Kraus(e) Family in St Louis Co MO: a Virtual Cemetery - Find a Grave

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Kraus(e) Family in St Louis Co MO

Entire family was murdered by the husband/father, August Kraus, Mar 12, 1903. He then killed himself. He used a four-pound stone hammer and a razor to slice their throats, and then used the razor on himself. He did not use the razor on the baby, however. He was suffering from mental illness, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch, Mar 13, 1903 and Mar 14, 1903. The paper also spells the name as Krause.

7 memorials

Carrie Kraus Flowers have been left.

3 Mar 1891 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Elisabeth “Lizzie” Reiss* Kraus* Flowers have been left.

4 Apr 1871 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Emma Kraus Flowers have been left.

9 Feb 1894 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Friedrick “Fred” Kraus Flowers have been left.

28 Sep 1902 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Genevieve “Jeneva” Kraus Flowers have been left.

4 Feb 1900 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

George Kraus Flowers have been left.

9 Sep 1897 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Phillip Kraus Flowers have been left.

14 Nov 1895 – 12 Mar 1903

Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

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