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George Emmanuel Krapf

Male 1867 - 1959  (91 years)


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  • Name George Emmanuel Krapf  [1, 2
    Birth 20 Sep 1867  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jun 1959  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 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, 4
    Family ID F5020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Sep 1867 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jul 1890 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1959 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, 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. [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).

    4. [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).