William Klaus was born July 24, 1795 in Germany. He married Elizabeth (Baltis) Klaus in 1820 and they were later blessed with seven children, all born in Germany.
William was a contractor and dike builder by trade. At some point the family moved to Leipzig, Germany, and later they migrated to the United States in 1846.
According to the New York 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists, William, Elizabeth and 12 family members arrived at Ellis Island December 31, 1846 aboard the ship Olaf. Port of departure was listed as Antwerp; place of origin was Deutschland. (Family Identification No. 450309; Microfilm Serial No. M237; Microfilm Roll No. 65) Family members traveling together were listed as:
Wilhelm Klaus, age 49
Elisab Ludwig Klaus, age 44
Frederick Klaus, age 24
Anna Maria Scherick Klaus, age 23 (Fred's wife, transcription error in spelling of maiden name)
Johane Klaus, age 21 (aka John)
Wendelin Klaus, age 18 (aka William)
Theodore Klaus, age 16
Anna M. Klaus, age 14 (aka Mary)
Susana Klaus, age 8
Hubert Klaus, age 5 (transcription error...should be Robert)
Four other children were also listed aboard ship under the same Family I.D. No. but at this time it is unknown who parents for three of them were. Those children were:
Lucia Klaus, age 4
Elisab Klaus, age 3 months
Elisab Klaus, age 1 1/2 (Fred's daughter)
Anna Klaus, age 2
Sometime during that first year the family moved on to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1847, and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio around 1852 before finally settling in the new Kansas Territory in 1856 where William homesteaded a farm one and one-half miles West and one-half mile South of Lecompton.
After wife Elizabeth died in March of 1868, William lived with his daughter Susan (Klaus) Sulzen and her family in Lecompton. Due to cataracts he was blind for several years before his death. He died December 7, 1886 at the age of 91.
William shares a tombstone with his wife Elizabeth at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Big Springs, Kansas. His name is engraved on the west side of her stone, however it is believed he is resting in an unmarked grave to the immediate right of Elizabeth.
William was a contractor and dike builder by trade. At some point the family moved to Leipzig, Germany, and later they migrated to the United States in 1846.
According to the New York 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists, William, Elizabeth and 12 family members arrived at Ellis Island December 31, 1846 aboard the ship Olaf. Port of departure was listed as Antwerp; place of origin was Deutschland. (Family Identification No. 450309; Microfilm Serial No. M237; Microfilm Roll No. 65) Family members traveling together were listed as:
Wilhelm Klaus, age 49
Elisab Ludwig Klaus, age 44
Frederick Klaus, age 24
Anna Maria Scherick Klaus, age 23 (Fred's wife, transcription error in spelling of maiden name)
Johane Klaus, age 21 (aka John)
Wendelin Klaus, age 18 (aka William)
Theodore Klaus, age 16
Anna M. Klaus, age 14 (aka Mary)
Susana Klaus, age 8
Hubert Klaus, age 5 (transcription error...should be Robert)
Four other children were also listed aboard ship under the same Family I.D. No. but at this time it is unknown who parents for three of them were. Those children were:
Lucia Klaus, age 4
Elisab Klaus, age 3 months
Elisab Klaus, age 1 1/2 (Fred's daughter)
Anna Klaus, age 2
Sometime during that first year the family moved on to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1847, and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio around 1852 before finally settling in the new Kansas Territory in 1856 where William homesteaded a farm one and one-half miles West and one-half mile South of Lecompton.
After wife Elizabeth died in March of 1868, William lived with his daughter Susan (Klaus) Sulzen and her family in Lecompton. Due to cataracts he was blind for several years before his death. He died December 7, 1886 at the age of 91.
William shares a tombstone with his wife Elizabeth at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Big Springs, Kansas. His name is engraved on the west side of her stone, however it is believed he is resting in an unmarked grave to the immediate right of Elizabeth.
William Klaus was born July 24, 1795 in Germany. He married Elizabeth (Baltis) Klaus in 1820 and they were later blessed with seven children, all born in Germany.
William was a contractor and dike builder by trade. At some point the family moved to Leipzig, Germany, and later they migrated to the United States in 1846.
According to the New York 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists, William, Elizabeth and 12 family members arrived at Ellis Island December 31, 1846 aboard the ship Olaf. Port of departure was listed as Antwerp; place of origin was Deutschland. (Family Identification No. 450309; Microfilm Serial No. M237; Microfilm Roll No. 65) Family members traveling together were listed as:
Wilhelm Klaus, age 49
Elisab Ludwig Klaus, age 44
Frederick Klaus, age 24
Anna Maria Scherick Klaus, age 23 (Fred's wife, transcription error in spelling of maiden name)
Johane Klaus, age 21 (aka John)
Wendelin Klaus, age 18 (aka William)
Theodore Klaus, age 16
Anna M. Klaus, age 14 (aka Mary)
Susana Klaus, age 8
Hubert Klaus, age 5 (transcription error...should be Robert)
Four other children were also listed aboard ship under the same Family I.D. No. but at this time it is unknown who parents for three of them were. Those children were:
Lucia Klaus, age 4
Elisab Klaus, age 3 months
Elisab Klaus, age 1 1/2 (Fred's daughter)
Anna Klaus, age 2
Sometime during that first year the family moved on to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1847, and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio around 1852 before finally settling in the new Kansas Territory in 1856 where William homesteaded a farm one and one-half miles West and one-half mile South of Lecompton.
After wife Elizabeth died in March of 1868, William lived with his daughter Susan (Klaus) Sulzen and her family in Lecompton. Due to cataracts he was blind for several years before his death. He died December 7, 1886 at the age of 91.
William shares a tombstone with his wife Elizabeth at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Big Springs, Kansas. His name is engraved on the west side of her stone, however it is believed he is resting in an unmarked grave to the immediate right of Elizabeth.
William was a contractor and dike builder by trade. At some point the family moved to Leipzig, Germany, and later they migrated to the United States in 1846.
According to the New York 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists, William, Elizabeth and 12 family members arrived at Ellis Island December 31, 1846 aboard the ship Olaf. Port of departure was listed as Antwerp; place of origin was Deutschland. (Family Identification No. 450309; Microfilm Serial No. M237; Microfilm Roll No. 65) Family members traveling together were listed as:
Wilhelm Klaus, age 49
Elisab Ludwig Klaus, age 44
Frederick Klaus, age 24
Anna Maria Scherick Klaus, age 23 (Fred's wife, transcription error in spelling of maiden name)
Johane Klaus, age 21 (aka John)
Wendelin Klaus, age 18 (aka William)
Theodore Klaus, age 16
Anna M. Klaus, age 14 (aka Mary)
Susana Klaus, age 8
Hubert Klaus, age 5 (transcription error...should be Robert)
Four other children were also listed aboard ship under the same Family I.D. No. but at this time it is unknown who parents for three of them were. Those children were:
Lucia Klaus, age 4
Elisab Klaus, age 3 months
Elisab Klaus, age 1 1/2 (Fred's daughter)
Anna Klaus, age 2
Sometime during that first year the family moved on to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1847, and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio around 1852 before finally settling in the new Kansas Territory in 1856 where William homesteaded a farm one and one-half miles West and one-half mile South of Lecompton.
After wife Elizabeth died in March of 1868, William lived with his daughter Susan (Klaus) Sulzen and her family in Lecompton. Due to cataracts he was blind for several years before his death. He died December 7, 1886 at the age of 91.
William shares a tombstone with his wife Elizabeth at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Big Springs, Kansas. His name is engraved on the west side of her stone, however it is believed he is resting in an unmarked grave to the immediate right of Elizabeth.
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