Frederick Johann Kruse

Brief Life History of Frederick Johann

When Frederick Johann Kruse was born on 1 July 1865, in San Francisco, California, United States, his father, Frank Johann Kruse, was 25 and his mother, Anna Marie Stumpf, was 24. He married Edna Susan Hollings on 6 June 1903, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 December 1957, in Daly City, San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.

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Frederick Johann Kruse
1865–1957
Edna Susan Hollings
1878–1942
Marriage: 6 June 1903
Amy Lilian Kruse Gibson
1904–1994

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  • Fred J Kruse, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frederick Johann Kruse - Church record: Baptism record or certificate: birth: 1 July 1865; San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
  • Frederick J Kruse, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

German and Danish: nickname for someone with curly hair, a Low German variant of Kraus .

German: from Middle High German kruse ‘pitcher, ceramic drinking vessel’; a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs.

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

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