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age 37 on 1857 passenger list,age 44 on 1860 census, age 59 on 1870 and 1880 census,
Sponsor: Joseph Krieglstein, farmer from Unterchodau
aboard ship Ahlers from Bremerhaven
Rubicon Twp., p.26
Greenville Twp., P. 352/24
E.D. 125, p. 113, Greenville Twp.
Joseph Kraus and his family arrived in New York aboard the ship Ahlers from Bremerhaven on 9 October, 1857. They are shown on the passenger list as follows: Joseph Krauss, age 37, occupation unknown; Catherine, age 32; Franziska, age 9; Anna, a
ge 7; Therese, age 2.
They appear on the federal census for Dodge Co. WI on June 12, 1860 in Rubicon as Joseph Crous, age 44, day laborer, born in Germany, value of personal property $75; Catherine, wife, age 40, born in Germany; Francis 12, born in Germany; Annah, ag
e 8, born in Germany; Theresia, age 5, born in Wisconsin; Mary, age 2, born in Wisconsin. Next door is listed Charles Fischer, age 24, farmer, value of real estate $2000, value of personal property $600, born in Austria; Charlotte, wife, age 19,
born in Austria; Antone, age 9/12, born in Wisconsin. It is possible that Charles is a brother or half-brother of Katherine Fischer Kraus.
Land records for Outagamie Co.WI show that Josef bought land in Greenville Township January 30, 1863. Property Description is S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 10, Township 21 North, Range 16 East, Greenville Township (All except 10 acres in NE corn
er.)
They appear on the federal census for Outagmamie Co. WI in July, 1870, p. 352, town of Greenville, p. 24 as follows: Joseph Krauss, age 59, farmer, born in Austria, U.S. citizen, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write, value of real est
ate $2000, value of personal property $350; Catherine, age 43 , keeping house, parents of foreign birth, born in Austria, can read and write; Theresa, age 15, born Austria, attends school; Mary, age 12, born in Wisconsin, attends school; Josephin
e, age 5, born in Wisconsin; Agnes, age 4, born in Wisconsin. Just above them on the census are Anton Fischer, age 70, farmer, born in Austria and Franziska Fischer, age 70, keeping house, born in Austria. It is possible that Anton and Franzis
ka are the father and step-mother of Katherine Fischer Kraus, but there is no documentation.
On the federal census of June 12, 1880 for Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, (enumeration district 125, p. 13) right under the family of his daughter and his son-in law, Franziska and Anton Becker, he is shown as "Julius Krouse" , age 59,
farmer, born in Austria; Catherine, age 54, wife born in Austria (note in margin: since died cancer); Mary, age 22, born in Wisconsin; Josphine, age 15, born in Wisconsin; Agnes, age 14, born in Wisconsin.
His death certificate shows him as a retired farmer residing in Appleton and that his parents' names were Joseph and Mary (no maiden name given for Mary). His obituary says that he settled on a farm in Greenville in 1862 and moved to Appleton in
1890 to live with his daughter, Mary (Mrs. Joseph) Mayer. Appleton city directories for 1899-1900 and 1906 list him at 649 Story Street. He died at 2 a.m. at the Mayer's home at 649 Story Street in Appleton. His funeral was held at St. Jo
seph's Catholic Church.
Lothar
Hlavensky
