6. (*) Friedrich Wilhelm "William"2 Kruse(Johann1,JochimA, PaulB), born at
Altheikendorf, 19 Oct 1848; died at Omaha(Douglas)NE, 30 Jun 1921; married
Douglas Co. NE, 21 Apr 1881 Minna Henrietta Stoltenberg (*) b. Washington Co. NE
21 Apr 1861 d. Washington Co. NE 21 Jan 1938 daughter of Paul and Sophia
(Iversen)Stoltenberg, in 1930 she was living in Ft. Calhoun(Washington)NE
with her daughter Helen.
William came to the U.S.A. in 1875, leaving Hamburg 14 Apr 1875 and arriving in
New York on 28 April, on the Holsatia.
In 1910 they were farming in Ft. Calhoun twp(Washington)NE.
Children(all born Washington Co. NE):
i. (*) Henry Adolph3, b. 12 Jan 1882, d. 18 Jan 1970, m. 1911 Maggie Ohrt
b. 28 Feb 1880 d. 18 Jun 1946, daugher of Timm and Marguerita(----)Ohrt.
In 1920 they were farming in Union pct(Douglas)NE, he retired in 1924
and removed to Ft. Calhoun(Washington)NE.
Children:
i. ----4, b. 1911, d. same day.
ii. Glen, b. 1915, d. as an infant.
ii. (*) Pauline H., b. 22 Jun 1884, d. 16 Aug 1981, m. 30 Dec 1908 George
Neale (*) b. 7 Aug 1882 d. 22 Jun 1970, son of David and Alice M.(----)
Neale. In 1930 he was a stock farmer in Ft. Calhoun twp(Washington)NE.
Children(surname Neale):
1. Mabel Frances4, b. 30 Sept 1910, d. 29 Oct. 1999, m. 10 Nov 1939
Denning D. McArthur b. 10 Jan 1914 d. Ventura(Ventura)CA 7 Sep
2007.
Children: Linda b. 16 Feb 1944 m. 23 Jul 1967 John Grant, David
b. 5 Mar 1946, Marilyn b. 17 Nov 1947 m. 27 Jan 1977 Jim Simpkins,
Peggy(twin) b. 4 Oct 1950 m. ---- Barron, Polly(twin) b. 4 Oct
1950 m. ---- Croonquist.
2. Eleanor Pauline, b. 8 May 1915, m. 27 Dec 1938 Vaughn Shaner
b. 10 Oct 1910 d. 5 March 1988. Children: George Neale
b. 29 Dec 1939 m. 18 Apr 1965 Laura Shaner b. 13 Dec 1942,
Vaughn Carl b. 24 Apr 1943 m. 7 Sept 1968 Vivian Beecher, Susan
Gail b. 26 May 1945 m. 22 Jun 1969 Brian Kincaid.
12. iii. Otto, b. 3 Jan 1887.
13. iv. William Frederick, b. 12 Aug 1889.
14. v. Ernest August, b. 9 Feb 1893.
15. vi. Victor Hugo, b. 19 Apr 1896.
vii.(*) Helen, b. 3 Sept 1899, d. 28 Mar 1965, unm.
16. viii. Waldo Maurice, b. 25 Mar 1908.
8 Jun 2001 (rev. 7 Mar 2009)