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I looked up Nellie's obit from 1919, and it said her maiden name was Nellie Clark from
County Sligo, Ireland. Here it is:
Mrs. Nellie G. Kruse, widow of the late Henry F. Kruse, died at her home, 613 N. Seventh
street, at 11 o'clock last night after a lingering illness. The deceased was born in
County Sligo, Ireland in 1852, her maiden name being Nellie Clark. She united in marriage
with Henry F. Kruse in 1879. Mrs. Kruse was an active member of St. Mary's church of
this city. The following relatives survive: Three sons, Harry, who is stationed at Camp
Gordon, Ga., Theodore, of this city, and A. Herbert, of Muncie; two daughters, Henrietta
and Laura, of this city; and two sisters, Mrs. Peter Donahue, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs.
Edward Mackessey, of Lafayette. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. (July
25, 1919, Lafayette Journal and Courier.)
Her husband Henry died in 1903 from an accidental drowning. He was trying to save his
daughter and a friend while on a family picnic. It was in the paper for several days. It
took them awhile to find his body.
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