Melvin Junior Krapf

1923 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Melvin Junior Krapf  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Jan 1923	Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Apr 2002	Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Phlox, Howard County, Indiana   [2]
  Person ID	I5348	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Ira C. Krapf,   b. 6 Feb 1891, Indian Territory d. 28 Mar 1989, Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Sadie Golden Frost,   b. 22 Mar 1900, Missouri d. 18 Dec 1957, Oran, Scott County, Missouri (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1916  [1]
  Family ID	F2796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois Brunson,   b. 8 Aug 1924, Matthews, New Madrid County, Missouri d. 10 Nov 2002, Fairmont, Grant County, Indiana (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1943  [1, 4]
  	They were the parents of Pamela Maureen, Linda Rochelle, Karen and Tommy KRAPF. As of the publication date of Art Peck's book, Melvin and Lois lived in Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana.
  Family ID	F2797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jan 1923 - Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri Death - 29 Apr 2002 - Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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