Individual Details
Emil Joseph Kraus
(Aug 6, 1888 - Dec 10, 1927)
Events
| Birth | Aug 6, 1888 | Dobreitz, Bohemia |  |  | |
| Immigration | Aug 22, 1889 | Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| City Directories | 1910 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Dec 31, 1911 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| Miscnote (family) | 1912 | Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1914 | Calumet City, Cook, Illinois, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| Draft Reg | Jun 5, 1917 | West Hammond, Illinois, United States | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1919 - 1920 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| Census (family) | 1920 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1921 | Calumet City, Cook, Illinois, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1923 | Calumet City, Cook, Illinois, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1928 | Calumet City, Cook, Illinois, United States - Esther (Big Ma) Nagel | | | |
| Death | Dec 10, 1927 | Calumet City, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Rosemont Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Esther (Big Ma) Nagel (1891 - 1948) |
| Child | Harriet Ann Kraus (1913 - 2008) |
| Child | Vernon William Kraus (1914 - 1999) |
| Father | Frederick Kraus (1862 - 1936) |
| Mother | Marie Orlik (1855 - 1932) |
Notes
Birth
his death certificate states Dobreitz, Bohemia. Its modern name is Dobris, Czechoslovakia.Immigration
He had sailed from Bremen on the SS Herman with his mother and siblings.Census
He was living with his parents and siblings at 47 Croton St and attending school.City Directories
According to the 1910 Cleveland City Directory he was a wheelsman living at 2681 45th St..Census
He was living with his parents and siblings at 2681 45th St. He was employed as a steamboat pilot. He was naturalized.Marriage
He was a 23 year old metal assorter.Miscnote (family)
When Emil Kraus's brother in law, Joseph Miller, broke his leg, Emil Kraus came to Calumet city, Illinois to help him in his candy route. Emil Kraus was also a street car conductor.City Directory (Fam)
In 1914 he was boarding at 213 State St in West Hammond (now Calumet City, Illinois. He was a clerk for the New York Central Railroad.Draft Reg
On June 5, 1917, he registered for the World War 1 draft at Precinct 16 in West Hammond, Illinois. He was living with his wife and two children at 16 Forsyth Ave. West Hammond, Indiana. He was a yard clerk for the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad in Gibson Indiana. He had served in the Navy for two and one-half years and had received a medical discharge. He was short and slender and had brown hair and eyes. [West Hammond was subsequently renamed Calumet City].City Directory (Fam)
In 1919 he was a conductor living at 2369 E. 55th St in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1920 he was living as the same address. He was employed as a clerk.Census (family)
They were renting with their children Apt 8 at 2364 E. 55th St. He had immigrated in 1884 and was naturalized in 1889. She was erroneously listed as born in Ohio. Emil Kraus had been born in Bohemia and was employed as a railroad clerk. Two boarders, Max Calman and Joseph Harris. lived with them.City Directory (Fam)
In 1921 he was a grocer at 401 State St. in Calumet City, Illinois. They lived at the same address.City Directory (Fam)
The 1923 Hammond City Directory lists a grocery called Kraus and Miller (Emil J. Kraus and Joseph Miller, his brother in law) at 6 State St. and 401 State St. in West Hammond, Illinois. Joseph Kraus (Emil Kraus's brother) lived at 6 State and Emil Kraus lived at 401 State. Joseph Miller was also president of the Crown Candy Co. (Fred Kraus, Emil's father, was the sec-tres).City Directory (Fam)
The 1928 Hammond City Directory lists Emil Kraus as a salesman renting at 413 157th St. (This is the same address that Joseph Kraus eventually bought and where Leslie and Harriet Bernick later rented). Joseph Miller is listed as store fixtures at 593 Hohman. Fred Kraus and Sons Store Fixtures and Supplies was at 482-484 Hohman. Note that the although the city directory was published in 1928, it reflected the situation in 1927.Death
He had been employed as a salesman.Endnotes
1. "US. Cuyahoga County, Ohio Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934" database, Ancestry.com; Records extracted from the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Application and Return volumes, Cuyahoga County Archives, Marriage Certificate for Emil and Esther Kraus: #77494, Dec 31, 1911 [E-0770].
2. "Jewishdata", online database, Jewishdata.com, Gravestone: Emil J. Kraus: 1928 (accessed Aug 7 2011] [E-1183].
3. "Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948", database and digital images, Ancestry.com, Emil Krauss [sic]: Aug 22, 1889; SS Herman: page 11, Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; Series: M255; Roll: 46 (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1624].
4. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Emil Kraus: Cleveland Ward 17; Roll: 1254; Page: 14A; ED: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1241254 (accessed Sep 7 2014) [E-1622].
5. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil J Kraus: 1910 Cleveland, Ohio: 1914 1921 1923 1928 Hammond Ind. (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1625].
6. 1910 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Emil Krauss [sic]: Cleveland Ward 15: T624_1171; Page: 11A; ED: 0233; FHL microfilm: 1375184 (accessed Sep 6 2014) [E-1521].
7. "US. Cuyahoga County, Ohio Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934" database, Ancestry.com; Records extracted from the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Application and Return volumes, Cuyahoga County Archives, Marriage Certificate for Emil and Esther Kraus: #77494, Dec 31, 1911 [E-0770].
8. "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973", database on-line, Ancestry.com; Original records: "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810–1973", Microfilm publication, 20 rolls. Reels 12–27, 107–110., Emil Kraus & Esther Nagel: Vol 80-81; Page 124; Year Range: 1911 Nov - 1912 Jul (accessed Sep 6 2014) [E-0770].
9. Emil H. Isaacson, Interview with Harriet Kraus Bernick; Hilton Head, SC October 2000 [E-0276].
10. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil J Kraus: 1910, Cleveland, Ohio; 1914, 1921, 1923, & 1928 Hammond Ind (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1625].
11. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry.com, Emil J. Kraus; Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1613168; Draft Board: 8 (accessed Jul 17 2017) [E-2193].
12. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil Kraus: Cleveland, Ohio; 1919: Page 1003, Image 495; 1920: Page 1032, Image 514 (accessed Mar 9 2019) [E-2458].
13. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Esther Kraus: Cleveland Ward 17; Roll: T625_1369; Page: 6A; ED: 343; Image: 58 (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0434].
14. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil J Kraus: 1910, Cleveland, Ohio; 1914, 1921, 1923, & 1928 Hammond Ind (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1625].
15. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil J Kraus: 1910, Cleveland, Ohio; 1914, 1921, 1923, & 1928 Hammond Ind (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1625].
16. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Emil J Kraus: 1910, Cleveland, Ohio; 1914, 1921, 1923, & 1928 Hammond Ind (accessed Sep 8 2014) [E-1625].
17. Illinois Public Board of Health Archives, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database and images, www.familysearch.org, Emel [sic] Kraus: Digital Folder Number: 4008200, Image Number: 1159, GS Film number: 1614264, Reference ID: p 3293, cn 43086 (accessed Sep 7 2014) [E-1623].
18. Emil H. Isaacson, Interview with Harriet Kraus Bernick; Hilton Head, SC October 2000 [E-0276].
19. "Jewishdata", online database, Jewishdata.com, Gravestone: Emil J. Kraus: 1928 (accessed Aug 7 2011] [E-1183].
20. Emil H. Isaacson, Interview with Harriet Kraus Bernick; Hilton Head, SC October 2000 [E-0276].
21. "Jewishdata", online database, Jewishdata.com, Gravestone: Emil J. Kraus: 1928 (accessed Aug 7 2011] [E-1183].
22. Findagrave, online database, (www.Findagrave.com), Emil J. Kraus Death Date: Dec 10, 1927 (accessed Jul 17 2017) [E-2193].