1. | Lena S. Kruse was born on 9 Jun 1883 in Schortens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1975 in David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA. Notes:
Lena came to the United States as a young adult and married Henry G Husmann. They were the parents of three children, Elmer, Herbert and Henrietta (Milton Scheffler). Henry died in the flu epidemic of 1918 several months before Henrietta was born.
Lena then married Herman H Jannssen. They were parents of two daughters, Edna (Kenneth Paul) and Ruth (Bob Sovboda).
Apparently Lena had a child in Germany whom no one here knew anything about. Some of the family members visited Germany in the early 1980's, to visit relatives. Can you imagine their surprise when the Husmann and Janssen siblings found out they had an older half sister?
Lena married Henry Husmann on 12 Feb 1914 in Creston, Platte, Nebraska, USA. Henry (son of Gerd Husman and Anna Husmann) was born on 2 Feb 1884 in Illinois, USA; died on 19 Nov 1918 in Creston, Platte, NE, USA; was buried on 20 Nov 1918 in Creston, Platte, NE, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elmer Husmann
was born in 1915 in David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA; died on 12 Apr 2002 in CA.
- 3. Herbert Husmann
was born on 6 Mar 1917 in Rural Creston, Platte, NE, USA; died on 26 Sep 2000 in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 29 Sep 2000 in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA.
- 4. Henrietta Husmann
was born on 4 Jul 1919 in Creston, Platte, NE, USA; died on 16 Aug 2009 in Madison, Madison, NE, USA; was buried on 20 Aug 2009 in Creston, Platte, NE, USA.
- 5. Living Husmann
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Family/Spouse: Herman H Jannssen. Herman was born in 1884 in Germany; died in 1961 in Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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