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Ira KRING

[N17403]

30 DEC 1867 - 3 OCT 1931

  • BIRTH: 30 DEC 1867, Nappanee, Elkhart, IN
  • DEATH: 3 OCT 1931, Nappanee, Elkhart, IN
Family 1 : Amanda MILLER
  • MARRIAGE: 16 DEC 1886, Marshall County, Indiana
  1. +Oda A KRING

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[N17403] Birth: Dec. 30, 1867
Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN
Death: Oct. 3, 1931
Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN

Irah George Kring, was born Dec.30, 1867, in Nappanee, Indiana. He was the tenth and last child born to George and Eyve (Joseph) Kring, of Nappanee. On Dec. 19, 1886, Irah married Amanda Jane Miller, in Kosciusko County, IN., born May 13, 1864, in Elkhart, IN., died Jul.12, 1939, in Walkerton, IN., the daughter on Dr. Levi and Mary Miller, of Plymouth, IN… As a young boy, Irah was introduced to the Lord, he and his family were members of the Church of The Brethren. Like his father and grandfather before him, Irah made his living by farming.

Out of the love of Irah and Amanda for one another, their marriage was blessed with seven children;
Mary E. (1887-1968)
Elzona M. (1891-1949)
Orpha E. (1892-1960)
Bernetha (1894-1916)
Bertha (1898-1949)
Ella G. (1902-1919)
Ida A. (1905-____)

On Oct, 3, 1931, on his farm, Irah died after a week of trying to fight off a bad infection. He was buried in Hepton Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Indiana.

Parents:
George Kring (1823 - 1893)
Eyva Joseph Kring (1828 - 1869)

Spouse: Amanda Jane Miller Kring (1864 - 1939)

Children:
Mary Eva Kring Slabaugh (1887 - 1968)*
Elzona May Kring Twyman (1889 - 1949)*
Orpha Kring Blosser (1892 - 1960)*
Bertha Stahly (1899 - 1982)*
Gladys E Kring Grimm (1902 - 1993)*

Siblings:
Johanna Kring Snyder (1846 - 1938)*
Emanuel Daniel Kring (1848 - 1915)**
Uriah Kring (1852 - 1925)**
Elizabeth Kring (1854 - 1865)**
Homer William Kring (1858 - 1936)**
Wility Kring Frenger (1860 - 1936)*
Henry George Kring (1862 - 1939)**
Edward Kring (1864 - 1945)**
Irah George Kring (1867 - 1931)

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Burial: Hepton Union Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA

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