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John Henry Kraus 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1885

Birth Location: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Apr 1958

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father: Jacob Kraus

Mother: Mary Archibald

Spouse(s): Cora Bennett, Nora Kraus, Bessie Hunt

Children(s): Edward Krause, Aida Berman, Arthur Kraus, Garnett Kraus, Bessie Petrick, John Kraus, Mary Kraus, Marian Kraus, Stanley Kraus, Garland Kraus

John Henry Kraus was born in 1885 in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Jacob Kraus And Mary E Archibald. In 1917, John Henry Kraus resided in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. John Henry Kraus married Bessie Hunt, Cora Bennett, Nora Louella Ketcherside Kraus, and had children including Aida Marie Kraus Berman, Arthur Freeman Kraus, Bessie Viola Kraus Montgomery Petrick, Edward Krause, Garland Matthew Kraus, Garnett Mae Kraus, John Henry Kraus, Marian Rose Kraus, Mary Rosalie Kraus, Stanley Grant Kraus. John Henry Kraus passed away in 1958 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • John Henry Kraus was born in 1885 in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Jacob Kraus And Mary E Archibald.
  • In 1917, John Henry Kraus resided in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA.
  • John Henry Kraus married Bessie Hunt, Cora Bennett, Nora Louella Ketcherside Kraus, and had children including Aida Marie Kraus Berman, Arthur Freeman Kraus, Bessie Viola Kraus Montgomery Petrick, Edward Krause, Garland Matthew Kraus, Garnett Mae Kraus, John Henry Kraus, Marian Rose Kraus, Mary Rosalie Kraus, Stanley Grant Kraus.
  • John Henry Kraus passed away in 1958 in Sacramento, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kraus's Ancestors

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John Kraus
1885–1958
Birth Place: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Kraus
1855–1891
United States of America
Mary (E) Archibald
1855–1886
Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Kraus
1824–1895
Bayern, Germany
Dora (Sophia) Shonk
1833–1906
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kraus's Descendants

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John (Henry) Kraus (27 Nov 1885–15 Apr 1958) m. Cora Bennett (4 Jun 1891–) m. Nora (Louella Ketcherside) Kraus (27 Nov 1900–5 Jan 1978) m. Bessie Hunt (26 Nov 1896–Unknown)
  1. 1. Edward Krause 1909–1966 m. Helen (Imogene) Wright 1917–1963 m. Ira (Risinger) Krause 1902–1980
    1. 1. Edward (Eugene) Krause 1935–2003 m. Wanda (Faye) Krause 1935–2002
    2. 2. Garnett Krause 1941–2005
    3. 3. Donald (Wayne) Krause 1939–2013
    4. 4. Bobby (Lee) Krause 1940–2007
  2. 2. Aida (Marie Kraus) Berman 1926–2015
  3. 3. Arthur (Freeman) Kraus 1932–2014
  4. 4. Garnett (Mae) Kraus 1927–1999
  5. 5. Bessie (Viola Kraus Montgomery) Petrick 1929–2009
  6. 6. John (Henry) Kraus 1938–1999
  7. 7. Mary (Rosalie) Kraus 1937–1964
  8. 8. Marian (Rose) Kraus 1937–1937
  9. 9. Stanley (Grant) Kraus 1942–1994
  10. 10. Garland (Matthew) Kraus 1944–2004

John Kraus's Timeline

4 Records

1885
27 Nov 1885
Birth of John Henry Kraus in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
1885
27 Nov 1885
Birth of John Henry Kraus in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
1917
1917-1918
Age 32
John Henry Kraus resided here in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
1958
15 Apr 1958
Age 73
Death of John Henry Kraus in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Sullivan County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Sullivan County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 May 1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Chicago, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1958
    Event Place: Sacramento, California

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