John Adam Krug

Adam John Krug was born in Kassel, Germany in 1842. In 1875 he married Catherine Greb at Red Jacket, Michigan. Catherine was born in 1857 at Rubicon, Michigan. She was the daughter of Casper Greb and Anie Elizabeth Trolleor. Casper and Anie were both born in Kassel, Germany.

Adam, Catherine, their children along with Casper and Anie Greb, came to homestead in North Dakota in 1882. They settled in Barnes County in Cuba Township. Adam and Catherine farmed in Cuba Township the rest of their lives. Adam died in 1918 at the age of 76. Catherine died in 1944 at the age of 87. She was living in Valley City with her daughter Sally at the time of her death. Adam and Catherine were the parents of eight children and all of them farmed adjoining property at one time.

The children are:

  1. Martin, married to Laura Thornton;

  2. Paul married Minnie Nicoli;

  3. Henry married Clara Bush;

  4. John married Pearl Critchfield;

  5. Ray married Clara Storbeck;

  6. Caroline married Charles Ertelt;

  7. Lea married Bert Shannon and

  8. Sally Krug.

Of these children Lea and Sally are the only two living. They reside in Valley City. This past year the original homestead was sold after being in the Krug family since it was homesteaded.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 132