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Samuel Harvey Kring

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Samuel Harvey Kring

Birth
Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
Death
27 Jan 1964 (aged 76)
Hanceville, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Surrey, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.1306944, Longitude: -122.8160556
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Samuel Harvey Kring was an identical twin to his brother, Harvey Earl Kring. Twins are common in the Kring genealogy.
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Samuel Harvey Kring, born Aug, 10, 1887, in Nappanee, Indiana, the son of Emanuel and Barbara (Mast) Kring, of Plymouth, Indiana.

From Indiana, Sam moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, and homesteaded the land.

He met the love of his life in Canada, and on Apr. 11, 1911, in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan, Canada, Sam married Grace Royal Shull, of White Rock, Canada. Born Jan. 18, 1891, in Nappanee, Ind., the daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth (Swank) Shell.

In Indiana, Sam was a Farmer at hart, and made a living working the land. In late 1910, Sam read a flyer from the U.S./ Canadean Government, saying if anyone would move to Canada, homestead and work 40 acres of land for two years, the land was be yours tax free. That's all Sam needed, he packed his things, and headed north, and never to return to the U.S.A.

The union between Samuel and Grace was blessed with seven children; Lucille P. (1911-___), Harold E. (1914-___), Marguerite (1917-___), Samuel S. (1919-___), Robert E. (1920-___) James M. (1924-___), and Gordon R. (1935-___).
On Jan. 27, 1964, Samuel passed away in his home of natural causes.

Both Sam and Grace were buried in Newton Valley Memorial Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada.
Samuel Harvey Kring was an identical twin to his brother, Harvey Earl Kring. Twins are common in the Kring genealogy.
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Samuel Harvey Kring, born Aug, 10, 1887, in Nappanee, Indiana, the son of Emanuel and Barbara (Mast) Kring, of Plymouth, Indiana.

From Indiana, Sam moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, and homesteaded the land.

He met the love of his life in Canada, and on Apr. 11, 1911, in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan, Canada, Sam married Grace Royal Shull, of White Rock, Canada. Born Jan. 18, 1891, in Nappanee, Ind., the daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth (Swank) Shell.

In Indiana, Sam was a Farmer at hart, and made a living working the land. In late 1910, Sam read a flyer from the U.S./ Canadean Government, saying if anyone would move to Canada, homestead and work 40 acres of land for two years, the land was be yours tax free. That's all Sam needed, he packed his things, and headed north, and never to return to the U.S.A.

The union between Samuel and Grace was blessed with seven children; Lucille P. (1911-___), Harold E. (1914-___), Marguerite (1917-___), Samuel S. (1919-___), Robert E. (1920-___) James M. (1924-___), and Gordon R. (1935-___).
On Jan. 27, 1964, Samuel passed away in his home of natural causes.

Both Sam and Grace were buried in Newton Valley Memorial Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada.


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  • Maintained by: Tom Kouts
  • Originally Created by: Mike
  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68258059/samuel_harvey-kring: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Harvey Kring (10 Aug 1887–27 Jan 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68258059, citing Valley View Memorial Gardens, Surrey, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Tom Kouts (contributor 48362573).