Joseph Kreifels
1872 - 1948 (76 years)
Person ID: I2076 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025
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Name Joseph Kreifels Birth 20 May 1872 Gender Male Died 30 Jun 1948 Buried Douglas, Otoe, Nebraska, United States 
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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, United States (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, United States Children 1. 
Elizabeth Kreifels (ID:I2068), b. 23 Mar 1853, Saint Joseph, Osage, Missouri, United States 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 unknown4. Peter Herman Kreifels (ID:I2071), b. 24 Nov 1858 d. 25 Sep 1918 (Age 59 years)5. Ludwig (Louis) Kreifels (ID:I2039), b. 12 Oct 1860, Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States d. 2 Sep 1942, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States (Age 81 years)6. Sebastian Joseph Kreifels (ID:I2072), b. 4 Apr 1862, Minnesota, United States d. 15 Jan 1936, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States (Age 73 years)7. Frank Kreifels (ID:I2073), b. 4 Mar 1864, Saint Joseph, Stearns, Minnesota, United States d. 13 Dec 1937, Paul, Otoe, Nebraska, United States (Age 73 years)8. Helenka "Lena" Kreifels (ID:I2074), b. 11 Mar 1866 d. Apr 1944 (Age 78 years)9. Melchior Kreifels (ID:I2075), b. 3 Jul 1868, Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States d. 9 Apr 1931, Paul, Otoe, Nebraska, United States (Age 62 years)10. Joseph Kreifels (ID:I2076)
(current person)
, b. 20 May 1872 d. 30 Jun 1948 (Age 76 years) -
Family
Wife Agnes Kempkes (ID:I5773), b. 4 Jul 1889 d. 20 Jun 1967 (Age 77 years) Marriage 26 May 1910 Children 1. Gerhard Raymond Kreifels (ID:I5774), b. 31 Aug 1911 d. Yes, date unknown -
Other Personal Events
1880 Federal Census 22 Jun 1880 Rock Creek, Otoe, Nebraska, United States [1] - 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)
1880 Census for Herman Kreifels family _UID 6E42CA6A589DF011AC2C22966722CE3EFF2E - 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.
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Source Citations
- [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.