Finding Aid for the Kraft Family Papers · Genealogy Gallery

Title: Finding Aid for the Kraft Family Papers
extracted text: Kraft Family papers

Collection Summary
Title
Kraft Family papers
Date
Undated
Extent
1 folder

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1014-KFP
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2012; Finding aid created by Amy Luther, 2012
Name of Creator
Kraft Family
Biographical History
The Kraft family emigrated from Germany to Russia during the early 1800s. Like many other Germans
who moved to a farm and settled Russia’s growing empire, the Krafts established a farm in Ukraine.
Second generation Martin Kraft and his wife Katherine continued the farming tradition. Their son, Frank
was born in 1866 and married Mary Kline in 1888.
Frank and Mary Kraft immigrated to the United States from Russia around 1909. Their seven children
also immigrated at this time. The family arrived in Baltimore by ship and then took a train to Aberdeen,
South Dakota. The family established themselves in the Aberdeen community working in the
construction and railroad industries.
Descendants of Frank and Mary Kraft continue to live in the upper Midwest region.

Scope and Content
This collection contains family history documents for the Kraft family, including: family group charts,
autobiography, oral histories, research images, journal pages, and photographs.

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Kraft Family papers

Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in one series.
Series 1, Kraft family history, undated
Item 1, Family Group Charts beginning with Martin Kraft
Item 2, Autobiography of Andrew Kraft
Item 3, Oral History of Jacob (Jack) Kraft
Item 4, Oral History of Russell (Bud) Schile
Item 5, Scanned images of handwritten research notes
Item 6, Scanned pages from Mary Kraft’s journal
Item 7, Scanned photographs of various Kraft family members

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
All records within this collection are housed in file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are predominantly in English.
Finding Aid
Name index is available from the archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Lillian Millbrandt Egleston.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.

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