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Christine (Hegnauer) Krattly: abstracts of records viewed in the Ancestry survey

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Record hints and search finds that were viewed on screen (images read where available). Nothing was saved or changed on Ancestry. Nothing was downloaded. Readings in [brackets] are editorial. Newspaper items are abstracted, not transcribed.

Surname spellings met: Krattly (her gravestone, will, death certificate, WWI card), Krattley (1910 census, 1916 death certificate of Sylvester, 1934 obituaries), Kratly (1880), Kraettli (1870, Sylvester only), Kraettly (member tree).

Record hints

Hint: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971 ("Christine Hegnauer", child "Flora Rose")

  • Index ancestry.com/search/collections/60382/records/78368407, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60382/images/1965_00016119-02334
  • It is daughter Flora Rose's certificate, not Christine's. Missouri Division of Health, Standard Certificate of Death, state file no. [65-]016119, filed May 7 1965. Flora Rose, female, white, widowed, housewife (homemaking); born 11/19/[18]79, Carthage, Mo.; died April 18, 1965, 9:10 p.m., at 421 E. Main, Carterville, Jasper Co. (2 days there); usual residence Route 2, Carthage; father Sylvester Krattly; mother's maiden name Christine Hegnauer; husband Charles F. Rose; informant Loren Rose, Rt. 3, Carthage; cause myocardial failure due to myocarditis; physician [Glenn Q.?] Oney, D.O., Webb City; burial 4/22/65, "[F?]asken Cemetery", Jasper County; Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage.
  • Match: strong (parents' names, Carthage). Evidence of Christine's maiden name and of child Flora.

Hint: 1930 U.S. census

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/records/122445242, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4660798_00236 (sheet 14B) and 4660798_00235 (sheet 14A, head)
  • Marion Township (part of), Jasper Co., Mo., E.D. 49-45, S.D. 15, enumerated May 1-[?] 1930 by Merit Burrows [?]. Dwelling 347, family 354. Sheet 14A line 100: Sylvester Krattly, head, owns home $1,200, radio, farm, M W 53, "Wd" [sic?], age at first marriage "46" [sic?], b. Missouri, parents b. Switzerland, general farming. Sheet 14B lines 51-54: Anna, sister, 42, S, b. Mo.; Christine, mother, F W 84, Wd, age at first marriage 24 (index says 32; the image reads 24), not in school, cannot read or write, b. Switzerland, parents b. Switzerland, mother tongue Swiss, immigrated "1835" [sic; 1856 elsewhere], naturalized (Na), speaks English, no occupation; Emma, sister, 40, S, b. Mo., sewing, clothing factory; Alma C. Kasper, niece, 19, S, b. Mo., sewing, clothing [factory].
  • Match: strong. Age at first marriage 24 is consistent with a marriage about 1869-70.

Hint: 1920 U.S. census

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/57401454, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4312409-00709
  • Marion Township, Jasper Co., Mo., S.D. 13, E.D. 79, sheet 11A, enumerated 12 Feb 1920 by [Carl?] E. Hatting. Lines 20-25, farm, family 252: Christina Krattly, head, owns free, F W 71 [sic; she was 74], widowed, immigrated 1856, naturalized (Na), year of naturalization "18[5?]9" [hard to read], reads and writes, b. Switzerland, mother tongue Swiss German, speaks English, farmer, general farm, own account; Sylvester, son, 43, S, b. Mo., laborer, home farm; Emma, dau., 30, S; Alma, dau., 39, S, seamster, overall factory; Anna, dau., 32, S; Anna Kayser, granddaughter, 9, b. Mo., parents b. Mo. Neighbour on lines 18-19: Oscar M. Curry and Louise (b. Mo., father b. Switzerland).
  • Match: strong. The granddaughter is surely the "Alma C. Kasper, niece, 19" of 1930, a child of daughter Mary Kasper (d. 1917).

Hint: 1910 U.S. census

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/175279610, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4330738-00284
  • Marion [Township], Jasper Co., Mo., E.D. 69, sheet 17A. Dwelling 304, family 3[5?]4, lines 32-37: Sylvester Krattley, head, M W 75, M1, married 41 years, b. Switz. German, immigrated 1846, Na, speaks English, farmer, general farm, employer; Christina, wife, 64, M1, 41 years, mother of 9 children, 8 living, b. Switz. German; Sylvester, son, 32, S, working out, home farm; Alma, dau., 30; Anne, dau., 23; Emma, dau., 21 (all b. Mo.).
  • Match: strong. 41 years married = marriage about 1869.

Hint: 1900 U.S. census

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/29812120, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118794_00655
  • Marion Township (part of), Jasper Co., Mo., S.D. 13, E.D. 56, sheet 3A, enumerated 4-5 June 1900 by William S. Brown. Dwelling 36, family 37, lines 4-13: Silvester Krattly, head, Nov 1834, 65, married 31 years, b. Switzerland, immigrated 1846, 54 years in U.S., gardener, owns farm free, farm schedule 24; Christina, wife, Oct 1845, 54, married 31 years, mother of 9 children, 8 living, b. Switzerland, immigrated 1856, 44 years in U.S., reads, writes, speaks English; children, all b. Missouri, parents b. Switzerland: Mary, Sep 1871, 28, dressmaker; Lizzie, Jan 1873, 27; Rosie, Mar 1874, 26; Silvester, Sep 1876, 23, farm laborer; Alma, Apr 1878, 22; Flora, Nov 1880 [sic; 1879], 19; Anna, Aug 1885 [sic; 1886], 14; Emma, Mar 1887 [sic; 1888], 13.
  • Match: strong. Her birth month and year (Oct 1845) and her 1856 immigration agree with the Igis baptism and the Chace list. Married 31 years = about 1869.

Hint: 1880 U.S. census

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/34034154, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4241895-00775
  • Marion [Township], Jasper Co., Mo., E.D. 67, page 2, June 1880. Dwelling 14, family 14, lines 17-25: Sylvester Kratly, 45, farmer, b. Switzerland; Christine, wife, 34, keeping house, b. Switzerland, parents b. Switzerland; Margaret, dau., 11, at school, b. Mo.; Mary, 9, Mo.; Alizzy [Lizzie], 7, Mo.; Rosey, 6, Mo.; Sylvester, son, 3, Mo.; Alma, 2, Mo.; Flora, 6/12, born Nov [1879], Mo. Previous household: John P. Carlin (Pa.); next: William Louns [?] (Ind.).
  • Match: strong. Only census naming the eldest daughter Margaret (b. about 1869, Mo.; d. 1892 as Mrs. Schaller per Find a Grave).

Hint: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (child Sylvester Krattly)

Hint: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index ("Christina Hegnauer", child "Alma Krattly Michel")

Hint: U.S., Find a Grave Index ("Christina Krattly")

  • Index ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/273937715; memorial findagrave.com/memorial/145799858/christina-krattly (created by NJBrewer 29 Apr 2015, maintained by D Snyder; photos by Shane, 10 Apr 2022)
  • Christina Hegnauer Krattly, b. 26 Oct 1845, Switzerland; d. 8 Jan 1934, Jasper Co., Mo.; burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Carthage (GPS 37.170507, -94.3327292). Two photos: a flat stone lettered "CHRISTINA KRATTLY / OCT. 26, 1845 / JAN. 8, 1934" and an upright family monument. The memorial transcribes her Carthage Evening Press obituary of 8 Jan 1934 (verified on the page image below; the memorial's "81 years" in the body is a typo for 61). Linked family: husband Sylvester Krattly Sr. (1834-1916, memorial 135034382); children Margaret "Maggie" Krattly Schaller (1869-1892, 83253592), Mary Krattly Kasper (1871-1917, 70290404), Lizzie Krattly Blase (1873-1952, 54131900), Rosa Krattly Eliason (1874-1958, 238682762), Sylvester Krattly Jr (1876-1952, 238682723), Alma Krattly Michel (1878-1973, 238682890), Flora Krattley Rose (1879-1965, 58149855), Anna Krattly (1886-1949, 238682865), Emma Krattly (1888-1981, 238682908).
  • Match: strong. Find a Grave is derivative; the gravestone photo is the best burial evidence.

Hint: California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 ("Christina Krattly")

  • ancestry.com/search/collections/2221/records/6569285 (image 32421_237316-00168, Sutter County Great Register 1877)
  • "Christina Krattly", 32, b. Switzerland, residence Sutter Co., Calif., 1877, naturalized 15 Apr 1867, Sutter. The Great Register listed male voters only; the entry is a man (probably Christian Krattly/Krättli), and Christine was in Jasper Co., Mo., bearing children in 1876 and 1878. Wrong person. Possibly a relative of Sylvester (lead only).

Member-tree hint: "Christina Hegnauer" in Daniel Oelschlaeger's tree

  • ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10997594/person/6246085347/facts
  • Claims (leads only): born 26 Oct 1845 Schnottwil, Solothurn [conflicts with the Igis baptism]; arrival "1835" and 1856; naturalization 15 Apr 1867 Sutter [from the wrong-person voter register]; residence 1877 Sutter, Calif. [wrong]; marriage 1869, Gasconade County, Mo., to "Silvester Kraettly"; children with birth dates and places: Mary 8 Sep 1871 Gasconade, Mo.; Lizzie 21 Jan 1873 Hermann, Gasconade; Rosa 21 Mar 1874 Morgan Heights, Jasper; Sylvester Jr 10 Sep 1876 Jasper; Alma 28 Apr 1878 Jasper; Flora 19 Nov 1879 Mo.; Anna 12 Aug 1886 Jasper; Emma 23 Mar 1888 Mo. (no Margaret); death 8 Jan 1934 Jasper; burial Carthage. Its sources include a Missouri death certificate and the Newspapers.com Obituary Index. The marriage has no cited record.

Records found by search (beyond hints)

Her own death certificate (not a hint)

  • Index ancestry.com/search/collections/60382/records/862823, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60382/images/1934_00001707-00853
  • Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death no. 1575, registration district 408, primary registration district 5562; stamped Feb 27 1934. Place of death Jasper Co., Marion Township, Route 4, Carthage. Christina Krattly, length of residence 61 years; female, white, widowed, wife of Sylvester Krattly; born Oct. 26, 1845; age 88 y 2 m 12 d; occupation at home; birthplace Switzerland; father L. Hegnauer [written "Hegnaner"?], b. Switzerland; mother's maiden name "Barnett" [= Bernet], b. Switzerland; informant Emma Krattly, Route 4, Carthage, Mo.; burial Oak Hill, Jan. 10, 1934; undertaker Knell Mortuary, Carthage; filed Jan 10 1934. Medical: died Jan. 8, 1934; attended Aug 10, 1933 to Jan 8, 1934; cause chronic valvular heart [disease]; contributory senility; physician K. E. Baker [?], Carthage.
  • Match: certain. Primary evidence for death, burial and her parents' names (informant was her daughter, so parents' names are secondary).
  • Note: 61 years' residence places the move to Jasper County about 1873, between Lizzie (b. Jan 1873, Hermann per member tree) and Rosa (b. Mar 1874, Jasper).

Carthage Evening Press, Mon 8 Jan 1934, p. 4 (Newspapers.com)

  • newspapers.com/image/1003436924 ("Passes Away at Age of 88")
  • Abstract: Mrs. Christina Krattley, 88, a resident of this vicinity 61 years, died at 8:35 that morning at her home at Krattley Crossing, four miles southwest of Carthage on route 4; funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at the Knell service home; burial Oak Hill cemetery. Born October 26, 1845, in Switzerland; had lived in this country virtually all her life; husband Sylvester Krattley died in May 1916. Survivors: six daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Blase of route 2, Mrs. Rosa Eliason of Carthage, Mrs. Alma Michel of Walnut, Kas., Mrs. Flora Rose of Carterville, and Misses Anna and Emma Krattley at home; a son, Sylvester Krattley of Carthage route 4; a brother, Christ Hegnauer of Metolius, Ore.; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
  • Match: certain. Also evidence for H0007 Christian (living at Metolius, Oregon, Jan 1934).

Jasper County Democrat (Carthage), Fri 12 Jan 1934, p. 4

  • newspapers.com/image/1003176299 ("Krattley Rites Today")
  • Abstract: funeral services for Mrs. Christina Krattley, 88, who died Monday at her home 3½ miles west of Carthage, held at 2 o'clock at the Knell Service Home; the Rev. Samuel Michael, Lutheran pastor of Joplin, in charge; burial in Oak Hill cemetery. [Reprinted from a Wednesday daily; "today" = 10 Jan.]

The Carthage Democrat, Thu 25 May 1916, p. 7 (Executor's Notice, repeated to about June 1916)

  • newspapers.com/image/1002654392
  • Abstract: letters testamentary on the estate of Sylvester Krattly, deceased, granted to the undersigned by the Judge of the Probate Court of Jasper County, dated 23 May 1916; claims to be exhibited within six months / one year. Signed Christina Krattly and Sylvester Krattly, executors. First insertion May 25, 1916.

Sylvester Krattly's will, Jasper Co. Wills Vol. H, pp. 448-449 (Ancestry, Missouri Wills and Probate Records)

  • Index ancestry.com/search/collections/9071/records/2002555 (Sylvester Krattly, Jasper, non-packet); index of the volume at image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9071/images/007630801_00297 ("Krattly Sylvester 448"); will at ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9071/images/007630801_00554 (Wills, Vol G-H, 1912-1916)
  • Transcribed in essentials (public record): "I, Sylvester Krattly, of the Township of Marion, County of Jasper, and State of Missouri", in good health, makes his last will. Article first: pay debts and funeral expenses. Article second: "I am now possessed of Five Thousand Dollars in notes, which are deposited with the Peoples Bank, at Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri": first, "for the care and consideration which he has given to his mother and myself, I give to my son Sylvester Krattly Four Hundred Dollars"; to "my three daughters who are unmarried, Alma Krattly, Anna Krattly and Emma Krattly" fifty dollars each; second, the remainder of the $5,000 "to be divided equally between my eight children, towit: Mary Kasper, Lizzie Blase, Rose Eliason, Flora Rose, Sylvester Krattly, Alma Krattly, Anna Krattly and Emma Krattly"; also to son Sylvester one team of horses of his choice and all farm machinery, wagons, buggies and harness. "To my beloved wife, Christina Krattly, I give any and all other property, of any and every description, such as notes, moneys, household goods and lands, for her use during her life and at her death the remainder to be divided equally between the above named children." Article third: executors "my wife, Christina Krattly and my son, Sylvester Krattly", either to act alone if the other does not survive, no bond. Signed 2 January 1913, Sylvester Krattly. Witnesses A. F. Butts, Mary M. D. Butts, Mrs. Mary Josephine [?]. Proved 23 May 1916 before J. Frank [Eberger?], judge of probate, on the testimony of A. F. Butts and Mary M. D. Butts; certificate of probate 22 May [sic] 1916; filed May 18, 1916; recorded June 27, 1916, Edith Kerr, clerk.
  • Evidence: the eight living children in 1913 (Margaret d. 1892 not named); Christine's life estate in the farm; the family's Hermann (Gasconade) bank ties.

Sylvester Krattley death certificate, 14 May 1916 (husband, for context)

1870 U.S. census (husband only; Christine not yet found)

  • Record ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/records/5194272, image ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4273251_00208
  • Roark Township, Gasconade Co., Mo., P.O. Hermann. Dwelling 430, family 407: Christ Kraettli, 45, farmer, real estate $1,500, b. Switzerland, citizen; Sylvester Kraettli, 35, farmer, b. Switzerland, citizen. No wife or child with Sylvester. Neighbours: Christ Oelschlager (42) family (426/403), Christ Suedmeyer (427/404), Fred Schuetz (429/405), J. W. Hoffman (429/406), Daniel Haid (431/408, Switzerland).
  • Christine (about 24) and Margaret (about 1) are not in this household. Either the marriage was after the census or they were enumerated elsewhere (with her mother Margreth?). Unresolved.

Daughter Anna Krattly's death certificate (mother's maiden name)

The Advertiser-Courier (Hermann, Mo.), Wed 24 May 1916, p. 1: Sylvester Kraettly's obituary (read at the apply stage, 2026-09-26)

  • Ancestry index: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, ancestry.com/search/collections/61843/records/1000510129 (AI-extracted; garbles noted below). Page image newspapers.com/image/847066516 (read on screen, not clipped or downloaded).
  • Headline: "FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY DIES AT HIS HOME AT CARTHAGE / Sylvester Kraettly."
  • Transcription (1916, public domain): "Sylvester Kraettly, aged 82 years, who formerly resided on a farm near this city, died at his home on the farm near Carthage. Mr. Kraettly was born November 5, 1834 in Switzerland. In 1846 he came to this country with his parents, who bought a farm and settled near Hermann. In 1869 Mr. Kraettly married Miss Christine Hegnauer of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Kraettly in 1872 moved on a farm in Jasper county, where they have since resided. Mrs. Kraettly and the following sons and daughters survive: Mrs. Mary Kasper, Carthage R. 4; Mrs. Lizzie Blase, Carytown; Mrs. Rosa Eliason, Carthage; Misses Alma, Anna and Emma Kraettly and Sylvester Kraettly Jr., all residing on the home farm. The funeral took place Tuesday of last week. Peter Danuser and Fritz Oelschlaeger, relatives of the deceased attended the funeral."
  • Evidence: marriage in 1869 to "Miss Christine Hegnauer of this county" (Gasconade), the first non-census statement of the marriage year and the strongest pointer to a Gasconade marriage (still no register entry). Move to Jasper County in 1872. Immigration 1846 with his parents, near Hermann. Birth 5 Nov 1834 agrees with his death certificate.
  • Index garbles: birth "5 Nov 1831" (image: 1834), "Marriage Date 1872" (the image gives 1869; 1872 is the move to Jasper), "Lizzie Blase Carytown" (a place), "Alma Anna" (two daughters).
  • Notes: Flora (Mrs. Charles F. Rose) is not in the list of survivors (she was living; an omission by the paper). "Relatives" Peter Danuser and Fritz Oelschlaeger (the Oelschlaeger family were 1870 neighbours in Roark Twp) are leads for Sylvester's kin.

Negative searches (2026-09-26)

  • Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002 (Ancestry 1171): surname Kr*tl* 1864-1874 (found only Michael Kraettli-Carolina Mueller 27 Oct 1870 Gasconade; Maria Kraettley-Theophil Kies 22 Jun 1870 Gasconade Co.); given name S*lvest* 1864-1874, all counties, pages 1-3 scanned for Gasconade/Jasper/Franklin/Osage (none for Krattly); Christ* H*g*n*r 1864-1874 (0). No Krattly-Hegnauer marriage indexed.
  • Illinois County Marriage Records 1800-1940 (Ancestry 61370): Kr*tl* 1864-1874 (none relevant); Christ* H*gn*r (0).
  • Missouri Death Certificates (60382): Kr*tl* 1934 (found Christina, above); Kr*tl* in Jasper (found Christina 1934, Sylvester 1916, Anna 1949, Sylvester Jr 1952 cert 39164, Elizabeth Ward Kratley 1927).
  • Missouri Wills and Probate (9071): Kr*tl* (found Sylvester Krattly, Jasper, above; many Krattli/Kraettly entries in Gasconade and Franklin counties 1848-1916, e.g. Christian Krettly 29 Jun 1907 Gasconade).
  • Newspapers.com: "Krattley" Missouri 1934 (12 hits: obituaries above; Feb-Mar 1934 p. 7 hits are a "Krattley's crossing" farm-for-rent ad); "Krattly" Missouri 1916 (84 hits; Carthage hits begin with the executor's notice 25 May 1916; no obituary found under this spelling); "Kraettly" 1916 (59 hits, all Hermann/Gasconade family, none Carthage on page 1); "Kratly" 1916 (1 hit, Carthage Press 23 Mar 1916 p. 1, not read); "Krattley" 1916 (2 hits, both Leonhard's obituary). Sylvester's own obituary (mid-May 1916) not found yet.

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