BIOGRAPHIES: William E. CRUSE, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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William E. Cruse, merchant, Rice Lake, Barron County, was born in Westphalia, 
Germany, October 17, 1842, a son of Martin and Laura (Jupsien) Cruse, both of 
whom died in Germany.  Of the nine children born to this union, six of them 
are now living, William was the sixth child.  In 1876 he came to the United 
States and located in Washington county, Wis., where he remained eight years, 
then came to Rice Lake in 1884 and worked in a stave factory until 1888, when 
he entered into the mercantile pursuit in which he is still engaged.  He 
married, January 27, 1880, Miss Mary Doerenbecher, who is of German ancestry 
and was born in Washington county, Wis., where her parents still reside.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Cruse are the parents of five children, all living, namely:  William, 
Ernest, Clara, Edward and Henry.  He is a member of the Roman Catholic church 
at Rice Lake, of which he is secretary.  Mr. Cruse is a firm believer in the 
principles of the democratic party.  Mrs. Mary Cruse died December 29, 1891, 
and was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery, south of Rice Lake city, on the last 
day of the year 1891.  She was a lady in every respect, a good mother, and the 
best assistant to her husband in the business as well as in the house.

--Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa 
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," page 864.