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Johann STRAUSS

Johann STRAUSS[1, 2]

Male 1832 - 1888  (56 years)

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    Johann Strauss grave marker
    Johann Strauss grave marker

  • Name Johann STRAUSS  [3
    Birth 1832  East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    _FSFTID GDZF-PDG 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDZF-PDG 
    _UID 28A53DA819044CAF9FDEDC01A3CAA4BAEFA3 
    Death 12 Oct 1888  Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Highland Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I594762831  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2024 

    Father Gottfried (Godfried) STRAUSS,   b. 19 Mar 1805, Paslek, Olsztyn, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1880, Milford, Davis, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Ilsabe "Elisabeth",   b. 3 Jan 1808, Konisberg, East Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1875, Milford, Davis, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1828  Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria FECHTER,   b. 11 May 1832, Ostpreussen, East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1907, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1862  Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elfriede STRAUSS,   b. Abt 1862, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Wilhelm (William) STRAUSS,   b. 18 Jun 1864, Osterode, Ostpreusen, East Prussia now Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1943, Lincolnville, Marion, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +3. Otto Karl STRAUSS,   b. 27 Jun 1867, Osterode, Ostpreusen, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1943, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F536727945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Johann was born in 1832. He passed away in 1888. [1]

      An obituary from the October 18, 1888 Junction City Tribune and the cemetery records for him, show that Johann Strauss died of Typhoid Fever at the age of 56 years on Friday, October 12, 1888. He was buried in Highland Cemetery in Junction City the following day, Saturday, October 13 at 4:00pm.

      Possible Immigration on the ship ELBE on 28 Nov 1885, born in 1832, age 53. Departed from Bremen Germany arriving into New York. [2]

      Came to America with 3 children and wife Maria. Johann died less than 3 years later. Maria Strauss then remarried and had 3 more children with Christian Jacob.

      John's child Otto Strauss was recorded as a resident in 1886 in USA.[3]
      Sources

      ? Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
      citing Find a Grave
      FamilySearch Record: QVKB-FK99 (accessed 4 December 2024)
      Find A Grave: Memorial #58105591
      Johann Strauss burial in 1888 in Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States of America. Born in 1832.
      ? Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
      The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
      Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #10124153 (accessed 4 December 2024)
      Name: Johann Strauss; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: German; Age: 53; Birth Date: abt 1832; Place of Origin: Germany; Departure Port: Bremen, Germany; Destination: USA; Arrival Date: 28 Nov 1885; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Elbe.
      ? Residence of child Otto Strauss: "Kansas, Permits and Registration of Alien Enemy Residents, 1918"
      National Archives at Kansas City; Kansas City, MO, USA; Record Group: Records of United States Attorneys and Marshals, 1821-1994; Record Group Number: Rg 118; Catalog: Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1917-1921; Catalog Number: 286181
      Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62655 #105001618 (accessed 4 December 2024)
      Name: John Strauss; Gender: Male; Spouse: Mary Strauss; Child: Otto Strauss; Court: District Court, Kansas.

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S1176] Ancestry.com, Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918, (Name: Johann Strauss - Father of Head of House for son Otto Strauss), Jim Carney www.jnlcarney.com/carney, Series M1977. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.

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