Anna Wilhemine Kruger

1893–19 May 1974 (Age 81)
Iowa, United States

The Life of Anna Wilhemine

When Anna Wilhemine Kruger was born in 1893, in Iowa, United States, her father, Gustav August Kruger, was 38 and her mother, Helene Louise Emelie Bruesewitz, was 30. She married Ervin Johann Ludwig Schultz on 24 September 1913, in Worth, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Northwood, Worth, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Union Township, Worth, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 19 May 1974, in Kensett, Worth, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Kensett Cemetery, Kensett, Worth, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ervin Johann Ludwig Schultz
1889–1983
Anna Wilhemine Kruger
1893–1974
Marriage: 24 September 1913
Florence Schultz
1916–1992
Lucille Alice Laura Schultz
1918–1984
Gerald Edwin Schultz
1920–1984

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
24 September 1913
Worth, Iowa, United States
children

(3)

Parents and Siblings

    Gustav August Kruger

    Male1855–1926Male

    Helene Louise Emelie Bruesewitz

    Female1863–1916Female

siblings

(4)

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 3

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

Age 20

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 23

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

German (Krüger) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): see Krueger .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Anna Schultz in household of Irvin J Schultz, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Anna Schultz in household of Ervin Schultz, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Annie Kruger in household of Gusta Kruger, "Iowa State Census, 1895"

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