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Otto Karl STRAUSS

Otto Karl STRAUSS[1]

Male 1867 - 1943  (76 years)

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    Otto Carl Strauss
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    Augusta and Carl Headstone

  • Name Otto Karl STRAUSS 
    Born 27 Jun 1867  Osterode, Ostpreusen, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GFL2-ZHG 
    Immigration 1887  [2
    Residence 1900  Center Township Enterprise City, Dickinson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1910  Smoky Hill, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1920  Jefferson, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1930  Jefferson, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1940  Jefferson Township, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID C2044EA811E940C4A814236073FD8674631C 
    Buried 1943  Lutheran Cemetery, Russell, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 16 Jul 1943  Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I572  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2024 

    Father Johann STRAUSS,   b. 1832, East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1888, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Maria FECHTER,   b. 11 May 1832, Ostpreussen, East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1907, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1862  Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F536727945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Auguste Wilhelmine LAWRENZ, Lawrence,   b. 21 Mar 1871, Lauenburg, Pomerania, Prussia [now Lebork, Pomorskie, Poland] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1963, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1892  St John's Lutheran Church, Lyons Creek Twp., Dickinson Co., KS. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marie Pauline Anna STRAUSS,   b. 3 Oct 1893, Hope, Dickinson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1956, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Amanda Gertrude STRAUSS,   b. 18 Aug 1895, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1986, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Wilhelm "William" Carl STRAUSS,   b. 31 Jan 1897, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Fort Riley, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     4. Alfred Ferdinand STRAUSS,   b. 13 Apr 1898, Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1987, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Pauline Johanna Sarah STRAUSS,   b. 18 Aug 1900, Enterprise, Dickinson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1957, Jefferson City/Junction City, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     6. Amiel (Emile) Herman STRAUSS,   b. 16 Jul 1902, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1961, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     7. Paul Frederick STRAUSS,   b. 24 Jan 1905, Dickenson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1975, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Dorothea Augusta STRAUSS,   b. 4 Aug 1906, Alida, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1962, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     9. Edwin George STRAUSS,   b. 5 Feb 1908, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1992, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     10. Martha Helene STRAUSS,   b. 28 Sep 1909, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1973, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     11. Arthur Otto STRAUSS,   b. 11 Mar 1915, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 2002, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F1087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Otto Strauss migrated from Poland to United States.

      Otto was a Farmer.

      Otto was born in 1867. He passed away in 1943.[1]

      He immigrated to the US in 1887 at age 20 from Osterode in East Prussia, which is now Poland. When he filled out his Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, in 1918, at that time Osterode (misspelled in translation/transcription - Ortrake, Germany) was in German hands, but it used to be in Poland and is again now in Poland. On this registration he also lists his wife "August Strauss", his mother Mary Strauss and his father John Strauss.

      His children are listed on his cemetery records. Otto died on 16 July 1943 and was buried at Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, United States.[2]

      Spouse: Augusta W Strauss
      Children:

      Marie Pauline Baresel
      Amanda Gertrude Kramer
      Wilhelm C Strauss
      Alfred F. Strauss
      Pauline Johanna Hoyle
      Emil H Strauss
      Paul Strauss
      Dorothy Augusta Briggs
      Edwin G Strauss
      Martha Helen Johnson
      Arthur Otto Strauss

      Sources

      ? 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Jefferson, Geary, Kansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340437
      Ancestry Record 6224 #32858107 (accessed 26 November 2024)
      Otto C Strauss (63), married, Farmer, head of household in Jefferson, Geary, Kansas, USA. Born in Germany.
      ? Burial: "U.S., Find a GraveĀ® Index, 1600s-Current"
      Find A Grave: Memorial #78436134
      Ancestry Record 60525 #47397692 (accessed 4 December 2024)
      Otto Carl Strauss burial (died on 16 Jul 1943) at Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, United States of America. Born on 27 Jun 1867.

      Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ Lutheran Church records, cemetery, 6 census', James Carney recollections, family documents, family painting

      DNA

      Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Danielle Baresel and Jim Carney, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Otto Strauss and Auguste Lawrenz, the 2x great grandparents of Danielle Baresel and great grandparents of Jim Carney. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2nd Cousin, once removed, based on sharing 115.1 cM across 6 segments.
      Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 06:35, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Nov 2022), entry for Otto Karl STRAUSS, person ID GFL2-ZHG. (Reliability: 3).