Société Suisse de Généalogie Familiale

Ancienne famille suisse originaire des cantons de Berne, de Genève et de Saint-Gall.

"de sable à la bande ondée, chargée de trois étoiles de gueules accompagnées en chef d'un soleil d'or et en pointe d'un lion de sable"

MUELLER, Deborah
2122 Nell Street, Houston, Texas 77034-, USA
email address: Deborah.Mueller@chron.com

I am looking for Jacob STRAUB, or (von STRAUB). He was born in Canton Bern 23 December 1831. He emigrated to the US 12 April 1854. I think he came in through New York. He then went to Marine (Madison County) Illinois. I do not know his parents name or if there were brothers and sisters. He was a farmer. He was not Catholic.

He married Karolina Schaeffer in November 1869. He served in the Civil War in the US and became a citizen in November 1864. They had 10 children. Seven of them were born in Madison County, Illinois. One was born in Bellaire, Ohio and the last two were born in St. Louis, Missouri. Both Jacob and Karolina died and are buried at St. Louis, Missouri. I am looking for information from Switzerland that will tell me who his family is. I would like to see if there are any families members still there. Thank you.