Elizabeth Bloom ¹

Alton Evening Telegraph (Illinois), April 24, 1922: Mrs. Elizabeth Krug, 85, died yesterday at 3:30 p.m. at her home, 2223 State street, after an illness of two months due to the infirmities of old age. She was the widow of Joseph Krug. Mrs. Krug was born in Elizabethtown, N. J. and came to Alton 61 years ago. Before marriage she was Elizabeth Broom. She was married in 1856 to Joseph Krug. He died in 1916, when they had been married 60 years. Mrs. Krug was a member of St. Mary's Church and was prominent in the activities of that organization. She was a member of the Altar Society for years and was one of its most ardent workers. She is survived by three sons, Joseph, John and Aloysius Krug, all of Alton, and six daughters, Misses Barbara, Catherine, Annie and Clara Krug, and Mrs. William Walter and Mrs. George Lanrau, all of Alton. She is survived also by 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Brummer of Columbia City, Ind. The funeral will be held Wednesday from the home to St. Mary's Church, where requiem mass will be celebrated at 9:30. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Elizabeth married Joseph Charles Krug, son of Adam Krug and Anna Elizabeth Eisenhardt, about 1856. (Joseph Charles Krug was born on 22 Nov 1836 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH,^{5 7 8 9} died on 08 May 1916 in Alton, Madison Co., IL and was buried on 10 May 1916 in St. Patrick Cemetery, Godfrey, Madison Co., IL.)