LIND, KRAFF Surnames in Onondaga County, NY
LIND, KRAFF Surnames in
Onondaga County, NY
My
ancestors, Henry Lind, his wife Anna M. Lind lived in Onondaga in 1883
as
immigrants from Germany.
They came over with 3 children, Elizabeth,
Henry
Jr., and Lena. Their fourth
child Anna
was born in the USA
we
believe in Onondaga
County. Elizabeth married immigrant Jacob Kraff from Germany, and later after Jacob’s
passing,
married his brother Anthony Kraff (he was born in the USA).
They were members of St Joseph’s German Church.
The Kraff’s are buried in Pompey Hills (Catholic area). Henry
Lind
was in the 1920 census but not in the 1930 census. His wife Anna
and son
Henry Jr, were still living on La Forte Ave in 1930. Anna
was 80 yrs old and
Henry Jr. was in his 50’s. They were good citizens of the
community, but due to language problems I’m not sure if their
contributions were any more than good tax paying citizens.
Anthony Kraff,
however, was in real estate and acquired land and Saloons. He
unfortunately, lost most of his properties in the 1920’s. The Kraff’s
lived near Oneida lake and provided a
camp for
the grandchildren in the summers. My mother and siblings enjoyed
many
years of fun there. I understand that they lived next door to the
kauffmann’s
who had a very large bakery in Syracuse.
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25 October
2005
