Person:Annie Strassel (1)

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Anna Theresia Joanna Strassel
  • F.  Jacob Strassel (add)
  • M.  Caroline Steib (add)
m. 15 Apr 1855
  1. Anna Theresia Joanna Strassel1865 - 1941
m. 24 Feb 1883
  1. Child JohnsonAbt 1884 - Bef 1900
  2. Elsie Helen Johnson1886 -
  3. Caroline Josephine Johnson1888 -
  4. Anna Agatha Johnson1889 -
  5. Ada Johnson1892 - 1892
  6. Ella May Johnson1893 - 1916
  7. William Harvey Johnson1895 -
  8. Joseph Johnson1897 -
  9. Edgar Mills Johnson1900 - 1969
  10. Florence A JohnsonAbt 1904 -
  11. Oliver Timothy Johnson1906 - 1990
Facts and Events
Name Anna Theresia Joanna Strassel
Gender Female
Birth[1][3][5] 7 Apr 1865 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Christening[2] 25 Apr 1865 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Marriage 24 Feb 1883 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United Statesto William Harvey Johnson
Residence[2] 11 Apr 1940 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death[4] 14 Apr 1941 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    [1].

    Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts 6th & 7th Jun 1900, Dwelling 87, Family 141
    Johnson, William (head), age=36/Dec 1864, married=16, MD/VA/MD, Marble Worker
    [continued on next page]
    Johnson, Annie (wife), age=37/Apr 1863, kids=9/7, NJ/Germany/Germany
    Johnson, Elsie (daughter), age=14/Apr 1886, NJ/MD/NJ, At School
    Johnson, Carrie (daughter), age=12/May 1888, NJ/MD/NJ, At School
    Johnson, Annie (daughter), age=10/Oct 1889, MA/MD/NJ, At School
    Johnson, Ellen (daughter), age=7/May 1893, MA/MD/NJ, At School
    Johnson, William (son), age=5/May 1895, MA/MD/NJ
    Johnson, Joseph (son), age=2/Sep 1897, MA/MD/NJ
    Johnson, Edgar (son), age=3m/Apr 1899, MA/MD/NJ
    [Note: the birthdate given is incompatible with the recorded birth cited below. See note.]

  2. 2.0 2.1 Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
    [2].

    Line 52

  3. New Jersey, United States. New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980. (FamilySearch)
    [3].

    Name Anna Theresia Joanna Strassel
    Gender Female
    Birth Date 07 Apr 1865
    Birthplace Saint Mary-catholic, Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Christening Date 23 Apr 1865
    Christening Place Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Father's Name Jacob Strassel
    Mother's Name Carolina Steib
    Reference ID 2:1SNRBFB
    System Origin New Jersey-EASy
    GS Film Number 1398595
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number C02194-1
    [Note: film 1398595 is "Parish registers, 1842-1939", Author: Catholic Church. St. Mary (Newark, New Jersey)]

  4. Death Certificate [4]
    Date of Death: April 14, 1941
    Name of Deceased: Annie M. Johnson
    Husband: William H. Johnson
    Sex: Female Condition: Widowed
    Age: 77 y.
    Cause: Arterio sclerosis Rt Cerebral thrombosis, Broncho pneumonia
    Residence: 19 Dover Street Cambridge, Mass
    Occupation: Housewife
    Place of Death: 19 Dover Street Cambridge, Mass
    Place of Birth: New Jersey
    Name of Father: Jacob Strassell Birthplace: Germany
    Name of Mother: Caroline Steb Birthplace: Germany
    Place of Burial: St. Paul's - Arlington, Mass.
  5. Some websites (e.g., [5]) use the birth date 27 Apr 1863, which agrees with the 1900 census, but whose basis is unknown. Since most of these websites show incomplete knowledge of Annie's children, it is assumed the research is superficial, and of no credibility.

    The parish register gives:
    Jacobus Strassel b. 27 Jul 1856
    Nicholaum Strassel b. 9 Jun 1859
    Maria Theresia Strassel b. 24 Aug 1863
    Anna Theresia Joanna Strassel b. 7 Apr 1865
    Rosam Theresiam Strassel b. 23 Oct 1869, d. 27 Jan 1872

    The 1860 census (line 28) shows Jacob and a daughter named Dorothy b. 1858-1859 (conflicts with Nicholas below).

    The 1870 census (line 29 shows Nicolaus b. 1859, Anna b. 1862, Joseph, b. 1867, and Therese b. 1869.

    There are three births in Newark where neither the child nor parents given name is present, only surname Strassel. One, in 1867, may well be Joseph. One 10 Dec 1860 and one 27 Jun 1870 don't seem to be good fits. But it is impossible to reconcile the census records with the parish registers, even though one would think the data is soon enough after birth that there is less chance of error.

    The death certificate gives her name as Annie M. This raises the speculative possibility that the older sister's name might have actually been Anna Maria Theresia Strassel, but the older birthdate, while in the same year as the census, is in August, not April, so that still does not provide a satisfactory solution. Unless better evidence can be produced, it seems the only thing to do is follow the parish registers.