Bertha Krause1

(November 20, 1886 - September 28, 1900)
Bertha Krause|b. Nov 20, 1886\nd. Sep 28, 1900|p1628.htm|Ferdinand Krause|b. Nov 11, 1847\nd. Oct 20, 1942|p998.htm|Amalia Splitt|b. Mar 15, 1849\nd. Aug 28, 1912|p999.htm|||||||||||||
Bertha Krause's Gravestone
     Bertha Krause was born on Saturday, November 20, 1886 in Wisconsin, daughter of Ferdinand Krause and Amalia Splitt.1

Bertha died on Friday, September 28, 1900. She was 13 years old.2 She was laid to rest in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin.2

Citations

  1. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900, Wisconsin, Monroe, Wilton, Series: T623 Roll: 1808 Page: 296.
  2. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , St. Paul's Ev. Luth. Cem. Wilton, Wisc Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
 


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