10.  Johann Heinrich Friedrich "John"2 Kruse(Johann1,JochimA,PaulB),  
born at Flueggendorf, 2 Feb 1861; died 28 Dec 1912; married Lena Tietgen (*)
b. 18 Jan 1876 d. 11 Dec 1926. John came to the U.S.A. with his parents in 1883.
Children:
     i. Edith Dorothea3, b. 22 Aug 1891, d. 18 Apr 1970, m. 8 Jun 1910 Hans 
         Andrew Knag b. 19 Nov 1884 d. 19 Mar 1954, son of Jens and Christina
         (----)Knag; brother of Chris H. Knag who married her cousin 
         Dorothea "Dora" Magdalena Margaretha Kruse.  
         In 1920 they were farming in Union pct(Douglas)NE.
         Children(surname Knag):
              1. Lena Christina4, b. 17 Jan 1915, d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 6 Oct 2007, 
                 m. 7 Dec 1941 William F. "Jack" Brandt b. 16 Dec 1905 d. Omaha
                 (Douglas)NE 2 Nov 1976. 
                 Child: Janice Pauline b. 20 Oct 1950 m. 20 May 1972 Stephen John 
                 Biga b. 13 Jun 1947.
              2. Hazel Emily, b. 7 Jan 1919, m. 1) 11 Mar 1937 Henry Stolley div.
                 Children: Beverly Jean b. 30 Sept 1937 m. 29 Dec 1965 Charles 
                 Reifert b. 3 Dec 1926, Jean Lois b. 9 May 1939 m. 7 Dec 1957 
                 Julius Henry "Sam" Stamer b. 8 Dec 1931; m. 2) 3 Feb 1959 
                 Delbert "Bud" Rurup b. 8 Aug 1910 d. Hartington(Cedar)NE 13 Dec 1983.
              3. Jim John, b. 3 May 1921, d. Ft. Calhoun(Washington)NE 21 Feb 1996, 
                 m. 6 Nov 1940 Lucille Rathjen b. 17 Dec 1923. Children: Patricia Ann 
                 b. 31 May 1941 m. 26 May 1962 Irwin Harry Nelson b. 24 Aug 1939, 
                 Sharon Kay b. 6 Mar 1945 m. 4 Jan 1964 Allen Kent Nelson b. 18 Aug 
                 1945.
              4. Lois Pauline, 2 Nov 1925, m. 1 Apr 1948 Lester Otto "Buster" Rurup 
                 b. 25 Oct 1920. Children: Emile Mae b. 25 Oct 1949 m. 24 May 1969 
                 Dennis Lynn Cordle b. 29 Jul 1950, Lois Ann b. 6 Sept 1951 
                 m. 8 Jul 1972 Lyle Eugene Borders
              5. Hans Christian, b. 14 Mar 1928, d. 7 Jul 1977, m. 25 Jun 1947 
                 Lena Prochnow b. 11 Oct 1929 d. 11 Dec 1977. Children: Linda Kay 
                 b. 18 Dec 1947 d. 11 Dec 1977 m. 25 Apr 1972 Roger F. Scheiding 
                 b. 9 Jul 1948 he m. secondly 26 Jan 1980 Rita Marshall,
                 Jeffery James b. 19 Aug 1951 m. 29 Jun 1974 Patricia Ann Pribyl 
                 b. 24 Sept 1952, Sandra Kay b. 19 Sept 1953 m. 25 Mar 1972 Michael 
                 John Halpenny b. 17 May 1951.
     ii. Emma, b. 10 Mar 1893, d. 12 Dec 1918, m. Hans Fredrick Mathisen b. Irvington
          (Douglas)NE 26 Dec 1891 d. Jan 1950.
          Children(surname Mathisen):
               1. John4, b. 24 Oct 1914, d. Blair(Washington)NE 1 Mar 1981, m. 9 Apr 
                  1958 Lucille Larsen. Child: Jennie Lou Ann b. Dec 1958.
               2. Louis Christian, b. 17 Mar 1917, d. Chico(Butte)CA Oct 1983, 
                  m. Rosella "Billy" Miller. They resided in Chico(Butte)CA.
22.  iii. Louis, b. 30 Dec 1894.
23.  iv. Emil, b. 1 Jul 1898.
24.  v. Gustav "Gus", 13 Aug 1901.
     vi. Pauline, b. 21 Jun 1906, d. 14 Jan 1947, m. Lewis T. Cook b. 27 Sept 1903 
          d. 1974.
          Children(surname Cook):
               1. John Lewis4, b. 21 Jun 1928, m. 13 Jun 1953 Joanne M. Vogt.
                  Children: Clark Lewis b. 7 May 1954 m. 27 Mar 1982 Holly Beth 
                  Cunningham, Gregory John b. 31 May 1962.
               2. Delores Pauline, b. 25 May 1930, m. Charles O'Brien. 
                  Children: Terri b. 26 Jun 1952 m. 1) 17 Jun 1972 Tom Lewis div. 
                  m. 2) 3 Oct 1986 Kevin Hruska b. 20 Sept 1951, Jackolyn b. 7 Dec 
                  1955 m. 21 Aug 1981 David Boroyk b. 22 Sept 1954.
		  

         

		 
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