Son of Peter Kropf and Barbara Kessler
Married Elizabeth Indermuhle, 21 Jan 1850, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Children - Charles Karl Kropf, Elizabeth Kropf, Gottlieb Kropf, Friedrich Kropf, Anna Barbara Kropt, Magdalena Kropf, Maria Kropf, Susan Kropf, Rosale Kropf
History - Peter and Elizabeth Indermuhle Kropf Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were raised in Teufenthal, Bern, Switzerland, a little village located in a small, lush green valley high in the Bernese Alps which overlook the world famous resort area of Interlocked a narrow strip of land that separates the Tuner and Brienzer Seas. This area has been the family home for generations.
By trade Peter was a shoemaker, Elizabeth was a hat maker and hat cleaner. The family also farmed on the Kropf family farm.
Elder Lorenzo Snow opened the Swiss Mission in 1850. "As the proselytizing of the missionaries and members became increasingly successful (20 baptisms in 1851, 50 in 1852 and 116 in 1853) the attention of the clergy and the press was drawn to the Church. Local press coverage of LDS history and doctrine caused opposition to intensify through the 1860's, official restrictions and violence against foreign elders placed the burden of effective preaching in the hands of the local missionaries.
In 1864, the Swiss government declared that the Latter-day Saints were to be recognized as a Christian sect, giving the Church official religious freedom and right of assembly. By the turn of the century, there were over one thousand faithful members in Switzerland. In addition, 2,060 had emigrated to America." (James Christiansen, Early Missionary Work in Italy and Switzerland. Ensign Aug/1982 pg.35)
Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were among those early converts. They were taught the gospel and baptized by John Huber, from Midway, Utah, in October, 1860. Peter was baptized on Oct. 23, a week before Elizabeth. By this time the couple had seven children their daughter Marie having been born Oct. 7, just a few days prior to their baptisms.
Peter and his wife Elisabeth were converted to the gospel at a time when church leaders called for a gathering of the Saints in Zion. The Kropf family began preparations to respond to that call. The exodus to Zion would proceed over a period of time.
In May of 1870, Charles and his sister Elizabeth, the two oldest children were the first to leave for America. They traveled by train from Switzerland to Liverpool, England.
They then left on the steamship Manhattan on July 13, 1870, arriving in New York on July 26. The next day, they departed by steam train, arriving in Salt Lake City on August 10 of that same year.
In 1874 the daughters of Peter and Elisabeth Kropf, 17 year old Anna Barbara and 13 year old Magdalene ( Marie). Anna Barbara died on the train between London and Liverpool, England. Magdalene ( Marie ) continued her journey to America accompanied by JOHN HUBER, the missionary who baptized the Peter Kropf family. Marie sailed on the steamship Nevada with 243 other Saints, arriving at New York on June 23, 1874. A trip by rail took her to Salt Lake City, arriving on July 02, 1874.
A month later 12 year old Susanna followed. She sailed from Liverpool on July 8, 1874 aboard the steamship Minnesota, which carried 81 LDS immigrants. The ship arrived in New York on July 21 and the company continued by rail to Salt Lake City, arriving July 30, 1874.
The remainder of the family, 49 year old father, Peter Kropf and mother Elizabeth, along with 17 year old Magdalena and 20 year old Fredrick, left their family home in Switzerland on June 08 1875. Their son Gottlieb was not with them. He had left home as a youth and was never heard from again
The four departed from Liverpool, England on June 16, 1875 at 5:30 P.M. aboard the steamship Wisconsin. They arrived in New York on June 28, 1875 and continued their journey by rail and arrived in Salt Lake City on July 08, 1875.
Married Elizabeth Indermuhle, 21 Jan 1850, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Children - Charles Karl Kropf, Elizabeth Kropf, Gottlieb Kropf, Friedrich Kropf, Anna Barbara Kropt, Magdalena Kropf, Maria Kropf, Susan Kropf, Rosale Kropf
History - Peter and Elizabeth Indermuhle Kropf Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were raised in Teufenthal, Bern, Switzerland, a little village located in a small, lush green valley high in the Bernese Alps which overlook the world famous resort area of Interlocked a narrow strip of land that separates the Tuner and Brienzer Seas. This area has been the family home for generations.
By trade Peter was a shoemaker, Elizabeth was a hat maker and hat cleaner. The family also farmed on the Kropf family farm.
Elder Lorenzo Snow opened the Swiss Mission in 1850. "As the proselytizing of the missionaries and members became increasingly successful (20 baptisms in 1851, 50 in 1852 and 116 in 1853) the attention of the clergy and the press was drawn to the Church. Local press coverage of LDS history and doctrine caused opposition to intensify through the 1860's, official restrictions and violence against foreign elders placed the burden of effective preaching in the hands of the local missionaries.
In 1864, the Swiss government declared that the Latter-day Saints were to be recognized as a Christian sect, giving the Church official religious freedom and right of assembly. By the turn of the century, there were over one thousand faithful members in Switzerland. In addition, 2,060 had emigrated to America." (James Christiansen, Early Missionary Work in Italy and Switzerland. Ensign Aug/1982 pg.35)
Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were among those early converts. They were taught the gospel and baptized by John Huber, from Midway, Utah, in October, 1860. Peter was baptized on Oct. 23, a week before Elizabeth. By this time the couple had seven children their daughter Marie having been born Oct. 7, just a few days prior to their baptisms.
Peter and his wife Elisabeth were converted to the gospel at a time when church leaders called for a gathering of the Saints in Zion. The Kropf family began preparations to respond to that call. The exodus to Zion would proceed over a period of time.
In May of 1870, Charles and his sister Elizabeth, the two oldest children were the first to leave for America. They traveled by train from Switzerland to Liverpool, England.
They then left on the steamship Manhattan on July 13, 1870, arriving in New York on July 26. The next day, they departed by steam train, arriving in Salt Lake City on August 10 of that same year.
In 1874 the daughters of Peter and Elisabeth Kropf, 17 year old Anna Barbara and 13 year old Magdalene ( Marie). Anna Barbara died on the train between London and Liverpool, England. Magdalene ( Marie ) continued her journey to America accompanied by JOHN HUBER, the missionary who baptized the Peter Kropf family. Marie sailed on the steamship Nevada with 243 other Saints, arriving at New York on June 23, 1874. A trip by rail took her to Salt Lake City, arriving on July 02, 1874.
A month later 12 year old Susanna followed. She sailed from Liverpool on July 8, 1874 aboard the steamship Minnesota, which carried 81 LDS immigrants. The ship arrived in New York on July 21 and the company continued by rail to Salt Lake City, arriving July 30, 1874.
The remainder of the family, 49 year old father, Peter Kropf and mother Elizabeth, along with 17 year old Magdalena and 20 year old Fredrick, left their family home in Switzerland on June 08 1875. Their son Gottlieb was not with them. He had left home as a youth and was never heard from again
The four departed from Liverpool, England on June 16, 1875 at 5:30 P.M. aboard the steamship Wisconsin. They arrived in New York on June 28, 1875 and continued their journey by rail and arrived in Salt Lake City on July 08, 1875.
Son of Peter Kropf and Barbara Kessler
Married Elizabeth Indermuhle, 21 Jan 1850, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Children - Charles Karl Kropf, Elizabeth Kropf, Gottlieb Kropf, Friedrich Kropf, Anna Barbara Kropt, Magdalena Kropf, Maria Kropf, Susan Kropf, Rosale Kropf
History - Peter and Elizabeth Indermuhle Kropf Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were raised in Teufenthal, Bern, Switzerland, a little village located in a small, lush green valley high in the Bernese Alps which overlook the world famous resort area of Interlocked a narrow strip of land that separates the Tuner and Brienzer Seas. This area has been the family home for generations.
By trade Peter was a shoemaker, Elizabeth was a hat maker and hat cleaner. The family also farmed on the Kropf family farm.
Elder Lorenzo Snow opened the Swiss Mission in 1850. "As the proselytizing of the missionaries and members became increasingly successful (20 baptisms in 1851, 50 in 1852 and 116 in 1853) the attention of the clergy and the press was drawn to the Church. Local press coverage of LDS history and doctrine caused opposition to intensify through the 1860's, official restrictions and violence against foreign elders placed the burden of effective preaching in the hands of the local missionaries.
In 1864, the Swiss government declared that the Latter-day Saints were to be recognized as a Christian sect, giving the Church official religious freedom and right of assembly. By the turn of the century, there were over one thousand faithful members in Switzerland. In addition, 2,060 had emigrated to America." (James Christiansen, Early Missionary Work in Italy and Switzerland. Ensign Aug/1982 pg.35)
Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were among those early converts. They were taught the gospel and baptized by John Huber, from Midway, Utah, in October, 1860. Peter was baptized on Oct. 23, a week before Elizabeth. By this time the couple had seven children their daughter Marie having been born Oct. 7, just a few days prior to their baptisms.
Peter and his wife Elisabeth were converted to the gospel at a time when church leaders called for a gathering of the Saints in Zion. The Kropf family began preparations to respond to that call. The exodus to Zion would proceed over a period of time.
In May of 1870, Charles and his sister Elizabeth, the two oldest children were the first to leave for America. They traveled by train from Switzerland to Liverpool, England.
They then left on the steamship Manhattan on July 13, 1870, arriving in New York on July 26. The next day, they departed by steam train, arriving in Salt Lake City on August 10 of that same year.
In 1874 the daughters of Peter and Elisabeth Kropf, 17 year old Anna Barbara and 13 year old Magdalene ( Marie). Anna Barbara died on the train between London and Liverpool, England. Magdalene ( Marie ) continued her journey to America accompanied by JOHN HUBER, the missionary who baptized the Peter Kropf family. Marie sailed on the steamship Nevada with 243 other Saints, arriving at New York on June 23, 1874. A trip by rail took her to Salt Lake City, arriving on July 02, 1874.
A month later 12 year old Susanna followed. She sailed from Liverpool on July 8, 1874 aboard the steamship Minnesota, which carried 81 LDS immigrants. The ship arrived in New York on July 21 and the company continued by rail to Salt Lake City, arriving July 30, 1874.
The remainder of the family, 49 year old father, Peter Kropf and mother Elizabeth, along with 17 year old Magdalena and 20 year old Fredrick, left their family home in Switzerland on June 08 1875. Their son Gottlieb was not with them. He had left home as a youth and was never heard from again
The four departed from Liverpool, England on June 16, 1875 at 5:30 P.M. aboard the steamship Wisconsin. They arrived in New York on June 28, 1875 and continued their journey by rail and arrived in Salt Lake City on July 08, 1875.
Married Elizabeth Indermuhle, 21 Jan 1850, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Children - Charles Karl Kropf, Elizabeth Kropf, Gottlieb Kropf, Friedrich Kropf, Anna Barbara Kropt, Magdalena Kropf, Maria Kropf, Susan Kropf, Rosale Kropf
History - Peter and Elizabeth Indermuhle Kropf Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were raised in Teufenthal, Bern, Switzerland, a little village located in a small, lush green valley high in the Bernese Alps which overlook the world famous resort area of Interlocked a narrow strip of land that separates the Tuner and Brienzer Seas. This area has been the family home for generations.
By trade Peter was a shoemaker, Elizabeth was a hat maker and hat cleaner. The family also farmed on the Kropf family farm.
Elder Lorenzo Snow opened the Swiss Mission in 1850. "As the proselytizing of the missionaries and members became increasingly successful (20 baptisms in 1851, 50 in 1852 and 116 in 1853) the attention of the clergy and the press was drawn to the Church. Local press coverage of LDS history and doctrine caused opposition to intensify through the 1860's, official restrictions and violence against foreign elders placed the burden of effective preaching in the hands of the local missionaries.
In 1864, the Swiss government declared that the Latter-day Saints were to be recognized as a Christian sect, giving the Church official religious freedom and right of assembly. By the turn of the century, there were over one thousand faithful members in Switzerland. In addition, 2,060 had emigrated to America." (James Christiansen, Early Missionary Work in Italy and Switzerland. Ensign Aug/1982 pg.35)
Peter and Elizabeth Kropf were among those early converts. They were taught the gospel and baptized by John Huber, from Midway, Utah, in October, 1860. Peter was baptized on Oct. 23, a week before Elizabeth. By this time the couple had seven children their daughter Marie having been born Oct. 7, just a few days prior to their baptisms.
Peter and his wife Elisabeth were converted to the gospel at a time when church leaders called for a gathering of the Saints in Zion. The Kropf family began preparations to respond to that call. The exodus to Zion would proceed over a period of time.
In May of 1870, Charles and his sister Elizabeth, the two oldest children were the first to leave for America. They traveled by train from Switzerland to Liverpool, England.
They then left on the steamship Manhattan on July 13, 1870, arriving in New York on July 26. The next day, they departed by steam train, arriving in Salt Lake City on August 10 of that same year.
In 1874 the daughters of Peter and Elisabeth Kropf, 17 year old Anna Barbara and 13 year old Magdalene ( Marie). Anna Barbara died on the train between London and Liverpool, England. Magdalene ( Marie ) continued her journey to America accompanied by JOHN HUBER, the missionary who baptized the Peter Kropf family. Marie sailed on the steamship Nevada with 243 other Saints, arriving at New York on June 23, 1874. A trip by rail took her to Salt Lake City, arriving on July 02, 1874.
A month later 12 year old Susanna followed. She sailed from Liverpool on July 8, 1874 aboard the steamship Minnesota, which carried 81 LDS immigrants. The ship arrived in New York on July 21 and the company continued by rail to Salt Lake City, arriving July 30, 1874.
The remainder of the family, 49 year old father, Peter Kropf and mother Elizabeth, along with 17 year old Magdalena and 20 year old Fredrick, left their family home in Switzerland on June 08 1875. Their son Gottlieb was not with them. He had left home as a youth and was never heard from again
The four departed from Liverpool, England on June 16, 1875 at 5:30 P.M. aboard the steamship Wisconsin. They arrived in New York on June 28, 1875 and continued their journey by rail and arrived in Salt Lake City on July 08, 1875.
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