The Recent Story -- Kraus recent common male ancestors 

Kraus Y-Chromosome Haplotype, aka DNA Signatures

This page was begun 28 September 2003 and last updated 26 May 2005 -- rak.

Test results are reported here by Loci characterized by DYS Numbers, listed in green down the left-hand column of the table.  Most of our guys are doing the basic test, which covers 12 Loci.  I have done an additional 13 in case we ever need to make finer comparisons (those are in blue in the second column below).  In the following table , the reported scores (i.e. the number of times a bases sequence is repeated) for each marker for all project participants are and will be shown in the 2nd, 3rd and succeeding columns.  The number at the top each column indicates whose scores are in each column.  The column numbers are explained after the Table.

Table One.  Kraus STR Testing Results to date

Line of Descent (from current to earliest known) for:

#1: Thuengen Kraus Haplotype One, includes test results from nine males (most have had 12 markers tested, only 1A and 1I have had all 25 markers tested):

1A son (b 1937 Reno Co, KS) of son (b 1912 Reno Co, KS) of John Henry Kraus (b1877 Marion Co, KS, USA), s/o David Kraus (b 1843 Schilling, Saratov Province, Russia), s/o Johann Peter Kraus (b 1808 Schilling, Saratov Province, Russia, s/o Wilhelm Christoph Kraus (b abt 1778 Doenhof, Saratov Province, Russia), s/o Johann Burghardt Kraus (b abt 1746 probably near Zeitlofs, Thuengen Barony, northern Bavaria), possible s/o Johannes Kraus (b. bef 1726 possibly in Detter, Thuengen Barony, northern Bavaria), possible descendant of Protestant refugee from the area of Vienna, Austria b in the early 1600's;

1B son (b 1926 Reno Co, KS) of Ferdinand Elmer Kraus (b1892 Marion Co, KS, USA), s/o David Kraus (b 1843 Schilling), and so forth as in 1A;

1C son (b 1950 Waubaunsee Co, KS) of son (b 1915 Reno Co, KS) of Alexander E. Kraus (b 1879 Marion Co, KS, USA), s/o David Kraus (b 1843 Schilling ...), and so forth as in 1A.

1D son (b 1944 Kingman Co, KS) of son (b 1917 Reno Co, KS) of Johnathan Emanuel Kraus (b 1891 Marion Co, KS, USA), s/o David Kraus (b 1843 Schilling ...), and so forth as in 1A.

1E son (b 1957 OR?) of son (b 1930 OR?) of George Frederick Kraus (b1908 Canby, OR, USA, s/o John Henry Kraus (b 1872 Alexandertal, Saratov Province, Russia), s/o Johann Georg Kraus (b 1840 Schilling), son of Johann Peter Kraus (b 1808 Schilling ... and so on as in 1A.

1F son (b 1955 Trego Co, KS) of son (b 1927 Trego Co, KS) son of William Kraus (b 1902 Doenhof, Saratov Province, Russia), son of Wilhelm Kraus (b 1879 Doenhof), likely descendant of either Johann Konrad Kraus (b 1751 Thuengen Barony) or Johannes Kraus (b 1754 Thuengen Barony) brothers of Johann Burghardt listed in 1A above  ; 

1G son (b 1942 Fresno, CA) of son (b1917 CO) of Martin Kraus (b 1885 Alexandertal), prob. son of Johann Martin Kraus (b 1853 Schilling), son of Johann Peter Kraus (b 1830 Schilling), son of Johann Peter Kraus (b 1808 Schilling ... and so on as in 1A.

1H son of son (b1907 Windsor, CO) son of Johann Frederick Kraus (b 1887 Unterdorf, Russia), s/o Georg (prob. b. 1850), prob. s/o Johannes (b 1809 Schilling), s/o Wilhelm Christoph (b abt 1778, Doenhof), and so forth as in 1A.

1I son (b1924 Cook Co, IL) of son (b.1884 Stahl-am-Karaman), s?/o Jacob? Kraus(e) (b abt 1850 Stahl), s?/o Georg (b1809 Stahl), s/o Johann Daniel (b abt 1778 Stahl), s/o Johann (b abt 1778 Stahl), possible s/o Johannes Kraus (b. bef 1726 possibly in Detter, Thuengen Barony, northern Bavaria), and so on as in 1A.

likely to be in this column but results not yet in: no test outstanding at this time.

#2: Thuengen Kraus Haplotype Two, includes test results from one male:

2A son (b 1955 Reno Co, KS) of son (b 1918 Reno Co, KS) of Johnathan Emanuel Kraus (b 1891 Marion Co, KS, USA), s/o David Kraus (b 1843 Schilling ...), and so forth as in 1A.

#3: Thuengen Kraus Haplotype Three, includes test results from one male:

3A son of son of Konrad Kraus (b abt. 1865 Alexandertal), son of Georg Konrad Kraus (b 1834 Schilling), son of Johann Peter Kraus (b 1808 Schilling ... and so on as in 1A; 

#4 Pennsylvania/Maryland Crouse Haplotype One, includes test results from one male:

4A son (b 1932 PA) of son (b 1906 PA) of Howard R. Crouse (b 1876 PA, USA), s/o Emanuel E. Crouse (b. 1835 MD, USA), s/o David Crouse (b 1810 MD, USA), s/o George Crouse (b abt 1775 Baltimore [now Carroll] Co, MD), s/o Unknown Crouse (b bef 1755 probably in some German state).

#5.  Grossseelheim Kraus/Crouse Haplotype One, includes test results from one male:

5A son (b 1964 MD) of son (b 1945 MD) of Christopher Edward Crouse (b 1915 Baltimore MD), son of Christian Henry Crouse (b 1890 Glyndon, MD), son of Christian Henry Crouse (Kraus) (b1848 Germany), son of Johan[nes?] Kraus (b 3 March 1824 Grossseelheim, Hesse, Germany.

#6.  Pennsylvania/North Carolina Haplotype One,  includes test results from one male:

6A son (b1941 VA) of son (b1909 VA) of Grover Cleveland Crouse (b1886 NC), s/o Franklin Crouse (b 1854 NC), s/o Andrew Jackson Crouse (b 1826 NC), s/o David Kraus (b 1802 NC), s/o Jacob Crouse (b 1774 NC, USA), s/o Johann Wendell Kraus (b 1740 PA, USA), s/o Melchior Kraus (b 1709 Palatine region, Germany). 

#7.  Maryland Kraus Haplotype One, includes test results from one male:

7A son of son of Frederick John Kraus, s/o Johannes Kraus who immigrated from someplace in Germany about 1880.

#8.  Prussian Krause Haplotype One, includes test results for two males (more information on these Krauses can be found at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/r/a/Arnold-Edwin-Krause-Saskatchewan/index.html):

8A son of son of Carl Gustav William Krause (b1880 Friedrichshof, Kr.Schlochau, Pommerania), s/o Johann Krause (b1840-50 prob. in Kr.Schlochau) -- several Krause families were in the area at the time.

8B son of son of Max Ernst Krause (b1896 Zeittin, Pommerania) son of Theodor Krause (b 1853 Gross Volz, Pommerania) son of Leopold Krause.

Three test results are pending:

two descendants of Friedrich (b 1833 Prussia) and Heinrietta Krause from the Schlochau, Pommerania area (more information on this branch can be found at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/r/a/Arnold-Edwin-Krause-Saskatchewan/BOOK-0001/0035-0002.html), and

a son of a son of George Russell Crouse (b 1914 Van Buren Co, Mich.) son of George Conrad Crouse (b 1884 Van Buren Co) so of Adam Crouse (b 1847 Erie Co, OH) son of Conrad Crouse (b 1824 Ronshausen, Hesse) son of Johann Adam Crauss (b 1792 Ronshausen) son of Johannes Crauss b abt 1765, lived in Ronshausen).  Ronshausen is some 30 miles east of Grossseelheim and some 50 miles north of the Thuengen Kraus area.

The results given above indicate that:

1) the basic Thuengen Kraus DNA signature is 13-22-15-11-13-14-11-12-12-11-11-28 and that there is a recent mutation which first occurred either in one of Uncle Joe's sons or in that son's son which has created a new signature which varies from the original Thuengen signature only in that the first 11 is a 10.  All are Haplogroup G.  For the lineage of Haplogroup G, click on the Ancient Story.

2) the basic Pennsylvania/Maryland Crouse DNA signature is 13-24-14-11-11-15-12-12-12-14-14-31 and is 13 steps (in DNA terms that is a very long ways!) removed from the Thuengen Kraus signature and 14 steps removed from the Grossseelheim Kraus signature.  All of the folk who are just 1-step or 2-steps from this signature are Haplogroup R, more specifically the subgroup R1b -- which leaves little doubt that this signature is R1b as well.  So the last common male ancestor shared by these three Kraus families (Thuengen, Grossseelheim, and PA/MD) was M89 who lived  some 45,000 years ago.  For the lineage of Haplogroup Rib, click on the Ancient Story.

3) the basic Grossseelheim Kraus/Crouse  DNA signature is 12-25-15-10-13-15-11-15-12-13-11-30 and is 11 steps removed from the basic Thuengen Kraus signature and 14 steps removed from the basic PA/MD Crouse signature (in DNA terms both are very far removed!).  All of the folks tested so far who are only three or four steps removed from this signature are J2 -- which strongly suggests that this signature is J2 as well.  For the lineage of Haplogroup J2, click on the Ancient Story.

4) the basic Pennsylvania/North Carolina Kraus/Crouse signature is 12-22-14-10-13-14-11-16-11-12-11-28 the closest known relatives of which almost all belong to Haplogroup I, strongly indicating that this Kraus line belongs in Haplogroup I; click for the Ancient Story.  This line then is most closely related to the Thuengen Krauses, being "only" 8, 9, or 10 steps removed from that line, and is just about as closely related to the Grossseelheim Krauses, being 9 steps removed from that line.  It is most distant from the PA/MD Crouses being a full 18 steps removed from that line.

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