John Krapf

1861 - 1920  (59 years)

• Name	John Krapf  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Jan 1861	Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Feb 1920	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, February 27, 1920 Vol. 15, No. 49 Passing of Old Resident of Cass City John Krapf Came to Cass City in Early Sixties John Krapf who has been in ill health for several months, passed away Tuesday evening, February 24, after an operation to relieve an obstruction of the bowels. Mr. Krapf underwent an operation the previous Saturday for abscess of the stomach. He stood the operation well considering his weakened condition and was getting along nicely until Tuesay when the bowel trouble developed. John Krapf is among the early comers to Tuscola county. He was born near Milwaukee, Wisc. on January 10, 1861. When he was about two years of age, the family moved to Michigan, settling at Watrousville. About a year later they came to Cass City, settling on a farm 1 1/2 miles northwest of town. On October 15, 1885 Mr. Krapf was united in marriage with Evelyn Fisher, and after a residence of 12 years on an Elkland township farm, they moved to Pittsfield, Mass., where they resided nine years, returning again to Cass City. Mrs. Krapf died last July. He was a man of energy and industry and through of a retiring disposition he won many friends during his residence here. As a citizen, he was always obliging and true to any trust he assumed. Mr. Krapf was a member of the Methodist church. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Dora Krapf and Mrs. Walter Milligan, both of Cass City, and Mrs. Preston Allen of Detroit; two brothers, George E. Krapf of Cass City and Wm. Krapf of Hornersville, Mo.; and four sisters, Mrs. J.J. Gallagher and Mrs. D.C. Elliott of Cass City, Mrs. Cummings of Sterling, and Mrs. Hills of Hornersville, Mo. Funeral services will be held at the residence Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, 2007) (Research):Census Information: 1900 Census Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Pittsfield (Town , War d 6 (Part of) Enumerated the Second day of June 1900 SD 115 ED 75 Sheet 5B 44-95-104 Krapf, John Hd M W Jan 1861 39 m 15 Wisc Germany Germany Day Laborer Krapf, Evaline Wf W F APr 1867 33 M 15 Mich Germany Germany Krapf, Dora L Dtr W F May 1888 12 S Mich Wisc Mich At School Krapf, Cecil N Dtr W F Nov 1890 9 S Mich Wisc Mich At School Krapf, Elsie M Dtr W F Feb 1893 7 S Mich Wisc Mich At School Krapf, Paul Son W M May 1897 3 S Mass Wisc Mich 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Township Enumerated 25 April 1910 by John A. Benkelman SD 8 ED 712 Sheet 4A Stamped 124 John Krapf Hd M W 49 m1 25 Wis Germ Germ Farmer Evelyne Krapf Wf F W 43 m1 25 Mich Ireland Ireland Cecil H. Krapf Dtr F W 19 S Mich Wis Mich Elcie M. Krapf Dtr F W 17 S Mich Wis Mich Len Wheaten Hired Man M W 22 S Mich Canada Canada
  Person ID	I12689	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)
  Marriage	Abt 1853  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F5020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eveline Fisher,   b. 3 Apr 1867, Wickware, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 30 Jul 1919, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1885	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  	They were married by Pastor H. Voelker, with John J. and Louise (Krapf) Gallagher witnessing their vows.
  Children	1. Dora S. Krapf,   b. 3 May 1888, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 12 Jul 1941, Evergreen Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 53 years)   2. Cecil Krapf,   b. Nov 1890, Michigan d. 12 Jan 1966 (Age ~ 75 years)   3. Elsie M. Krapf,   b. Feb 1893, Michigan d. 28 Jan 1931, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Paul Krapf,   b. May 1897, Massachusetts d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 12 years)
  Documents		Krapf, John marriage to Eveline Fisher, October 1885 They were married in Tuscola County, Michigan by Pastor H. Voelker, with John J. and Louise (Krapf) Gallagher witnessing their vows.
  Family ID	F3104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jan 1861 - Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Marriage - 15 Oct 1885 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 24 Feb 1920 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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).