The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-27
LIVED NEARLY 1O3 YEARS.
Death of William A. Krugg, Who Voted for
Twenty-Five Presidential Candidates.

Death of William A. Krugg, Who Voted for
Twenty-One Presidential Candidates.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDSvILLE, April 26-William A.
Krug. the Charlottesville ~centenarian.
died at 3 o'clock to-day. He was nearly l03
years old. and had been a resident of this
county for more than fifty years. Although
of such great age, he has. until recently.
been u familiar figure on the streets, and
delighted in entertaining those who
W around him with the stories of the
early settlements and struggles of the
country. He had q wonderful memory,
and retained his faculties to the last.
Mr. Krug was born at Lancaster, Pa,
Sept. 90. 1870, his parents being of German
descent. He learned the trade of a sad
dler. which be followed until 1889. In 1919
he married Miss Elizabeth Jones, and they
had ten children. fOus boys and six girls.
One child. William j. Krug. vas born in
1914. and recently died in this city. Eliza
beth was born In 1916, and is now the wife
of George W.. McKeehan, of Jamestown,
Ind. Sarah was born in 1871, and is now
the wife of DR.. X. Nj. Earl, of Hallowell,
Kan. Henry L. was born in 1925. and now
lives In Fountain county, Indiana. Mary
was born in 1928. and is the wife of Dr. J.
Il. Duncan. of this city. Louisa was born
in 1880, was never married, and Ia still Inv.
ing in this city. With her Mr.. Krrg made
his home. Caroline was born in 1888, and IS
the wife of j. l.. Mcclure. of Baldwin. Kan.
MIR. Krug removed from Lancaster to
Starke county. Ohio. In 1871. and In 1926 to
Hamilton, o.. where he lived until 1889.
Then he purchased a section of land near
Pleasant Hill (Wingste). ten miles north
west of Crawfordsvllle lie named his
farm Mount View. and In 1916 removed
from the farm TO Pleasant Hill. where he
opened o tavern. He named 1t the Tenn
perance House," This he ran until the
death of his wife in 1860. He was post
master at Pleasant Hill for over twenty
years. When his wife died he moved to
Crawfordsville. In 1878 he made an ex-
tended visit TO his brother-in-law. Rev.
George Jones. then a chaplain in the United
States navy. with headquarters at the Ma
Wy Asylum IN Philadelphia.
Mr.. Krug has voted at twenty-one presi-
DENTAL elections. His first vote was east
in 1sl2 for DeW,tt Clinton; He voted for
Rufus King in 1916. John Quincy Adams
in 1920. 1S24. 1928; Henry Clay in 1882. 1s44:
w. H.. Harrison In 1886. 1910: Zachary lay
Tor, 1,48: Winfield Scott. 1882; j. G.. Free
mont, 1856; Lincoln. 1e60. 1864; Grant. 1SGS,
1872; HAYES. 1876; Garfield. 1880; Blaine.
a Tree taiker. and readily gave
place over ninety years ago. He
was a friend of jonathan Jessup and
Pluipeas Davis. Quakers who resided at
York. Pa, and who built the first loco
motive. MI. Krug. however, never saw
George Washington. Mr.. Krug passed
many pleasant hours in looking back over
his long life. He always prayed to- live TO
he one hundred years old, which occasion
was q happy event for him.. When his
mile stones marked q century he had forty
grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grand.
children aud three great-grest-grandchil-
dren.