| Husband: Georg J. SCHRAH Birth Date: 28 Sep 1850 Birth Place: Waterloo, Jackson, MI Death date: 16 Sep 1925 Death Place: Martiny Twp, Mecosta, MI Burial Place: Father: Johan Mathias SCHRAH Mother: Anna Maria FREYBURGER | Wife: Anna JOHANSEN Birth Date: Abt 1864 Birth Place: Germany Death date: 15 Apr 1901 Death Place: Middle Branch Twp, Osceola, MI Burial Place: Father: Jno JOHANSEN Mother: Johanna (Unknown) |
| Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1882 | Marriage Place: Mecosta, MI |
| Child No. 1: Clara T. SCHRAH Sex: F Birth Date: 2 Nov 1882 Birth Place: Waterloo, Jackson, MI Death date: Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: | Child No. 2: Albert Frederick SCHRAW Sex: M Birth Date: 12 May 1884 Birth Place: MI Death date: 1 Nov 1936 Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: 27 Dec 1918 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Gladys Evelyn GILCHRIST |
| Child No. 3: George John SCHRAW Sex: M Birth Date: 4 May 1886 Birth Place: Mecosta, MI Death date: 1960 Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Emma SMITH | Child No. 4: Adolph Martin SCHRAW Sex: M Birth Date: 22 Aug 1887 Birth Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, MI Death date: 19 Mar 1967 Death Place: Tacoma, WA Burial Place: Marriage date: 22 Dec 1921 Marriage place: LA Spouse's name: Frieda Carolina SCHUMANN |
| Child No. 5: Caroline SCHRAW Sex: F Birth Date: 10 Apr 1888 Birth Place: Death date: 11 Jan 1966 Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Fred McLAIN | Child No. 6: Mary SCHRAW Sex: F Birth Date: Abt 1890 Birth Place: Jackson, MI Death date: 8 Aug 1892 Death Place: Jackson, MI Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: |
| Child No. 7: John SCHRAW Sex: M Birth Date: 12 Jan 1893 Birth Place: Jackson, MI Death date: Jan 1980 Death Place: Lansing, MI Burial Place: Marriage date: 2 Mar 1918 Marriage place: Jackson, MI Spouse's name: Irene VINING | |
| Documentation:Census records and Lois Schrah Notes:Johan Mathias SCHRAH,father of Georg J. SCHRAH immigrated to the US from Germany. After arrivinghe was a paid volunteer ($300) in the Civil War. The army records his nameas Martin Schraw, however he chose to continue with the Schrah spelling,also spelled Schrag and Schragen in Germany. He had only two sons thatmarried and had children (that we know of). John Gilbert kept the Schrahspelling and Georg J. changed to the Schraw spelling sometime after hisfirst child was born. |
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