Franklin Klopp
(Abt 1879-)
Sophie Madeira
(1880-1929)
Frank Reuben Klopp Jr.
(1902-1986)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rachel Ella Bicher

Frank Reuben Klopp Jr. 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 21 Aug 1902, Reading, Berks, PA 2 6
  • Christened: 22 Oct 1902, Reading: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Berks, PA 3
  • Marriage (1): Rachel Ella Bicher
  • Died: 1 May 1986, Pompano Beach, Broward, FL at age 83 4 5 7
  • Buried: Sinking Spring: Pleasant View Cemetery, Berks, PA 5

   Other names for Frank were Frank R. Klofp and Franklin Reuben Klopp.

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-YYL.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Shillington, Berks, PA. 2 8 The 1930 census recorded William Buchert, 48, living with wife Minnie, 48; daughter Stella, 23; daughter Rachel, 23; son-in-law Frank Klopp, 23; and granddaughter Berta Klopp, 3; and granson Franklin Klopp, 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA. 9 The 1940 census recorded at 326 N. Ninth Street: Frank Klopp Jr., owner of novelty store, 37, living with wife Rachel, 35; daughter Betty, 13; son Frank, 11; and sister-in-law Elsie Breidegam, 39. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 21 Feb 1942 in Reading, Berks, PA. 10

4. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 312 North 9th Street on the 2nd Floor: Frank R. Klopp, proprietor in wholesale novelties, 47, living with wife Rache E., co-partner in wholesale novelties. They were born in Pennsylvania.


Frank married Rachel Ella Bicher, daughter of William Howard Bicher and Wilhelmina B. Schmid. (Rachel Ella Bicher was born on 1 Jan 1907 in Cedar Top, Berks, PA,4 12 13 14 15 died on 11 Jul 1998 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA 4 13 15 and was buried on 14 Jul 1998 in Sinking Spring: Pleasant View Cemetery, Berks, PA 15.)

Sources

1 Bicher, John M., b. 1851, Bicher Family Bible & Records (In possession of John H. Bicher Jr.).

2 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZK-JSX entry for William Buchert, 1930.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Berks > Reading > St. Lukes Lutheran Church.

4 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 12 Jul 1998, page B-10, obituary of Rachel B. Klopp.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250625760.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Frank Reuben Klopp.

7 FamilySearch.org, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVWP-QCH Frank R Klopp, 01 May 1986.

8 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZK-JSX Rachael and Frank Klopp in entry for William Buchert, 1930.

9 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJ3-4MM Frank Klopp, Ward 9, Reading, Reading City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-41, sheet 10B, line 56, family 220.

10 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SW-JT5 Henry R Miller and Elsie Bicher, 21 Feb 1942, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; citing reference ID cn 1371, Hall of Records, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,130.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBR-6NQY Frank R Klopp Reading, PA.

12 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Mohnton Boro, Series: T624 Roll: 1313 Page: 80.

13 Social Security Death Index.

14 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFB8-QGY William H Bicher, 1920.

15 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250625733.


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