California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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GEORGE KRUSE.� This progressive rancher and his cultured wife, 
to whom he gives much of the credit for their financial success in Fresno 
County, have won a name and place for themselves in the locality where 
they live. George Kruse was born in Tarlyck, Samara, Russia, November 
16, 1880, a son of Henry and Mary (Deis) Kruse, both natives of the same 
province and who are farmers. The oldest of three- living children, George 
attended the schools and at the age of seventeen was apprenticed to learn the 
blacksmith trade. In September, 1899, he came to Dorchester, Wis., and in 
April, 1900, we find him in Fresno County, working on a grain-ranch to learn 
all he could of the ways of ranching in California ; this he continued two years. 
On February 19, 1904, he was married to Miss Maggie Weber, born in the 
same Russian town, and the oldest child and daughter of Peter and Mary 
(Herman) Weber, Russian-Germans and farmers who eventually came with 
their family to California. Peter was a rancher at Fowler, then located at 
Oleander. After his marriage Mr. Kruse continued ranching, working at 
baling hay, etc., until he saved enough to buy some land, which he did near 
Fowler, in partnership with Mr. Weber. One year later he sold to Mr. Weber 
and engaged in grain-raising at Tranquillity until the water came in and he 
left the place to start over again. He bought twenty acres on Coalinga Ave- 
nue, near California, in 1907, located on it and made valuable improvements, 
erecting buildings and setting out trees and vines, and he now has ten acres 
in Thompsons. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kruse have four children: Henry, Marie. Harry and Ed- 
ward. The family belongs to the Lutheran Evangelical Church. An advocate 
of progress and cooperation, Mr. Kruse belongs to the California Associated 
Raisin Company. By hard work and good management Mr. and Mrs. Kruse 
have won success and are enjoying life in their country home eleven miles 
west from Fresno City.