Walter Krause (1913 - 1996)

Born 13 Nov 1913 in Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucile Irene (Gehrtz) Krause — married 6 Aug 1936 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA

Died 17 May 1996 at age 82 in Butte, California, USA

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Biography

Walter Krause was a Volga German.

Walter Krause has German Roots.

Walter Krause was born in 1913 in Windsor, Colorado, USA. He married Lucille Gerhtz in 1936. Walter worked as a forester for the City of Greeley until he resigned in 1942 and went to work in Cheyenne for United Airlines.^[1] Walter is listed by 1962 in Redwood City, California in his father's obituary. No cemetery listing is thus found for he and his wife in Butte County, California.

Parents

• Father: Henry J Krause
• Mother: Katharina "Katie" (Prinz) Krause

Marriage

• 6 Aug 1936 to Lucille I Gehrtz in Greeley, Weld, Colorado^[2]

• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947^[3]

Name Walter Krause

Gender Male

Race White

Age27

Birth Place Windsor, Colorado, USA

Birth Date 13 Nov 1913

Residence Place Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA

Registration Date 1940

Employer Great Western Sugar Co

Weight 155

Complexion Light brown

Eye Color Blue

Hair Color Blonde

Height 5 8

Next of Kin Lucille Irene Krause

Household Members

Walter Krause

Lucille Irene Krause

• [Note: FamilySearch not bringing up draft card; it verifies birth location]

Sources

1. ↑ Newspapers.com; https://www.newspapers.com/image/24973567/?terms=walter%2Bkrause; and https://www.newspapers.com/image/25000988/?terms=%22walter%2Bkrause%22 and https://www.newspapers.com/image/24974511/?terms=%22walter%2Bkrause%22; accessed Dec 2018 by Koreen Goodman.
2. ↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQZ-BKL : 10 December 2017), Walter Krause and Lucille I Gehrtz, 06 Aug 1936, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing no. 15790, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,097.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 133; U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher Date: 2011; Publisher Location: Lehi, UT, USA

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3C-P3S : 26 November 2014), Walter Krause, 17 May 1996; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTWM-92H : 20 May 2014), Walter Krause, 17 May 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-77CV : 8 November 2017), Walter Krause in entry for Peter Henry Gehrtz, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #255740839 (accessed 24 February 2024)
  Memorial page for Walter Krause (13 Nov 1913-17 May 1996); Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).