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I went to the Historical Society today and did some research on Grandmother Orrell's Family. Her name was Krauss. She died when I was 7 years old and I didn't know anything about the Krauss family. Aunt Emma told me she had a brother and sister who were twins. I found the family online about ten years ago. Dad said she was from New Castle, DE. The problem was she wasn't born there. She was born In MD not too far from where my mobile home is. I knew the family was from this area but did not know her grandparents. I found them today and can trace the family back to Germany to the 1600's, I knew about Captain Leonard Krauss but until today, I was unable to connect to him. He fought in the Revolutionary War and was George Washington's Tailor and friend. He came here from Germany as a youth. He first was in Lancaster, PA and then Cecil County, MD. I thought they might be Lutheran being German but Leonard is buried in a Methodist Cemetery. Of course, his wife may have been Methodist or they probably went to the nearest church which was either Methodist or Quaker. When Leonard came to Cecil County, he built and ran a Tavern and yes, his friend, George Washington slept there. He had 17 children so there are a lot of Krauss's in the area. I copied a photo of him and will try to scan it into my home computer. It was expensive research. I was so engrossed in the research that I forgot about the time, the parking meter expired and I got a ticket. It cost $15.00. Bummer!
I have two showings on my house, today and tomorrow. Let's hope one of these is the one who buys. I have lowered the price so I am practically giving the house away. I hope I will be able to find a job so I can make up the difference. I have some work I want to do on my mobile home.