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C. Norman Kraus

C. Norman Kraus

Male 1924 - 2018  (94 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  C. Norman KrausC. Norman Kraus was born on 20 Feb 1924 in Denbigh, VA (son of Clyde H. Kraus and Phebe Kraus); died on 6 Apr 2018 in Harrisonburg, VA; was buried in Denbigh, VA.

    C. married Ruth Smith in 1945. Ruth (daughter of Perry Smith and Susanna Brenneman Smith) was born on 24 Nov 1919 in Lima OH; died on 7 Jun 1997 in Harrisonburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Yvonne Kraus
    2. JoAnne Kraus
    3. John Norman Kraus
    4. Bonnie Kraus
    5. Robert E. Kraus

    C. married Rhoda Short Hess in 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Clyde H. Kraus was born in 05 Jun 1900 c. in Denbigh, VA (son of Samuel Kraus and Amanda Ella Hooley); died in 19 Jan 1968 c. in Goshen IN; was buried in Denbigh, VA.

    Clyde married Phebe Kraus on 6 Dec 1922 in Hyattsville MD. Phebe (daughter of Abram Shenk and Fanny Coffman Shenk) was born on 26 Jan 1902 in Denbigh, VA; died on 24 Apr 1967 in Denbigh, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Phebe Kraus was born on 26 Jan 1902 in Denbigh, VA (daughter of Abram Shenk and Fanny Coffman Shenk); died on 24 Apr 1967 in Denbigh, VA.
    Children:
    1. 1. C. Norman Kraus was born on 20 Feb 1924 in Denbigh, VA; died on 6 Apr 2018 in Harrisonburg, VA; was buried in Denbigh, VA.
    2. Harry Lee Kraus was born on 9 Sep 1925 in Hyattsville, MD; died in Harrisonburg, VA.
    3. Lewis Kraus


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Kraus was born on 19 May 1873 in Wayne Co, OH (son of Jacob W Kraus, Jr and Elizabeth Kempf); died on 13 Nov 1923 in Denbigh, VA.

    Samuel married Amanda Ella Hooley. Amanda (daughter of Daniel Hooley and Barbara Kauffman) was born on 10 Dec 1875 in Wayne Co, OH; died on 6 Jun 1939 in Hyattsville, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Amanda Ella Hooley was born on 10 Dec 1875 in Wayne Co, OH (daughter of Daniel Hooley and Barbara Kauffman); died on 6 Jun 1939 in Hyattsville, MD.
    Children:
    1. Nora Ellen Kraus was born in 1895; died in 1964.
    2. Harry Nelson Kraus was born in 1896; died in 1902.
    3. Virginia Etta Kraus was born in 1898; died in 1946.
    4. 2. Clyde H. Kraus was born in 05 Jun 1900 c. in Denbigh, VA; died in 19 Jan 1968 c. in Goshen IN; was buried in Denbigh, VA.
    5. Walter Kraus was born in 1903; died in 1903.
    6. Effie Irene Kraus was born in 1905; died in 1987.
    7. Jacob Daniel Kraus was born in 1915; died in 1973.

  3. 6.  Abram Shenk was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Elida OH (son of Henry Michael Shenk and Susanna Brenneman); died on 29 Apr 1949 in Denbigh, VA.

    Abram married Fanny Coffman Shenk on 6 Mar 1890. Fanny (daughter of Bishop Samuel Coffman and Frances Weaver) was born on 30 Oct 1865 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 3 Jan 1904 in Denbigh, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Fanny Coffman Shenk was born on 30 Oct 1865 in Rockingham County, VA (daughter of Bishop Samuel Coffman and Frances Weaver); died on 3 Jan 1904 in Denbigh, VA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Phebe Kraus was born on 26 Jan 1902 in Denbigh, VA; died on 24 Apr 1967 in Denbigh, VA.
    2. Samuel Coffman Shenk was born on 9 May 1891 in Elida OH; died on 14 May 1987 in Biglerville PA; was buried in Gettysburg PA.
    3. Henry Michael Shenk was born on 2 Aug 1894 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 30 Dec 1980 in Newport News, VA; was buried in Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery, Denbigh, VA.
    4. Mary C. Shenk was born on 28 Aug 1896 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 10 Apr 1979; was buried in Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery, Denbigh, VA.
    5. Jacob Andrew Shenk was born on 11 Feb 1900 in Denbigh, VA; died on 24 Mar 1952 in NC; was buried in Lindale Mennonite Cemetery.
    6. Anna Mabel Shenk was born on 26 Sep 1923 in Denbigh, VA; died on 13 Apr 1984.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob W Kraus, Jr was born on 1 Aug 1844 in Wayne Co, OH (son of Jacob W Kraus, Sr. and Annie Barbara Weise); died on 20 Jun 1915 in Denbigh VA.

    Jacob married Elizabeth Kempf. Elizabeth (daughter of John Kempf and Barbara Augustine) was born on 23 Jan 1849 in Wayne Co, OH; died on 30 Nov 1925 in Denbigh, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Kempf was born on 23 Jan 1849 in Wayne Co, OH (daughter of John Kempf and Barbara Augustine); died on 30 Nov 1925 in Denbigh, VA.
    Children:
    1. 4. Samuel Kraus was born on 19 May 1873 in Wayne Co, OH; died on 13 Nov 1923 in Denbigh, VA.
    2. Amanda Kraus was born in 1875; died in 1900.
    3. Kraus was born in 1878; died in 1878.
    4. Jacob Edwin Kraus was born in 1879; died in 1951.
    5. Jennie Annie Kraus was born in 1882; died in 1962.
    6. Mary Melvina Kraus was born in 1884; died in 1953.
    7. Emma Irene Kraus was born in 1886; died in 1956.
    8. Ada Christina Kraus was born in 1886; died in 1956.
    9. Noah William Kraus was born in 1892; died in 1894.

  3. 10.  Daniel Hooley was born in 1839 (son of John P. Hooley and Jemima Kauffman Hooley); died in 1922.

    Daniel married Barbara Kauffman. Barbara (daughter of John D. Kaufman and Sarah Troyer Kaufman) was born on 13 Nov 1839 in Wayne, Ohio, United States; died on 23 Feb 1924 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Barbara Kauffman was born on 13 Nov 1839 in Wayne, Ohio, United States (daughter of John D. Kaufman and Sarah Troyer Kaufman); died on 23 Feb 1924 in Newport News, Virginia, United States.
    Children:
    1. 5. Amanda Ella Hooley was born on 10 Dec 1875 in Wayne Co, OH; died on 6 Jun 1939 in Hyattsville, MD.

  5. 12.  Henry Michael Shenk was born on 14 Jun 1817 in Rockingham County, VA (son of Jacob Shank/Shenk and Frances Miller Shank); died on 19 Apr 1876 in Elida OH; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.

    Henry married Susanna Brenneman in 1840. Susanna (daughter of Henry Brenneman and Barbara Beery) was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Bremen, OH; died on 4 Oct 1908 in Knoxville, TN; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Susanna Brenneman was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Bremen, OH (daughter of Henry Brenneman and Barbara Beery); died on 4 Oct 1908 in Knoxville, TN; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.
    Children:
    1. 6. Abram Shenk was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Elida OH; died on 29 Apr 1949 in Denbigh, VA.

  7. 14.  Bishop Samuel Coffman was born on 2 Jun 1822 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States (son of Christian Coffman and Anna Wenger Coffman); died on 28 Aug 1894 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

    Samuel married Frances Weaver. Frances (daughter of Samuel Weaver and Elizabeth Rhodes) was born on 28 Apr 1825 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Nov 1912 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Frances Weaver was born on 28 Apr 1825 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Samuel Weaver and Elizabeth Rhodes); died on 28 Nov 1912 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Fanny Coffman Shenk was born on 30 Oct 1865 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 3 Jan 1904 in Denbigh, VA.