Individual Details

John C. Krattley

(25 Aug 1868 - 17 Jul 1943)

In a 1998 conversation with Theresa she said he believed John had moved to Washington state before she was born in 1903, that he had married in Washington and had two children, a boy and a girl.
In the 1910 Federal Census for Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, John and wife May state they have been married seven years. It is the first marriage for John and the second for May. He is employed as a laborer for a lumber company. They have two children, a son, Lawrence C., age 5, born in Washington, and a daughter, Martina M., age 3, born in Washington. In 1920 John is employed as a blacksmith for the railroad. The Polk Directory, 1926-27, lists John's occupation as helper for the Great Northern Railroad.
In 1930 they own their home valued at $1200, they don't have a radio. John lists his occupation as a blacksmith helper for the railroad. Their son, Laurence lives in the household and is employed as a longshoreman on the docks. The 1940 census lists their street address as 2911 Walnut St., Everett, Wash. They are both age 71, John is apprently retired as he doesn't list an occupation. His education ended at 4th grade. John died in 1943 and his wife, Mae, in 1950.
Larger than both Delaware and Rhode Island, Snohomish county is the 13th largest count in Washington. It reaches from the crest of the Cascade Mountains on the east to Puget Sound on the west. Everett is located on the west near the coast and north of Seattle.

Events

Birth25 Aug 1868Switzerland, Canton GR., St. Martin
Christen25 Aug 1868St. Martin, Graubūnden, Switzerland
EmigrationOct 1874From Switzerland to Hudson, Wisconsin
Marriage23 Sep 1903Immuculate Conception Church, Seattle, Wash., Seattle, King County, Washington - Mae Pearl McDonald
Occupation1904Blacksmith - Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Occupation1907Logger - Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Census1910Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Occupation1915Helper, GN Ry - Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Census1920Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Occupation1928Helper, GN Ry - Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Census1930Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Census1940Everett, Snohomish, Washington
Burial1943Everett, Snohomish, Washington, Cypress Memorial Park
Death17 Jul 1943Everett, Snohomish, Washington

Families

SpouseMae Pearl McDonald (1869 - 1950)
ChildLaurence J. Krattley (1904 - )
ChildMartina Marie Krattley (1906 - 2002)
FatherJohn Nicolaus (Kratli) Krattley (1848 - 1910)
MotherMargaretha Gartmann ( - 1932)
SiblingMary Krattley (1869 - 1886)
SiblingAugust Christian "Chris" Krattley (1871 - 1939)
SiblingMartina Krattley (1876 - 1947)
SiblingWilliam Krattley (1878 - 1947)
SiblingJoseph Casper Krattley (1880 - 1891)
SiblingGeorge Krattley (1886 - )
SiblingFranklin Nicholas Kratley (1884 - 1948)
SiblingFabian Sabbastine Krattley (1886 - 1962)
SiblingMary Krattley (1887 - 1932)
SiblingUlrich Theodore "Ted" Krattley (1889 - 1962)
SiblingJoseph J. Krattley (1891 - 1965)

Endnotes