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, Pennsylvania, USA 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, USA 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, Pennsylvania, USA. 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, Pennsylvania, USA. 10

4. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 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, USA,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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