Fanny A KATHAN

(b. 17 July 1872 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA d. 6 March 1966 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

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Fanny A KATHAN was born 17 July 1872 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Fanny A KATHAN was the child of Dorr William KATHAN and Elizabeth W BRIGGS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Fanny A married Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS 25 April 1894 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS was born 8 August 1867 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Carl "Charles" Theodore died 14 November 1960 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Carl "Charles" Theodore was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL.

Fanny A KATHAN died 6 March 1966 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .

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Fanny A KATHAN married

Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS-- Date: 25 April 1894 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

He is a farmer, age 26. She is a teacher, age 21. He was born in Pittsfield. She was born in Brattleboro, VT.

Groom's Name: Charles T Crouss
Groom's Birth Date: 1868
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Fanny A Kathan
Bride's Birth Date: 1873
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1894
Marriage Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: George
Groom's Mother's Name: Augusta Vogel
Bride's Father's Name: Dorr W
Bride's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Briggs
Groom's Race:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02873-5
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2028187
Reference Number: it6 v2 p2 n5
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org

Children of Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS and Fanny A KATHAN:

Theodore Austin CROUSS (b.29 April 1895, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 April 1966, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Hilda May GIROUX 1924 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Irene Kathan CROUSS (b.16 March 1897, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 April 1955, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. David Emanuel CESAN 25 April 1921 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

George Willard CROUSS (b.24 November 1912, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 June 1980, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Jane EDMUNDSON 17 August 1943 in Clinton, Oklahoma, USA

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1872 Birth
17 July 1872
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Fanny A. Kathan
residence: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
birthdate: 1873
birthplace: Vermont, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Vermont, United States
mother's name: Elizabeth Kathan
mother's birthplace: Vermont, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 7 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-1349
page: 301
page character: B
entry number: 781
film number: 1255349
Household Gender Age
parent Elizabeth Kathan F 47
Addie Kathan F 17
Fanny A. Kathan F 7

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Fanny A KATHAN and Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS 25 April 1894, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

She was 21 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Theodore Austin CROUSS was born 29 April 1895, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Fanny A was 22 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Irene Kathan CROUSS was born 16 March 1897, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Fanny A was 24 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Fanny Crouse
titles:
residence: Agawam Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: Jun 1872
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Charles Crouse
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Vermont
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Charles Crouse
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 6
estimated marriage year: 1894
mother how many children: 2
number living children: 2
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0502
sheet number and letter: 29B
household id: 589
reference number: 73
gsu film number: 1240649
image number: 00000509
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles Crouse M
Fanny Crouse F
child Theodore A Crouse M
child Irene K Crouse F
parent Elizabeth Kathran F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Fannie A Crouss
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 217
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles T Crouss M 42y
Fannie A Crouss F 37y
child Theodore A Crouss M 14y
child Irene K Crouss F 12y
parent Elizabeth Kathan F 77y
Victor Polaski M 40y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
George Willard CROUSS was born 24 November 1912, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Fanny A was 40 years old.

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Fanny A Crouss
residence: Precinct C Agawan Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1874
age: 46
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820699
digital folder number: 4301096
image number: 00081
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles E Crouss M 52y
Fanny A Crouss F 46y
child Theodore A Crouss M 25y
child Irene K Crouss F 23y
child George W Crouss M 7y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 Marriage of Child
Irene Kathan CROUSS married 25 April 1921, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to David Emanuel CESAN

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Fannie Crouss
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 54
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Vermont
estimated birth year: 1876
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
enumeration district number: 99
family number: 565
sheet number and letter: 22B
line number: 88
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00150
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles Crouss M 62
Fannie Crouss F 54
child George Crouss M 17
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Fanny K Crouss
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Suffald
House Number: S
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 63A
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles T Crouss 72
Fanny K Crouss 66
George W Crouss 27
Le Roy Munroe 53
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1943 Marriage of Child
George Willard CROUSS married 17 August 1943, Clinton, Oklahoma, USA to Mary Jane EDMUNDSON

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Agawam, Massachusetts
Name: Fanny Crouss
Age: 77
Birth Date: abt 1873
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: Wa
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles T Crouss
82 Head
Fanny Crouss 77 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1955 Death of Child
Irene Kathan CROUSS died 4 April 1955, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Fanny A was 82 years old.

1960 Death of Spouse/Partner
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS died 14 November 1960, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Fanny A KATHAN - Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Massachusetts

Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Massachusetts

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1966 Death
6 March 1966
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 93.

Obituary
Mrs. Charles T. Crouss

'Mrs. Fannie L. (Kathan) Crouss, 93, a former Agawam grammar school teacher, died Sunday. She had resided in Suffield St., Agawam for 65 years. Born in West Brattleboro, Vt., July 17, 1872, daughter of the late Dorr W. and Elizabeth (Briggs) Kathan, she was educated in Vermont schools and was a graduate of Hitchcok Academy, Fiskdale. She had taught Sunday school at Agawam Baptist Church and was one of the oldest members of American Legion Auxiliary Wilson Thompson Post 185. Her husband, Charles T. Crouss died in 1960. She leaves two sons, Theodore A. Crouss of West Springfield and George W. Crouss of Agawam; eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at Curran-Jones funeral home Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. with Rev. Benjamin T. Lockhart, pastor of the Agawam Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Agawam. Visiting hours are today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m.'

Date: March 07, 1966
Location: Massachusetts
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Funeral
'The funeral of Mrs. Fannie A. Crouss formerly of Suffield St., Agawam, was held Tuesday at Curran-Jones funeral home. Rev. Benjamin T. Lockhart, pastor of Agawam Baptist Church officiated. Bearers were John and Theodore Cesan and Theodore and Leslie Crouss. Burial was in the Center cemetery, Agawam. Mr. Lockart read committal prayers.'

Date: March 09, 1966
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

Fanny is buried at: Agawam Center Cemetery
820 Main Street

Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
(413) 786-5399

Added: 11/14/2009 9:27:37 AM - Updated: 5/21/2022 4:37:11 PM