John Strus
b. circa 1839, d. February 1918
- John Strus was born circa 1839 in Preußen.
- He married Augusta Hartmann on 31 January 1865 in Randolph County, Illinois.
- John Strus and Augusta Hartmann appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Ellise Grove PO, Randolph County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Carolina Strus and Henry A. Strus. It appears that Henry is enumerated as daughter Mary, age 4 months.
- He was a laborer, according to the 1870 census.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- John Strus became a widower at the April 1895 death of his wife Augusta Hartmann.
- Ernst Edward Moeller and Louisa C. Strus appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, at 304 East Monroe Avenue. Other members of the household included John Strus, Frederick John Moeller, Helen A. Moeller, Edna C. Moeller, Carl W. Moeller and Edward Louis Moeller.
- He was a retired grocer, according to the 1910 census.
- John Strus died in February 1918.
- He was interred at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri.
- Last Edited: 7 Jun 2015
Family: Augusta Hartmann b. circa 1846, d. April 1895
- Carolina Strus b. circa 1867
- Henry A. Strus+ b. 20 December 1869, d. 7 November 1942
- Louisa C. Strus+ b. 1 October 1872, d. 22 February 1948
- Fritz Strus b. circa 1875
- Clara Strus b. March 1878
- Albert F. Strus b. 2 November 1880, d. 20 November 1910