9.(*) Johann Friedrich Ludwig "Fritz"2 Kruse(Johann1, JochimA, PaulB),
born at Flueggendorf, 24 Feb 1859; died at Crawford(Dawes)NE 17 Mar 1949,
married at Schoenkirchen 16 Mar 1879 Dorothea "Doris" Catharina Bastam (*)
b. Moerken 7 Feb 1858 d. Douglas Co. NE 12 Mar 1918, illegitimate daughter
of Anna Margaretha Henrietta Schlapkohl (see BEBENSEE's note) and Carl
Heinrich Bastam b. Kurhessen c1828.
Fritz and Doris came to the U.S.A. with their children, arriving in New York
on the ship Rhaetia, 30 Apr 1884, nat. 1915.
Children(first four born in Flueggendorf, remaining in Douglas Co. NE):
i.(*) Louise M.3, b. 25 Sep 1878, d. 20 Jan 1899.
ii.(*) Helene Dorothea, b. 12 Feb 1880, d. Douglas Co. NE 16 Dec 1918;
m. Omaha(Douglas)NE, 12 Feb 1902 Herman Peter Kuhl b. Scott Co. IA
25 Nov 1877 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 16 Dec 1966 son of Hans and
Lena(Stoltenberg)Kuhl.
Children(all born Douglas Co. NE, surname Kuhl):
1. Olga Viola4, b. 8 Jul 1903, d. Omaha(Douglas)NE, 9 Dec 1986,
m. Omaha(Douglas)NE, 13 Jul 1924 Clifford Taylor b. NE
11 Dec 1899 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE Mar 1971 son of Charles and
Louise(Plant)Taylor. Children: Robert Clifford b. Omaha
(Douglas)NE 16 Feb 1926 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 22 Apr 1987
m. 1) Laura Villareal m. 2) Patricia ----, Shirley Nadine
b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 3 Jan 1928 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 14 May
2004 m. Omaha(Douglas)NE 25 Jul 1948 Truman Clifford Nichol
b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 20 Apr 1930 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE Aug 1975.
2. Lillian Myra, b. 7 Jun 1906, d. Harlan(Shelby)IA, 8 May 1978,
m. 1) Carl John Savoy b. OK 12 Feb 1900 d. Riverview(Hil-
borough)FL Aug 1966 div., m. 2) Robert Carl Hurst b. NE
21 Dec 1899 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 27 Apr 1952, m. 3) Russel
Oakes b. Harlan(Shelby)IA 29 Jun 1909 d. Harlan(Shelby)IA Mar
1980.
3. Doris Magdalena, b. 8 Mar 1910, d. Omaha(Douglas)NE,
10 Dec 1986, m. Omaha(Douglas)NE 6 Sep 1929 Gustav "Gus"
J. Sachs b. 5 Oct 1907 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE Mar 1973 son of
Gustav J. and Mary(----)Sachs. Children: Donna b.& d. Omaha
(Douglas)NE 1930, Kenneth Gus b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 3 Oct 1932
m. 1) 11 Nov 1953 Nancy Cook m. 2) 25 Sep 1964 Loraine
Seibrandt, Thomas Herman b.& d. Omaha(Douglas)NE Mar Mar 1938.
4. Lena Dorothea, b. 3 Mar 1916, d. St. Louis MO 20 Jul 2009,
m. Omaha(Douglas)NE, 14 Apr 1934 Willam Hyland Page b. South
Omaha(Douglas)NE 3 Jul 1909 d. Omaha(Douglas)NE 20 May 1985,
son of George Washington and Maud Elizabeth(Hyland)Page.
Children: William Leon b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 3 Dec 1935, Donald
Peter b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 22 Feb 1938 d. St. Louis(St. Louis)
MO 26 Sep 1987 m. 1) Omaha(Douglas)NE 14 Apr 1961 Elizabeth
Joan Pfeffer b. Omaha(Douglas)NE 11 Dec 1936 m. 2) Mt. Clemens
(Macomb)MI 21 Jul 1966 Omia "Pat" Conaway b. Davisville(Craw-
ford)MO 7 Sep 1938
5. son, b. & d. 11 Dec 1918.
iii. Caroline Elise, b. 26 Nov 1881, d. at Flueggendorf of pleurisy
18 Aug 1882.
iv.(*) Dorothea "Dora" Magdalena Margaretha, b. 16 Sep 1883, d. Alliance
(Box Butte)NE 23 Aug 1960, m. 1907/08 Chris Hans Knag, b. Douglas Co. NE
19 Nov 1882 d. Alliance(Box Butte)NE 23 Feb 1958 son of Jens and Christina
(----)Knag; brother of the Hans Andrew Knag who married her cousin
Edith Dorothea Kruse.
In 1910 they were farming in Ft. Calhoun twp(Washington)NE.
Child(surname Knag):
1. Emil, b. NE 11 Mar 1904, d. 20 Apr 1974, m. 20 Jun 1924
Ellen Dora Bichel b. Mills Co. IA 29 Oct 1901 d. 11 Sep 1991
daughter of William August and Anna Celia(Kay)Bichel. Children:
Robert b. 19 Nov 1924 m. 20 Aug 1946 Margaret Arkfeld b. 17 Jun
1924, Betty b. 16 Jan 1926 m. 7 Jul 1946 William Kiester
b. 8 Aug 1919 d. Hemingford(Box Butte)NE 3 Dec 1995, Claudia b.
20 Oct 1937 m. 19 Oct 1957 Earl Willard Bestol Jr. b. 5 May 1935.
v. Emilie M. J., b. 11 Dec 1885, d. 14 Nov 1898.
vi. Meta M. E., b. 13 Dec 1887, d. 15 Nov 1898.
19. vii. John Frederick, b. 25 Oct 1890.
20. viii Theodore William, b. 21 Oct 1891.
ix.(*) Hulda Johanna, b. 25 Oct 1893, d. 1 Jul 1975, m. 9 Apr 1919
Charles Soren Pedersen b. NE 11 Jul 1897 d. 18 Feb 1983.
Children(surname Pedersen):
1. Charles Soren Jr.4, b. 3 May 1920, d. 23 Nov 1980,
m. Cara Lee Jensen b. 21 Jul 1921. Child: Karen Ann
b. 28 May 1947.
2. Lois Viola, b. 20 Jan 1924, d. Hemingford(Box Butte)NE 3 Jan 2002,
unm.
3. Gene L., b. 2 Dec 1934, m. 10 Jun 1962 Marlene Engel
b. 17 Sep 1940. Children: Gay Lynn b. 22 Dec 1966
m. 5 Oct 1985 Kirt Piihl b. 21 Dec 1965.
x. Rosa S. M., b. 23 Dec 1895, d. 21 Jan 1902.
xi. Irene M. A., b. 29 Aug 1898, d. 21 Jan 1902.
21. xii. Fred A., b. 28 Feb 1901.
27 Feb 1999 (rev. 20 Jul 2009)