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Frances Schiller Kruger

15 Dec 1886 – 19 Feb 1974

Birth	15 Dec 1886
Death	19 Feb 1974
Cemetery	Elgin City Cemetery Elgin , Bastrop County , Texas , USA
Added by	P. Wade on 04 Mar 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143288191

Bio

Her parents Joseph Schiller and Frances Dusek arrived from Bohemia, Czec h Republic in 1881. They settled in Travis County, Texas. Frances Schiller was born 15 December 1886 near Manda in the same area. She was baptized 13 May 1888 in the Elgin Brethren Church. 18 December 1907 Frances married Emil Paul Kruger also of Travis County. Three daughters and one son were born. This couple was among the original founders of the S.P.J.S.T organization in Elgin. Shortly after moving to Elgin into a home built by her husband and his brothers, her husband had a fatal heart attack. She remained active for 26 more years. She was known for her making noodles, lye soap, quilts and many Czech pastries including kolaches. Her youngest daughter and her husband lived in the house with her and also her daughter Ruby and two daughters. She later built a new brick home in Elgin.

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Family

Parents

• Joseph "Joe" Schiller 1858–1922
• Frances Dusek Schiller 1863–1929

Spouse

• Emil Paul Kruger 1887–1948 FaG

Siblings

• Ladislav Schiller 1891–1983
• Joe B. Schiller 1895–1974
• Emil Schiller 1897–1968

Children

• Edith Lillian Kruger Peterson 1909–2001 FaG
• Wayland Delvin Kruger 1913–1978 FaG
• Ruby Kruger Fields 1918–1993 FaG
• Frances Marie Kruger Creppon 1930–2008 FaG

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