Monroe County, Illinois Funeral Cards: Wenkel, Kraus, Lepp

The ancestors of Esther (Kraus) Mabry (1905-1986) lived in and around Columbia in Monroe County, Illinois for several generations. The Monroe County Genweb site has added a lot of material recently. Among the interesting items are scanned funeral cards. There are a number for our relatives, including:

• Ida (Kraus) Schmidt - sister of Esther (Kraus) Mabry. [neither Esther, nor her sister Edna (Kraus) Baker]

Esther's maternal aunts (sisters of her mother Katie (Wenkel) Kraus):
• Pauline (Wenkel) Eckert
• Mathilda (Wenkel) Stumpf and her husband John Stumpf.
• Emma (Wenkel) Stumpf and her husband William Stumpf.
• Bertha (Wenkel) Landgraf and her husband Edmund Landgraf.
[not included: Esther's mother, Katie (Wenkel) Kraus; and aunts Clara (Wenkel) Schmidt and Ida (Wenkel) Eschmann.]

Esther's paternal aunts and uncle (siblings of her father Fred Kraus):
• Elizabeth (Kraus) (Payne) Penn
• Louisa (Kraus) Harres, and her husband William Harres.
• Annie (Kraus) Stumpf and her husband Philip Stumpf.
• Henry Krauss
[not included: Esther's father, Fred Kraus, and his siblings Clara (Kraus) Schroeder, John Kraus, George Kraus, Bertha Kraus, Bill Kraus, and Emma (Kraus) Wingate)

Other family:
• Sophia Margaretha (Lepp) Wenkel - mother of Katie (Wenkel) Kraus, grandmother of Esther (Kraus) Mabry. Also her twin brother Fred Lepp, Sr.
• William Lepp, Sr. - father of Sophia Margaretha (Lepp) Wenkel (listed with his third wife, Caroline Haller, who is not our ancestor).

I will post more links to information from this site!

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Mini bio: George Philip and Johanna (Leip) Lepp

Brief biography of George Philip Lepp (1785-1844) and his wife, Johanna "Hanna" Leip (1803-<1860). Their position on the family tree.

George Philip Lepp

Birth: March 10, 1785 in Oppenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt (now in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany).
Parents: Johann Georg Lepp and Katharine Mueller
Known Residences:
--- Lived his entire life in Oppenheim
Occupation: Haefnermeister (master barrel maker)
Death: April 17, 1844 in Oppenheim.

Johanna "Hanna" Leip

Birth: January 19, 1803 in Nierstein, Hesse-Darmstadt (now in Hessen, Germany)
Parents: Johann Friedrich Leip and Maria Magdalena Hoehn
Known Residences:
--- 1824 moved to Oppenheim with husband Georg Lepp
--- 1849 (about) moved to Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois with second husband Johann Reitz
Death: between 1850 and 1860.

Marriages and Children

George Philip Lepp married Ann Marie Neumann on October 1, 1809 in Oppenheim. Ann Maria died in 1810. There were no children.

George Philip Lepp married Marie Marguerite Koch on December 26, 1810. They had one son who died in infancy

George Philip Lepp married Johanna Leip on December 5, 1824 in Oppenheim. George died in 1844.

Johanna (Leip) Lepp married Johann Reitz about 1845 in Germany.

Children of George and Johanna (Leip) Lepp
--- Friedrich Lepp: born 1825, probably married Margaretha Spiess.
*** Wilhelm "William" Lepp: born 1828, married Charlotte Besch, then Paulina Wehinger
--- Georg Lepp: born 1831, died as a child.
--- Johann "John" Lepp: born 1834, married Agathe Wehinger

Children of Johann and Johanna (Lepp Leip) Reitz
--- Louis Reitz: born about 1846.

Posts about George Philip and Johanna (Leip) Lepp
• Emigrants from Oppenheim, Hessen: the Lepp Family
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Map of our ancestors in 1800

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Mini bio: Martin and Margaretha (Einsle) Wehinger

Brief biography of Johann "Martin" Wehinger (1779-1839) and his wife, Margaretha Einsle (1792-?). Their position on the family tree.

Johann "Martin" Wehinger

Birth: July 25, 1779 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
Parents: Joseph Wehinger and Maria Elisabetha Heflin
Known Residences:
--- lived his entire life Riedgasse 26, Dornbirn
Occupation: Fuker?
Death: April 1, 1839

Margaretha Einsle

Birth: March 23, 1792 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
Parent: Johan Martin Einsle
Death: unknown

Marriage and Children

Johann "Martin" Wehinger and Margaretha Einsle married before 1814 in Dornbirn.

Children of Martin and Margaretha (Einsle) Wehinger
--- Joseph Anton Wehinger: born 1814
--- Anna Maria Karolina Wehinger: born 1819, married Joseph Anton Kaufmann
--- Thomas Ferdinand Wehinger: born 1821, married Anna Maria Rein and Anna Maria Hilbe.
--- Johann Friedrich Wehinger: born 1822
--- Maria Elisabetha Wehinger: born 1826
--- Josef "Albert" Wehinger: born 1829, married Friederike (Steinhagen) Lott, then Katharina (Steinhagen) Hanebutt
*** Paulina Wehinger: born 1832, married William Lepp

Posts about Martin and Margaretha (Einsle) Wehinger
• The Wehingers in Dornbirn, Austria - what the Fugger?
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Map of our ancestors in 1800
• A View of the Old Country: Webcam Dornbirn Marktplatz

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Mini bio: William and Paulina (Wehinger) Lepp

Brief biography of Wilhelm "William" Lepp (1828-1912) and his wife, Paulina Wehinger (1832-1906). Their position on the family tree.

Wilhelm "William" Lepp

Birth: January 20, 1828 in Oppenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt (now in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Parents: George Philipp Lepp and Johanna Leip
Known Residences:
--- 1849 emigrated to Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois
--- 1851 worked in St. Louis, Missouri for a year
--- 1852 living in Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois
--- 1861 moved to Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois
--- 1865 (about) moved to Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
--- lived in Columbia until his death
Occupation: Farmer
Death: October 11, 1912 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Paulina Wehinger

Birth : May 14, 1832 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
Parents:Johann "Martin" Wehinger and Margaretha Einsle
Known Residences:
---1852 (about) Immigrated to Monroe County, Illinois
--- lived the rest of her life with her husband William
Death: March 20, 1906. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children

William Lepp married Charlotte Besch (or Best) on September 7, 1851 in Monroe County, Illinois. Charlotte died in 1854.

William Lepp married Paulina Wehinger on October 4, 1855 in Monroe County, Illinois.

Children of William and Charlotte (Besch) Lepp
--- Anna Maria "Mary" Lepp: born 1852, married John Gummersheimer.
--- Catharina Lepp: born 1854, died in childhood

Children of William and Paulina (Wehinger) Lepp
They had two sets of twins: Margaret and Fred, born in 1857 and Albert and Johannes, born in 1859.
*** Sophia Margaretha "Margaret" Lepp: born 1857, married Johann Conrad "John" Wenkel
--- Johann Friedrich "Fred" Lepp: born 1857, married Fancisca "Frenz" Steppig
--- Albert Lepp: born 1859, married Wilhelmina "minnie" Heiligstadt
--- Johannes Lepp: born 1859, died in infancy
--- Catherine "Katie" Lepp: born 1861, married Otto Ritter
--- Wilhelm "William" Lepp, Jr: born 1862, married three times: Elisabeth Lang, Caroline Lang, Caroline Sophia Haller
--- Emilie Elisabeth Caroline Lepp: born 1867, died in infancy
--- Wilhelmina "Mina Lepp: born 1870, married William Fred Schaefer, then Herman Mundinger

Posts about William and Paulina (Wehinger) Lepp
• Funeral cards of William Lepp and children Sophia "Margaretha", Fred, and William (called "William, Sr.).
• 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis
• Emigrants from Oppenheim, Hessen: the Lepp Family
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• The Wehingers in Dornbirn, Austria - what the Fugger?

Off site links
• Funeral Card of William Lepp
• Gravestone photo: William Lepp (1828-1912) and Paulina (Wehinger) Lepp (1832-1906) at St. Paul Evangalical Cemetery in Columbia, Illinois.
• Death Records of St. Paul's Evangelical (Columbia) - with links to scans of original death records of both William and Pauline (Wehinger) Lepp

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Mini bio: Georg and Elisabeth (Keim) Stumpf

Brief biography of Johann "Georg" Stumpf (1804-1875) and his wife, Elisabeth Keim (1811-1853). Their position on the family tree.

Johann "Georg" Stumpf

Birth: November 18, 1804 in Gross Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt (now in Hessen, Germany)
Parents: Johann Heinrich Stumpf and Eva Katharine Hottes
Known Residences:
--- Emigrated to Monroe County, Illinois in the 1830s. May have stopped first in Pennsylvania.
--- Lived in Columbia Precinct (near New Hanover) until his death
Occupation: Farmer
Death: November 25, 1875. Buried in Zoar Cemetery, New Hanover, Illinois.

Elisabeth Keim

Birth: June 15, 1811, either in Germany or Pennsylvania
Parents: unknown
Death: October 6, 1853. Buried in Zoar Cemetery, New Hanover, Illinois

Marriage and Children

Johann "Georg" Stumpf married Elisabeth Keim, probably about 1833 in either Pennsylvania or Illinois. Elisabeth died in 1853.

Johann "Georg" Stumpf had probable second marriage in 1854 to Barbara Grison in Monroe County, Illinois.

Children of Georg and Elisabeth (Keim) Stumpf
--- John Stumpf: born about 1834, married Bertha Louis Honnan (or Horn)
*** Anna "Katharina" Stumpf: born 1835, married William Conrad Wenkel
--- Heinrich "Henry" Stumpf: born 1842, married Chrstiana "Philipine" Wilhelmine Riebeling.

Posts about Georg and Elisabeth (Keim) Stumpf
• Land owned by George Stumpf & William Wenkel in Monroe County, Illinois
• Emigrants from Gross Zimmern, Hessen: George and John Stumpf
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Map of our ancestors in 1800

Off-site links
• Zoar Cemetery (New Hanover, Monroe County, Illinois) Index (lists George and Elizabeth (Keim) Stumpf)
• Gravestone of Georg Stumpf (large jpg) from the Zoar Cemetery Page. At first glance it appears that George's birthdate is 1801, however closer inspection makes it appear to me that the thin lines making the "4" have simply worn off - note the large gap between the 0 and the "1".
• Zoar Church Records: Deaths

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Mini bio: Conrad and Henriette (Bierwirth) Wenkel

Brief biography of Johann "Conrad" Christoph Wenkel (1800-1858) and his wife, Henriette Bierwirth (1804-1881). Their position on the family tree.

Johann "Conrad" Christoph Wenkel

Birth: May 30, 1800 in or near Ebeleben area (now in Thuringen, Germany)
Parents: Johann Friedrich Wenkel and Dorothea Maria Hupe
Known Residences:
---1846 arrived in New York on the ship "Iris" . The Wenkel family eventually settled in Monroe County, Illinois.
--- remainder of his life lived in or near Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
Occupation: linen weaver (in Germany), farmer (in Illinois)
Death: June 3, 1858 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Henriette Bierwirth

Birth: August 14, 1804 in Grosswenden (now in Thuringen, Germany)
Parents: Friedrich Bierwirth and Maria Louise Fliemert
Known Residences:
--- lived with husband Conrad until his death, then continued living in Columbia
Death: May 16, 1881 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children

Johann "Conrad" Christoph Wenkel married Henriette Bierwirth on September 29, 1822 in Grosswenden (now in Thuringen, Germany).

Children of Conrad and Henriette (Bierwirth) Wenkel
--- Caroline Marie Wilhelmine "Lena" Wenkel: born 1824, married Friedrich Schaefer, then Louis Schaefer (first husband of Dorothea Wenkel)
--- Friedrich Christoph Theodore "Fritz" Wenkel: born 1826, married Augusta Maul, then Mina Kalowsky (widow of Wilhem Kuenstle).
--- Johanna "Dorothea" Wenkel: born 1827, married Louis Schaefer
--- Friedericke Henriette Wenkel: born 1830, married Carl Heinrich Friederich "Henry" Mund
*** Wilhelm Conrad "William" Wenkel: born 1832, married Anna "Katharina" Stumpf, then Louise "Augusta" Zweig, then Christina Schuckardt.
--- Auguste Wenkel: born 1836
--- Friedericke "Emilia" Wenkel: born about 1838, married Peter Wilhelm Mueller
--- Wilhelmine "Mina" Wenkel: born 1841, married Ludwig Ernst "Conrad" Roever
--- Henriette Wenkel: born 1843, married Jacob Gundlach

Posts about Conrad and Henriette (Bierwirth) Wenkel
• Views of the Old Country: Thuringen, Home of the Wenkels
• Wenkels on the ship Iris
• Land owned by George Stumpf & William Wenkel in Monroe County, Illinois
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Map of our ancestors in 1800

Off-site Links
• Gravestone photo: Conrad Wenkel and Henrietta Bierwirth Wenkel at St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery in Columbia, Illinois.
• St. Paul Evangelical (Columbia) Death Records - with links to scans of Conrad Wenkel's and Henriette (Bierwirth) Wenkel's original death records

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Mini bio: William and Katharina (Stumpf) Wenkel

Brief biography of Wilhelm Conrad "William" Wenkel (1832-1905) and his wife, Anna "Katharina" Stumpf (1835-1862). Their position on the family tree.

Wilhelm Conrad "William" Wenkel

Birth: January 1, 1832 in Amt Lohra, Nordhausen (now in Thuringen, Germany)
Parents: Johann "Conrad" Christoph Wenkel and Henriette Bierwirth
Known Residences:
--- 1846 arrived in New York on the ship "Iris" . The Wenkel family eventually settled in Monroe County, Illinois.
--- remainder of his life lived in or near Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Death; September 1, 1905 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Anna "Katharina" Stumpf

Birth: November 22, 1835, probably in or near New Hanover, Monroe County, Illinois
Parents: Johann "Georg" Stumpf and Elisabeth Keim
Known Residences:
--- Lived with husband William near Columbia, Illinois until her death.
Death: March 30, 1862 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children:

Wilhelm Conrad Wenkel married Anna "Katharina" Stumpf on March 26, 1853 in Monroe County, Illinois. The marriage was recorded in the records of Zion (UCC) in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois (the nearest church at that time). Katharina died in 1862.

Wilhelm Conrad Wenkel married for a second time, to Louise "Auguste" Dorothea Zweig on January 18, 1863 by M. Fotsch, minister of St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) of Columbia, Illinois. Auguste died in 1874.

Wilhelm Conrad Wenkel married for a third time, to Christina Schuckardt, widow of both Wilhelm Kuni and Charles Kuni. They married on June 29, 1878.

Children of William and Katharina (Stumpf) Wenkel
Only one surviving child
*** Johann Conrad "John" Wenkel: born 1853, married Sophia "Margaret" Lepp
--- Emelie, Friedrich, Heinrich, Henriette, Minna, and W. (no dates)
--- Catherina Wenkel: born and died 1862.

Children of William and Auguste (Zweig) Wenkel
--- Carl Friedrich Wenkel: born 1864, died 1866
--- Auguste Minna Clara Wenkel: born 1866, died 1870
--- William Karl Wenkel: born 1869, married Johanne Henriette "Theresia" Stumpf
--- Carl Conrad "Charles" Wenkel: born 1872, married Mary Dahmer

Children of William and Christina (Schuckardt) Wenkel
--- Henriette Emilie Wenkel: born 1880, died 1881
--- Wilhelmine "Lena" Catharine Elisabeth Wenkel: born 1882, married John Weissler
--- Franz "Hugo" Wenkel: born 1885, never married

Posts about William and Katharina (Stumpf) Wenkel:

• Land owned by George Stumpf & William Wenkel in Monroe County, Illinois
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Wenkels on the ship Iris
• Views of the Old Country: Thuringen, Home of the Wenkels

Off-site Links
• Gravestone photo: William H. Wenkel at St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery in Columbia, Illinois. He is buried with his third wife, Christina nee Schuckardt. (no, I don't know what the "H" stood for).
• Gravestone photo: Catherine (Stumpf) Wenkel (1835-1862), also at Evangelical St. Paul Cemetery.
• Marriage Records of Zion Evangelical in Millstadt
• Marriage Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia (William Wenkel's 2nd marriage)
• Death records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia - with scans of both William and Catharine's death records.

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Mini bio: John & Margaret (Lepp) Wenkel

Brief biography of Johann Conrad "John" Wenkel (1853-1918) and his wife, Sophia Margaretha "Margaret" Lepp (1857-1949). Their position on the family tree.

Johann Conrad "John" Wenkel

Birth: July 19, 1853 in Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois.
Parents: Wilhelm Conrad "William Wenkel and Anna "Katherina" Stumpf
Known residences:
--- Lived in or near Columbia, Illinois his entire life.
Occupation: Farmer
Death: December 4, 1918 in Columbia, Illinois.Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Sophia Margaretha "Margaret" Lepp
Margaret (Lepp) Wenkel
Birth: April 23, 1857 in Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois
Baptism: June 7, 1857 at St. Paul Gemeinde (now UCC) in Waterloo, Illinois
Parents: Wilhelm Lepp and Pauline Wehinger
Known Residences:
--- 1860 living in Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois
--- 1862-3 living in Centreville (Millstadt), St. Clair County, Illinois
--- 1870 until death: lived in or near Columbia, Illinois.
Death: August 7, 1949 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children

John Wenkel married Margaret Lepp on November 30, 1875 in Columbia, Illinois.

Children of John and Margaret (Lepp) Wenkel:
--- baby boy: born and died in about 1876
--- Pauline Wilhelmina Wenkel: born 1877, married Frederich "Fritz" P. Eckert
*** Katherina Elizabetha "Katie" Wenkel: born 1879, married Valentin Friedrich "Fred" Kraus
--- Mathilda Christine "Tille" Wenkel: born 1881, married Johann Wilhelm "John" Stumpf
--- Emma Lucinde Wenkel: born 1883, married William Heinrich Friedrich Stumpf
--- Bertha Elisabeth Wenkel: born 1886, married Edmund Landgraf
--- Ida Magdalena Wenkel: born 1888, married Theodore Eschmann
--- Clara Wenkel: born 1890, married Richard Schmidt

Posts about John and Margaret (Lepp) Wenkel
• Funeral cards of Margaret (Lepp) Wenkel, and daughters Pauline, Mathilda, Emma and Bertha.
• 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis

Off-site links
• Funeral Card of Sophia Margaretha (Lepp) Wenkel
• Gravestone photo:John Wenkel (1853-1918) and Margareth Sophia (Lepp) Wenkel (1857-1949), buried in St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery, Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois.
• Baptism Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Waterloo - Margaret Lepp's baptism record
• Death records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia - with scans of both John and Margaret's death records.

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Mini bio: Daniel and Catharine (Jager) Krauss

Brief biography of Daniel Krauss (1817-1887) and his wife, Catharine Jaeger (1815-1882). Their position on the family tree.

Daniel Krauss

Birth: October 17, 1817 in Becherbach, Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Baptism: November 19, 1817 in Gangloff, Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Parents: Johann "Daniel" Krauss and Marie Katherine Elisabeth Hoffmann
Known Residences:
--- 1845 in Becherbach
--- 1861 (about) immigrated to Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin with his parents
--- 1864 (about) moved to Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
--- continued to live in Columbia, Illinois until his death
Occupation: Farmer
Death: September 23, 1887 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Catharine Jaeger

Birth: March 30, 1815 in Schönborn, Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Germany)
Parents: unknown
Known residences:
--- lived with husband Daniel until her death
Death: April 8, 1882. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children

Daniel Krauss married Catharine Jaeger in about 1839.

Children of Daniel and Catherine (Jaeger) Krauss
*** Daniel Krauss (the younger): born 1840, married Margaretha Eckert
--- Johannes Krauss: born 1842 (probably died young)
--- Catherine Krauss: born 1845, married Christian Niemeier
--- Caroline "Carrie" Krauss: born 1846, married Herman Huch, then Georg Carl Doerr
--- Philipp Krauss: born 1859, married Mary Koskula.
--- Johannes F. "John" Krauss: born 1852, married Mary Schnell?.
--- Jacob Krauss: born 1854
--- Elizabeth "Lizzie" Krauss: born 1856, married Heinrich Christian "Henry" Doerr, then Jacob Fischer
--- Peter Krauss: born 1859, married Minnie Giffhorn.

Posts about Daniel and Catharine (Jager) Krauss
• The Krauss Family of Becherbach
• Map of our ancestors in 1800
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns

Off-site Links
• Gravestone photos:Daniel Krauss, Sr. (1817-1887) and Catherine (Jaeger) Krauss (1815-1882). Both are buried at St. Paul Evangelical Cemtery in Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois.
• Death records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia - with scans of both Daniel and Catharine's death records.

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Mini bio: Daniel & Margaretha (Eckert) Krauss

Brief biography of Daniel Krauss ("the younger", 1840-1905) and his wife, Margaretha Eckert (1848-1911). Their position on the family tree.

Daniel Krauss (the younger)

Birth: August 30, 1840 in Becherbach, Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany)
Parents: Daniel Krauss & Catharine Jaeger
Known Residences:
--- 1861 (about) immigrated to Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin with his parents
--- 1864 (about) moved to Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
--- continued to live in Columbia, Illinois until his death
Occupation: blacksmith
Death: November 29, 1905 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Margaretha Eckert

Birth: August 7, 1848 in Michelbach, Hesse-Darmstadt (now in Hessen, Germany)]
Confirmation: April 1862 at St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) in Columbia, Illinois
Parents: J. Eckert & Johanna Dahmer (?)
Known Residences:
--- 1859 (about) immigrated to the United States
--- 1862 living in Columbia, Illinois
--- continued to live in Columbia, Illinois until her death
Death: January 3, 1911 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children

Daniel Krauss married Margaretha Eckert on November 7, 1867, by Rev. E. Otto of St. Paul Evangelical, Columbia, Illinois

Children of Daniel and Margaretha (Eckert) Krauss:
--- Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kraus: born 1868. Married to Edward Payne, then Arthur Penn.
--- Catharine "Louisa" Kraus: born 1870, married William Harres.
--- Caroline "Lina" Kraus: born 1871, married Gustav Schroeder
--- Johannes Philipp "John" Kraus: born 1873, married Lena Koenig.
*** Valentine Friedrich "Fred" Kraus; born 1874, married Katie Wenkel
--- Anna Margaretha "Annie" Kraus: born 1876, married Philip Stumpf, Jr.
--- George Kraus: born 1878, unmarried
--- baby boy: born 1881
--- Heinrich Hermann "Henry" Kraus: born 1883, unmarried
--- baby girl: born 1885
--- Bertha Kraus: born 1886, died 1887
--- Wilhelm Adam "Bill" Kraus: born 1889, unmarried
--- Emma Sophie Kraus: born 1894, married Herbert S. Wingate

Posts about Daniel and Margaretha (Eckert) Krauss
• World War I Draft Registration
• Funeral cards of children Elisabeth, Louisa, Annie, Henry, and Bill.
• 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis
• Emigrants from Michelbach, Hessent: The Eckert Family
• The Krauss family from Becherbach
• Our Ancestral Villages and Towns
• Map of our Ancestors in 1800
• Did Daniel Krauss serve in the Civil War?

Off-site Links
• History of Columbia from "Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois" published 1883. Daniel Kraus is listed as one of the town blacksmiths.
• Confirmation Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia - Margaretha Eckert's confirmation
• Marriage Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia
• Death records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia - with scans of both Daniel and Margaretha's death records.

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Mini bio: Fred & Katie (Wenkel) Kraus

Brief biography of Valentin Friedrich "Fred" Kraus (1874-1928) and his wife, Katherina Elizabetha "Katie" Wenkel (1879-1964). Their position on the family tree.

Valentin Friedrich "Fred" Kraus

Birth: December 21, 1874 in Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
Baptism: May 2, 1875 at St. Paul's Evangelical (UCC), Columbia, Illinois
Parents: Daniel Krauss and Margaretha Eckert
Known residences:
--- lived entire life in Columbia, Illinois
Occupation: blacksmith
Death: May 1, 1928 in Columbia, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.


Katharina Elisabetha "Katie" Wenkel

Birth: September 15, 1879 in Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
Baptism: May 29, 1880 at St. Paul's Evangelical (UCC), Columbia, Illinois
Parents: Johann Conrad "John" Wenkel and Sophia Margaretha "Margaret" Lepp
Known residences:
--- lived in or near Columbia, Illinois until the death of her husband Fred
--- 1930 living in St. Louis, Missouri at 3327 Carson Rd., with her daughter Ida (Kraus) Schmidt
--- subsequently lived with daughter Esther (Kraus) Mabry, also in St. Louis, Missouri
Death: August 2, 1964 at the Monroe County Nursing Home in Waterloo, Illinois. Buried in St. Paul Evangelical (UCC) Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.

Marriage and Children:

Fred Kraus married Katie Wenkel on September 19, 1898 by Gottfried Dornenburg, minister of St. Paul's Evangelical (UCC) in Columbia, Illinois

Children of Fred and Katie (Wenkel) Kraus:

--- Ida Emma Kraus: born 1900, married William Andreas Schmidt
--- Edna Margarethe Kraus: born 1902, married Ralph Emerson Knowles, then Earl Baker
*** Esther Clara Kraus: born 1905, married Robert Neil Mabry

Posts About Fred & Katie (Wenkel) Kraus
• World War I Draft Registration
• 1915 Graduation of daughter Ida Kraus.
• Funeral card of daughter Ida (Kraus) Schmidt
• 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis

Off-site Links
• Gravestone photo: Fred Kraus (1874-1928) and Katherine (Wenkel) Kraus (1879-1964), buried in St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery.
• Baptism Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia
• Confirmation Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia
• Marriage Records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia
• Death records of St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia

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Welcome to the Kraus family history blog

This blog is a spin-off of the Mabry and related family blog. I decided that there was too much information to include the ancestry of Esther Kraus and Neil Mabry together.
Comments are appreciated!

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