Kraus Family History

 (last update 31 Aug 2006)

Third Generation
( GEORGE WILLIAM², JACOB¹)

Children of George William Kraus and Mary Haus

2. Edward Joseph 'Ed' Kraus [559] was born 23 October 1859 in Huntington or Cambria County, Pennsylvania. In the mid-1860's he moved with his parents to Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The family moved again in 1879 to Johnson County, Arkansas. There he married Gwennie S. Evans on 9 July 1885 in Johnson County, Arkansas. She was born 5 July 1861 near Pontypridd, South Wales, the daughter of Williams T. and Martha Evans. Edward built and operated a brick factory in the Spadra Township of Johnson County, Arkansas. It is said that Gwennie administered many acts of charity and that far and wide about town she visited the sick and needy--never empty handed. She had a pet parrot that sat on here shoulder. Edward died 13 April 1906 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas and Gwennie followed three years later on 9 March 1909. They are both buried in the Kraus plot in Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville, Arkansas and have very large grave markers erected by the Woodmen of the World. Edward's marker bears the inscription "God's hand touched him and he slept, A loving husband a father dear, A faithful friend, He's buried here." 

Children of Edward Kraus and Gwennie Evans are:

1. William Albert 'Allie' Kraus, born 1886, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died February 1972, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; m. Elizabeth Susie Edwards; born 1890; died 1960.

2. Pearl Kraus, born 4 July 1888, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died June 1889, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.

3. Gomer Edward Kraus, born 4 July 1890, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 29 July 1950, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Alice Eula Allen, 4 May 1916; born 3 July 1892, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 25 December 1979, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas.

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, IN, Cass County, Clay Township, Logansport, dwelling 139, page 52a (William Crouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1895 First Grade Gaduation Certificate, Clarksville, Arkansas, 15 February 1895, Allie Kraus

• 1900 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, Clarksville, page 10b, Edward Kraus.

• History of Johnson County, Arkansas: the First Hundred Years, Ella Malloy Langford, Page 194

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• Grave Markers, Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas

3. Abraham Eldsworth 'Ed' Kraus [1282] was born 26 January 1862 in Pennsylvania, and died 16 October 1920 at his home in Clarksville in Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Cora M. Flemming on 19 October 1885. She was born 1 January 1869 in Arkansas and died 17 August 1951 in Johnson County, Arkansas. When she married Abraham she was an orphan living with her uncle, C. White. She died 17 July 1941. Abraham owned a construction business in Clarksville. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Abraham Kraus and Cora Flemming are:

1. Oscar Charles Kraus, born 18 February 1892, Arkansas; died June 1978 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Mamie McAlister, born about 1899.

2. Roy E. Kraus, born 26 October 1893, Arkansas; died March 1963.

3. Arville W. Kraus, born 19 May 1895, Arkansas; died 3 April 1970.

4. Wallace H. Kraus, born 10 November 1896, Arkansas; died 13 August 1981, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

5. Edward Hall Kraus, born 23 October 1899, Arkansas; died February 1967, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas

6. Harlow A. Kraus, born 21 August 1904 Arkansas; married Glenna Watkins on 4 September 1935.

7. John William Kraus, born about 1907.

Bibliography 

• 1870 Federal Census, IN, Cass County, Clay Township, Logansport, dwelling 139, page 52a (William Crouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1886 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Book Q page 221

• 1900 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, Clarksville, page 8b, Abram Kraus.

• 1910 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, Clarksville, page 10b, Abraham E. Kraus.

• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spagra Township, Clarksville, page 18a, Abrahm E. Krause.

• 1920 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, 20 Aug 1920 (Abraham Kraus)

• 1920 Grave Marker, Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Johnson County Arkansas (A. E. Kraus)

• History of Johnson County, Arkansas: the First Hundred Years, Ella Malloy Langford, Page 194

• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, Clarksville, page 1b, Cora Kraus.

• 1941 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas (Cora Kraus)

• 1967 Social Security Death Index (Hall Kraus)

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• 1992 Social Security Death Index (Harlow Kraus)

4. George Wilson Kraus [1293] was born 10 September 1864 in Pennsylvania, and died 10 March 1920 in Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Amanda E. 'Lizzie' Williams on 23 December 1894 in Johnson County, Arkansas. She was born 18 March 1870 in Arkansas, and died 25 December 1922. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. After the death of her parents, daughter Frankie assumed responsibility for her brothers Eugene and Lawrence. The following appeared in the local Clarksville newspaper...

Democrat, September 19th, 1912
A Big Present
Mr. G. W. Kraus presented the Democrat force last Friday with a 50 pound watermelon that was about twice as much as we could get away with, and the Democrat force thinks it has some capacity when it comes to stowing away the red heart of big striped ones that Mrs. Krause is famous for raising.

Children of George Kraus and Amanda Williams are:

1. Ida E. Kraus, born December 1895, Arkansas; married Marshall Elmo Foulke, son of Emos C. Foulke and Julia E. Hadley on 23 December 1919 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He was born 5 July 1894 in Kansas and died 5 July 1974 in Johnson County, Arkansas/

2. Carl G. Kraus, born 1 February 1897, Arkansas; died February 1981 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

3. Mary Frances 'Frankie' Kraus, born 3 June 1898, Arkansas; died 11 April 1992. Worked as a telephone operator in 1930 in Clarksville. She raised her brothers Eugene and Lawrence after her parents death.

4. Beulah Kraus, born November 1899, Arkansas; married James Noble Stephens on 17 August 1921 in Johnson County, Arkansas.

5. Alma Kraus, born about 1905 in Arkansas.

6. Eugene W. Kraus, born 29 July 1909 in Arkansas; died 14 April 1990 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; buried Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Barbara A. [last name unknown]. Eugene served in World War II between 1943 and 1944.

7. Lawrence E. Kraus, born about 15 Jul 1911 in Johnson County, Arkansas and died 5 Jul 1992. Lawrence served in World War II in 1943.

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, IN, Cass County, Clay Township, Logansport, dwelling 139, page 52a (William Crouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1894 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, G.W. Kraus, Book R page395

• 1900 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• History of Johnson County, Arkansas: the First Hundred Years, Ella Malloy Langford, Page 194

• 1910 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 26a, George W. Kraus.

• 11920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, dwelling 318, page 16b, William Kraus.

• 1920: Arkansas Death Records Index, 1914-1923, Desmond Walls

• 1920 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, 11 Mar 1920 (G.W. Kraus)

• 1920 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas (George W. Kraus)

• 1921 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Beulah Kraus, Book W page 292

• 1922 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas (Amanda E. Kraus)

• 1930 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, Spadra Township, page 233-1b, dwelling 26.

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

5. John Franklin 'Frank' Kraus [3005] was born 5 July 1867 in Indiana, and died 7 July 1900. He married Daisey Ellen Gilbert on 1 March 1891 in Johnson County, Arkansas, daughter of Samuel Gilbert and Rebecca McLaughlin. She was born 1873 near Ozone, Johnson County, Arkansas. After John's death Daisey remarried to Dudley William 'Bill' Mackey. He was born about 1876 in Texas. They moved to Texas and had a son named Lewis Mackey born about 1910. Dudley worked on the railroad and later became a machinist for a gas company.

Children of John Kraus and Daisey Gilbert are:

1. Frank Raymond Kraus, born 23 December 1891, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 20 June 1971, Buna, Jasper County, Texas; married Bessie Lee Harper, born 25 February 1898, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died 1988, Jasper County, Texas.
2. Herbert William Kraus, born 4 July 1895, Arkansas; died 9 June 1969, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; married Dixie Ann Payne, 1 August 1915, Texas; born 13 April 1899, Texas; died 13 Oct 1977, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
3. Sibyl Kraus, born about 7 December 1896, Arkansas, died in January 1987, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Arkansas.
4. Mary Kraus, born about 1899, Arkansas; died in Arkansas; married Clayburn Williams.

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, IN, Cass County, Clay Township, Logansport, dwelling 139, page 52a (William Crouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1891 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1900 Federal Census, AR, Polk County, Ozark, page 6a (John F. Kraus)
• 1910 Federal Census, TX, Tyler County, Precinct 10, page 222a (Dudley W. Mackey)
• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Red Lick Township, page 157a (Dudley W. Mackey)
• 1930 Federal Census, TX, Jackson County, Edna, page 11b (Dudley W. Mackey)

6. Sarah Matilda Kraus [1323] was born 28 December 1869 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana and died 13 January 1938 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas. She married John Robert Farmer,  on 16 January 1890 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He was the son of  John Calhoun Farmer and Maneisa Jackson. He was born 12 September 1864 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. In 1921 he received payment for road work in Pope County. John worked as a laborer at a nursery in Pope County, Arkansas in 1930. That same year his son-in-law, Rutherford Hays and daughter-in-law Ruth (wife of Burl) lived with them. Their daughter Eva still lived at home and worked as a telephone operator. In 1938 he listened to outdoor political speeches in Russellville and succumbed to sun stroke on 15 August 1938 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas. Sarah and John are both buried in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas.

Children of Sarah Kraus and John Farmer are:

1. Anna V. Ora Farmer, born 7 November 1890.

2. Ruby Ananiesa Farmer, born 19 March 1892

3. Robert Ella 'Robbie' Farmer, born 28 July 1893; married Henry Hamilton, b. 25 January 1892, Pope County, Arkansas.

4. Mary Elizabeth Farmer, born 3 June 1895.

5. Elmer Carroll Farmer, born 4 May 1900.

6. Eva Vivian Farmer, born 25 September 1903, Pope County, Arkansas, died 20 December 1988, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas.

7. Ethel Lillian Farmer, born 25 Sep 1903 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 20 October 1991, Tulsa, Oklahoma; married Rutherford B. 'R.B.' Hays, born 30 September 1905, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas; died 3 February 1991, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

8. Burl E. K. Farmer, born 13 December 1906, Pope County, Arkansas, died 24 June 1971, Oxnard, Ventura County, California; married Ruth [last name unknown], born about 1909, Arkansas.

Bibliography:

• 1870 Federal Census, IN, Cass County, Clay Township, Logansport, dwelling 139, page 52a (William Crouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County., Spadra Township, dwelling 167, page 311b (John C. Farmer)

• 1890 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Book Q, page 666

• 1900 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, dwelling 390.

• 1910 Federal Census, AR, Pope County, Illinois Township, 1-WD Russellville, page 154b, dwelling 358 (John R. Farmer)

• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Pope County, Illinois Township (J. R. Farmer)

• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Pope County, Illinois Township (John R. Farmer)

• 1971 Social Security Death Index, US, (Burl Farmer)

• 1971 State of California, California Death Index, 1940-1997, (Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics), "Electronic." (Burl Farmer)

• 1988 Social Security Death Index, US, (Eva Farmer)

7. Samuel Jackson 'Sam' Kraus [1290] was born 5 April 1873 in Indiana, and died 30 March 1940. He married Fannie Bush on 3 December 1894. She was born 20 April 1871 in South Carolina, the daughter of John and J. Margaret Bush. Both are buried in Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Samuel Kraus and Fannie Bush are:

1. Albert Kraus, born 25 November 1909; died January 1974, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas.

2. Norman Kraus, born after 1920.

Bibliography 

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 310a (John Bush)

• 1880 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1894 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Book R page 373 (S.J. Kraus)

• 1900 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1940 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, 1 Apr 1940 (Samuel Kraus)

• 1940 Arkansas Death Records Index, 1934-1940, Desmond Walls (Samuel Kraus)

• 1940 Grave Marker, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas (Sam W. Kraus)

• 1965 Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, (Norman Albert Kraus)

• 1965 Social Security Death Index, (Norman Kraus)

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

Notes: The Norman listed as a son in Samuel's obituary has not been identified.   

8. Charles Newton 'Charlie' Kraus [1324] was born about 1883 in Illinois, and died 1955. He married Bonnie Vivian Bell about 1916, daughter of Thomas A. Bell and Lillie McDowell. She was born 28 September 1892, and died January 1971 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Charles was a brick mason. Charles and Bonnie are buried in Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Charles Kraus and Bonnie Bell are:

1. Charles Edward Kraus born 1 January 1913, Oklahoma; died November 1983, Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas; married Georgia Deola Herndon.

2. Marian Margaret Kraus, born 2 May 1914, Oklahoma.

3. Ray Louis Kraus, born 9 September 1915, Oklahoma. Ray enlisted in the National Guard in Oklahoma on 23 December 1940 as a Corporal. At the time he had a high school education and worked as a carpenter.

4. Thomas W. Kraus, born 18 August 1917, Oklahoma; died 8 October 2001, Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas; married Evelyn R. McIlroy on 30 may 1938 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.

5. Gomer Ellsworth Kraus, born  August 1921, Oklahoma; died 1 February 1999, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Enlisted in the National Guard on 23 December 1940 in Oklahoma as a Corporal. At the time he had one year of high school and worked in the entertainment industry.

6. Bonnie Marie Kraus, born 23 December 1923, Oklahoma; died 26 December 1992, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. She married Deward Vernon Overstreet.

Bibliography

• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, page 328b (George W. Krouse)

• 1910 Federal Census, OK, Haskell County, Mountain Township, Ward 2, page 2b, Lillie Newman.

• 1920 Federal Census, OK, Le Flore County, Ward 2, Poteau, page 44b (Charles Krause)

• 1930 Federal Census, TX, Hildago County, Weslaco Township (Charles N. Kraus)

• 1940 National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Oklahoma, National Guard, Corporal, 23 Dec 1940, Ray L. Kraus.

• 1940 National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Oklahoma, National Guard, Corporal, 23 Dec 1940, Gomer E. Kraus.

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• 1992: Obituary, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 28, 1992, pages 12,13 (Bonnie Marie Kraus)

• 2001 Social Security Death Index (Tom W. Kraus)