Parents: Herman T. Zacharias & Grace Hartema. They married on Feb. 26, 1908.


1910 U.S. Census for Wellington, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota:
Herman T Zacharias M 31 Germany
Wife Grace Zacharias F 22 Germany
Dau Frientje Zacharias F 1 South Dakota
Brother Ede Zacharias M 25 Germany

Herman & his brother Ede immigrated to the U.S. in 1889; Grace immigrated in 1888.


Herman Theodore Zacharias registered for the World War I draft on Sept. 12, 1918 in Parker, Turner Co., South Dakota. He stated he was b. 5 Oct. 1877. He and his family reside in Parker, SD. He is a farmer. He is described as tall in height, medium build with blue eyes and brown hair.


1920 U.S. Census for Brothersfield, Turner Co., South Dakota:
Herman T Zacharias M 42 Germany
Wife Grace Zacharias F 33 Germany
Dau Tena Zacharias F 10 South Dakota
Dau Theda Zacharias F 9 South Dakota
Son George Zacharias M 7 South Dakota
Dau Lena Zacharias F 6 South Dakota
Son Herman Zacharias M 4 South Dakota
Dau Grace Zacharias F 2 South Dakota
Dau Gladys Zacharias F 1 South Dakota


Tena Zacharias m. Harvey Krager in 1 Mar. 1929 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.


Her mother Grace had died by 1930.


1930 U.S. Census for Wellington, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota:
Harvey Krager M 26 South Dakota
Wife Tena Krager F 21 South Dakota


Harvey & his family resided in Wellington, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota in 1935.


1940 U.S. Census for Brotherfield Township, Turner Co., South Dakota:
Harvy Krager M 35 South Dakota; farmer
Wife Tena Krager F 31 South Dakota
Dau Nancy Darlene Krager F 8 South Dakota
Son Harvy Krager M 2 South Dakota


In 1945, the family resided in Linn, Muncie Co., South Dakota (P.O. Hartford). Harvey was a farmer and owned his property. He had an 8th grade education.



Note: Son Harvey Leon Krager, b. 2 June 1937, South Dakota, resided on 17 July 2001 in Oakland, Douglas Co., Oregon.

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KRAGER, Tena – of Sutherlin, Oregon, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at Mercy Care Center.

She was born on March 24, 1909, in Humboldt, South Dakota to Grace (Hartema) and Herman Zacharias. She married Harvey Krager on March 1, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and they resided in rural Parker, South Dakota, where they were farmers.

She was an active volunteer in Sew-n-Sews in Sutherlin. She loved painting in oil pastels and enjoyed attending many art classes. Tena was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and was presently attending Faith Baptist Church in Sutherlin.

She is survived by daughter, Nancy Krager of Sutherlin; three sons, Harvey L. Krager and his wife Virginia of Sutherlin, Ray Krager and his wife Mary of Kalispell, Montana and son Jim Krager and his wife Carol of Salem, Oregon. She had nine grandchildren, Stephanie Neighbors, Deborah Powell, Jill Wiley, Andrea Gohman, Nova Lakey, Chris Krager, John Krager, Randy Krager and Julie March; nine great-grandchildren, Keith, Marisa, Travis, Carrie, Sherrie, Joshua, Christopher, Dwayne, Courtney, Christian and Ruth Ann.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey; granddaughter Tina Marie and baby, Krista Marie; her parents; two brothers; and fur sisters.

Memorial Services will be held at Faith Baptist Church, 1352 E. Central, Sutherlin, OR, at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 1997.

We will all miss her.

(Obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on
16 May 1997.)

Thanks to Richard Carle for providing her obit.