William Frederick Krapf

1858 - 1946  (88 years)

• Name	William Frederick Krapf  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	20 Jan 1858	Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1946	Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri   [1, 3, 5, 7]
  Burial	Horner Cemetery, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri   [5]
  Notes	Peck writes that "Will Krapf, as a single man, accompanied his older sister, Mary, and her husband when they moved to Texas. Later he was one of the 20,000 who made a run for a homestead in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma in 1880. About 1900 he moved with his family to the "boot heel" country of southeast Missouri. He was an overseer for farmers. When his sons were old enough, he rented land for them to farm. He raised cotton and corn on this rich bottom land. He eventually acquired land of his own." Cass City Chronicle Friday, July 2, 1937 Locals, Page 4 William Krapf, Mr. and Mrs. George Krapf, Mrs. Harris Rhew and Truman Krapf, all of Hornersville, Missouri, are visiting with William Krapf's brother, G.E. Krapf, and other relatives in this community. George Krapf is a son and Mrs. Rhew a daughter of William Krapf and Truman is a grandson. The party expects to be in Cass City about a week. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census (Indexed on Ancestry.com as KRAFT) Missouri, Dunklin County, South Part of Clay Twp, Hornersville Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 12 ED 41 Sheet 10B 186-193 Krapf, W. F. Head W M Jan 1858 42 M 20 Wisc Germany Germany Farmer Months not employed: 2 Krapf, Mary E Wf W F Sept 1857 42 M 20 7/7 Ga Ga Ga Krapf, George O Son W M Aug 1880 19 S Tx Wisc Ga Farm Laborer Months not employed: 0 Krapf, Dora E Dtr W F July 1885 14 S IndianTerritory Wisc Ga Farm Laborer Months not employed: 2 Krapf, Magnolia Dtr W F July 1889 10 S IndianTerritory Wisc Ga At School Krapf, Ira C Son W M Feb 1892 8 S IndianTerritory Wisc Ga Krapf, Neoma Dtr W F Apr 1895 5 S IndianTerritory Wisc Ga Krapf, John S Son W M Feb 1897 S Ark Wisc Ga
  Person ID	I12688	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2015

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	Abt 1853  [1, 8]
  Family ID	F5020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Williams,   b. 16 Sep 1856, Georgia d. 3 Oct 1916, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1879	Parker County, Texas   [1, 6, 9]
  Children	1. George O. Krapf,   b. 22 Aug 1880, Texas d. 19 Oct 1973, Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 93 years)   2. Dora E. Krapf,   b. 28 Jul 1885, Indian Territory d. 10 Dec 1905, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 20 years)   3. Jacob "Jake" F. Krapf,   b. 31 Mar 1887, Indian Territory d. 14 Nov 1966, Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 79 years)   4. Mary Magnolia Krapf,   b. 27 Jul 1889, Indian Territory d. 13 Dec 1970, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 81 years)   5. Ira C. Krapf,   b. 6 Feb 1891, Indian Territory d. 28 Mar 1989, Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas (Age 98 years)   6. Naoma "Oma" Krapf,   b. 11 Apr 1894, Indian Territory d. 12 Jan 1928, Arizona (Age 33 years)   7. John Stanley Krapf,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Arkansas d. 20 May 1960, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F5220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2015

  
  

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  Birth - 20 Jan 1858 - Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Marriage - 2 Nov 1879 - Parker County, Texas Death - 29 Jul 1946 - Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Krapf, Frederick and Lizzie William Frederick Krapf was the oldest son of Frederick Krapf and Dorothea Benkelman, immigrants from Germany. He married Mary Elizabeth Williams of Georgia in 1879, probably in Texas. Later Frederick was one of the 20,000 who made a run for a homestead in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma in 1880. About 1900 he moved with his family to the "boot heel" country of southeast Missouri.
  		Krapf Family of Oklahoma William Frederick Krapf of Wisconsin and Mary Elizabeth Williams of Georgia were married in 1879, probably in Texas. Later Frederick was one of the 20,000 who made a run for a homestead in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma in 1880. The back of this photos is simply labelled, "Oklahoma Krapfs." IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS IS FREDERICK AND LIZZIE THEMSELVES, OR SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS. PLEASE HELP US POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THEM.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Greenfield, Post Office Root Creek Enumerated 18 Jun 1860 275-262 (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. 138 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Missouri, Dunklin County, South Part of Clay Twp, Hornersville Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 12 ED 41 Sheet 10B 186-193 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 94436897 (Reliability: 3). [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online]. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 9, September 2, 1946 (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). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Missouri, Dunklin County, South Part of Clay Twp, Hornersville Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 12 ED 41 Sheet 10B 186-193 Married 20 years (ca 1880) (Reliability: 3).