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Gerhard P. Kroeker

Gerhard P. Kroeker

Male 1883 - 1970  (87 years)


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  • Name Gerhard P. Kroeker 
    • The Kroekers came from Prussia. Germans wanted them to serve in the armed forces so they went to Russia. In Russia they were considered outcast so they started migrating to the US in order to avoid the Russian draft.
    Birth 23 Apr 1883  Marion, Marion, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Both of his parents were born in Russia and spoke German.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Marion, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Gerhard Kroeker was a 17 year old boarder, providing farm labor, for Sarah Schmidt the farm owner. She was a widowed Russian immigrant who spoke no English and yet owned the farm free and clear.
      Witness Role: head of household: Name: Sarah Schmidt
      Witness Role: boarder: [I224] Gerhard P. KROEKER
    Occupation 1910  [7] 
    farmer 
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I224] Gerhard P. KROEKER
      Witness Role: wife: [I223] Allie May RIFFLE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I247] Edna Allie KROEKER
    Occupation 1920  [8] 
    Baptist clergyman 
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I224] Gerhard P. KROEKER
      Witness Role: wife: [I254] Ruth Ida Mae KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I247] Edna Allie KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I249] Ethel Katherine KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I251] Helen Lucille KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I223] Allie May RIFFLE
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Gerhard was a tinner at a hardware store. His daughter Ethel was a telephone operator.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I224] Gerhard P. KROEKER
      Witness Role: wife: [I223] Allie May RIFFLE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I249] Ethel Katherine KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I251] Helen Lucille KROEKER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I254] Ruth Ida Mae KROEKER
    Family Search ID 9M45-8SM 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Gerhard P Kroeker 
    Name Girard  [1] 
    _UID 1ABEFE551A264277A7B18D7272E555E50C31 
    Death 23 May 1970  Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Burial Aft 23 May 1970  Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    gravestones\KROEKER Gerhard P d1970    		 gravestones\KROEKER Gerhard P d1970
    Person ID I224  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Peter Kroeker,   b. 12 Apr 1840, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1893, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Katherine Richert,   b. 6 Aug 1846, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1918, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F771  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Allie May Riffle,   b. 14 Jan 1888, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1985, Phelan, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jan 1908  Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Edna Allie Kroeker,   b. 13 Dec 1908, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1995, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    >2. Ethel Katherine Kroeker,   b. 31 Oct 1910, Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1991, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. Helen Lucille Kroeker,   b. 23 Sep 1913, Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1981, Glendora, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +4. Ruth Ida Mae Kroeker,   b. 2 Apr 1917, Ivanhoe, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1997, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Photos
    headshots\KROEKER Gerhard P    		headshots\KROEKER Gerhard P

  • Sources 
    1. [S310] Cens1920 - TX Lipscomb Precinct 3 p5b, Girard Kroker // 103 // 106.

    2. [S197] WWI Civilian Draft Registration Database.
      Birth date: 23 Apr 1883Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Lipscomb


    3. [S194] Social Security Death Index, Number: 522-03-2344; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 23 Apr 1883Birth place: Death date: May 1970Death place: Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States of America


    4. [S196] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Lipscomb County, Texas; Roll: 1983383; Draft Board: 0.
      Birth date: 23 Apr 1883Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Lipscomb, Texas


    5. [S1259] Find a Grave: Rev Gerhard P Kroeker.

    6. [S308] Cens1900 - KS Marion Menno p8b.

    7. [S309] Cens1910 - OK Beaver Blue Grass ed19 p13.

    8. [S310] Cens1920 - TX Lipscomb Precinct 3 p5b, Girard Kroker // 103 // 106 // Surname is written Kroker, without the E, but that is a mistake on the part of the census-taker.

    9. [S310] Cens1920 - TX Lipscomb Precinct 3 p5b.

    10. [S311] Cens1930 - CO Baca Springfield p8b.