Anna Catherine Welper (1838 - 1905)

Born 24 Aug 1838 in Hanover, Germany

Wife of John Joseph Kroner — married 1866 in Quincy, Illinois

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1905 at age 66 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

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Anna Welper migrated from Germany to United States.

Biography

Catharine was born in Hanover, Germany in 1838. She passed away in 1904. She is the second wife of Joseph Kroner.^[1]

Mrs. Anna Kroner, nee Welper, widow of Joseph Kroner, died Saturday afternoon at the family residence, 805 Adams street. Septieemea is attributed as the cause of her death after an illness of ten days,

Mrs. Kroner was a native of Germany, born at Sudlohn, Hanover, August 24, 1838. She had lived in Quincy for the past forty years. Her husband died in this city eight years ago. Surviving are four sons and three daughers:

• Frank,
• Henry,
• Joseph
• Theodore Kroner,
• Mrs. George Bergman.
• Mrs. William Bergman and
• Mrs. George Klingele.

The deceased was a faithful Catholic and a member of St. Mary's church. Consistent in her religious belief, she was in all respects a good woman, and her death causes heartfelt sorrow.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/david-f-wilcox/quincy-and-adams-county-history-and-representative-men-volume-2-cli/page-75-quincy-and-adams-county-history-and-representative-men-volume-2-cli.shtml
2. ↑ Obituary from the Quincy Daily Herald, February 13, 1905