George Henry  CROUSS

1858 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
8 May 1858
George H. Krausch, parents George and Augusta Krausch from Germany
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1860 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Crouse, George, 27, b. abt 1833, Saxony
Crouse, Augusta, 20, b. abt 1840, Prussia
Crouse, Henry, 2, b. abt 1858, CT
Crouse, John G., 2/ 12, b. abt 1860, CT

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1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, 36, wood dealer, b. Saxony
Crouss, Augusta, 29, b. Prussia
Crouss, Henry, 12, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Herman, 7, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Alwine, 5, b. NY, at home
Crouss, Charles, 3, b. MA, at home
Crouss, Ophelia, 6/ 12, b. MA, at home
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1896 Springfield, MA Directory
Crouss George H. & Co. (Geo. H. and Willard C. Crouss), mfrs and dealers tobacco and cigars and billiard and pool room 214 Main

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1903
Name: George H Crouss
Residence Year: 1903
Street Address: 33 1/ 2 Bridge
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cigar Mfr
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1903
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Article mentioning him
Date: November 17, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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newspaper article
Date: December 12, 1907
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Alderman Crouss Very Ill
Alderman George H. Crouss, the well-known cigar manufacturer, is critically ill with pneumonia in the Springfield hospital...

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907
Name: George H Crouss
Residence Year: 1907
Street Address: 63 Vernon
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cigar Mfr
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907
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1908 Death
George H Crouss
January 11, 1908
Springfield, Massachusetts
single
age 49 years, 10 months, 3 days
cause of death - pneumonia, cardiac
residence - 63 Vernon street, Springfield
place of death - Springfield Hospital
place of burial - Agawam
occupation - cigar manufacturer
place of birth - Pittsfield
parents - John George Crouss and Augusta Vogel, both born in Germany

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Death
Residence at time of death: 63 Vernon Street, Springfield, MA
Single
Born in Pittsfield, MA
Son of John George Crouss and Augusta Vogel, both from Germany
Occupation: Cigar Manufacturer
Informant: Mrs. Augusta Crouss, Springfield, MA, 67 Avon? Pl
Place of Burial: Agawam, MA

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newspaper article about funeral
Date: January 16, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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Alderman Crouss Dying. Unconscious and Rapidly Sinking Early This Morning
Date: January 03, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

The condition of Alderman George H. Crouss, who is ill with pleuro-pneumonia at the Springfield hospital, has taken an alarming turn for the worse and it was...

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Claims Partner's Interest. Nellie T. Sullivan Brings Bill in Equity an to Cigar Business of the Late Alderman George H. Crouss
Date: January 24, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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Crouss Estate Hearing. Evidence to Show That the Late Alderman Was Engaged to Marry Miss Nellie Sullivan Of
Date: February 07, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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Finding in Crouss Estate Case. Special Master Reports That Partnership Existed
Date: April 19, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Obituary
Date: January 12, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Death of Alderman Crouss
Representative from Ward 3 Dies of Pneumonia
George H. Crouss, alderman for ward 3 and a well-known cigar manufacturer, died at the Springfield hospital about 4 o’clock yesterday morning where he had been ill since December 10 with pleuro-pneumonia. It was feared from the first that he might not recover, but he seemed to hold his own through the various stages of the disease and was making slight progress toward recovery, when an alarming turn for the worse came a week ago Wednesday morning, and it was felt that the end was only a question of hours. Mrs. Crouss was fully conscious up to the time the turn came and was able to realized and appreciate the gift of a bunch of violets sent to him by the members of both boards of the city council on the occasion of their annual banquet. Mr. Crouss attended the meeting of the city council the Monday night before he was taken ill,...Read full story

1908 Death
Name: George H Crouss
Death Date: 11 Jan 1908
Death Place: Springfield,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: 1859
Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Spouse:
Father: John George Crouss
Mother: Augusta Vogel
Film Number: 2257412
Digital Folder Number: 4282953
Image Number: 01692
Reference Number: 500
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915