Name"John" Johann Bernhard Kruse
Birth30 Nov 1852, Tough Creek, Near Hope, Bartholomew Co, IN
BurialMt Hope Cem, Hiawatha, , KS
Death21 Jun 1937, 405 Utah St., Hiawatha, , KS
Spouses
Birth5 Apr 1862, , , Jackson Co, IN
BurialMt. Hope Cem, Hiawatha, , KS
Death13 Aug 1934, , Hiawatha, , KS
Marriage9 Sep 1880, St. Paul Luth, Jonesville, Bartholomew Co, IN
Notes for "John" Johann Bernhard Kruse
! Johann was baptized at the Hope Moravian Church near Hope Indiana.The
minister was a Rev. Clauden. On his baptism record in the church book John's
parents were listed as Fredr. Wm. Kruse and Carolina Wilhemina.
!Johann was
confirmed at St Johns Luth (White Creek) on March 21, 1869. John moved to
Brown County, Kansas about the same time as his brother, Henry in1881, a year
after he was married. John Kruse first had a farm southeast of Morrill, KS, (2
miles south of Morrill, 2 miles east and 1/2 mile south) later turning it over to
his son Fred to farm.