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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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MRS. ANNA JULIA KRAUSE, widow of Richard H. Krause, was born April 4, 1839, the only child of Albert and Sarah Harberger Lesher. There is a family tradition that John Harberger, ancestor of Mrs. Krause, came to America in the Mayflower, in 1620. Her father was a farmer near Pottstown. Both parents are buried in the old Pottstown cemetery. He died first, at the age of thirty-two years, and she survived many years, dying August 3, 1893, at the age of seventy-four years.
Jacob Lesher (grandfather) married Catharine Miller and they lived in Philadelphia, where he was engaged in business. Both were members of the Reformed church. They have been dead many years and were buried in Philadelphia.
The maternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Root) Harberger. They resided in Pottstown, where he was a dealer in marble and stone. Both died many years ago, and were buried in Pottstown cemetery. They had two children.
Richard H. Krause, (deceased) husband of Mrs. Krause, was born December 25, 1835. He died March 12, 1891, and was buried in Pottstown cemetery. In youth he attended school for a number of years, and then learned the carpenter trade which he followed through life, being a contractor the latter part of his time. Pottstown was the scene of his entire business career and he erected many of the substantial buildings which are seen there today. In 1883 he purchased the homestead now occupied by his widow. He was regarded as a reliable business man and a valued citizen of his community. He was a Democrat in politics, and served as a school director for several years, filling also a number of minor positions.
Mr. Krause married Anna Julia Lesher. They had two children, of whom one, William, born December 7, 1861, died in 1862. The other child is George Albert, born September 24, 1863. He resides in Pottstown. On reaching manhood, he married Emma, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Bechtel) Miller, the latter deceased, and the former a resident of Pottstown.
George, son of Mrs. Krause, is a contractor, engaged in business in Pottstown. He has three children, as follows: Annie Catharine, born in August, 1882; Cora Emily, born in 1890; and Mary Elizabeth, born in 1892. All reside with their father.
The parents of Richard H. Krause were George and Elizabeth (Christman) Krause, who resided in Pottsgrove township, where the father was a farmer. He died there, and the widow removed to Pottstown where she resided until her death, which occurred many years ago. Both were buried in the Pottstown cemetery. George Krause was a Democrat in politics, and both he and his wife were members of Trinity Reformed church. Mrs. Anna J. Krause is a useful woman in the community. She is active in the work of Trinity church, of which she is a member.
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