Hubert KOHLGRAF Obit printed in Cascade Pioneer Newpaper, IA dtd Jun 9, 1899 Contributed by Jane K. Wendell This obituary is for Hubert KOHLGRAF, who arrived in Monroe County in 1857. He lived in Ridgeville Twp (1860's), and later in Jefferson Twp until about 1882 when he moved to Zell, Dakota Territory. This obituary appeared in the Cascade (IA) Pioneer newspaper on June 9, 1899. (Some of the information is inaccurate, according to my documentation: Hubert KOHLGRAF was born 17 May 1814 in Sinsteden. He married Anna Maria Brüggen (Brücken) on 4 Feb 1843, and they arrived in the USA in November 1857.) AN AGED CITIZEN Mr Hubbard KOHLGRAF Passes Away At The Age Of Eighty-Five. Wednesday, June 7, at 10:55 p.m., the spirit of Hubbard KOHLGRAF winged its silent flight from its tenement of clay to the realms of eternity. The infirmities of age and the weight of his eighty-five years was the cause of his death. Hubbard KOHLGRAFF was born in Kellendorf, Prussia, in 1814. In 1841 he was married to Miss Mary BRIGGEN, and in 1853 husband and wife came to America to better their fortunes in the great western hemisphere. They settled in St Mary's Ridge, WI, and followed the occupation of farming. Following the tide of western emigration they moved to SD, settling on a farm near Zells Station. At this place Mrs KOLEGRAFF died 14 years ago, and since then the subject of this sketch has made his home in Cascade with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph GROSS. Two sons and two daughters survive their aged father, viz: Philip KOLEGRAFF, Zells Station, S.D.; Adam KOLEGRAFF, Hopesdale, ND; Mrs Christina GROSS, Cascade, and Mrs Kate FILBER, Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be held this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's church, of which deceased was a consistent member, Rev Father John B ALBERS officiating. (c) 2001 All Rights Reserved - Jane K. Wendell ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Russell ============================================================================