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John G. Krous

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John G. Krous

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
17 Mar 1894 (aged 46)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 7, 164
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Founder of Krous Park, a beer garden & favorite haunt of Springfieldians during the gay nineties & just before. It was 2 city blocks in size & had a pavilion & bandstand. The park ceased to exist about 1900, but its memory is perpetuated on the gravestone of its founder.
Founder of Krous Park, a beer garden & favorite haunt of Springfieldians during the gay nineties & just before. It was 2 city blocks in size & had a pavilion & bandstand. The park ceased to exist about 1900, but its memory is perpetuated on the gravestone of its founder.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger

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  • Maintained by: BjJ
  • Added: Jan 28, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19954/john_g-krous: accessed ), memorial page for John G. Krous (5 Dec 1847–17 Mar 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19954, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by BjJ (contributor 46902476).