Kraus Family Genealogy (Rossmeisl, Czech Republic)

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Surnames of those in our direct ancestral line appear in BOLD.

Descendants of Michael Kraus

1 Michael Krausz b: in Rossmeisl, Bohemia (Rozmysl, Czech Republic) d: unknown
.. + Maria Müller
........ 2 Christian Kraus b: in Rossmeisl, Bohemia d: unknown
............ + Barbara Beringer b: in Rossmeisl, Bohemia d: unknown
..................... 3 Maria Elisabetha “Elisabeth” Krausz b: Aug. 11, 1824 in Horní Rozmyšl m: Feb. 23, 1846 in Lesik/Muhlberg d: unknown
.........................+ Joseph Antonius “Anton / Anthony” Pecher b: July 13, 1818 in Muhlberg House #4, Bohemia
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FAMILY ORIGINS

The Kraus (also spelled Krausz and Krause) family resided in Rossmeisl (Rozmysl), Bohemia, today known as Rozmysl, Czech Republic.

Today there are places called Dolni Rozmysl (called Deutschbundesort in German) and Horni Rozmysl, neighboring villages south and west of Nejdek. The current population of the village is 29 people. It is one part of a larger village called Dolni Nivy.

Christian Krausz was a farmer at house #17 in Rossmeisl. The Kraus family was Roman Catholic.

SURNAME ORIGINS

The surname Krause is from the Middle High German kraus or "pitcher" (jug), a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs or a nickname for a heavy drinker.

The surname Beringer originates from the Germanic personal name Beringer, composed of the elements berin + ger -- or "(warrior) fighting with a spear".

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