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Herman Andrew Kraft

Herman Andrew Kraft

Male 1876 - 1926  (50 years)

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  • Name Herman Andrew Kraft 
    Born 30 Mar 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Herman Krafft 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1897  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    cigar maker 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    cigar maker 
    Berlin-BerlinChoice-0001-CigarBox-HermanKraff.jpg    		 Berlin-BerlinChoice-0001-CigarBox-HermanKraff.jpg
    Boxes, C., & ONTARIO, D. (2018). 4 RARE EARLY CANADA SMALL TOWN ADVERTISING CIGAR BOXES LISTOWEL BERLIN ONTARIO | eBay. eBay. Retrieved 29 April 2018, from https://www.ebay.ca/itm/4-RARE-EARLY-CANADA-SMALL-TOWN-ADVERTISING-CIGAR-BOXES-LISTOWEL-BERLIN-ONTARIO/263469592123?hash=item3d5802ee3b:g:OCYAAOSwwoZa5BNk
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Policeman, City 
    Residence 1921  78 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28793 
    Died 15 Apr 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I28793  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Philip Jacob Kraft,   b. 10 May 1846, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Amalia Hedderich,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1848, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F6893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Kroehn,   b. 17 Dec 1877, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Feb 1897  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Arthur William Kraft,   b. 17 Aug 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Norman Louis Kraft,   b. 4 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Albert Kraft,   b. 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alfred Kraft,   b. Dec 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Dorothy Kraft,   b. 20 Mar 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     6. Helen M. Kraft,   b. 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F7544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SERGEANT KRAFT PASSES AWAY

      Following an illness of less than two days, Patrol Sergeant Herman Kraft of the Kitchener police force passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, April 15th, from pneumonia. Sergeant Kraft was one of the older members of the Kitchener police force, joining it in 1916. He promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant in 1923. He was in his 50th year. He was formerly employed in Listowel but moved to Kitchener in 1910, where he was engaged in the cigar business until he joined the police force. Surviving him are his wife and four children. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, viz.: Mrs. Annie Heinrich, Waterloo, Mrs. George Oakley, Kit chener, Mrs. D. K. Mason, Columbus, Ohio, and Louis Kraft, Water loo. The funeral was held on Sunday.

      Waterloo Chronicle 22 Apr 1926, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 5.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014503-97.
      Herman KRAFFT, 21, cigar maker, Waterloo, Waterloo, s/o Philip KRAFFT & Amelia HEDERICH married Marie D. KROHN, 19, Germany, Berlin, d/o Karl KROHN & Pauline LEISKE, witn: Emma KROHN, Louisa SEYLER & William ROTH all of Berlin & Charles CONRAD of Waterloo, 23 February 1897 in Berlin

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 11.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 18.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 58.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89219695/herman-andrew-kraft.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Philipp Kraft Birth Place: Germany Residence: Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Heinrich Kraft Mother Name: Christina Giller Spouse Name: Amalia Hedderich Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Louis Hedderich Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo

    8. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 41.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Mar 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cigar maker - 1897 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Feb 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cigar maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Policeman, City - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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