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William Kraus

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William Kraus

Birth
Germany
Death
Jul 1901 (aged 54)
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial
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Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, 24 July 1901
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD
Latter dies by snakebite and Former takes Poison.
Dubuque, Iowa - July 24 - Mrs. William Kraus, living near Garnavillo was bitten by a rattlesnake and died this morning. Her husband took strychnine shortly after and is also dead. Kraus was crazed by grief over his wife's death.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, 24 July 1901
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD
Latter dies by snakebite and Former takes Poison.
Dubuque, Iowa - July 24 - Mrs. William Kraus, living near Garnavillo was bitten by a rattlesnake and died this morning. Her husband took strychnine shortly after and is also dead. Kraus was crazed by grief over his wife's death.


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