Mary KRAUSE b. Sep 1854 Lebanon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin d. 1937: Our Family History

1854 - 1937 (82 years)

Name	Mary KRAUSE
	Surname on 2 children's baptismal records spelled Krause. Have seen alternative, including family lineage booklet, spelling it Kraus.
Birth	Sep 1854	Lebanon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin [2, 3]
Gender	Female
comment	1855
	Interesting historical note from https://www.wisconsinhistory.org, accessed 2 Sep 2018: "In 1855, Watertown (Dodge and Jefferson counties) was the second largest community in Wisconsin with a population of 8,500, due in large part to a flood of German immigrants."
Death	1937
	Mary was in her 83rd year at the time of her death.
Burial	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN
	Her body was interred in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Person ID	I64496	mason
Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

Father	Conrad KRAUS, b. 1817, Germany d. 1894 (Age 77 years)
Mother	Elva (UNKNOWN), b. 1823, Germany d. 1892 (Age 69 years)
Family ID	F8170	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Frederick August HENSCHKE, b. May 1849, Sumatra, Oststernberg, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire d. 1946 (Age 96 years)

Marriage 25 Dec 1876 Watertown, Jefferson Co, WI [2]

Watertown, WI, is located in both Jefferson and Dodge counties today/2018. Most of town population today is in Jefferson County. I am not sure of county boundaries in 1876.
Lebanon where Mary was born is about 9 miles from Watertown where she was married to Frederick.

Children

	1. Elisabeth Emilie Flora HENSCHKE, b. 10 Oct 1877
	2. Otto August Eduard HENSCHKE, b. 7 Mar 1879
	3. Fred HENSCHKE, Jr. , b. Feb 1881, Wisconsin
	4. Herman HENSCHKE, b. 7 Feb 1883 d. 1904 (Age 20 years)
	5. Amanda Gertrude HENSCHKE, b. 17 Sep 1885, Hustisford, Dodge Co, WI d. 30 Jul 1963, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN (Age 77 years)
	6. Lydia M. HENSCHKE, b. 1890
	7. Caroline HENSCHKE, b. Oct 1892
	8. Ervin C. HENSCHKE, b. Mar 1895
	9. Edward W. HENSCHKE, b. Oct 1898
	10. Meta E. HENSCHKE, b. c. 1901

Family ID F5635 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jul 2026

Photos » Slide Show		1920 US Census / Henschke, Sr., Fred Martinsburg, Renville Co, MN
		1930 US Census / Henschke, Fred Martinsburg, Renville Co, MN (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		1900 US Census / Henschke, Fred Martinsburg, Renville Co, MN
		1910 US Census / Henschke, Fred Martinsburg, Renville Co, MN

Notes
Name in children's baptismal register is given as Marie; family information gives Mary. All the family members Anglicized their names.

[S5567] Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002. .
Amanda Gertrude Michelson, state file no. and certificate no. 016403, record no. 1541617.
[S5762] Zuehlke, Norma & Fred, and Marvin & Eleanor Michelson, Who's Who??? Michelson-Henschke Family lineage booklet., (published by authors).
[S5764] 1900 US Census / Henschke, Fred.

Mary KRAUSE[1]