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Elijah Kring

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Elijah Kring

Birth
Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Death
3 Dec 1926 (aged 86)
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.5353417, Longitude: -86.0312472
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Elijah Kring
Jan. 10, 1840 - Dec. 3, 1926

Elijah Kring--was born Jan. 10. 1840, in Westerville, Ohio. The son of Conrad and Catherine (Seidner) Kring, of Westerville, OH… Elijah was a son of a farmer, and spent most of his boyhood working beside his father and bothers.
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, not letting his younger brother get one up on him, Elijah enlisted in the Union Army. (His younger brother Daniel was later killed at the battle of Missionary Ridge, in Tennessee in 1863.)
Elijah served with Company G, 44th Ohio Infantry, and later, with Company G, 8th Ohio Calvary.
Surviving the War, on Apr. 17, 1866, in Jay County, Indiana, Elijah married the former Charlotte Young, (1848-1934) The daughter of Christian and Catherine young, of Jay County, IN…
Like his father and grandfather before him, Elijah made his living as a farmer. Elijah owned a small farm just outside Kokomo, IN., and were members of the Evangelical Church.
The marriage of Elijah and Charlotte was blessed with five children, three sons and 2 daughters;

Catherine (1868-1940) Kokomo, IN.
Caroline (1871-1923) Marion, IN.
William (1877-1949) Kokomo, IN.
Frank (1882-1964)Kokomo, IN.
Edward (1888-1969) Peru, IN.

On a cold Dec. 3, 1926, at his home in Kokomo, Elijah passed away after a short illness, surrounded by his love ones.

Both Elijah and Charlotte are buried in
Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Kokomo, Indiana.
Elijah Kring
Jan. 10, 1840 - Dec. 3, 1926

Elijah Kring--was born Jan. 10. 1840, in Westerville, Ohio. The son of Conrad and Catherine (Seidner) Kring, of Westerville, OH… Elijah was a son of a farmer, and spent most of his boyhood working beside his father and bothers.
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, not letting his younger brother get one up on him, Elijah enlisted in the Union Army. (His younger brother Daniel was later killed at the battle of Missionary Ridge, in Tennessee in 1863.)
Elijah served with Company G, 44th Ohio Infantry, and later, with Company G, 8th Ohio Calvary.
Surviving the War, on Apr. 17, 1866, in Jay County, Indiana, Elijah married the former Charlotte Young, (1848-1934) The daughter of Christian and Catherine young, of Jay County, IN…
Like his father and grandfather before him, Elijah made his living as a farmer. Elijah owned a small farm just outside Kokomo, IN., and were members of the Evangelical Church.
The marriage of Elijah and Charlotte was blessed with five children, three sons and 2 daughters;

Catherine (1868-1940) Kokomo, IN.
Caroline (1871-1923) Marion, IN.
William (1877-1949) Kokomo, IN.
Frank (1882-1964)Kokomo, IN.
Edward (1888-1969) Peru, IN.

On a cold Dec. 3, 1926, at his home in Kokomo, Elijah passed away after a short illness, surrounded by his love ones.

Both Elijah and Charlotte are buried in
Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Kokomo, Indiana.


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  • Maintained by: Tom Kouts
  • Originally Created by: Mike
  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82640693/elijah-kring: accessed ), memorial page for Elijah Kring (10 Jan 1840–3 Dec 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82640693, citing Kokomo Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Tom Kouts (contributor 48362573).