Brief Life History of John G
John G Krapf was born about 1803, in Württemberg, Germany as the son of Anna Hare. He married Catherine Neidhammer in 1838, in Germany. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Madison Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1850. He died on 26 February 1888, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
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- John Krapp, "United States Census, 1860"
- John G. Krapf, "Find A Grave Index"
- John G. Krapp in entry for Lucione R. Krapp, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a small, malformed individual, from Middle High German krapfe ‘hook’. In southern Germany the word was also applied to a type of crescent-shaped pastry, and the surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a baker or eater of these pastries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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