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- SOCOLOFSKY, Gottfried
b. 19 Oct 1854 - Dreispitz, Russia
d. 17 Nov 1931 - Tampa, Kansas
Obituary from German Newspaper in Marion
He was united in marriage in Dreispitz to Katharina Dick on January 1,1873. Mr. Socolofsky is survived by his wife, nine children, 32 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, three brothers, one sister and a number of nieces and nephews. The children are: G.G. of Tampa; Rev. F. W. of Bessie, Okla.; Mrs. J. F. Major of Dorrance, Kansas; Mrs. Henry Kleiber and Jacob Socolofsky of Ramona; Dan of Hamburg, Iowa; A. L. of Marion; Ben H. of El Campo, Texas; William, Ellinwood. His brothers are: Andrew of Loreburn, Sask. (Canada); Reinhart of Austin, Texas D.D. of Salem, Oregon; and his sister, Mras A. B. Friesen of Monterey Park, Calif.. One brother, George preceded him in death in 1908. Not being satisfied with conditions and opportunities in Russia, Mr. Socolofsky with his wife and two small children emigrated to America in 1876, arriving at Peabody on July 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Socolofsky enjoyed a long life together, having been married almost 59 years. Interment in Highland cemetery, Marion, Kansas
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1854 - 1931 (77 years)
