1838–1898

Introduction

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Born: Oc­to­ber 27, 1838, But­ler Town­ship, De Kalb Coun­ty, In­di­ana.

Died: June 30, 1897, at her bro­ther So­lo­mon’s home in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

Buried: LaOtto, Indiana

Biography

Maria was the daugh­ter of Jo­seph Straub, and sis­ter of So­lo­mon Straub.

In ad­di­tion to hymns, she wrote tem­per­ance songs, such as For Mo­ther’s Sake I Will Re­frain and Fight the Bat­tle at the Polls (cam­paign song of the Pro­hi­bi­tion Home Pro­tect­ion Party).

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