Brief Life History of George William
When George William Kruse was born on 9 April 1863, his father, William Henry Kruse, was 31 and his mother, Charlotte W. Schurmeyer, was 29. He married Alfarata C. Kennedy on 19 November 1891, in Douglas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Calapooia Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1880. He died on 18 January 1924, in Oregon, United States, at the age of 60.
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- George W Kruse, "United States Census, 1920"
- George Kruse, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
- George William Kruse, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1866 · Married Women's Property Act
Married Women’s Property Act protected women’s rights protected property for women in Oregon upon the death of her husband.
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
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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