Waterloo Region Generations
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Magdalena Oesch

Female 1827 - 1887  (60 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Oesch 
    Born 9 Feb 1827  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Magdalena Kropf 
    Residence 1847  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-111041 
    Died 18 Jul 1887  , Cass Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Clearfork Cemetery, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I111041  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Bishop Johannes "John" Oesch,   b. 27 Aug 1791, , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1850, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Barbara Schultz,   b. 1803, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F31420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Kropf,   b. 24 Mar 1824, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1909, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1847  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Barbara Kropf,   b. 10 May 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1921, Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Catherine Kropf,   b. 26 Nov 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1922  (Age 72 years)
     3. John Kropf,   b. 27 Dec 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1912, near, Hubbard, Marion, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Jacob Kropf,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jacob D. Kropf,   b. CALC 22 Mar 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1920, near, Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     6. Magdalena Kropf,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lea Kropf,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. David Kropf,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Rachel Kropf,   b. 4 Apr 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1939, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     10. David D. Kropf,   b. 12 Oct 1857, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1929, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     11. Philipana Kropf,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Josephine Kropf,   b. 19 Feb 1859, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1928, near, Hubbard, Marion, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     13. Rev. Daniel J. Kropf,   b. 3 Mar 1861, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1927, near, Harrisburg, Linn, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     14. Christian J. Kropf,   b. 15 Mar 1863, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1940, , Cass Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     15. Mary Kropf,   b. 3 Oct 1864, near, Baden, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1948, near, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     16. Nancy Kropf,   b. 4 Sep 1866, , Hickory Co. , Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1934, , Cass Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F29684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Magdalena was probably also born in Waterloo Township, but the family soon moved into their new quarters in Wilmot where Magdalena grew up. In 1847 she married David Kropf, son of Jacob Kropf and Magdalena Rothacker. The Kropfs had the two properties east of the Oesch homestead where they farmed and ran a sawmill. David became the chief sawmiller in the family. In 1853, the sawmill burned to the ground. Although they had no insurance, they rebuilt the mill.

      In 1862, however, David and Magdalena sold their properties in Wilmot and left for Ohio. Due to the Civil War in progress at the time, they were there only a year and returned to Hay Township where Magdalena's family was living. In 1867, they again moved south to Hickory County this time where Magdalena's brother Christian was located at the time. They also moved to Cass County, were members of the Sycamore Grove Amish Mennonite Church, and are buried in the Clearfork Cemetery. Several of David and Magdalena's children migrated to Oregon where one now finds numerous descendants.

      Esch/Oesch Family by Lorraine Roth 2003

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      Kropf - On the 18th of July in Cass Co., Mo., Magdalena, wife of David Kropf, aged 60 years, 5 months and 9 days. She was buried on the 20th. Services by Moses Yoder and J.C. Kenagy, from Job 14: 1-10; 7: 1-10. She leaves a bereaved husband, eleven children and 21 grand children who mourn their loss; but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Deceased had been feeble for several years, and it was her desire to depart and be with Christ. She was formerly from Canada, and was for many years a consistent member of the Amish Mennonite Church

      Herald of Truth, August 15, 1887

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Magdalena Oesch Kropf (1827 - 1887) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7578000.

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 185.

    3. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 69.

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Rudoph Roth, Minister of The Menonite Society #82.
      David Kropf, to Magdalena Oesh, both of Wilmot. 3 Jan. 1847. Rev. Roth. Wit. John Jantzi and Peter Litwiler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Feb 1827 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1847 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jan 1847 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jul 1887 - , Cass Co., Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Clearfork Cemetery, Garden City, Cass, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
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