Paul Praschan

1853 - 1919  (66 years)

• Name	Paul Praschan
  Born	1853	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, Prussia, Germany
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11773013
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-428654
  Died	9 Jul 1919	Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States   [2]
  Buried	Oliver Township Cemetery, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I428654	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Carl "Charles" Praschan,   b. 1828, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Charlotte "Liddie" Oudraezek,   b. 1829, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 4 Dec 1904  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F274235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PAUL PRASCHAN DIED WEDNESDAY. Was County Surveyor and Well Known Citizen. Paul Praschan passed away at the Bad Axe hospital at six o'olock Wednesday morning. Mr. Praschan was taken ill with typhoid fever about three weeks ago He was taken to the Bad Axe hospital at once and for a time his case was considered very serious, but last week he began to improve and seemed to be on the road to recovery. On Monday he suddenly changed for the worse. Deceased was born in Alsace Loraine sixty-six years ago. When two years of age his parents moved to Canada and he accompanied them. In the year 1876 he came to this county and settled on the farm in Oliver township which he still owned at the time of his death. He was one of the first settlers of the county to go into the interior. About ten years ago he moved to Pigeon where he had since resided. Mr. Praschan was the leading surveyor of the county for the past twenty-five years. He also served two years on the common council of Pigeon. He is survived by a wife and eight children, viz: Charles of Saginaw; William, of Turner; David, of Bad Axe; Mrs. William Heaton, of Elkton; Paul of Sioux City, Iowa; Samuel, Lydia and Ida at home. The funeral service will be held at the home of his daughter Mrs William Heaton, of Elkton, at two o'clock Saturday afternoon and the remains will be laid to rest in the South Oliver cemetery. The county officials will act as pall bearers. The Pigeon Progress, Pigeon, Michigan Fri, Jul 11, 1919 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 56. [S2999] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929. NamePaul Praschan GenderMale Age65 RaceWhite Birth Date1853 Death Date9 Jul 1919 Death PlaceBad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA Father Paul Praschan MotherCharlotte Baenth

  
  

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  Born - 1853 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Birth - - , Prussia, Germany Occupation - Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jul 1919 - Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Buried - - Oliver Township Cemetery, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth