Frederick Krueger

(November 7, 1852 - 1908)
Frederick Krueger|b. Nov 7, 1852\nd. 1908|p148.htm|Johann Christian Krueger||p815.htm|Anne Rosine Henrietta Breitkreuz|b. Mar 3, 1819|p816.htm|||||||Christian Breitkreuz||p1106.htm|Anna C. Gramss|b. Sep 18, 1791|p1107.htm|
     Frederick Krueger was also known as Freidrich Ferdinand.3 He was born on Sunday, November 7, 1852 Sephiemberg in Czarnikau, Posen, Preussen, Germany, son of Johann Christian Krueger and Anne Rosine Henrietta Breitkreuz.4,3 Frederick was christened on November 21, 1852 in Czarnikau, Posen, Preussen.3

Frederick married Louise Bertha Neuendorf, daughter of Gotlieb Neuendorf and Wilhelmine Schulz.5

Frederick Krueger and Louise Bertha Neuendorf emigrated from Germany. Louise Bertha and Frederick were passengers on the Strassburg, which sailed from Bremen to Baltimore. She is listed as Bertha Krueger. He is listed as Friedrich Krueger. On the same ship were their four children (Herrmann, Emil, Minna, Oswald); Frederick's mother (Henrietta Breitkreuz Krueger); Bertha's mother (Wilhelmine [nee Schulz] Neuendorf Prochnow) and stepfather (Samuel Prochnow); plus their two children, Alwine and Friedrich (Bertha's half-sister and half-brother).1,6 He and Louise Bertha Neuendorf immigrated on October 9, 1881 to the USA, and settled on a farm in Oakdale Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.6,7

Frederick and Louise purchased a 160 acre farm on December 29, 1881 from Wenzel and Anna Kaplan. The farm was located two miles south of Oakdale on County Trunk N.1

Frederick married Pauline W. Leege, daughter of August Leege and Juliana, in 1884 in Oakdale Township. After the death of Fredericks first wife he was in need of a housekeeper. He wrote to a former neighbor girl (Pauline) back in Germany. Urged by her parents, she arrived in America in 1882. Two years later, they were married.7

Frederick Krueger appeared in the Oakdale, Monroe County, Wisconsin, census of June, 1900 as head of household 186/187. He was 47 years old, born in Germany in November 1852 (his parents were also born in Germany). He had immigrated in 1881. The census shows that he had been in the Untied States for 19 years and had become a naturalized citizen. He owned and worked his own farm which was free of mortgage. His farm was on farm schedule 176. He spoke English and was educated in reading and writing
. The household also included:

Pauline, his wife. She was 43 years old, born in Germany in September1856. Her parents were also born in Germany. She had immigrated in 1881 and had been in the United States for 18 years. She and Frederick had been married for 27 years. She was the mother of 6 children, 5 of whom were living at the time of this census. She could speak English and could read and write.

Emil William Krueger is recorded as Amil, his son, born in Germany in May of 1876. He had immigrated at the same time as his father in 1881, and had been in the United States for 18 years. He was 24 years old, single and worked as a farm laborer. He spoked English and could read and write.

Edwalt Frederick Krueger is recorded as Edward, his son. He was 18 years old and single. He was born in Germany and had immigrated at the same time as his father in the fall of 1881, and had been in the United States for 18 years. He worked as a butter maker. He spoked English and could read and write.

Richard Rudolph Krueger is recorded as his son, age 13. He had been born in Wisconsin in June of 1886. He spoke English and had been attending school for 4 months. He could read and write.

Fred Paul Krueger is recorded as his son age 8 months old. He was born in Wisconsin in October of 1899.

Emma Leege is recorded as his sister-in-law. She was 28 years old. She had been born in Germany in March of 1872. Her parents had also been born in Germany. She had immigrated in 1892 and had been in the United States for 8 years. She spoke English and could read and write.8


On April 8, 1901, his daughter, Minnie, married Carl Julius Gehrke.9

Frederick died in 1908.10 He was laid to rest in 1908 in the Oakdale Cemetery in Oakdale, Monroe County, Wisconsin.11,12

Children of Frederick Krueger and Louise Bertha Neuendorf

Children of Frederick Krueger and Pauline W. Leege

Citations

  1. [S13] Monroe County Wisconsin Heritage Book Commitee, compiler, Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book (n.p.: Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), #123. Hereinafter cited as Monroe Co, WI Heritage Book. Order from Monroe County Local History Room, Monroe County Heritage Book, Rt 2 Box 21, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656.
  2. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), Krueger FGS. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  3. [S12] Family History Library, Online: FamilySearch.org, LDS Research Center . Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  4. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984). Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  5. [S13] Monroe County Wisconsin Heritage Book Commitee, compiler, Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book (n.p.: Taylor Publishing Company, 1984). Hereinafter cited as Monroe Co, WI Heritage Book. Order from Monroe County Local History Room, Monroe County Heritage Book, Rt 2 Box 21, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656.
  6. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), Addendum - Strassburg Ship list, Germans to America, Vol. 40 August 1881-Oct 1881, by Ira A. Glazier and pl Willliam Filby. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  7. [S13] Monroe County Wisconsin Heritage Book Commitee, compiler, Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book (n.p.: Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), #149. Hereinafter cited as Monroe Co, WI Heritage Book. Order from Monroe County Local History Room, Monroe County Heritage Book, Rt 2 Box 21, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656.
  8. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Wisconsin, Monroe, Oakdale
    Series: T623 Roll: 1808 Page: 155 Line: 84-90.
  9. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), p.36, 37, 38b. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  10. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Cem inscriptions, Monroe Co. Hist. Soc. Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  11. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Oakdale Township Cem inscriptions, Monroe Co. Hist. Soc. Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  12. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), P. 35. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
 


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