Christian Kropf^{[1, 2, 3]}

1815 - 1898  (83 years)

• Name	Christian Kropf
  Born	10 Jan 1815	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1838	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mennonitte
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Yeoman
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30704
  Died	13 Jul 1898	Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Buried	Darby Cemetery, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I30704	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Kropf,   b. Feb 1784,   d. 28 Jan 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Rothaker,   b. 7 Aug 1786, Strassburg, , Alsace, France ,   d. 24 May 1878, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1811	Epfig, , Alsace, France   [8]
  Family ID	F36120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Koenig,   b. 9 Apr 1815, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 29 Apr 1891, , Schuyler Co., Missouri  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1838	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Magdalena Kropf,   b. 1836, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Magdalena L. "Mattie" Kropf,   b. 1 Nov 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1909, Grove Township, Schuyler Co., Missouri  (Age 70 years)   3. Elizabeth Kropf,   b. 2 Jul 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1924  (Age 83 years)   4. Barbara Kropf,   b. 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1934, , Schuyler Co., Missouri  (Age 93 years)   5. David Kropf,   b. 5 Jul 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1926, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States  (Age 82 years)   6. Jonathan Kropf,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jacobine "Beana" Kropf,   b. 1844, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. 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)   9. Jacobina "Bina" Kropf,   b. 1846, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1913, , Kansas  (Age 67 years)   10. Solomon Kropf,   b. 23 Apr 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1852  (Age 2 years)   11. Mary Kropf,   b. 8 Apr 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1930, , Schuyler Co., Missouri  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F22626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf - On July 13, 1898, at Lancaster, Schuyler Co, Mo., Bro. Christian Kropf, aged 83 years, 6 months, 3 days, of kidney disease. Deceased lived in Canada about 50 years before he moved to Missouri with his family, at which latter place he lived up to the time of his death. He leaves two sons, five daughters, forty-nine grandchildren and thirty-two great-grandchildren to mourn his departure, but not as those who have no hope. Funeral sermon by P. H. Ruhlet, in German. Obituary - Herald of Truth, October 15, 1898

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Daniel Gingrich Birth Place: Wilmot Township RESIDENCE: Wilmot Township Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Father Name: Peter Mother Name: Magdaline Spouse Name: Barbara Kroff Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse Residence: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: C. possibly Christian Spouse Mother Name: Mary Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1861 Marriage County: Waterloo [S32] News - Herald of Truth, October 15, 1898 - Obituary of Christian Kropf. [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. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 185. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 69. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 20 Jan 1838:5. 7 Jan 1838 Rev Johann Oesch m. Christian Kropf to Miss Maria Koenig, both of Wilmot. [S3231] Find A Grave, Christian Kropf (1815 - 1898) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21404000. [S2563] Vit - France, Bas-Rhin, Epfig - Registres de l'état civil, 1792-1882, Film: 747477.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1815 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Residence - 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Jan 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonitte - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Yeoman - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jul 1898 - Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA Buried - - Darby Cemetery, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth