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Johann Christian "John" Kraft 1856–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Death Date: 30 Mar 1946

Death Location: Mellenville, Columbia County, New York, United States of America

Father: Johann Kraft

Mother: Rosine Veiel

Spouse(s): Caroline Gräter, Nellie Metcalfe

Children(s): Oscar Kraft, George Kraft, William Kraft, Caroline Kraft, Henry Kraft, Edward Kraft, Emma Kraft, Frederick Kraft, Mary Kraft, Leonard Kraft, Elizabeth Kraft, Walter Kraft, Rose Kraft

The story of Johann Christian "John" Kraft began in 1856 in Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Johann Christian "John" Kraft married Caroline Friederike Elisabeth Grater, Nellie Metcalfe, and had children including Caroline W Kraft, Edward Lincoln Kraft, Elizabeth F Kraft, Emma M Kraft, Frederick Daniel Kraft, George Washington Kraft, Henry David Kraft, Leonard Christian Kraft, Mary J Kraft, Oscar William Kraft, Rose Kraft, Walter Herman Kraft, William Oscar Kraft. Johann Christian "John" Kraft passed away in 1946 in Mellenville, Columbia County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Christian "John" Kraft began in 1856 in Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  • Johann Christian "John" Kraft married Caroline Friederike Elisabeth Grater, Nellie Metcalfe, and had children including Caroline W Kraft, Edward Lincoln Kraft, Elizabeth F Kraft, Emma M Kraft, Frederick Daniel Kraft, George Washington Kraft, Henry David Kraft, Leonard Christian Kraft, Mary J Kraft, Oscar William Kraft, Rose Kraft, Walter Herman Kraft, William Oscar Kraft.
  • Johann Christian "John" Kraft passed away in 1946 in Mellenville, Columbia County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Kraft
1812–1900
Birth Location: Harchenberg, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Rosine Veiel
1825–1885
Birth Location: Haberhof, Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
RV

Spouses(s)

Caroline Gräter
1863–1934
Birth Location: Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
CG
Nellie Metcalfe
1869–1954
Birth Location: Wisconsin
NM

Children(s)

Oscar Kraft
1903–1978
Birth Location: Mellenville, Columbia, New York, USA
OK
George Kraft
1906–1994
Birth Location: Mellenville, Columbia, New York, USA
GK
William Kraft
1897–1969
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
WK
Caroline Kraft
1896–
Birth Location: New York, USA
CK
Henry Kraft
1899–1989
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
HK
Edward Kraft
1906–1980
Birth Location: Mellenville, Columbia, New York, USA
EK
Emma Kraft
1908–1993
Birth Location: Mellenville, Columbia, New York, USA
EK
Frederick Kraft
1901–1966
Birth Location: Mellenville, Columbia, New York, USA
FK
Mary Kraft
1887–1966
Birth Location: New York, USA
MK
Leonard Kraft
1893–1961
Birth Location: Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
LK
Elizabeth Kraft
1887–1965
Birth Location: New York
EK
Walter Kraft
1889–1967
Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
WK
Rose Kraft
1883–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Johann Kraft's Ancestors

Self
Johann Kraft
1856–1946
Birth Place: Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Parents
Johann Heinrich Jakob Kraft
1812–1900
Harchenberg, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Rosine (Catharine) Veiel
1825–1885
Haberhof, Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Georg (Friedrich (Adolph)) Kraft
1774–1852
Obersollbach, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Rosina (Catharina) Pritsch
1783–1861
Untersteinbach, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Georg (Michael) Veiel
1786–
Eve (Marie) Steinle
1787–
Great-Grandparents
Johann Kraft
1745–1797
Johann Pritsch
1751–1816
Johann Veiel
1747–1834
Eva Karles
1760–1827
Johann Steinle
1756–1821
Eva Breitner
1758–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Crafft
1715–
Eva Weiprecht
1715–
Georg Pritsch
1720–1791
Rosina Hinterstinst
1719–1798
Anna Mögerll
1731–
Johann Steinle
1728–1805
Eva Carle
1732–1807
Georg Breitner
1730–
Anna Breitner
1733–1800

Johann Kraft's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Christian "John") Kraft (14 Jul 1856–30 Mar 1946) m. Caroline (Friederike Elisabeth) Gräter (16 Dec 1863–3 October 1934) m. Nellie Metcalfe (abt 1869–9 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Oscar (William) Kraft 1903–1978 m. Dorothy (Edna) Decker 1907–1941
    1. 1. Oscar (John) Kraft 1925–1989 m. Florence (Henrietta) Krapf 1926–2001
      1. 1. Carol (J) Kraft 1949–2007
    2. 2. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Kraft 1927–1997 m. George (G.) Taylor 1904–
    3. 3. Floyd (R) Kraft 1929–2007 m. Ethel (Laverne) Putnam 1931–1997
    4. 4. Arthur (Christopher) Kraft 1932–2014
    5. 5. Dorothy (Irene) Kraft 1933–2020 m. Phineas Stall 1930–2017
    6. 6. John (Edward) Kraft 1938–2009
    7. 7. George (W) Kraft 1939–1994 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Tipple 1922–2017
    8. 8. Elizabeth Kraft 1923–
  2. 2. George (Washington) Kraft 1906–1994 m. Nellie (Mary) Witko 1912–1959 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Tipple 1922–2017
    1. 1. David (R) Kraft 1946–1973
  3. 3. William (Oscar) Kraft 1897–1969 m. Hattie (Ardeliah) Metcalfe 1905–
  4. 4. Caroline (W) Kraft 1896–
  5. 5. Henry (David) Kraft 1899–1989 m. Ruth (J) Kraft 1906–
    1. 1. George (Edward) Kraft 1925–2003
    2. 2. Doreen (Mae) Kraft 1931–1990
  6. 6. Edward (Lincoln) Kraft 1906–1980 m. Alice (Amelia) Kraft 1908–
  7. 7. Emma (M) Kraft 1908–1993
  8. 8. Frederick (Daniel) Kraft 1901–1966 m. Theresa (E) McGeough 1901–1997
  9. 9. Mary (J) Kraft 1887–1966 m. Michael (F) Boyle 1884–
  10. 10. Leonard (Christian) Kraft 1893–1961
  11. 11. Elizabeth (F) Kraft 1887–1965 m. Theodore (B) Ostrander 1886–1948
    1. 1. Irene (Elizabeth) Ostrander 1915–1988 m. Clifford (J) Miller 1911–2002
    2. 2. Theodore (Bertram) Ostrander 1918–1991
  12. 12. Walter (Herman) Kraft 1889–1967 m. Stella (May) Murphy 1885–
  13. 13. Rose Kraft 1883–

Johann Kraft's Timeline

13 Records

1856
14 Jul 1856
Birth of Johann Christian "John" Kraft in Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1856
19 Jul 1856
Johann Christian "John" Kraft was baptized in Neuenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland
Neuenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland
1886
25 Sep 1886
Age 30
Johann Christian "John" Kraft was married in Claverack, New York, USA
Claverack, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
1905
1905
Age 49
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
1915
1 June 1915
Age 59
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
1920
1920
Age 64
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
1925
1925
Age 69
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia
Claverack, Columbia
1930
1930
Age 74
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 79
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack, Columbia, New York
Claverack, Columbia, New York
1940
1940
Age 84
Johann Christian "John" Kraft resided here in Claverack Town, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack Town, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
1946
30 Mar 1946
Age 90
Death of Johann Christian "John" Kraft in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Obersollbach, Neuenstein, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] New York, U.S., State Census, 1915
    [5] New York, U.S., State Census, 1925
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2006; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 321
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [9] New York, U.S., State Census
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [12] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [14] Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [15] Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables
    [16] New York, U.S., Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Neuenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
    [2] Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Claverack, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1915
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2006; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 321

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1925

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Okt 1925
    Event Place: Hamburg, Deutschland
    Record Source: Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Claverack, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Claverack Town, Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton; Cherbourg; New York
    Record Source: Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deutschland
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Neuenstein, Württemberg, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] New York, U.S., Death Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mellenville, Columbia County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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