Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt^[1]

1834 - 1914  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt
  Born	8 Mar 1834	Boston, Erie, New York, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252721065
  Name	Elizabeth "Elise" Kraus
  Residence	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121102
  Died	1 Dec 1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I121102	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Jacob "Jacob" Bernhardt,   b. 29 Mar 1796, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France ,   d. 23 Jul 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Barbara Rupp,   b. 27 Mar 1791, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France ,   d. 24 Jan 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1816	Oberhofen, , Alsace, France   [8]
  Family ID	F9382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christopher Kraus,   b. CALC 10 Oct 1820, Kaltenbach, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 13 Feb 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Children	1. Ferdinand A. "Fred" Kraus,   b. 9 Jan 1853, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1922  (Age 69 years)   2. Bertha Kraus,   b. 27 Sep 1856, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Louisa Rosina Kraus,   b. 14 Feb 1861, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Henry Louis Kraus,   b. CALC 28 Jun 1863, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1888, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 25 years)   5. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kraus,   b. CALC 4 Jul 1867, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1883  (Age ~ 15 years)   6. Annie B. Kraus,   b. 1869, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 90 years)   7. Ernst Ludwig "Louis" Kraus,   b. 23 May 1871, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1951, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F30229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Death of Mrs. Kraus. - On Tuesday, Dec. 1, at noon, Mrs. Christopher Kraus died very suddenly of heart failure, aged 80 years, 6 months, 23 days. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Bernhardt. She was born at Buffalo, N.Y., and had been a resident of Baden nearly 50 years. She leaves to mourn her demise, 2 sons, Fred, New Hamburg; Louis, Owen Sound; and 3 daughters, Bertha, Mrs. H. J. Steefelmeyer, of Baden; Louisa, Mrs. F. Goebel, of New Hamburg; Annie, Mrs. Wm. Russell, of Baden; 16 grand children. The many friends of the bereaved family extend their heartfelt sympathy in their sad hour. The Chronicle Telegraph, 3 Dec 1914, p. 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 5417 (1871), Ernst Ludwig Kraus, accessed 24 May 2010. Ernst Ludwig Kraus Date of Birth: 23 May 1871 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Christoph Kraus, carpenter of Wilmot Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bernhart [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 31. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 20. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 38. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 68. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Elizabeth Kraus d. 1 Dec 1914 Baden, b. Buffalo, NY aged 80y, 6m, 23d, d/o Bernhardt, buried Baden [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Christoph Kraut, joiner of Preston married 21 Dec 1852 in Greenbush by license to Elisabeth Bernhardt of Preston, wit: Hubert Kratzmeyer of Preston and Balthasar Mogk of Preston [S3189] France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912. Name: Philip Jaques Bernhart Sex: Male Father's Name: Philip Jaques Bernhart Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Cristina Nehrer Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Barbara Rupp Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Valatin Rupp Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbara Wittmer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Mar 1816 Event Place: Bas-Rhin, France Digital Folder Number: 008321729 Image Number: 99 [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Fredereck W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. Christoph Kraus, Joiner, to Elisabeth Bernhardt, both of Preston. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. Hubert Kratsmeyer and Balthasar Mogk, both of Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Mar 1834 - Boston, Erie, New York, United States Birth - - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Residence - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Dec 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Dec 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth