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Christopher ENGLE

[N18122]

10 JAN 1848 - 9 OCT 1913

  • BIRTH: 10 JAN 1848, Germany
  • DEATH: 9 OCT 1913, South Bend, IN
Family 1 : Pauline GNOTH
  • MARRIAGE: 13 AUG 1877, St Joseph County, IN
  1. +Anna Maria ENGLE

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[N18122] Christoph “Christopher” Engle

Birth 10 Jan 1848
Germany
Death 9 Oct 1913
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Christopher & Pauline Gnoth were married on August 13, 1877 in St Joseph County, Indiana. Together they had 11 children. He was a farmer and with the family they owned a farm on Gard's Prairie Road in Volinia Township, Cass County, Michigan. Years later Christopher and Pauline ended up divorcing and he purchased five acres of land near Niles, Michigan and started building a small 18 x 24 one story bungalow. He was just finishing up his new residence when he passed away. Also, he always signed his name 'Christoph Engel' on many documents that have been found. The rest of the family always spelled the name E-N-G-L-E!

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from The Dowagiac Daily News - October 11, 1913
'Funeral of Christopher Engel Held This Morning From Catholic Church - Burial at Calvary'
The body of Christopher Engel arrived in Dowagiac this morning from South Bend at 9:40 o'clock. Owing to poor train connections, the body was brought from South Bend by auto and was accompained by two large auto loads of relatives. The funeral was held from Holy Maternity Church at 10 o'clock. The Requiem services were conducted by Rev. Fr. Wall. Mr. Engel was a well known German resident of Volinia Township, and had been a member of the Dowagiac Catholic parish from its early days. He has been known to drive a distance of nearly 12 miles, regularly, regardless of weather, in order to attend services. Burial took place in Calvary Cemetery. Relatives who accompanied his body here from South Bend, were Pauline Engle; Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Gnoth, daughter Mary and sons Joe and William; Mrs. Bernard Solomon, Mrs. Mary Eichstadt, Mrs. U Behrman, Mr. and Mrs. John Cheda and Mrs. and Mrs. Steven Cheda and family, most of whom reside in South Bend.

Burial Calvary Cemetery Dowagiac, Cass County, MI
Memorial ID 164955597

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