Oren Alfred Krause

Oren Alfred Krause was born October 23, 1890, in Fond du Lac Co., WI and died August 23, 1955, at his home in the City of Bradford, McKean Co., PA, at age 64. He is the son of August Ferdinand Krause of Swanbach, Prussia, Germany, and Mary Jane Abbey of Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Canada West.

Hazelle Potter was born about 1894 and died February 22, 1968, in the City of Bradford, McKean Co., PA, at age 73. Lived in Pittsburgh in 1942.

Oren Alfred Krause and Hazelle Potter were married before 1950 in Unknown.

Oren Alfred Krause and Hazelle (Potter) Krause had no children.

Oren Alfred Krause was born October 23, 1890, in Fond du Lac Co., WI.

Hazelle Potter was born about 1894.

Following the death of Alfred's father, his mother Mary Jane (Abbey) Krause came to Bradford and lived with him and Hazelle. They resided at 26 Bon Air Avenue. Alfred's sister, Effie Krause, married John Russell Case. Russ was the founder of the W. R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company in Bradford.

Oren Alfred Krause was also known as Alfred Oren Krause.

The 1895 Kansas State Census taken on March 1, 1895, shows August Krause (age 49) born in Germany and having moved from Wisconsin is a Farmer living in Aldine Twp., Norton Co., KS. Living with him are: Mary J. Krouse (age 35) born in Canada and having moved from Wisconsin; Effie Krause (age 14) born in Norton Co., KS; Elda Krause (age 11) born in Norton Co., KS; Belle Krause (age 9) born in Norton Co., KS; Oscar Krause (age 6) born in Norton Co., KS; Alfred Krause (age 4) born in Norton Co., KS; Wallace Krause (age 2) born in Norton Co., KS; and Ralph Krause (age 1) born in Norton Co., KS.

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 20, 1900, shows August F. Krause (age 44) born November 1855 in Germany to German-born parents and having emigrated in 1861 and not Naturalized is a Farmer owing his farm free of a mortgage and is living in Aldine Twp., Norton Co., KS. Living with him is his wife of 20 years, Mary J. Krause (age 40) born July 1859 in English Canada to English Canadian and English-born parents and having emigrated in 1860 with Unknown Naturalization, with 9 of the 11 children born to her still alive. Also living there are his children, all born in Kansas except for Alfred, who was born in Wisconsin: Effie L. Krause (age 19) born March 1881, shown as married less than one year; Elda E. Krause (age 17) born May 1883; Belle E. Krause (age 14) born November 1885; Oscar O. Krause (age 11) born November 1888; Alfred O. Krause (age 9) born October 1890; Wallace A. Krause (age 7) born September 1892; Jason R. Krause (age 6) born March 1894; Nellie A. Krause (age 4) born February 1896; and Minnie L. Krause (age 2) born May 1898.

The 1905 Kansas State Census dated March 1, 1905, shows August Krause (age 49) born in Germany and having moved from Wisconsin is a married Farmer owning his own farm and living in Aldine Twp., Norton Co., KS. Living with him are: Oscar Krause (age 16) born in Kansas; Alfred Krause (age 14) born in Wisconsin; Wallace Krause (age 12) born in Kansas; Jason Krause (age 10) born in Kansas; Mary J. Krause (age 45) born in Canada and having moved from Wisconsin; Elda Krause (age 21) born in Kansas; Belle Krause (age 19) born in Kansas; Nellie Krause (age 9) born in Kansas; and Lucille Krause (age 6) born in Kansas.

The 1910 U. S. Census taken on May 9, 1910, shows August Krause (age 54) born in Germany to German parents and having been married 30 years is a farmer owning his farm. He is living in Aldine Twp., Norton Co., KS. Living with him is his wife Mary J. Krause (age 50) born in Canada to Canadian and English parents, and 7 of her 11 children still living. Also living there are Alfred O. Krause (age 19) born in Wisconsin; and Wallace Krause (age 17) born in Kansas.

The WWI Draft Registration Report taken on June 5, 1917, shows Alfred Krause (age 26) born October 23, 1890, in Fond du Lac, WI, is an unmarried Traveling Salesman for Peete Bros. Manufacturing Co. of Kansas City, KS. He is living at 565 Temple Court Building, Minneapolis, MN. Medium height, medium build, blue eyes and light brown hair.

The Olean Herald, Olean, NY, Saturday, August 10, 1929

Mrs. J. Russell Case Succumbs in Bradford

BRADFORD, Aug. 10. - Mrs. J. Russell Case, 48, wife of J. Russell Case, prominent Bradford cutlery manufacturer, died at her home on East Main Street here last night, following a six months' illness. Mrs. Case was born in Norton, Kansas, and came to Bradford 30 years ago. Surviving are her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Krouse of Norton, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Elda Darling and Mrs. Dell McCray, both of Gooding, Idaho; four brothers, Oscar Krause of Gooding, Idaho, Alfred Krause of Minneapolis, Minn., Jason Krause of Wichita, Kansas, and Wallace Krause of Sioux City, Neb. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon.

McKean County Democrat, Smethport, PA, Thursday, October 12, 1933

BUSINESS OF WEEK AT COUNTY COURT HOUSE

New Suits

No. 27 Oren A. Krause vs. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U. S., Assumpsit.

McKean County Democrat, Smethport, PA, Thursday, September 19, 1935

The assumpsit action of Oran A. Krause, plaintiff, vs. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; was completed when the jury returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff the sum of $2,074.26. The case was completed with 11 jurors, by agreement of attorneys for both sides, when Mrs. Fannie Gleason, of Smethport, one of the members of the jury hearing the case, was taken ill.

Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana, PA, Thursday, December 17, 1936

PITTSBURGH - A federal jury returned a verdict for the Equitable Life Assurance Society in a suit by Oren A. Krause, of Bradford, for $3,472 he claimed due as disability benefits.

The WWII Draft Registration Report taken on April 27, 1942, shows O. A. Krause (age 51) born October 23, 1890, in Fond du Lac, WI, is working for W. R. Case and Sons. His contact person is his brother-in-law, J. R. Case, 723 E. Main St., Bradford, PA. The draft board was in Collegeville, Montgomery Co., PA. Note regarding the images for the states of PA, MD, WV, and DE. These four states were scanned at the National Archives facility in such a way that the back of one person’s draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier’s card. Ancestry is aware of this problem, and is working to correct this issue.

The Era, Bradford, PA., Wednesday, February 7, 1945

Case Cutlery Reaches All Fighting Fronts.

Local Industry Heavily Engaged in Production Of War Goods; Firm Came to City in 1905.

In 1905 J. Russell Case moved the W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company from Little Valley, N. Y., to Bradford, and continued its development to a nationwide business. Since that time there has been a steady increase in volume of business and number of employees augmented by the purchase of a number of smaller cutlery companies.

The factory and office was first located in Bradford in a plant the company erected on Bank street. Forseeing the time when it would outgrow that plant the corporation purchased a tract of land on the north edge of the city just after the last war and developed the residential district at Foster Brook where many employees now live. In 1929 the factory and office was moved to a larger plant erected on this same tract. New buildings have been added to this plant from time to time including a very modern office building completed, in 1941 and a new factory addition recently completed.

Corporation Formed. In January, 1944, W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company formed the Case-Smiley Corporation which acquired Schaaf & Good Company at Fremont, Ohio, where they now manufacture a complete line of shears, scissors and manicure implements. The acquisition of this latter plant will enable W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company, in the post-war period, to furnish their customers with a complete line of cutlery all manufactured in its own plants.

The entire production of the company is, in normal times, distributed directly to more than 5,000 hardware, cutlery and department stores covering every state in the Union and to a limited number of export accounts. The company acknowledges the loyalty and cooperation of these customers in their encouragement to it to produce everything possible for the Armed Forces at the sacrifice of civilian cutlery for their own stock.

From the beginning, quality was stressed as the most important feature of Case knives and today the company's skilled craftsmen, many with over 30 years of service, produce knives acknowledged all over the country as the finest made and Mr. Case and his associates have insisted that this same high standard of quality be maintained for the Armed Forces.

U. S. Has First Call. During the past three years the percentage of military products has increased rapidly and the Armed Forces have at all times first call on the company's entire production facilities. Principal military products made for the various branches of the Army and Navy include short bayonets, trench knives, commando knives, machetes, combat knives, parachute snaps, carbine triggers, straight razors, shears and scissors, electricians knives and utility type pocket knives. Many of these products were designed by the company and approved by the Armed Forces as standard equipment.

Seventy-five employees of the company have entered the Armed Forces during the past four years. Three of these have given their lives on foreign soil.

Officers of the company include J. Russell Case, president and general manager; John O'Kain, vice president; H. W. Barnard, vice president; O. A. Krause, vice president; C. G. Rhoades, treasurer; Miss Clara Baumann, assistant treasurer and F. M. Nash, secretary and attorney. Directors on addition to the above include H. D. Martin and J. Russell Osborne, who is now in the Armed Forces.

The Era, Bradford, PA, April 29, 1950

McKean County Court Records: Deeds

Fred J. Barnett and wife to O. A. Krause and wife, Bradford.

McKean County Democrat, Smethport, PA, Thursday, April 12, 1951

27 Cases  Listed for Civil Court To Start Monday

Bradford Milk Co. vs. O. A. Krause. Trespass.

Oren Alfred Krause died August 23, 1955, at his home in the City of Bradford, McKean Co., PA at age 64. He is buried in Willow Dale Cemetery, 30 Hedgehog Lane, Bradford, McKean Co., PA.

The Era, Bradford, PA, Tuesday, August 23, 1955

Oren A. Krause, 64, Dies Unexpectedly At His Home Here

Oren Alfred Krause, 64, died unexpectedly at 5:15 p.m. yesterday at his home, 26 Bon Air Ave. He suffered a heart attack after returning from a downtown shopping trip. Mr. Krause was born Oct. 23, 1890, in Wisconsin and had served as a sales representative for W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. for a number of years, the last 14 with headquarters in Bradford. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hazelle Potter Krause; two brothers, Oscar W., Bellflower, Calif., and Wallace E. Krause, Green Island, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. W. E. Darling, Gooding, Idaho, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Koch-Chatley Memorial Chapel. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

The Era, Bradford, PA, Wednesday, August 24, 1955

Oren A. Krause Rites To Be Held Thursday

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. for Oren Alfred Krause of 26 Bel Air Ave., who died unexpectedly in his home Monday afternoon. John Stopfel, reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist, will officiate at the services in the Koch-Chatley Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Mr. Krause was a member of North Star Lodge No. 23, Free and Accepted Masons of St. Cloud, Stearns Co., Minn., and the Minneapolis Consitory of Minneapolis, Minn. Bradford Lodge No./ 749, F. and A. M., will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. today in the chapel.

Hazelle (Potter) Krause died February 23, 1968, in Bradford, McKean Co., PA, at age 73.