Daniel Cripe was born May 6, 1772 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1830, he acquired land on the Elkhart Prairie, two miles south of Goshen, Indiana. There he built a cabin. He returned to Montgomery County, Ohio to persuade his family to come to St. Joseph County, Indiana. Among those toaccompany him were his son, Samuel and family, Martin Weybright and family, and Jacob Studebaker and family. With the help of neighbors, Daniel constructed a plow with a wooden mouldboard. Tradition states he was the first settler to plow a furrow on the Elkhart Prairie.
Daniel began to preach to pioneer families preaching in German. A church was organized in 1830 with Daniel Cripe as its first elder and minister. Daniel died December 10, 1859 and Magdalena on May 25, 1842. Their bodies were moved to the West Goshen Cemetery on May 28, 1961.
Daniel began to preach to pioneer families preaching in German. A church was organized in 1830 with Daniel Cripe as its first elder and minister. Daniel died December 10, 1859 and Magdalena on May 25, 1842. Their bodies were moved to the West Goshen Cemetery on May 28, 1961.
Daniel Cripe was born May 6, 1772 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1830, he acquired land on the Elkhart Prairie, two miles south of Goshen, Indiana. There he built a cabin. He returned to Montgomery County, Ohio to persuade his family to come to St. Joseph County, Indiana. Among those toaccompany him were his son, Samuel and family, Martin Weybright and family, and Jacob Studebaker and family. With the help of neighbors, Daniel constructed a plow with a wooden mouldboard. Tradition states he was the first settler to plow a furrow on the Elkhart Prairie.
Daniel began to preach to pioneer families preaching in German. A church was organized in 1830 with Daniel Cripe as its first elder and minister. Daniel died December 10, 1859 and Magdalena on May 25, 1842. Their bodies were moved to the West Goshen Cemetery on May 28, 1961.
Daniel began to preach to pioneer families preaching in German. A church was organized in 1830 with Daniel Cripe as its first elder and minister. Daniel died December 10, 1859 and Magdalena on May 25, 1842. Their bodies were moved to the West Goshen Cemetery on May 28, 1961.
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