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KROPF, Karl Friedrich "Fred"

KROPF, Karl Friedrich "Fred"

Male 1858 - 1924  (65 years)

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  • Name KROPF, Karl Friedrich "Fred"  
    KROPF Fred and family
    KROPF Fred and family
    Fred Kropf family, with sister, Barbara Kropf
    Gender Male 
    Born 21 Sep 1858  Kandern, Loerrach, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration Between 1886 and 1888  Settled in Philiadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Tailor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 11 May 1924  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Per Ed Kropf, Jr Mother's notes: Fred Sr born in Kandern, Baden, Germany, grew up in Germany went to Basil, Switzerland to learn tailor trade ... met first wife.
      --Came to US & settled in Philadelphia...they then moved to San Francisco where Rose was born & her mother died.
      --1889 sent for sister, Barbara ...Tanta... & then they moved to Seattle after the big fire & where all the building was going on.
      --Fred's first wife born in Wegenstetten Aargau, Germany Grandpa Kropf had a brother in Germany...his wife was Ida... Ronald continues to write to Idas daughter (Ronald Wolf died in 1960)

      Immigration???Germans to America, 1875-1888

      Kropf, P.
      Age: 28
      Gender: Male
      Occupation Code: Laborer
      Country: Germany
      Last Residence: Minden
      Final Destination: New York
      Port of Embarkation: Antwerp
      Manifest ID Number: 80912
      Ship's Name: Waesland
      Date of Arrival: Oct. 14, 1886

      Kropf, Rosa
      Age: 26
      Gender: Female
      Occupation Code:
      Country: Germany
      Last Residence: Minden
      Final Destination: New York
      Port of Embarkation: Antwerp
      Manifest ID Number: 80912
      Ship's Name: Waesland
      Date of Arrival: Oct. 14, 1886

      Fred's occupation: Tailor
    Person ID I00087  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2013 

    Father KROPF, Friedrich "Fridolin",   b. Abt 1816, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother ADOLF, Maria Barbara (Adolph),   b. Abt 1818, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1863, Sitzenkirch, Kandern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Family ID F0036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 SCHRIEBER, Marie Rosina,   b. Abt 1860, Wegenstetten, Aargau, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1886  Canton Aargau Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Karl lived in Wegenstetten when he married
    Children 
    +1. KROPF, Rose,   b. Abt. 13 Mar 1888, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1947, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years)
    Family ID F0040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 RAHE, Sophia,   b. 29 Sep 1876, Kattenvenne, Westfalen, Preussen Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1952, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1895  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. KROPF, Daughter,   b. 23 Feb 1896, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 9 Jun 1900, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
    +2. KROPF, Frederick August,   b. 03 Apr 1897, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Dec 1974, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +3. KROPF, William Carl (Sr.),   b. 04 Feb 1899, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1959, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +4. KROPF, Edwin Lawrence,   b. 24 Jan 1903, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1981, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. KROPF, Albin "Rahe",   b. 24 May 1905, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1965  (Age 60 years)
     6. KROPF, Dorothy,   b. Abt 1907, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1917  (Age ~ 11 years)
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F0042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Sep 1858 - Kandern, Loerrach, Baden, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Between 1886 and 1888 - Settled in Philiadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Sep 1886 - Canton Aargau Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Apr 1895 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 May 1924 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S235] AVS-Marriages - 1865-2004 - Washington Ancestry.com, (ancestry.com).
      MARRIAGE - King County, Washington
      15 April 1895
      Friedrich Kropf
      Sophie Rahe
      Ceremony Performed at home of Mr. F. Kropf, 408 Pike St. Seattle, Washington by Evangelical Minister August Ernst
      Witnesses: Fred Preeg, Fred Bauer