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From the Hutschdorf Parish records (See Chapter: Kraus – Hutschdorf Letter), we have the following information about Barbara Kraus and her parents.
Barbara Kraus’s Birth
Barbara Kraus was born on 7 May 1842 in Hutschdorf in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach in Bavaria, Germany,
Parents
Barbara Kraus’s parents were Jobst Kraus, a homeowner and day laborer in Hutschdorf and Anna Margaretha, born Göppner, who was from Wernstien.
Wernstein is a borough of Mainleus which is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach in Bavaria, Germany,
Marriage of Parents – Jobst Kraus and Anna Margaretha Göppner
Jobst Kraus married Anna Margaretha Göppner 13 June 1837. The groom’s father was Johann Kraus, innkeeper from Hutschdorf, and the mother of the bride was Katharina Göppner of Wernstein.
Birth of Sister – Margaretha Kraus
A sister of Barbara Kraus was Margaretha Kraus who was born on 25 December 1838 in Hutschdorf.
Death of Mother
Barbara’s mother, Anna Margaretha (Göppner) Kraus, died 11 January 1846 at the age of 33 years in Hutschdorf.
Father Remarried – JOBST KRAUS AND Anna Rosa
Jobst Kraus, Barbara’s father, now a widower, married a second time on 18 May 1847, with Anna, nee Rosa, daughter of the Wolfgang Rosa, day laborer in the town of Gössmannsreuth.
Gößmannsreuth is a place name in the city of Kulmbach in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach in Bavaria, Germany,
Birth of Half-Brother
Jobst and Anna (Rosa) Kraus had a son, Johann Georg Kraus, born on 19 July 1849.
Genealogy Charts
The following charts were created from the above genealogical information.