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Johann STRAUSS

Johann STRAUSS[1]

Male 1832 - 1888  (56 years)

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  • Name Johann STRAUSS  [2
    Born 1832  East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GDZF-PDG 
    _UID 28A53DA819044CAF9FDEDC01A3CAA4BAEFA3 
    Died 12 Oct 1888  Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Highland Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594762831  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2024 

    Father Gottfried (Godfried) STRAUSS,   b. 19 Mar 1805, Paslek, East Prussia; now Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1880, Milford, Davis, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth,   b. 3 Jan 1808, Konisberg, East Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1875, Milford, Davis, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married Abt 1828  Germany 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 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 
    Children 
     1. Elfriede STRAUSS,   b. Abt 1862, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wilhelm (William) STRAUSS,   b. 18 Jun 1864, Osterode, Ostpreusen, East Prussia now Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1943, Lincolnville, Kansas 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 location,   d. 16 Jul 1943, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F536727945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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.

      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.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    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).