Anna Margaretha KRUSE

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Dear List Members,

I am searching for information about my 2nd great-grandmother Anna
Margaretha KRUSE who married Heinrich Herman KONERMAN in Cincinnati, Ohio,
USA, in 1854. The family was Catholic.

Family lore says that KRUSE was the family name of a female and was taken by
her husband, but no generation was attached to this lore.

The 1860 US Federal Census says Anna was from Hanover. The 1910 US Census
lists her emigration as 1848. The 1920 US Federal Census says she was from
Brenshoff, which is then crossed out and replaced with Germany. I can find
no such town in Germany.

Here are the siblings that I know of:
Henry KRUSE born about 1823. He was married to Sophia BRÜGGEMAN, born about
1825. Their 5 children were all born in Ohio, USA.
Mary KRUSE (possibly named Catherine Maria) born about 1827, possibly
emigrated 1845. She never married.
Anna Margaretha KRUSE born 01 Feb 1834. She married Heinrich Herman
Konerman and they had 10 children.

We have searched the records for Ibbenbüren and Mettingen, the homes of the
Konerman side, but cannot find her. Have also searched Damme area of
Oldenberg. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Beth Carrick
(Elizabeth Möller Carrick)

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Hi Anna,

Interesting. We have Kruse here in Auburn, De Kalb County, IN, only 15
miles from OH border.

Often thought Kruse may be former similar name of my grt grandfather's
Polish name since there were many Polish that emigrated to De Kalb County
due to Railroad work. My grt grandfather's name is Michael Krus' from
Niemczyn, Wagrowiec, Poland NE of Poznan.

If you check a map, Poznan is not far from Germany. Borders changed often
and notice in early US census of 1900, Michael is listed as born in
Germany. Could Kruse be from an old town not on today's maps and maybe was
of Poland at one time? //mapa.skzukacz.pl/ is one way to check for any
Polish town. The tough thing is,.. there may be more than one town with
same name.

My cousin from Germany also tells me to be careful with Hanover. There is
more than one Hanover in Germany. Also, I notice that Hannover is English
version of same German city called Hanover. If I translate a Hannover page
of this area, depending on the page, some translate to Hanover. Confusing.

Tanya

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Hi Beth

They were married at Holy Trinity Catholic church, but unfortunately, this
parish is closed and its records are held at the Archive office of the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The office is closed for the foreseeable
future, and you won't be able to get them.

http://www.hcgsdata.org/grooms/Kni-Kram.shtml

Here are a couple of lists of obituaries that might be of interest to you.

http://www.hcgsdata.org/obits/Kom-Kri.shtml

http://www.hcgsdata.org/obits/Kro-Kyz.shtml

Here's a list of Kruse family members with birth and/or death cards from
the city of Cincinnati. Perhaps some of them "belong" to you.

https://drc.libraries.uc.edu/handle/2374.UC/2032/search?query=Kruse&rpp=100&sort_by=2&order=ASC&submit=Go

I'm not sure if you've found the Hamilton Co. Probate Court site, but it's
very helpful. Sometimes it's hard to navigate, but it's worth it. I've
found a lot of info on my people there.

http://www.probatect.org/courtrecordsarchive/bukcats.aspx

I'll keep looking at my Cincinnati/Hamilton Co. sites and will let you know
if I find anything.

Marti

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I need to correct the website for checking for Polish towns:

http://mapa.szukacz.pl/

Hi Anna,

Interesting. We have Kruse here in Auburn, De Kalb County, IN, only 15 miles
from OH border.

Often thought Kruse may be former similar name of my grt grandfather's
Polish name since there were many Polish that emigrated to De Kalb County
due to Railroad work. My grt grandfather's name is Michael Krus' from
Niemczyn, Wagrowiec, Poland NE of Poznan.

If you check a map, Poznan is not far from Germany. Borders changed often
and notice in early US census of 1900, Michael is listed as born in Germany.
Could Kruse be from an old town not on today's maps and maybe was of Poland
at one time? //mapa.skzukacz.pl/ is one way to check for any Polish town.
The tough thing is,.. there may be more than one town with same name.

My cousin from Germany also tells me to be careful with Hanover. There is
more than one Hanover in Germany. Also, I notice that Hannover is English
version of same German city called Hanover. If I translate a Hannover page
of this area, depending on the page, some translate to Hanover. Confusing.

Tanya

Dear List Members,

I am searching for information about my 2nd great-grandmother Anna
Margaretha KRUSE who married Heinrich Herman KONERMAN in Cincinnati, Ohio,
USA, in 1854. The family was Catholic.

Family lore says that KRUSE was the family name of a female and was taken by
her husband, but no generation was attached to this lore.

The 1860 US Federal Census says Anna was from Hanover. The 1910 US Census
lists her emigration as 1848. The 1920 US Federal Census says she was from
Brenshoff, which is then crossed out and replaced with Germany. I can find
no such town in Germany.

Here are the siblings that I know of:
Henry KRUSE born about 1823. He was married to Sophia BRÜGGEMAN, born about
1825. Their 5 children were all born in Ohio, USA.
Mary KRUSE (possibly named Catherine Maria) born about 1827, possibly
emigrated 1845. She never married.
Anna Margaretha KRUSE born 01 Feb 1834. She married Heinrich Herman
Konerman and they had 10 children.

We have searched the records for Ibbenbüren and Mettingen, the homes of the
Konerman side, but cannot find her. Have also searched Damme area of
Oldenberg. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Beth Carrick
(Elizabeth Möller Carrick)

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Thanks for your suggestions. I have pretty much mined the Cincinnati and
northern Kentucky data. Anna actually died in 1927 in Covington, KY, but she
had lived in Ludlow, KY, for many years. What I am looking for now is the
birthplace of Anna Margaretha Kruse in today's Germany. At the time she gave
Hanover as her birthplace in 1860, I'm pretty sure she meant the Kingdom of
Hanover, not the actual city of Hanover, but I could be wrong, of course.
In 1870 she still said she was born in Hanover but her brother said he was
born in Prussia, which would be correct for the former Kingdom of Hanover in
that year. After that the place of origin was listed as Germany, except for
the one incident in 1920 when her answer was crossed out and Germany
inserted. I believe Germany is the correct name for the country after 1871.

I am hoping someone in Germany might give me an idea regarding the Brenshoff
name. I realize that the census workers were listening to a German who spoke
very little English. It would have been hard to understand and transcribe
her words, so Brenshoff is only a clue for me.

Kruse seems to be a very common German name. I have been told it originally
meant curly-haired, or someone who made jugs for beer, or someone who drank
a lot. So that would cover a lot of towns and people.

Beth Carrick