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 *My KRAUS Connection

 

Associated families: Kroha, Fritz, Weiss, Hynes, McGrath, Gallagher, Action, Lostetter, Kohler, Mungall, Sperl, Bedral, Harris, Rimelen, and many more!

1. * ? Kraus

Children of  ? Kraus:

1. *Michael  Kraus, born  March 1837, Bohemia/Austria.

2.  Wentzel Kraus, born May 1839, Bohemia/Austria.

3.  Frederick Kraus, born Bohemia/Austria.


1. *Michael Kraus born 1837 in Bohemia/Austria. He married Eva Kroha about 1860 in Bohemia/ Austria, daughter of John Kroha and Elizabeth Fritz.  Eva was born 1839 in Germany, and died 1906 in Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania. Michael, his wife, and their children [except for daughter, Anna] immigrated to the U.S. 1883. They settled in Shalar Twp; Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania.  Eva, died 1906 and the family believes that Michael went back to Austria sometime in 1907. At this time, there has been no information found to suggest that he stayed in Pennsylvania, or that he went back to Austria.

Children of Michael  Kraus and Eva Kroha:

1. Anna Kraus, born about 1862, Bohemia/Austria; Anna did not immigrate to the U.S. with the rest of her family; The family information says that she was married , had six children and stayed in Austria.


2.*Magdalena Kraus, born 1868, Betlarn, [Zebrak] Bohemia - now Czechoslovakia; According to Magdalena's personal journal, she was born in Pattlarn, Bohemia;  It appears to be: Battlarn, Bohemia [Ausrtia] -Zebrak, now Schebrak, Czechoslavakia. It is located 10 miles SW of Beraun, on the Beraun River, and 20 miles SW of Prague;  Married George Weiss, in Allegheny Co; PA; son of Peter Weiss and Christina Catharina Rojan; They moved to Mahoning County, Ohio in 1905; Magdalena died 1955 in Mahoning Co; Ohio. They had eight children.  See my Weiss family.


3. Wenzel Kraus, born 1872, Bohemia/Austria; Married Margaret Hynes, in Allegheny Co; PA; daughter of Peter Hynes; Wenzel died 1962, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania.

Children of Wenzel Kraus and Margaret Hynes:

1. George J. Kraus, born 1893, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married Mary McGrath, 1917, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; George died 1968, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania

2. Wencil Kraus, born 1895, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married Mary Gallagher;  Wencil died 1935, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania

3.  Margaret Kraus, born 1898, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married Charles Action; Margaret died 1967, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania

4 . Mary Catherine Kraus, born 1899, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married  George J. Losetter; Mary C. died 1957, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania

5. Eva Kraus, born 1902, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married Edwrd Kohler; Eva died 1984, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania

6. John Frederick Kraus, born 1905, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Married Margaret Mungall; John F. died 1958, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania


4. Margaret Kraus, born 1877, Bohemia/Austria; Married Thomas George Sperl  1899 Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania, son of Christopher Sperl and Mary Bedral; Margaret died 1944, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania.

Children of Margaret Kraus and Thomas G. Sperl:

1. Anna M. Sperl, born 1898, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; died 1950's in Phoenix, AZ;  Married George D. Harris.

2. Regina Sperl, born 1901; Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; died 1968, Allegheny Co; PA ;Married Charles Rimelen.

3. Thomas Sperl, born 1914; Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania; Thomas died 1988, San Diego Co; California


5. George Kraus, born 1878, Bohemia/Austria; Married (1) Mary ?.  Married (2) Elizabeth ?.

Children of George Kraus and Elizabeth:

1. Hazel Kraus

2. William Kraus


6. Michael Kraus, born 1879, Bohemia/Austria; Married  Rose ?; Michael died 1955, Allegheny Co; Pennsylvania


2. Wentzel Kraus, born May 1839, Bohemia/Austria.


3. Frederick Kraus, born Bohemia/Austria.


 

I have a lot of additional information concerning the above Kraus family: birth, marriage, death records, obits, passenger lists, etc... so if you see a connection to your family.....please e-mail me.....

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