Mary Alice (Phelps) Kraus (1860 - 1933)

Born 13 Aug 1860 in Northwood, Worth, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Emmett Potter — married 17 Sep 1879 (to Oct 1879) in Cawker City, Mitchell County, Kansas

Wife of Mark M. Young — married 1881 (to before 1897) in Nebraska or Kansas

Wife of Henry C. Varner — married 14 Feb 1897 (to before 1919) in Washington or Kansas

Wife of Louis Kraus — married Jan 1919 (to 22 Aug 1933) in Washington

Died 22 Aug 1933 at age 73 in Orting, Pierce, Washington, United States

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Biography

from Descendants of Phillip Phelps, p6

" 24. Mary Alice⁴ Phelps (John Wallace³, David², Philip¹) was born August 13, 1860, in Northwood, Worth County, Iowa. She died August 22, 1933, in Orting, Pierce County, Washington. She married (1) George Emmett Potter September 17, 1879, in Cawker City, Mitchell County, Kansas. He was born about 1856 in Iowa. He died October, 1879, in Smith County, Kansas, only about a month after he and Mary Alice were married. He was the son of John Munson Potter and Lois S. Martin. His brother, James Leander Potter, married Mary Alice’s older sister, 22. Maria Elizabeth⁴ Phelps. She married (2) Mark M. Young about 1881, probably in Nebraska or Kansas. He was born February, 1861, in New York. He died after 1911, probably in Washington.

Children of Mary Alice Phelps and Mark M. Young are:

1. 0 39 i. Frank⁵ Young, born about 1882 in Kansas.
2. + 40 ii. Lloyd Phillip⁵ Young, born about 1883 in Downs, Osborne Co., KS.
3. 0 41 iii. Frederick S.⁵ Young, born October 14, 1885, in Nebraska.
4. 0 42 vi. Jesse Mable⁵ Young, born about November 8, 1889, in Beaver Crossing, Seward Co, NE.
5. + 43 v. William Henry⁵ Young, born April 6, 1892, in Washington.

The 1910 census for Kit Carson County, Colorado, indicates that Mary had given birth to 6 children, of which 4 were alive in 1910.

She married (3) Henry C. Varner February 14, 1897, in Washington or Kansas. He was born January, 1856, in Tyler, Tyler County, Virginia. That part of Virginia became West Virginia during the Civil War. He died August 21, 1921, in Seattle, King County, Washington. He was the son of Ashberry Varner and Phoebe Davis.

She married (4) Louis Kraus January, 1919, in Washington. He was born April, 1859, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He died February 11, 1852, in Orting, Pierce Co., WA. He was previously married to Mary Alice’s older sister, 22. Maria Elizabeth⁴ Phelps. Louis, Maria and Mary are all buried in the same plot."

BURIAL:
Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery
Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 October 2019), memorial page for Mary Alice Phelps Kraus (13 Aug 1860–22 Aug 1933), informative bio here: Find A Grave Memorial no. 5551202, citing Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy (contributor 47601262) .

• Descendants of Phillip Phelps, compiled by Don Hagstrom, p3-4 (entry 19) "John Wallace Phelps", p6 (entry 24) "Mary Alice Phelps"
• United States Census, 1880 - Lincoln, Smith, Kansas, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5G-DY2 : 14 July 2016), Mary A Potter in household of John W Phelps, Lincoln, Smith, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 308, sheet 450A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0397; FHL microfilm 1,254,397.; FamilySearch image