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John Krapf

Male 1861 - 1920  (59 years)


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  • Name John Krapf  [1, 2
    Birth 10 Jan 1861  Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Feb 1920  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1906, Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Maria Dorothea "Dorothy" Benkelman,   b. 13 Jul 1826, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1888, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1919, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1885  Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1941, Evergreen Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Cecil Krapf,   b. Nov 1890, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1966 (Age ~ 75 years)
     3. Elsie M. Krapf,   b. Feb 1893, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1931, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years)
     4. Paul Krapf,   b. May 1897, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 12 years)
    Documents
    Krapf, John marriage to Eveline Fisher, October 1885
    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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jan 1861 - Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1885 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Feb 1920 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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).

    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).