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Title
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Finding Aid for the Krebs Family Collection
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Date
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1800s-1990s
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Description
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This collection contains the genealogical research, family photographs, and correspondence of Arthur Krebs. The genealogy research contains census, military, land, vital, and other miscellaneous records. In addition, there are numerous family unit charts as well as other genealogy research. There is also a family history of one of Arthur Krebs’ ancestors, John Hiram Ingrum. Also contained within this collection are records in German that relate to Arthur’s genealogy research.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Identifier
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MGC 1093
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Krebs Family collection
Collection Summary
Title
Krebs Family collection
Date
1800s-1990s
Extent
2 archival document boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1093-KREB
Processed by: Lori Ross and Nicole Pye, 2013; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Arthur S. Krebs, Jr.
Biographical History
Arthur S. Krebs, Jr. was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 9, 1916. He married Lorine Fisher on
December 8, 1935 in Jackson County, MO. They lived in Kansas City, MO where Arthur worked as an
electrician. They had three children. In addition to being a member of First United Methodist Church in
Blue Springs, MO, Arthur was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Arthur died on
August 8, 1999.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the genealogical research, family photographs, and correspondence of Arthur
Krebs. The genealogy research contains census, military, land, vital, and other miscellaneous records. In
addition, there are numerous family unit charts as well as other genealogy research. There is also a
family history of one of Arthur Krebs’ ancestors, John Hiram Ingrum. Also contained within this
collection are records in German that relate to Arthur’s genealogy research.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 11 series.
Series 1, Correspondence
Subseries 1, 1940s-1984
Subseries 2, 1985-1999
Series 2, Census Records
Series 3, Family History of John Hiram Ingrum
Series 4, Genealogy Charts
Series 5, Genealogy Research
Series 6, Land Records
Subseries 1, Arkansas
Subseries 2, Missouri
Subseries 3, North Carolina
Subseries 4, Ohio
Subseries 5, Pennsylvania
Subseries 6, Texas
Series 7, Military Records
Series 8, Miscellaneous
Series 9, Probate/Wills
Series 10, Photographs
Series 11, Records in German
Series 12, Vital Records
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are mostly in English with some records in German.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Lorine L. Krebs.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri;
Roll: T627_2180; Page: 12A; Enumeration District:116-336.
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Number: 486-01-3107; Issue State: Missouri; Issue
Date: Before 1951
"ARTHUR S. KREBS JR.," Examiner, The (Independence - Blue Springs - Grain Valley, MO), August
09, 1999, accessed October 10, 2016,
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/13C6154AB0D16FC013C6154AB0D16FC0?p=OBIT.
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