Sources
Sources
5851. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild), Magdelana H Hagel Kraft, “The Quilt Index,” http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=57-90-D77, http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=57-90-D78, 1955.
Files (2): Magdalena Kraft Quilt D77 Whole Cloth Quilt, Magdalena Kraft Quilt D78 Maple Leaf
Files (2): Magdalena Kraft Quilt D77 Whole Cloth Quilt, Magdalena Kraft Quilt D78 Maple Leaf
5852. “John Frederick Kraft,” Find-A-Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&a...mp;GRid=70500583&;, 70500583.
5853. John Frederick Kraft, Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, January 21, 1960, 20.
KRAFT--John Frederick Kraft. 49, of Rapid City. S.D.. died in an auto accident at Rapid City Wednesday. Born in Lincoln, he lived here until two years ago when he was transferred to Rapid City. He was a salesman-engineer for Texaco Oil Co. Survivors: wife. Cecilia: son, Dallas of Columbus; parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kraft Sr., of Lincoln; brothers, Alex Jr. of Anaheim. Calif., Earl and Ervin of Lincoln; sisters. Mrs. Ted Alles of Lincoln, Mrs. Arthur Whittington and Mrs. Dan Lind of Ft. Morgan, Co!o. Hodgman-Splain.
KRAFT--John Frederick Kraft. 49, of Rapid City. S.D.. died in an auto accident at Rapid City Wednesday. Born in Lincoln, he lived here until two years ago when he was transferred to Rapid City. He was a salesman-engineer for Texaco Oil Co. Survivors: wife. Cecilia: son, Dallas of Columbus; parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kraft Sr., of Lincoln; brothers, Alex Jr. of Anaheim. Calif., Earl and Ervin of Lincoln; sisters. Mrs. Ted Alles of Lincoln, Mrs. Arthur Whittington and Mrs. Dan Lind of Ft. Morgan, Co!o. Hodgman-Splain.
5854. “United States Census: 1940,” US Census Bureau, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1940, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, Ward 2, April 5, 1940, Viola Maudaline Brockurtz, 3B-4A, 6, 55-23, T627, 2253, 475.
Files (2): 1940 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 2 p3B, 1940 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 2 p4A
Files (2): 1940 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 2 p3B, 1940 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 2 p4A
5855. “Cecile Fern Kraft,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69101628, 69101628.
5856. “Obituaries,” Cecile Fern Mericle Kraft, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, NE, October 28, 1982, 37.
Kraft Cecile, 75. 1025 S. 9th St., died Wednesday. Psychiatric aide, Nebraska Department of Corrections. Survivors: son, Dallas, Lincoln; brother, Dean Mericle, Los Angeles; five grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday, Wyuka. The Rev. Royal Peterson. HODGMAN-SPLAIN-ROBERTS MORTUARY, 4040 A St.
Kraft Cecile, 75. 1025 S. 9th St., died Wednesday. Psychiatric aide, Nebraska Department of Corrections. Survivors: son, Dallas, Lincoln; brother, Dean Mericle, Los Angeles; five grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday, Wyuka. The Rev. Royal Peterson. HODGMAN-SPLAIN-ROBERTS MORTUARY, 4040 A St.
5857. “United States Census,” 1930, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, First Ward, 1285, 15B, 8, 55-16, T626, 1451, 250, Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, April 16, 1930, Jack Noede, Indicates 1914.
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln p15B
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln p15B
5858. “California Death Index; 1940-1997,” California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section, http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582, Mother’s maiden name listed as Hegelson.
5859. “Kraft, Alexander Jr.,” http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=8...pg=1&rid=2047691, Says year of birth is 12.
5860. Alexander Kraft, “Certificate of Death,” September 7, 1988, Cloverleaf Health Care, 275 N. San Jacinto, Hemet, Riverside County, CA, USA, 38833005741.
File: AlexanderKraft_Death_Cert
File: AlexanderKraft_Death_Cert
5861. “Obituary,” Alexander Kraft.
Memorial services for Alexander Kraft, 74, of Jan Jacinto will be Sunday at 1 pm. at the Hemet Valley Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be private with the McWane Family Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Kraft died Wednesday in a local convalescent hospital. Mr. Kraft was born Nov. 16, 1913, in Lincoln, Neb. He had lived in Jan Jacinto 12 of his 31 years in California. Before retirement he was a security guard for Hughes Aircraft. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three sisters and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to the Hemet Hospice, Inc., or to the American Cancer Society.
Memorial services for Alexander Kraft, 74, of Jan Jacinto will be Sunday at 1 pm. at the Hemet Valley Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be private with the McWane Family Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Kraft died Wednesday in a local convalescent hospital. Mr. Kraft was born Nov. 16, 1913, in Lincoln, Neb. He had lived in Jan Jacinto 12 of his 31 years in California. Before retirement he was a security guard for Hughes Aircraft. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three sisters and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to the Hemet Hospice, Inc., or to the American Cancer Society.
5862. “California Death Index; 1940-1997,” California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section, http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582, Lists maiden name as Davis and mother’s maiden name as Smith.
5863. “Marriage Licenses,” Alexander Kraft Jr and Evelyn A Davies, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, November 5, 1940, 13.
Alexander Kraft, jr., Lincoln .......... 26
Evelyn A. Davis, Waukesha, Wis. .... 26
Alexander Kraft, jr., Lincoln .......... 26
Evelyn A. Davis, Waukesha, Wis. .... 26
5864. Evelyn Adell Kraft, “Certificate of Death,” February 14, 1988, Hemet Valley Hospital, 1117 E. Devonshire, Hemet, Riverside County, CA, USA, 38833001194.
File: EvelynAdellKraft_Death_Cert
File: EvelynAdellKraft_Death_Cert
5865. “Kraft, Alexander Jr.,” http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=8...pg=1&rid=2047691.
5866. “Ancestor List (Gedlist),” American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, http://www.ahsgr.org/FindAncestors/gedlist.htm, Surname Exchange Number (SEN) K074, Lists name as Johanna Magdalena Kraft.
5867. “United States Census,” 1930, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, First Ward, 1285, 15B, 8, 55-16, T626, 1451, 250, Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, April 16, 1930, Jack Noede, Lists name as Johanna W Kraft.
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln p15B
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln p15B
5868. “Alles,” Johanna Alles, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, September 19, 2007, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVS7-QQ31.
Johanna Alles , 91, Lincoln, widow of Theodore Alles , passed away Monday (9/17/07). She was born to Alexander and Magdeline (Heugel) Kraft on July 24, 1916 in Lincoln, Neb. Jo taught china painting, enjoyed gardening, cooking, and entertaining. She was a longtime member of the University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors: Brother, Sister, Son, Grandson, two Great-Grandchildren, Several Nieces, Nephews.
Services: Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday (9/21/07) at Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, 6800 S. 14th Street. Meet at Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation: from 12-9 p.m. Thursday (9/20/07) at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, and Friday (9/21/07) 1-hour prior to services at the Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials: University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 1900 North 84th Street Lincoln, NE 68505. Online guest book may be signed at www.lincolnfh.com
Johanna Alles , 91, Lincoln, widow of Theodore Alles , passed away Monday (9/17/07). She was born to Alexander and Magdeline (Heugel) Kraft on July 24, 1916 in Lincoln, Neb. Jo taught china painting, enjoyed gardening, cooking, and entertaining. She was a longtime member of the University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors: Brother, Sister, Son, Grandson, two Great-Grandchildren, Several Nieces, Nephews.
Services: Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday (9/21/07) at Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, 6800 S. 14th Street. Meet at Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation: from 12-9 p.m. Thursday (9/20/07) at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, and Friday (9/21/07) 1-hour prior to services at the Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials: University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 1900 North 84th Street Lincoln, NE 68505. Online guest book may be signed at www.lincolnfh.com
5869. “Johanna Alles,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129604288, 129604288.
5870. “26 Nebraskans Listed Injured .. Including Lincoln Man,” Theodore Alles, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE, January 10, 1945, 7.
File: TheodoreAlles_WarInjury
File: TheodoreAlles_WarInjury
5871. “Theodore Alles,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129604246, 129604246.
5872. Ted Alles and Johanna Kraft, “Douglas County Marriage Licenses,” March 28, 1941, Douglas County, NE, 92574, https://www.douglascountyclerk.org/marriage-licens...p;searchgroom=Search.
5873. “Obituaries,” Johanna Alles, Lincoln Journal Star (NE), Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, September 19, 2007, B-03, http://stei-23879.tributes.com/show/Johanna-M.-Alles-81663557.
Alles
Johanna Alles , 91, Lincoln, widow of Theodore Alles , passed away Monday (9/17/07). She was born to Alexander and Magdeline (Heugel) Kraft on July 24, 1916 in Lincoln, Neb. Jo taught china painting, enjoyed gardening, cooking, and entertaining. She was a longtime member of the University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors: Brother, Sister, Son, Grandson, two Great-Grandchildren, Several Nieces, Nephews.
Services: Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday (9/21/07) at Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, 6800 S. 14th Street. Meet at Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation: from 12-9 p.m. Thursday (9/20/07) at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, and Friday (9/21/07) 1-hour prior to services at the Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials: University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 1900 North 84th Street Lincoln, NE 68505. Online guest book may be signed at www.lincolnfh.com
Alles
Johanna Alles , 91, Lincoln, widow of Theodore Alles , passed away Monday (9/17/07). She was born to Alexander and Magdeline (Heugel) Kraft on July 24, 1916 in Lincoln, Neb. Jo taught china painting, enjoyed gardening, cooking, and entertaining. She was a longtime member of the University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors: Brother, Sister, Son, Grandson, two Great-Grandchildren, Several Nieces, Nephews.
Services: Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday (9/21/07) at Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, 6800 S. 14th Street. Meet at Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation: from 12-9 p.m. Thursday (9/20/07) at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, and Friday (9/21/07) 1-hour prior to services at the Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials: University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 1900 North 84th Street Lincoln, NE 68505. Online guest book may be signed at www.lincolnfh.com
5874. “Obituary,” Margaret Kraft Lind, Fort Morgan Times, Fort Morgan, CO, September 23, 2003, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVS7-XHR2.
Margaret Lind, 84, former resident of Fort Morgan for almost 60 years, died as a result of a stroke Friday at the Portsbridge Hospice in Dunwoody, GA.
Mrs. Lind was born April 14, 1919, in Lincoln, Neb., to Alex and Lena Kraft. She moved to Fort Morgan in 1940, when she married Daniel Lind, a lifetime resident of Fort Morgan until 1993 when he died.
Mrs. Lind served as a homemaker and partner in their farming operation until their retirement in 1982. She was also an active member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church of Fort Morgan. In 1999, Mrs. Lind moved to Atlanta, GA. to be near her son, Dan, and nearer to her daughter, Julie Hamilton of Falls Church, VA. She was a member of the North Springs United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son, Dan, and daughter, Julie; two sisters, Frieda Whittington and Johanna Alles of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Earl Kraft of Lincoln and Ervin Kraft of Las Vegas, Nev.; two grandsons and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Heer & Joliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Immanuel Evangelical Church. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immanuel Evangelical Church. The Heer & Joliffe Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Lind, 84, former resident of Fort Morgan for almost 60 years, died as a result of a stroke Friday at the Portsbridge Hospice in Dunwoody, GA.
Mrs. Lind was born April 14, 1919, in Lincoln, Neb., to Alex and Lena Kraft. She moved to Fort Morgan in 1940, when she married Daniel Lind, a lifetime resident of Fort Morgan until 1993 when he died.
Mrs. Lind served as a homemaker and partner in their farming operation until their retirement in 1982. She was also an active member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church of Fort Morgan. In 1999, Mrs. Lind moved to Atlanta, GA. to be near her son, Dan, and nearer to her daughter, Julie Hamilton of Falls Church, VA. She was a member of the North Springs United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son, Dan, and daughter, Julie; two sisters, Frieda Whittington and Johanna Alles of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Earl Kraft of Lincoln and Ervin Kraft of Las Vegas, Nev.; two grandsons and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Heer & Joliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Immanuel Evangelical Church. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immanuel Evangelical Church. The Heer & Joliffe Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
5875. “Atlanta Obituaries,” Margaret Lind, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA, September 20, 2003, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary....lind&pid=1411765.
Family-Placed Death Notice
Mrs. Margaret Lind of Atlanta, died September 19, 2003. She is survived by daughter, Julie Hamilton, Falls Church, VA; son, Daniel Lind, Atlanta; sisters, Freida Whittington, Johanna Alles, both of Lincoln, NE; brothers, Earl Kraft, Lincoln, NE, Ervin Kraft, Las Vegas, NV; grandsons, Jeff Vandeford, Christian Lind; great-grandson, Adrian Vandeford; great-granddaughter, Landri Lind. Memorial contributions may be made to North Springs United Methodist Church Samaratin Fund. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Sandy Springs Chapel. Rev. Mike Selleck will officiate. Mrs. Lind will be carried to Colorado for interment. Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Directors, 136 Mt. Vernon Hwy. 404-255-8511.
Family-Placed Death Notice
Mrs. Margaret Lind of Atlanta, died September 19, 2003. She is survived by daughter, Julie Hamilton, Falls Church, VA; son, Daniel Lind, Atlanta; sisters, Freida Whittington, Johanna Alles, both of Lincoln, NE; brothers, Earl Kraft, Lincoln, NE, Ervin Kraft, Las Vegas, NV; grandsons, Jeff Vandeford, Christian Lind; great-grandson, Adrian Vandeford; great-granddaughter, Landri Lind. Memorial contributions may be made to North Springs United Methodist Church Samaratin Fund. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Sandy Springs Chapel. Rev. Mike Selleck will officiate. Mrs. Lind will be carried to Colorado for interment. Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Directors, 136 Mt. Vernon Hwy. 404-255-8511.
5876. “Margaret Lind,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69409352, 69409352.
5877. “Daniel Lind,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69409326, 69409326.
5878. “Lancaster County-NE GenWeb Project-Marriages Index-1939-1946,” http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nelancas/marriages/1939-1940s/l.htm, February 22, 2010.
BK DOC GROOM BRIDE YEAR MONTH DAY PLACE
74 53 LIND, DANIEL KRAFT, MARGARET 1940 SEPT 17 IMMANUEL REFORMED
BK DOC GROOM BRIDE YEAR MONTH DAY PLACE
74 53 LIND, DANIEL KRAFT, MARGARET 1940 SEPT 17 IMMANUEL REFORMED
5879. “Pvt Albert Kraft,” Find-A-Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=70500573, 70500573.
File: AlbertKraft
File: AlbertKraft
5880. “Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” Albert Kraft, 9818, film number: 2137913-digital film number: 4029649-image number: 2423-reference number: cn 9818, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFJZ-9P5.
File: AlbertKraftDeathCert
File: AlbertKraftDeathCert
5881. “Obituaries,” Albert Kraft, The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, April 1, 1945, 19.
Albert Kraft
Cpl. Albert Kraft, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kraft, 1425 No. 14th, died at Brooke General hospital at San Antonio, Tex., March 16, 1945. He was a native of Lincoln and attended Lincoln high school. Previous to his entering the armed forces he had worked as an attendant at his father’s service station.
Corporal Kraft served overseas ten months before he was taken seriously ill. After a major operation, he was sent to the States to recuperate. He and his father and his younger brother, Earl celebrated their birthdays on the same day, Jan. 20. He also came home on Christmas furlough but returned to Brooke hospital.
Funeral services were held at Emmanuel Reformed church, of which Corporal Kraft was a member. Rev. Mr. Wacker officiated. Burial was in the Soldier’s circle in Wyuka, with full military honors. Pvt. Don Bottorff, stationed at San Antonio cadet center with a physiological research unit, and a nephew to John F. Kraft, was the honorary escort to Lincoln.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kraft, Lincoln; five brothers, John F., Lincoln; Sgt. Alex, at Muroc, Calif.; Earl, Glen and Ervin, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Ted Alles, Lincoln; Mrs. Don Lind, Fort Morgan, Colo., and Mrs. A. W. Whittington, Lincoln.
Albert Kraft
Cpl. Albert Kraft, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kraft, 1425 No. 14th, died at Brooke General hospital at San Antonio, Tex., March 16, 1945. He was a native of Lincoln and attended Lincoln high school. Previous to his entering the armed forces he had worked as an attendant at his father’s service station.
Corporal Kraft served overseas ten months before he was taken seriously ill. After a major operation, he was sent to the States to recuperate. He and his father and his younger brother, Earl celebrated their birthdays on the same day, Jan. 20. He also came home on Christmas furlough but returned to Brooke hospital.
Funeral services were held at Emmanuel Reformed church, of which Corporal Kraft was a member. Rev. Mr. Wacker officiated. Burial was in the Soldier’s circle in Wyuka, with full military honors. Pvt. Don Bottorff, stationed at San Antonio cadet center with a physiological research unit, and a nephew to John F. Kraft, was the honorary escort to Lincoln.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kraft, Lincoln; five brothers, John F., Lincoln; Sgt. Alex, at Muroc, Calif.; Earl, Glen and Ervin, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Ted Alles, Lincoln; Mrs. Don Lind, Fort Morgan, Colo., and Mrs. A. W. Whittington, Lincoln.
5882. “Obituaries,” Earl Eugene Kraft, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, USA, April 2-4, 2013, http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/announcements/ob...a6-706a766d7f68.html.
Earl Eugene Kraft, 86, Lincoln resident, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013. Earl was born Jan. 20, 1927 in Lincoln. Earl lived in Lincoln his entire life. He and his wife, Arline (Gohde) were married for 62 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 and was stationed in Germany. He ran the family businesses, Kraft & Sons and Q4Quik convenience stores until he retired. He served on the Board of Governors of Southeast Community College and volunteered at the VA Hospital.
His four children and their spouses are Tom and Melsee (Nucup), who live in Oceanview, Hawaii; Bob and Linda (Wedberg) reside in Omaha; Nancy and Don Taute are in Lincoln; and Bill and Kim (Smith) are in Lenexa, Kan. He has seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving is his sister, Frieda Whittington of Lincoln and brother-in-law, George Gohde of Scottsdale, Ariz.
A reception and celebration of his life will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at The Towers Event Center, 6891 A Street. Memorials can be sent to Northeast United Church of Christ, 6200 Adams St., Lincoln, NE 68507
Earl Eugene Kraft, 86, Lincoln resident, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013. Earl was born Jan. 20, 1927 in Lincoln. Earl lived in Lincoln his entire life. He and his wife, Arline (Gohde) were married for 62 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 and was stationed in Germany. He ran the family businesses, Kraft & Sons and Q4Quik convenience stores until he retired. He served on the Board of Governors of Southeast Community College and volunteered at the VA Hospital.
His four children and their spouses are Tom and Melsee (Nucup), who live in Oceanview, Hawaii; Bob and Linda (Wedberg) reside in Omaha; Nancy and Don Taute are in Lincoln; and Bill and Kim (Smith) are in Lenexa, Kan. He has seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving is his sister, Frieda Whittington of Lincoln and brother-in-law, George Gohde of Scottsdale, Ariz.
A reception and celebration of his life will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at The Towers Event Center, 6891 A Street. Memorials can be sent to Northeast United Church of Christ, 6200 Adams St., Lincoln, NE 68507
5883. “Earl Eugene Kraft,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108667593, 108667593.
5884. “Veterans Share Holiday Memories,” Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, USA, December 23, 2004, http://journalstar.com/news/veterans-share-holiday...84-0ca5299b9a66.html.
Christmas with the locals
In 1951, while many other enlisted men were heading to Korea, Earl Kraft of Lincoln went to Germany because, he says, he spoke German. While stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, his captain asked if any soldier wanted to spend the holidays with a local family.
Our Christmas Eve meal was a cold supper with sausage, soup and good hard bread. I had taken gifts a carton of cigarettes, a box of Hershey bars, gum and two pounds of coffee.
We sang carols, and the father and the boys played the violin. They had a few small gifts under the tree they exchanged. We sang and talked and went to bed.
On Christmas day, the mother and boys went to church and the father, grandfather and I went to the neighborhood gasthaus. They introduced me to everyone there (all Germans) and the singing and beer-drinking began. We locked arms and swayed back and forth with beer steins in our hands. At noon we staggered back to their apartment.
We laid on the floor around a heating stove and took a nap. We awoke around 2 for dinner. A toast with potato schnapps was followed by a dumpling-and-duck dinner. This was an expensive and elegant meal.
I had a watch the older boy admired. I gave it to him. It was probably worth $5. I left for the base but since the boys had never ridden in a car, I took them for a ride. The cab driver returned them home.
Christmas with the locals
In 1951, while many other enlisted men were heading to Korea, Earl Kraft of Lincoln went to Germany because, he says, he spoke German. While stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, his captain asked if any soldier wanted to spend the holidays with a local family.
Our Christmas Eve meal was a cold supper with sausage, soup and good hard bread. I had taken gifts a carton of cigarettes, a box of Hershey bars, gum and two pounds of coffee.
We sang carols, and the father and the boys played the violin. They had a few small gifts under the tree they exchanged. We sang and talked and went to bed.
On Christmas day, the mother and boys went to church and the father, grandfather and I went to the neighborhood gasthaus. They introduced me to everyone there (all Germans) and the singing and beer-drinking began. We locked arms and swayed back and forth with beer steins in our hands. At noon we staggered back to their apartment.
We laid on the floor around a heating stove and took a nap. We awoke around 2 for dinner. A toast with potato schnapps was followed by a dumpling-and-duck dinner. This was an expensive and elegant meal.
I had a watch the older boy admired. I gave it to him. It was probably worth $5. I left for the base but since the boys had never ridden in a car, I took them for a ride. The cab driver returned them home.
5885. “Glen E Kraft,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70500580, 70500580.
5886. “Ancestor List (Gedlist),” American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, http://www.ahsgr.org/FindAncestors/gedlist.htm, Surname Exchange Number (SEN) K074, Says December 1, 1930.
5887. “United States Census: 1910,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1910, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, Ward 1, April 15, 1910, Theodore Krueger, 1A, 1, 51, T624, 850, 20, First census in the US lists his last name as Hoechel, all others list it as Hagel.
File: 1910 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 1 p1A
File: 1910 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 1 p1A
5888. “John Hagel,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70408913, 70408913.
5889. Ruth, “Norka Ancestors Inhabitants & Descendants,” http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...orkaaid&id=I3755, March 14, 2013, Says February 23, 1848.
5890. “Man has 51 Descendants; John Hagel Dies Here Thursday Morning,” John Hagel, Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, July 19, 1934, 13.
John Hagel, 86, resident of Lincoln thirty-one years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hermone, 700 Plum at 2:30 a.m. Thursday. He was born in Russia.
Besides Mrs. Hermone, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Madeline Kraft, Lincoln, and forty-nine other descendants which include twenty-eight grand children, 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The body is at Splain, Schnell & Griffifths.
John Hagel, 86, resident of Lincoln thirty-one years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hermone, 700 Plum at 2:30 a.m. Thursday. He was born in Russia.
Besides Mrs. Hermone, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Madeline Kraft, Lincoln, and forty-nine other descendants which include twenty-eight grand children, 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The body is at Splain, Schnell & Griffifths.
5891. “John Hagel Dies,” John Hagel, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, July 19, 1934, 10.
John Hagel, 86, Lincoln carpenter who came to Lincoln from Russia in 1903, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hermone, 700 Plum street, at 2:25 o’clock Thursday morning. He had been ill for several years. He was a member of the German Emmanuel Reformed church.
He is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Madeline Kraft of Lincoln; two brothers, Henry of Atkinson, Co., and Conrad of St. Paul, Minn.; 28 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
[Note: Henry and Conrad are sons, not brothers. “Madeline Kraft” is youngest child Magdalena (Hagel) Kraft.]
John Hagel, 86, Lincoln carpenter who came to Lincoln from Russia in 1903, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hermone, 700 Plum street, at 2:25 o’clock Thursday morning. He had been ill for several years. He was a member of the German Emmanuel Reformed church.
He is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Madeline Kraft of Lincoln; two brothers, Henry of Atkinson, Co., and Conrad of St. Paul, Minn.; 28 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
[Note: Henry and Conrad are sons, not brothers. “Madeline Kraft” is youngest child Magdalena (Hagel) Kraft.]
5892. “United States Census: 1910,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1910, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, Ward 1, April 15, 1910, Theodore Krueger, 1A, 1, 51, T624, 850, 20.
File: 1910 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 1 p1A
File: 1910 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 1 p1A
5893. “United States Census,” 1930, NE, Lancaster, Lincoln, Ward 5, 28A, 8, 55-23, T626, 1285, 709, Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, April 22, 1930, Marie A Dempsey, 1285.
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 5 p28A
File: 1930 NE Lancaster County Lincoln Ward 5 p28A
5895. “Deaths and Funerals,” Margaret Hagel, Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE, June 28, 1930, 6.
Hagel—Mrs. Margaret Hagel, seventy-eight, died at her home, 1425 North Fourteenth, at 10:20 a.m. Saturday. She had been a Lincoln resident for twenty-seven years. Besides her husband, John, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Jacob Hermonie, and Mrs. Alexander Kraft, both of Lincoln; three sons, John Hagel of Mitchell, Henry of Atkinson, Neb., and Conrad, St. Paul, Minn.; one brother, John Sterkel, of Oshkosh, Wis.; thirty-two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The body is at Splain & Schnell’s pending funeral arrangements.
File: Margaret_Hagel_Obituary
Hagel—Mrs. Margaret Hagel, seventy-eight, died at her home, 1425 North Fourteenth, at 10:20 a.m. Saturday. She had been a Lincoln resident for twenty-seven years. Besides her husband, John, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Jacob Hermonie, and Mrs. Alexander Kraft, both of Lincoln; three sons, John Hagel of Mitchell, Henry of Atkinson, Neb., and Conrad, St. Paul, Minn.; one brother, John Sterkel, of Oshkosh, Wis.; thirty-two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The body is at Splain & Schnell’s pending funeral arrangements.
File: Margaret_Hagel_Obituary
5896. “Margaret Hagel,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70408914, 70408914.
5897. “Lincoln Census, Surnames by Village,” American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, http://www.ahsgr.org/FindAncestors/lincoln_census.htm.
5898. Martin Watson, “Wisconsin, Death Records,” 1883, Maple Grove, Barron County, WI, Reference ID: p 31 cn 0456 , GS Film Number: 1310172 , Digital Folder Number: 4207421 , Image Number: 34, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZ6-GZ9.
5899. “CLOTHING CATCHES FIRE,” Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, NE, January 2, 1926, 2.
Second Floor at A. Kraft Residence, 850 North Thirteenth, Damaged.
A candle set fire to clothing in the clothes closet at the residence of Alexander Kraft. 850 North Thirteenth, Saturday forenoon and damaged the upstairs to the extent of about $1,000. Insurance was carried. The fire did not reach the first floor, due to the efforts of firemen, but some damage was done by water to the furnishings.
The blaze started when Mrs. Kraft’s mother entered the clothes closet with a candle in her hand. The clothing in the closet was nearly consumed and furnishings and structure of the three upstairs rooms were badly damaged. Firemen fought the flames for a half hour.
Second Floor at A. Kraft Residence, 850 North Thirteenth, Damaged.
A candle set fire to clothing in the clothes closet at the residence of Alexander Kraft. 850 North Thirteenth, Saturday forenoon and damaged the upstairs to the extent of about $1,000. Insurance was carried. The fire did not reach the first floor, due to the efforts of firemen, but some damage was done by water to the furnishings.
The blaze started when Mrs. Kraft’s mother entered the clothes closet with a candle in her hand. The clothing in the closet was nearly consumed and furnishings and structure of the three upstairs rooms were badly damaged. Firemen fought the flames for a half hour.
5900. “American Family Immigration History Center,” Alexander Kraft, May 14, 1907, http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?M...&last_kind=0&;town_kind=0&ship_kind=0&TOWN=null&SHIP=null&RF=221&pID=101972020437.
Ship named Prinzess Alice that departed Bremen and arrived in New York.
Files (2): KraftFamily, AlexanderKraft
Ship named Prinzess Alice that departed Bremen and arrived in New York.
Files (2): KraftFamily, AlexanderKraft
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