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My name is Renea Kruer Strader. I also have been doing research on the surname Kruer.
Where does the Frank Kruer you have listed come into play. The Frank Kruer that I am
researching (my great, great grandfather) arrived in Louisville, Kentucky by 1886 (as per
the Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory). He was born in 1859 and died in
1888. He married Sophia Sommerkamp and they had at least two children, Maime and Joseph.
Joseph married Mary Scholl and they had Arthur, Frank, Mary Rose, Celestine, Edward and
Vern. Frank married Catherine Woodring and had Frank (my dad) and Lawrence.
I am pretty sure that the Frank Kruer that I am researching was born in Indiana, around
the Floyds Knobs/Starlight (spelling?) area. I know that my Kruer line also originated in
Germany. What I am not sure of is how many generations preceding him are to be found in
the United States before it ends in Germany.
I can be contacted at R.Strader(a)insightbb.com with any response.
Frank