John F. Friend (FHR)


Family History of 
JOHN F. FRIEND 
and His Spouses, 
CAROLINE E. STORY & IDA M. STRAUB 

This is the family history record of John F. Friend and his two wives, Caroline E. Story and Ida M. Struab, and his thirteen children. This recrod is brought to you by Matthew D. Friend, and is cited by various online sources. Hope to bring more of these pages to connect with this family. 


John's Family History Record

Husband:                 John F. Friend  6
Birth:                     27 Feb 1841, Jackson Twp., near Raanoke, Huntington, Indiana, USA  1 
Death:                    26 May 1911, Angora, Morrill, Nebraska, USA   1
Burial:                    Grand Island Cemtery, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   2
Military Service:    Civil War, Co. F, 8 Iowa Cavalry (Volunteer)  

Father:                    Nicholas FRIEND   5
Mother:                   Naomi Jane ERVIN


JOHN’S FIRST MARRIAGE 
27 Oct 1867, Adair, Missouri, USA 

Wife (1):                  Caroline Eunice STORY
Birth:                      27 Feb 1850, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York, USA   7
Death:                     20 Nov 1908, Newton, Jasper, Missouri, USA   7, 8
Burial:                    Newtion Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA   

Father:                   lfred STORY
Mother:                 Gertrude O.
Spouse (2):           homas C. LOWERY   9


JOHN & CAROLINE’S CHILDREN 
All Born near Willmathsville, Adair, Missouri, USA 

        Names of Children               Birth Dates             Death Dates
    1. Victory E. Friend                11 Jan 1869             15 May 1870  10, 11




John Friend vs. Caroline E. Friend (Btw. 1871 – 1875) 
Mutual Agreement of Separation? or Divorce Settlement? 

Divorce Filing at the Adair County Court (MO)   16 
At the Jasper County Court (IA)?  17 


JOHN’S SECOND MARRIAGE 
1 Aug 1880, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA 

Wife (2):                     Ida Mary or May STRAUB   14
Birth:                         2 Jan 1862, Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA   12, 13
Death:                       17 Jan 1931, Costa Mesa, Orange, California, USA   12, 13
Burial:                       Central Memorial Park, Midway City, Orange, California, USA   12, 13

Father:                       (John) George STRAUB
Mother:                     Anna BEIGHTOL


JOHN & IDA’S CHILDREN
All Born in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA 


         Names of Children                             Birth & Place         Death & Place
    1.  Laura Etta (Lauretta) FRIEND         16 Jun 1881             24 Oct 1939
    2.  John Franklin (Frank) FFRIEND     9 Dec 1882             1 jan 1944
    3.  Hattie Maud FRIEND                      8 Mar 1884              26 Dec 1898   15
    4.  James Floyd (Floyd)                         3 Nov 1885             17 Mar 1966
    5.  Alcinons S. FRIEND                       12 May 1887           20 Jan 1900   15
    6.  George Harrison FRIEND              22 Dec 1888            2 Jun 1956
    7.  Joseph Allen FRIEND                     24 Feb 1891            1 Dec 1946
    8.  Wilbur Levie FRIEND                     4 Oct 1892              8 Oct 1949
    9.  Lawrence H. FRIEND                     7 Dec 1893             15 Jan 1899   15
  10.  Emma Belle FRIEND                       11 Feb 1897           15 May 1974
  11.  Mable May FRIEND                         22 Nov 1898         Bef. 1956
  12.  Wray FRIEND                                    29 Dec 1900        29 Dec 1900   15


Surc Information:

1.      Vital Statistic, State of Nebraska, John Friend, Death Certiificate, via Mail May 2004. Comment: this certificate provided John’s birth and death information; this record is in Matthew D. Friend’s personal family history file.

2.      Find A Grave Memorial (Online Source) John F. Friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5186521/john-f_-friend. Comment: John’s heastone was provided by the GAR, it only states his name and regiment he served; all vital statistic was found on his death certificate in Matthew D. Friend’s personal family history files.

3.      Familysearch.org. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, John Friend to Carolina E. Story, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FMQ-XL?i=847. Comment: this marriage record is located on the right side of the page the second entry from the bottom.

4.      Hall County (NE) Court Clerks, John Friend to Ida M. Straub, via Email June 2018.  Comment: this marriage certificate also provided both parents’s names; this record id in Matthew D. Friend’s personal family history file.

5.      Nps.com. Civil War Soldiers and Salilors Database, John Friend (Iowa 8 Cavalry), https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=2FBE249F-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A. Comment: this is just to show his company info and ranks, no dates; Matthew D. Friend has copies of his original services in this company in his personal family history file.

6.      Familaysearch.org. United States Census, 1850, John F. Friend, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QMQ-QKN?i=25&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHJK-X8S. Comment: this record is one of two records that give John’s middle initial; second record is the headstone of his first child, victory E. Friend.

7.      Find A Grave Memorial. Eunice Carokine Story Lowery, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52221740/eunice-caroline-lowery. Comment: this is the only source of vital statistic of Caroline.

8.      Familysearch.org. United State Census, 1850, Caroline Story (abt. 1850 NY), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCQ9-6K4?i=13&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMCTG-NLX. Comment: this census shows place of which to be Caroline’s birth place since this is the first census entry for her at the age of zero (0); also, shows who her parents were; the family in 1860 and forward relocated to Clay Township, Adair, Missouri, USA, where she met and married John Friend.

9.      Familysearch.org. United States Census, 1880, Caroline Lowery, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBZ-8BG?i=33&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMD2L-DX5. Comment: this census shows Caroline as the wife of Thomas C. Lowery; research has been futile in locating the marriage record of this couple.

10.   Adair County Historical Society, Kirksville, Missouri, USA. Willmathsville Union Cemetery by Charlotte Ramsey, Victory E. Friend (1869-1870), http://www.adairchs.org/cemeteries/Willmathsville.pdf. Comment: this online record shows Victory’s death date with age at death, giving that infor for her birth date; also it shows that “JF & C Friend” were parents.

11.   Find A Grave Memorial. Victory E. Friend (1869-15May 1870), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52358708/victory-e_-friend. Comment: this memorial was created after the above entry was made, however, the member states her month of death occurred in “May”; a year after this memorial was created another member posted the photo of the headstone, which I had two individual confirmed the month is correct, though, I believe it may be correct as well until I get another confirmation.

12.   Vital Statistic, State of California. Ida May Friend (d: 17 Jan 1931, Costa Mesa, Ornage, California, USA). Comment: this records is in Matthew D. Friend’s personal family history file; all information on this page was written in the certificate.

13.   Find A Grave Memorial. Ida May Straub Friend (2 Jan 1862-17 Jan 1931), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5186534/ida-may-friend. Comment: this memorial is based on two or three sources: death certificate, newspaper clipping and an online cemetery source.

14.   Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Benner, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA, Mary Straut (Straub), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4278520_00022?pid=7780818&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1870usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D7780818&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.29388477.30020868.1593646396-804091627.1593303926. Comment: this census is the first enumeration of Ida, also, the use of this name “Mary”by her parents; perhaps it should have been Mary Ida Straub rather than how her death certificate indicates; by 1880 she used Ida and her marriage certificate as well.

15.   Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, UsA. GAR Records of John Friend. Comment: this record is in Matthew D. Friend’s personal family history file; it offers each of thes children’s birth and death dates and John’s info as well; this is the only burial info since these children has no markers.

16.   Adair County Court Clerk, Adair, Missouri, USA. Linda Decker <Linda.Decker@courts.mo.gov>, Court Clerk (2 Jul 2020). Email to Matthew D. Friend. Comment: Linda done an exhausted research from 1960 to 1880, and came up with “nothing” of the divorce filing between John and Caroline (Story) Friend.

17.   Jasper County Court Clerk, Jasper, Iowa, USA. (Pending)


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