, Abraham
  Born	9 Dec 1794	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	ABRAHAM STRAUB was born in Milton, Northumberland county, December 9, 1794, son of Andrew Straub and twin brother of Isaac Straub. He received the ordinary education of that period, learned the tanner's trade, and carried on a tannery in Milton until 1824, at which time he sold out and joined his brother Isaac in what were known as the Birchwood Mills, on the island opposite Milton, where they were engaged in the lumber and milling business a number of years. They invented and introduced into their mill the first reaction water wheel probably ever used in the State. They also had a railroad track to their mill and yard. In 1832 and 1883 they erected the first bridges over the West Branch of the Susquehanna at Milton, which were carried away by the flood of March 17, 1865. In 1834 Isaac retired from the firm and went to Lewistown, where he engaged in merchandising. Abraham continued to operate the mills until 1840, when be took down the grist mill and moved it to Muddy Run, two miles above Milton, where he continued the milling business until 1853, when he sold the same and erected a bridge across the Susquehanna river at Uniontown. After the completion of this undertaking he turned his attention to the invention of a centrifugal pump. He was a self-educated surveyor, and became one of the foremost in this section of the State. November 29, 1821, he married Nancy Balliet, whose father was a native of Lehigh county, Permsylvania, and a settler in Limestone, Montour county. They were the parents of the following children: John Andrew, deceased; Ambrose White, who died in infancy; Stephen Daniel, of Hagerstown, Maryland; Elizabeth Caroline, wife of Rev. William Goodrich; Clement Calvin, of Milton; Ambrose White, of Philadelphia; William Alfred, of Cumberland, Maryland, and Mary Louisa, deceased. He died, August 21, 1864. Isaac Straub left Lewistown in 1838 and went to Cincinnati, where he died, December 17, 1875. Christian Straub taught school and engaged in merchandising in Schuylkill county, where he served as sheriff; he was also elected to the Pennsylvania legislature and to Congress, but died before the expiration of his term, and was buried in the congressional burying ground at Washington, D. C.
  Census (desc)	1830	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  Census (desc)	1840	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  Census (desc)	1850	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  	working as a surveyor
  Census (desc)	1860	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  	working as a surveyor
  	His home was at the SE corner of S Front and Lower market Streets, and can be seen on the map of 1858.
  Widowed	25 Dec 1861
  _UID	7D49A83A2766A24297C92883C3F5774598E9
  Died	21 Aug 1864	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [7]
  Buried	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  Person ID	I458	Milton Families
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	STRAUB, Andrew,   b. 14 Feb 1748, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 2 Aug 1806  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	WALTER, Mary Eveline,   d. 20 Feb 1823
  Married	1 May 1787
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BALLIET, Nancy,   b. 26 Oct 1804,   d. 25 Dec 1861, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 57 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1821	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. STRAUB, John Andrew,   b. 21 Jun 1823,   d. 6 Feb 1843  (Age 19 years)   2. STRAUB, Ambrose White   3. STRAUB, Stephen Daniel,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. STRAUB, Elizabeth Caroline,   b. 1830, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. STRAUB, Clement Calvin,   b. 23 Nov 1833, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 23 Feb 1896, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 62 years)   6. STRAUB, Ambrose White,   b. 1838, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. STRAUB, William Alfred,   b. 1840, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. STRAUB, Mary Louisa,   b. 1844, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 17 Sep 1850, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Freemasonry in Northumberland & Snyder counties, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, 240. [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891, Page 970. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 7. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 5. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 30. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 8. [S4] Gravestone.