Matilda Krapf

1863 - 1945  (82 years)

• Name	Matilda Krapf  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Mar 1863	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Sep 1945	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, July 14, 1939 Local Happenings The home of Mrs. D. Elliot on South Seeger Street is headquarters this week for a host of relatives who are visiting friends in Cass City and vicinity. They are Mrs. Addie CUMMINGS of Belding, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob KRAPF and daugther, Cleo, and William KRAPF of Hornersville, Missouri, and Mrs. Becky HOTCHPETH of Leachville, Arkansas. Mrs. Cummings and William Krapf are sister and brother of Mrs. Elliot. Mrs. Cummings expects to spend about two weeks in Cass City, and the other guests planned to leave Thursday. Cass City Chronicle Vol. 30, Number 23 Friday, September 28, 1945 Mrs. D.C. Elliott Died Unexpectedly Friends of Mrs. D.C. Elliott were very much surprised and saddened when the news of her passing was conveyed Wednesday morning. She had worked in her garden onthe days previous and in the evening enjoyed an automobile ride with her son. She passed away during the night and in the morning was found dead in her bed by a neighbor, Mrs. Robert Warner. Mrs. Elliott was unusually active for her age. A few weeks ago she, with her son and other relatives, took a motor trip to Missouri to visit her brother in that state. Matilda Krapf was born March 7, 1863 in Elkland township and was married to David C. Elliott of Caro in 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott lived in the state of Massachusetts from 1892 to 1905 when they returned to Cass City. Mrs. Elliott was a faithful member of the Evangelical church, of the Sundays School, the Woman's Missionary Society and the Ladies Aid. She is survived by one son, Burton A. Elliott; two grandsons, Leonard E. of Ubly and Francis E. of Bay City; one great grandson; two brothers, G.E. Krapf of Cass City and William Krapf of Hornersville, Mo. A son died in infancy and Mr. Elliott 12 year ago. Funeral services will be conducted Friday by Rev. S. P Kirn at one o'clock in her home and at two in the Evangelical church. The remains will be interred in Elkland cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I12690	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Friedrich "Frederick" Krapf,   b. 4 Dec 1828, Holzhausen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 9 Feb 1906, Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria Dorothea "Dorothy" Benkelman,   b. 13 Jul 1826, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 5 Jan 1888, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Abt 1853  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F5020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David H. Elliott,   b. 18 Jul 1856, Brockport, Monroe County, New York ,   d. 22 Jun 1933, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Burton A. Elliott,   b. 8 May 1883, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 5 May 1971, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 87 years)
  Headstones		Elliott, David and Matilda (Krapf)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F3050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Mar 1863 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 26 Sep 1945 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 138 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 136, 138 (Reliability: 3).