John Kraft^{[1, 2]}

1824 - 1886  (62 years)

• Name	John Kraft
  Born	8 May 1824	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1880	Gale, Marion Co., Kansas   [9]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00069-4177
  Died	16 Sep 1886	, Marion Co., Kansas   [1, 8]
  Buried	Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, Kansas, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I13014	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Kraft,   b. 14 Feb 1771, Auspack, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 9 Apr 1844  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bechtel,   b. 19 Feb 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1866, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1808  [2, 10]
  Family ID	F3574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Hermance,   b. 2 Jul 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1925, , Kansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1848	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 11]
  Children	1. Magdalena Kraft,   b. 7 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Kraft,   b. 9 Jun 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Aaron Kraft,   b. 21 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   4. Caroline Kraft,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Kraft,   b. 6 Dec 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Caroline Amelia Kraft,   b. 14 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Hannah Cornelia Kraft,   b. 30 Nov 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1943, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, United States  (Age 86 years)   8. Angeline Elizabeth "Angie" Kraft,   b. 10 Oct 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1954  (Age 95 years)   9. Eliza Ann Kraft,   b. 18 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1947, , Kansas  (Age 86 years)   10. John Henry Kraft,   b. 25 Apr 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   11. Harriet Matilda Kraft,   b. 27 Oct 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1937  (Age 73 years)   12. Josephine H. Kraft,   b. 28 Jun 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   13. Charles Allen Kraft,   b. 27 Mar 1869, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1930, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Kraft, "fourth and youngest son of John and Magdalena (Bechtel) Kraft, was born May 8th, 1824. On October 10th, 1848, he was married to Angeline, daughter of Morgan L. and Harriet (Babcock) Hermance. She is a twin sister to Mrs. Abraham C. Clemmer and was born July 2nd, 1828. After their marriage they moved on the west half of lot No. 112, German Company's Tract, about a mile east of Bridgeport, Waterloo County, Ontario. Here they resided until the beginning of March, 1874, when they moved to near Marion, Marion County, Kansas, where he followed farming until his death which took place September 16th, 1886. They had a family of twelve children, of whom six died in infancy." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _________ Sketch of John Kraft, author and location unknown John Kraft now deceased, the subject of this sketch, was born in Waterloo Co., Ontario,Canada, May 8,1824. He was of German and Pennsylvania Dutch parentage and was reared in his native birthplace. His death occurred September 10, 1886 and his passing was lamented by all who knew him. Sept.10,1848, John Kraft and Angeline Hermance, a fine lady of German and Irish decent born July 2, 1828 at Beverly, Canada, were married and settled near his birthplace on a farm. He had purchased the land in 1868 and lived there at length, where he was well and favorably known in the county. He held the office of Township Treasurer for many years. John Kraft was a member of the Mennonite Church but he was not narrow-minded and could work amicably with other denominations. March 11, 1874 he came to Kansas and settled on Mud Creek, six miles northwest of Marion Kansas in Gale Township on a homestead . The Kraft family with two other families were the first Canadians to settle around Marion, Kansas. John Kraft was a farmer, devoting his entire time to farming exclusively, therefore he cultivated his farm to a high degree. Angeline Kraft, the widow, now resides on this farm which at his death was sold to D.L. Yeagley. The children left by John are as follows: Caroline Amelia--Mrs Richard Harold, Gale Twp.,Marion Co.,Kansas Hannah C. Snider-Mrs. Amos Snider May City , Iowa Angeline Elizabeth--Mrs Sam Kline, Clark Twp.,Marion Co.,Kansas Eliza Ann--Mrs D.L. Yeagley Gale Twp.,Marion Co., Kansas Charles Allen--Living temporarily in Canada Harriet Matilda--a milliner and dressmaker living in Marion, Kansas

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 867. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 225. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 50. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 99. [S246] Census - Kansas - 1880, Gale, Marion, Kansas Film 1254388 Page 42D. John KROFT Self M Male W 56 CANADA Farmer BAVARIA PA Angeline KROFT Wife M Female W 54 CANADA Keeping House HOLLAND CT Mitilda KROFT Dau S Female W 16 CANADA At Home Charles KROFT Son S Male W 11 CANADA Frank HUMES Other S Male W 23 IN Farm Laborer Lucinda HUMBERGER Other S Female W 17 CANADA Servant [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Kraft, 24, yeoman of Waterloo married 10 Feb 1848 Greenbush by license to Angeline Hermanns, 20 of Waterloo, wit: David Eby farmer of Waterloo & Christ. Koehler labourer of Waterloo [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 35. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132406145/john-kraft. [S246] Census - Kansas - 1880, Gale, Marion, Kansas Film 1254388 Page 42D. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 862. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick Rev. - Minister at Greenbush, Waterloo Twp. #104.

  
  

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  Born - 8 May 1824 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1848 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Feb 1848 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Sep 1886 - , Marion Co., Kansas Buried - - Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth