Eveline Fisher

1867 - 1919  (52 years)

• Name	Eveline Fisher  [1, 2]
  Born	3 Apr 1867	Wickware, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Jul 1919	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, August 1, 1919 Two are Taken Suddenly by Death- Joseph McBurney, Pioneer of Elkland Township Found Dead Tuesday Morning- Mrs. John Krapf Taken Ill Monday in Caro and Passed Away Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. John Krapf Mrs. John Krapf was taken seriously ill while visiting at the home of Drain Commissioner Hall in Caro Monday afternoon. Wednesday afternoon she was brought to her home in Cass City in an ambulance and passed away about 20 minutes after entering the house. Mrs. Krapf, who has been in failing health for seven years and totally blind a great portion of that time, received a severe shock during Sunday night's storm when lightening struck a tree near the Krapf residence. Monday, she felt much better and accompanied Mr. Krapf on a business trip to Caro and while at the county seat took advantage to call on Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hall, old neighbors of the Krapf family. She had been there about five minutes when she became very ill. Her death Wednesday was caused by a clot on the brain which culminated in peritonitis. Evelyn Fisher was born at Wickware April 3, 1897. On October 15, 1885 she was united in marriage with John Krapf, and after a residence of 12 years on an Elkland township farm, they moved to Pittsfield, Mass., where they resided nine years, returning again to Cass City. Funeral services will be held in the family residence Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. J.D. Young, pastor of the M.E. church of which Mrs. Krapf was a member, will conduct the service. Besides her husband, she leaves three daughters, Miss Dora Krapf of Detroit, and Mrs. Preston Allen and Mrs. Walter Milligan, both of Cass City, her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher and two brothers, Joshua and Elijah Fisher, all of Wickware, and one sister, Mrs. J.A. Caldwell of Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, 2007)
  Person ID	I6063	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	John Krapf,   b. 10 Jan 1861, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin ,   d. 24 Feb 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 59 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1885	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  	They were married by Pastor H. Voelker, with John J. and Louise (Krapf) Gallagher witnessing their vows.
  Children	1. Dora S. Krapf,   b. 3 May 1888, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 12 Jul 1941, Evergreen Township, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 53 years)   2. Cecil Krapf,   b. Nov 1890, Michigan ,   d. 12 Jan 1966  (Age ~ 75 years)   3. Elsie M. Krapf,   b. Feb 1893, Michigan ,   d. 28 Jan 1931, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Paul Krapf,   b. May 1897, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 12 years)
  Documents		Krapf, John marriage to Eveline Fisher, October 1885 They were married in Tuscola County, Michigan by Pastor H. Voelker, with John J. and Louise (Krapf) Gallagher witnessing their vows.
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F3104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Apr 1867 - Wickware, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 15 Oct 1885 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 30 Jul 1919 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 138 (Reliability: 3).