George Emmanuel Krapf

1867 - 1959  (91 years)

• Name	George Emmanuel Krapf  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Sep 1867	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jun 1959	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, June 11, 1959 Page Four Pioneer of Area Dies Wednesday George Emanuel Krapf, one of the few remaining pioneers of this community, died at the Tuscola County Nursing Home Wednesday, June 3. Mr. Krapf was born in Elkland Township, September 20, 1867, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Krapf. He married Miss Amelie KAISER July 10, 1890, in Caro. Following their marriage they made their home on a farm in Elkland township, later moving to Cass City. Mr. Krapf has been a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church for more than 65 years. He was school treasurer of District No. 6, Elkland township, for 20 years. He leaves a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. K died July 17, 1950, on day after they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Funeral services were hald Saturday at the EUB Church, Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiating. Burial was in Elkland cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) (Research):Census Information 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola, Elkland Twp Enumerated 15 and 16 April 1910 SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 1A Stamped 121 10-10 Krapf, George E Hd M w 42 m1 20 Mich Germany Germany Farmer Krapf, Emelia Wf F W 44 m1 20 3/0 Germany Germany Germany
  Person ID	I12692	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, 4]
  Family ID	F5020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emilia Pauline Kaiser,   b. 28 Sep 1865, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 17 Jul 1950, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1890	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Headstones		Krapf, George and Emilia (Kaiser)
  Family ID	F3096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Sep 1867 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 10 Jul 1890 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 3 Jun 1959 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - 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). [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 22, September 7, 1959. (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).