Edwin Kropf^[1]

1879 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	Edwin Kropf
  Born	16 Aug 1879	Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00059-3945.3
  Died	9 May 1949	Earl Grey, Saskatchewan   [2]
  Buried	12 May 1949  [2]
  Person ID	I20333	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan C. Kropf,   b. 5 Dec 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Matilda Hostetler,   b. 23 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1876	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Catharine Morrison,   b. 25 Feb 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1936, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1906  [7]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edwin Kropf Dies in Earl Grey, Sask. The death occurred at his home in Earl Grey, Sask., on Monday, of Mr. Edwin Kropf, in his 70th year. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kropf and was born at Pine Hill, Wilmot Township. In 1906 he married Miss Carrie Morrison formerly of Baden and they went to Saskatchewan where they farmed for many years near Earl Grey. His wife predeceased him about 20 years ago. Surviving are three sons, one daughter and one granddaughter, besides two brothers, Herbert, New Hamburg, Jacob, Stratford, and one sister, Mrs. H. R. (Lavina) Gerrard, Toronto. A brother, Norman, predeceased him 13 years ago. The funeral was held at Earl Grey on Thursday. New Hamburg Independent, May 13, 1949

  
  

• 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..., 825. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, May 13, 1949. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 27. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 20. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011016-76. Jonathan Kropf, 31, occ. Carpenter, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of Christian & Maria Married Mathilda Hostetter, 21, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of Moses & Margareth, Witn Henry & Mary Ann Hostetter of Wilmot, 1 February 1876 in New Hamburg. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, May 13, 1949. Obituary of Edwin Kropf

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Aug 1879 - Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 May 1949 - Earl Grey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth