Alexander Meier died in Alexandertal, date unknown. Click on the thumbnail to
enlarge. This page was begun 6 July 2001; revised 20 Feb 2003 -- rak.
Our first entry was supplied by his great granddaughter, Janet Deason:
Alexander Meier died in Alexandertal, date unknown. Click on the thumbnail to
enlarge.
Our second entry is Marie Kaufmann. She was a sister-in-law to
Alexander Meier. 
She stayed behind in Russia to take care of her parents. She married a
Bender. She was last heard from in the early 60's. Contact was
subsequently lost. Also supplied by Janet Deason.
Our third entry is a portrait of my great-grandparents, David and Mary (Dahlinger) Kraus,
who arrived in this country on 31 July 1876 as, I believe, the first or second immigrants
to the US from Alexandertal: 
The picture obviously was taken later in life. For more on them, click here.
The fourth entry is Samuel Kraus and his wife Katharina Margaretha (Roth) or
"Sam and Maggie". Sam was the youngest 
brother of David
Kraus. He and Maggie arrived in the US with a fairly large Alexandertaler
Kraus party on 4 June 1887. Their picture was taken about 1900 in Marion
County, Kansas and was supplied by their great grandson, Keith
Mueller.
Our fifth entry is Dora (Kraus) and Jacob B. Schissler. Dora was the
daughter of Sam and Maggie 
and was born in Alexandertal. Her husband was
from the colony of Walter. They married in Marion County. This was
supplied by their grandson, Keith Mueller who also graciously supplied the only
birth certificate I know of which is based on church information from
Alexanderthal (Rosenberg Parish). 
It is not in the best of shape but it is
a true treasure!
To return to Alexandertal, click on it.