Prior Family Research
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In the following attachment from an undated letter to Norma (Kirmse) Rauh, Mildred Brickhaus summarizes the results of her search for information about George Krauss and his family.
Below is a transcription and review of the above notes.
Census Records
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1876 Census – Brazeau Township
- Krause, Gottlieb 56 M
- Gottlieb 16 – Married Hanna Oehlert – 12 Jun 1881
No relationship has been found between this Gottlieb Krause and our George Krauss.
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1876 Census – Union Township
- Krause, Geo. 38 M
- Renaeta – 40 F
- Johanna 12 F
- Catherine 9 F
This is our George and Renada (Kraus) Krauss family as is discussed in chapter Census Records – George and Renada (Kraus) Krauss
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1876 Census
- Kirmse, Julius 43
- Barbara 33
- Marie 8
- Charles 6
- Joseph 4
- Willie 1
This is our Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse family.
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1876 Census
- Kermse, Franz 26
- Pauline Poppitz
They married 21 Aug 1881 – Altenburg
Not related. See note 1 below.
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1880 Census
- Geo Krause 42
- Remile 44
- Catherine 13
- Johanna 16
This is our George and Renada (Kraus) Krauss family as is discussed in chapter Census Records – George and Renada (Kraus) Krauss
Wills
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Will #510
A Henry Wirth willed his estate to son-in-law Geo Krause. Peter Wirth jr., his nephew, was the executor – I’ve written date 20 Mar 1869.
The Henry Wirth will (Perry County Probate Records, Vol 3-5, 1869-1914, Probate Date: 23 Apr 1896. Signed by Henry Wirth 20 March 1896) states “I give and bequeath my Estate and Property Real and personal, that is to say, Lands Notes and Money to George Krauss of Longtown Perry County Missouri.”
Peter Wirth, Henry’s nephew was appointed executor of this last will and testament. This does appear to be our George Krauss, However, there is NO reference in the will as to any family relationship of George to Henry Wirth. George Krause in addition to being an undertaker also provided end-of-life services. And to assure repayment for these services, George apparently would have the person place George’s name in the their will. -
A Sittner will names Wilhelmine Krause as heir
In his will (Perry County Probate Records, Vol 7-8, 1926-1954,Probate Date: 21 Nov 1918), John G. Sittner refers to a his “daughter, Wilhelmine Karoline Krause”. No relationship has been found for Wilhelmine Karoline Krause to our George and Renada Krauss.
In another letter, Mildred makes the comment that “possibly the name Remile is a nickname for Wilhelmine”. Apparently these two wills led the authors of the Friedenberg Remembers Biographies to list George Krauss as “Married Wilhelmina WIRTH, daughter of Henry WIRTH” which is NOT CORRECT(See chapter: Erroneous/Misleading Clues).
Other Notes
Mildred goes on to make the following comments:
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I gave you all that was written about Franz Kermse – no town. This was an old book – They played upset the fruit basket at the court house. & only the Lord I presume knows where there old books have gone – There was no town mentioned – I’ve looked at court records for earlier citizenship application and have found no town names – I did not look for Franz Kermse in court records.
There appears to be no relationship between this Franz Kirmse and the Julius Kirmse family.
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Amanda believes that the George Krause above & Barbara Kraus Kirmse were brother and sister.
The assertion that George Krause is possibly a brother of our Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse is NOT CORRECT. The death certificate of George’s wife Renada records that Renada’s father’s name was Jobst who is known to also be the father of Barbara. (See Chapter: Renada (Kraus) Krauss (1836 – 1910)).
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George Krause was a wagon maker, undertaker, coffin maker and on 1880 census lived in Longtown and a member of Friedenberg church.
This is correct and is discussed in chapters George Krauss (1838 – 1923) and George Krauss – Undertaker.
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She [Amanda] remembers this Mr. Krause living with her parents for awhile before they took him to an nursing home in St. Louis.