George Kraus

Male1897–1898

Brief Life History of George

When George Kraus was born in 1897, in Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Albert E Kraus, was 28 and his mother, Mary C Ohare, was 25. He died in 1898, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert E Kraus
1869–1960
Mary C Ohare
1872–1939
George Kraus
1897–1898
Francis Lucas Kraus
1899–1966
Paul William Kraus
1906–1953
John I Kraus
1910–

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  • George Kraus, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (1)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Franz, Gerhard, Heinz, Wilhelm, Bodo, Egon, Gunther, Rainer.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with curly hair, from Middle High German krūs ‘curly, crinkly’, German kraus.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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