KRUSE, DAVID. - A favorably known and prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Cass County, Ill., who is successfully engaged in his chosen pursuits of tilling the soil and breeding cattle, in section 29, township 18, range 10 N., is David Kruse, and he is considered by his neighbors one of the substantial members of the community. Further particulars concerning the family relations of Mrs. Kruse are contained on another page of this volume, in connection with a biography of his brother, Jacob Kruse.

David Kruse is a native of Cass County, and was born January 2, 1876. His father, Mythas Kruse, was born in Switzerland in 1826, and came to this country in 1855, and his mother, Sophie (Biehl) Kruse, was a native of Cass County.

In his youth, David Kruse attended the district school of the neighborhood whenever an opportunity offered, and helped his father carry on the work on the home place. After leaving school he applied himself to farming, bought the farm from his father's estate, and improved it himself. It consists of 140 acres of very fine land and is devoted to grain farming and the raising of choice stock, in which its owner has met with a good degree of success. The marriage of David Kruse took place January 1, 1915, on which date he was wedded to Ruth Carrie Maurer, born January 16, 1892, a native of Cass County. Mr. and Mrs. Kruse are well liked by their neighbors, and all speak well of their good qualities.