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Brother Abraham Krabill

26 May 1823 – 1 February 1900

Died 1 February 1900 in the Little St. Joe church, DeKalb County, Indiana — Bavarian-born Brethren member, from The Gospel Messenger

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

1 February 1900

Date of birth

26 May 1823

Age at death

76 years, 8 months and 5 days (76y 8m 6d)

Place of death

Dekalb, Indiana, United States

Inscription transcription

From The Gospel Messenger, March 10, 1900

Krabill. -- In the Little St. Joe church, Feb. 1, 1900, Bro Abraham Krabill, aged 76 years, 8 months and 5 days. He was born May 26, 1823 at Kirchheim, Bavaria Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1848, and located near Cleveland, Ohio. From there he removed to Ashland County, Ohio, where he was united in marriage to Mary Saylor, Sept. 13, 1853. To this union were born three sons and four daughters. His wife and two daughters preceded him. He with his family removed to DeKalb County, Indiana in 1863 and settled on a farm in Concord township, which remained his home until his death. He was a faithful member of the Brethren church, a most kind father and husband, a friend to all, and universally beloved by his neighbors. Services in the Lutheran church at St. Joe by the writer. - John Stafford

"Bro" is the Brethren usage for Brother. The obituary is signed by its writer, Elder John Stafford; the site contributor who submitted the transcription is not recorded. DeKalb County, Indiana as the death locale comes from the obituary itself (his Concord Township farm "remained his home until his death") and our archive's index entry.

People named in this record

  • Brother Abraham KrabillSubject
  • Mary SaylorSpouse
  • Elder John StaffordOfficiant

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Source & citation

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Transcription only — obituary text retyped from The Gospel Messenger; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Brother Abraham Krabill (1823–1900) of Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, born at Kirchheim, Bavaria, Germany, from The Gospel Messenger, March 10, 1900. Transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/krabill-abraham-1900/ : accessed [your access date]).

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