PHOTOS FROM GLASS NEGATIVES

CHRISTIAN KRAEMER

Christian Kraemer

ROSINA (PFEIFER) KRAEMER


Rosina (Pfeifer) Kraemer

From Sheboygan county marriage records:
Christian Kraemer and Rosina Pfeifer (v.7 p.83)
May 21, 1891 in Lutheran ceremony in Greenbush, Sheboygan County
Christian Kraemer
Son of Christoph Kraemer and Margareth Opper
Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County –farmer 
Rosina Pfeifer
Daughter of George Pfeifer and Elizabeth Lauber
Born Town of Empire, Fond du Lac County
Witnesses Henry Kraemer and Anna Marguar
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From Sheboygan county death records:
Christian Kraemer   (v.84 p.182)
April 1, 1862-Oct. 31, 1964
Husband of Rosina Pfiefer
Son of Christopher Kraemer and Margaretha Hetzel
Born Wisconsin –farmer 
Died from “uremia, 4-6 weeks –obstruction and infection –benign prostate hypertrophy”
Buried at Greenbush Cemetery, Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan County
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Christian Kraemer, 102, Native Of County Dies
Plymouth- Christian Kraemer, believed to be Sheboygan county's oldest
resident, died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Schuricht, 2507 N. 21st St., Sheboygan. He was 102 years old.
Mr. Kraemer had been ill about two months.
He was born April 1, 1862, in the Town of Russell, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Christopher Kraemer, and was married May 21, 1891, to Rosina 
Pfeifer at Greenbush.
They celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary last May.
After their marriage they lived near St. Cloud and then moved to a
farm in the Town of Greenbush. Later they moved to the Town of Rhine
where they operated a farm until 1949.
For the past 15 years they had lived with their children.
He was a founding member and served on the building committee at
Zion Lutheran Church, Glenbeulah. He was the oldest member of the
church.
Mr. Kraemer served on the Joliet school board, District 11, for
several years.
Surviving are his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Clara) Schuricht,
Sheboygan, Mrs. Clarence (Thella) Zillmann, Town of Schleswig, 
Manitowoc County, Mrs. Albert (Minnie) Henschel, Town of Russell, and
Mrs. Alfred (Elda) Bausteiner(?), Town of Rhine; one son, Edgar,
Kohler; a niece, Mrs. Alvin Raeder, Town of Greenbush, who was reared
by the Kraemers; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran
Church, Glenbeulah, the Rev. Lester L. Blachoff, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenbush Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wittkopp Funeral Home, Plymouth, from 2 p.m.
Tuesday to 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon to the hour
of services.
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From Sheboygan county death records:
Rosina Kraemer nee Pfeifer (v.84 p.260)
Sept. 25, 1870-Dec. 11, 1964
[wife of Christian Kraemer]
Daughter of George Pfeifer and Elizabeth Lauber
Born Wisconsin
Died from “senile heart disease”
Buried at Greenbush Cemetery, Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan County

JOHN KRAMER


John Kramer

JOHN KRAMER


John Kramer (2)

From Sheboygan county marriage records:
John Franc Kramer and Maria Margaretha Henschel (v.6 p.395)
Feb. 19, 1889 at Evangelical Church, Town of Russell, Sheboygan County
John Franc Kramer
Son of Philipp Kramer and Margaretha Klein
Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –farmer 
Maria Margaretha Henschel
Daughter of Charles Henschel and Rosine Conrad
Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County
Witnesses Adolf Henschel and Katie Kramer
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From Sheboygan county death records:
John F. Kramer (v.28 p.171)
March 13, 1862-Dec. 30, 1925
Husband of Mary Henschel
Son of Philip S. Kramer and Kargaret S. Klein (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin –county supervisor –village officer
Died from “intestinal carcinoma”
Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery
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PROMINENT SERVANT OF PUBLIC DIES - 
John F Kramer Dies After Operation At Plymouth 
MEMBER OF BOARD - Elkhart lake Member of county Board 
Who Was a Member of the County Sanatorium and the 
County Road and Bridges Committees Upon Which He Served 
Faithfully and Efflcientiv, Summoned .. 
John F. Kramer, Elkhart lake, member of the county board and prominently 
identified for the past several years with public interests in Sheboygan 
County, died in the Plymouth hospital at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Kramer 
underwent an operation last Thursday in an effort to save his life, but he 
was unable to raJly and died after having been unconscious most of yesterday. 
Apparently he had been in good health until a short time ago because he took an 
important part in the work of the county board during the session which 
came to an end early this month. 
As supervisor from Elkhart lake and a member of the county sanatorium 
committee and the county road and bridge committee his public duties were 
exceptlonal heavy. He served two full years on each committee, having been 
elected to the sanatorium committee at the time of its inception. Many 
obstacles had to be overcome in making possible the erection of a county 
tuberculosis sanatorium, and the thoroughness of Mr. Kramer s work, his faculty 
for giving careful consideration to every problem, made him one of the most 
valuable members of that committee. 
The same is true of his efforts on the road and bridge committee. Mr. Kramer 
was elected to that committee again this fall by a unanimous vote of 
the county board members. His first term as a member of the county board was 
begun in 1929 and he served continuously since that year. 
John F. Kramer was born March 12, 1862, In the town of Rhine, the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Philip Kramer. On Feb. 19, 1889, he was married to Miss 
Marie Henschel, daughter of Carl Henschel of the town of Russell, and for seven 
years the couple made their home on a farm four miles northeast of Elkhart 
Lake. Then they moved to Milwaukee where Mr. Kramer served as a member of 
the revenue force, but after a year and a half they moved to St. Lawrence 
where Mr. Kramer became storekeeper and gauger in a distillery. Ten years later 
Mr. and Mrs. Kramer moved to Elkhart lake, their home since that time. The 
survivors are his mother, Mrs. Margaret Kramer, Elkhart Lake; his wife; five 
children, John H. Kramer, who lives on a farm near Elkhart; Mrs. Arthur Reiss, 
who lived two miles east of Elkhart, Clarence Kramer, at home, Mrs. Ernst Meyer, 
Elkhart, and Miss Ella Kramer, Sheboygan, three brothers, Peter and Henry 
Kramer of Elkhart and Louis of Dallas, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Fred tagudde, Elkhart, 
and Mrs. Arthur Boland, Kiel; five grandchildren. One son, William, died 
twelve years ago at the age of 21, and another son, Alvin, died in infancy. 
Mr. Kramer belonged in the Modern Woodmen of America and the Elkhart Lake 
fire department. Until word has been received from louis Kramer, 
Dallas, Tex., definite funeral arrangement can not be made. Members of the family 
expect the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon, with services at the 
home and at St. John s Evangelical church. The Rev. F. W. Zeh will conduct the services. 
Sheboygan Press December 31, 1925 
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From Sheboygan county death records:
Mary Margaret Kramer nee Henschel (v.46 p.122)
Nov. 11, 1868-April 1, 1941
Wife of John Kramer
Daughter of Carl Henschel and ? Conrad (both born Germany)
Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County
Died from “cardiac embolus, 5 minutes –radical breast amputation on March 24, 1941
Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery
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MRS. JOHN KRAMER, 72, ELKHART LAKE, DIES TUESDAY 
Elkhart Lake, Wis-(Special)-Mrs. John Kramer, 72, nee Mary 
Margaret Henschel, passed away Tuesday at the Plymouth hospital 
where she underwent an operation a week ago. She seemed to be 
recovered and was ready to return to her home here when she 
suffered a heart attack. 
Deceased was born in town Russell on Nov. 11, 1868, the 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henschel. She was married to John 
Kramer of Town Russell on Feb. 19, 1889, and the couple lived 
on a farm now occupied by Frank Wriedt. The family moved to 
Elkhart Lake for a short time and then moved to St. Lawrence, Wis., 
for a period of 10 years before returning to Elkhart Lake where they 
have resided since. 
Survivors are two sons, John and Clarence of Elkhart Lake; 
three daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Elizabeth) Riess of Town Rhine; Mrs. Ernie 
(Anna) Mayer of Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. Ella Knoch of Milwaukee; two 
brothers, Gustave Henschel of Town Russell and Adolph Henschel of Elkhart 
Lake; three sisters, Mrs. John Kessell and Mrs. William Brieske of Elkhart 
Lake, and Mrs. William Mayer of Chilton; and six grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be held at the Raeder Funeral horne in 
Elkhart Lake with the Rev. F. J. Lowenberg officiating. 
Sheboygan Press  April 2, 1941


Aug. Krammer

AUGUST KREIMANN


August Kreimann

From Calumet county marriage records:
August F. J. Kreimann and Caroline M. C. Wieting (v.3 p.29)
Married Feb. 25, 1887 at “M. E. Church” at Charlestown, Calumet County
August F. J. Kreimann
Son of John Kreimmann and Sophia
Farmer –born Town of New Holstein
Caroline M. C. Wieting
Daughter of Joachim Wieting and Sophia
Born Town of New Holstein
Witnesses Edward Kreimann and Lisette M. L. Hagemann