Melchior Kreifels
1868 - 1931 (62 years)Person ID: I2075 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 29 Nov 2020
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Name Melchior Kreifels Birth 3 Jul 1868 St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA 
1868 Melchior Kreifels baptism Gender Male Died 9 Apr 1931 Paul, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Buried Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA -
Parents
Father Herman Heinrich Theodore Kreifels (ID:I2066), b. 30 Dec 1824, Serm, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 8 Jul 1903, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA (Age 78 years) Mother Anna Margaretha Blommer (ID:I2067), b. 19 Jun 1829, Germany d. 20 Feb 1901 (Age 71 years) Marriage 1852 Osage, Missouri, USA Children (Siblings) + 1. Elizabeth Kreifels (ID:I2068), b. 23 Mar 1853, St. Joseph, Osage, Missouri, USA d. 24 Apr 1948 (Age 95 years)+ 2. Mary Kreifels (ID:I2069), b. 8 Jan 1855 d. 5 Oct 1928 (Age 73 years) 3. Anna Kreifels (ID:I2070), b. 22 Jan 1856 d. Yes, date unknown -
Family
Wife Anna Feilen (ID:I5328), b. 7 Apr 1873 d. 2 Dec 1944 (Age 71 years) Marriage 31 Jan 1893 Children + 1. Edward S. Kreifels (ID:I5329), b. 27 Feb 1894 d. 15 Nov 1982 (Age 88 years) 2. Paul Kreifels (ID:I5330), b. 27 Jan 1896 d. 31 Aug 1961 (Age 65 years) + 3. Stella Kreifels (ID:I5331), b. 9 Apr 1898 d. 26 Sep 1974 (Age 76 years) + 4. Martin Kreifels (ID:I5332), b. 24 Dec 1902 d. 13 Jul 1970 (Age 67 years) + 5. Robert H. Kreifels (ID:I5333), b. 27 Oct 1905 d. 27 Feb 1983 (Age 77 years) + 6. Sterling Kreifels (ID:I5361), b. 22 Nov 1907 d. 16 Jun 1972 (Age 64 years) + 7. Coletta Kreifels (ID:I5334), b. 7 Jan 1910 d. 7 Sep 1974 (Age 64 years) + 8. Living (ID:I5335) -
Other Personal Events
1870 Federal Census 1 Jun 1870 Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA [1] 
1870 Census Herman Kreifels Family
This census record is terribly misspelled but it does in fact appear to be for the Herman Kreifels family. The family includes Herman and Margaretta plus children indicated by their first initials, age and gender - all of which line up.
Harman, Chris (M, age 50, )
Harman, Marg. (F, age 42, )
Harman, Ellis (F, age 17, )
Harman, M (F, age 15, )
Harman, A. (F, age 13, )
Harman, (M, age 11, )
Harman, L. (M, age 9, )
Harman, F. (M, age 5, )
Harman, H. (F, age 4, )
Harman, M. (M, age 2, )1880 Federal Census 22 Jun 1880 Rock Creek, Otoe, Nebraska, USA [2] 
1880 Census for Herman Kreifels family
Living on the farm in 1880 were Herman and his wife Margaretta and chilren Anna, Peter, Ludwig, Sebastian, Franz, Helena and Melchior. Also living with them were three of Herman's brother's orphaned kids: Herman, Henry and Anna.
Krefels, Herman (M, age 56, Married)
Krefels, Anna, Wife (F, age 51, Married)
Krefels, Anna, daughter (F, age 17, Single)
Krefels, Peter, son (M, age 21, Single)
Krefels, Ludwig, son (M, age 19, Single)
Krefels, Franz, son (M, age 16, Single)
Krefels, Helena, daughter (F, age 14, Single)
Krefels, Melchior, son (M, age 12, Single)
Krefels, Joseph, son (M, age 8, Single)
Krefels, Herman, nephew (M, age 21, Single)
Krefels, Henry, nephew (M, age 19, Single)
Krefels, Anna, neice (F, age 17, Single) -
Event Map
Birth - 3 Jul 1868 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA 
1870 Federal Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA 
1880 Federal Census - 22 Jun 1880 - Rock Creek, Otoe, Nebraska, USA 
Died - 9 Apr 1931 - Paul, Otoe, Nebraska, USA 
Buried - - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S9] 1870 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD7-WG9 : 19 March 2020), Chris Harman, 1870.
- [S14] 1880 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YJ-K8Z : 7 September 2017), Herman Krefels, Rock Creek, Otoe, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 191, sheet 344B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,753.