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Thomas Jens Laprath

Birth	:	21 Dec 1863 Simonsberg, Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death	:	4 Sep 1935 Tripp County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	St John the Baptist Churchyard, Barham, City of Canterbury, England
Coordinate	:	51.2065410, 1.1620830
Plot	:	Row 1 - 4th plot
Inscription	:	father 1863-1935
Description	:	Butte Gazette - Butte, NE - September » 12 Sep 1935 Thomas Laprath is called by death Sept 4. - was one of Early settlers in the Gross Community, 71 years of age Thomas Jens Laprath was born in Schleswick, Holstein City, of Husum, Germany on the 21sy day of December, 1863. He came to the US at the age of 7 years, and lived near Davenport, IA for 5 years. From there he moved to Boyd County, and was of the first settlers near Gross. In 1900 he was married to Katie Sacht and to this union eight... Read More	Butte Gazette - Butte, NE - September » 12 Sep 1935 Thomas Laprath is called by death Sept 4. - was one of Early settlers in the Gross Community, 71 years of age Thomas Jens Laprath was born in Schleswick, Holstein City, of Husum, Germany on the 21sy day of December, 1863. He came to the US at the age of 7 years, and lived near Davenport, IA for 5 years. From there he moved to Boyd County, and was of the first settlers near Gross. In 1900 he was married to Katie Sacht and to this union eight children were born, Hans T., Thomas A., Louie J., Mrs Nona Summerfield, Mrs. Laura Kane, Owen A, Leona. One son, Noah died at the age of 4. In 1923 Mr. Laprath and family moved to Dallas where he continued to farm. On Sunday, Sept 1, Mr. Laprath suffered a stroke and passed away on Sept 4 at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 14 days. The children having been notified in time, were all present. He was a man endowed with an extraordinary inventive mind, having invented an number of useful and pratical articles. His greatest invention was perfected when he was only 16 years old, namely the automatic car coupler. This invention has saved thousands of lives and many mangled hands. Mr. Laprath had placed his invention in the hands of a man he trusted, but the supposed friend stole the invention in his own name. Mr. Laprath had a great deal of musical talent and had invented an eight string violin that may come into popular use in the near future. He had worked on perpetual motion for many years and was quite sanguine that it was about to be conquered. He was a man who had a strong love for his family and being an agrarian by nature, he succeeded in keeping his family quite close together. He believed in God and was a close student of the Bible, never missing his daily prayers. He leaves a wife and his children to mourn his passing and he will be missed by a host of friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Lapraths of America, a family study by Jon Egge, great great-grandson of Hans Laprath, Feb 2003 Thomas Jens: “Tom” (the fifth son) Tom married Katheryn Elizabeth Sacht at the Sacht homestead near Ft. Randall and they settled in Gregory Co., SD just north of Gross, NE. They are found there, newly wed in the 1900 Census. FROM Carl LaPrath of Coeur d'Alene (grandson): “Tom was in his late teens or early 20's when Katherine was born. He looked at her and said "that is the girl I will marry." He waited until she became of marriageable age, then married her.” This story is a stretch. Katherine was born in 1884 in Nebraska while the Lapraths were still in Sac City, IA. But it may well be that Thomas saw Katherine when she was quite young and it had an impact on him. The match between Katherine and Thomas was probably an arrangement between the Sacht and Laprath families, an old German tradition, and was made long before Katherine became of age. According to Julie Nebola, Thomas spoke low German and his wife, Katherine, high German. Their oldest children were born in a sod hut in South Dakota. On Oct 16, 1903, Thomas obtained a 160-acre homestead in Gregory Co., SD. Before 1906, the family moved to a homestead in Clarksford, ID where the Sacht family had settled. Thomas was also in nearby Hope, ID where his fourth son, Noah, died at the age of 4 from Rocky Mountain Tick Fever. Nonna the first daughter and fifth child was born the day Noah died. In all likelihood she was named for her lost brother. In the 1910 Census Thomas is still found in Clark Fork, ID. With his family of four children is his father, Hans, Sr., at age 85 and a widower. Hans, Sr. died a month after this Census, and it is likely that Thomas brought his father back to Gross to be buried beside his wife, Margaret. Noah’s remains were also brought back to be buried there beside his grandparents. It is probably that this event marked the return of family of Thomas Jens to the Gross area. In 1920 the family is found living near Monowi, about 4 miles east of Lynch, NE. Later they moved to the Tripp County area of South Dakota. It was at his farm in Tripp Co. that Thomas Jens died in 1935. He was buried beside his son, Noah, in the Gross Cemetery. His wife, Katheryn Sacht Laprath later moved back to her father’s family in Clark Fork. She died in Spokane, WA in 1944.

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Thomas Jens Laprath's memorial is located at: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Barham, City of Canterbury, England.
When did Thomas Jens Laprath death?
Thomas Jens Laprath death on 4 Sep 1935 in Tripp County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 51.2065410
Longitude: 1.1620830

Family Members:

Parent

Hans Laprath Sr.

(1824 - 1910)

Anna Margetha Catharina “Margaret” Himpkamp Laprath

(1827 - 1902)

Spouse

Siblings

Mathias “Matt” Laprath

(1856 - 1924)

Hans Laprath Jr.

(1860 - 1919)

Wilhelm Heinrich “William” Laprath

(1867 - 1927)

Johannes 'John' Heinrich Laprath

(1872 - 1928)

Children

Hans Thomas Laprath

(1901 - 1990)

Thomas Andrew Laprath

(1902 - 1972)

Louis Julius Laprath

(1904 - 1989)

Noah Joseph Laprath

(1906 - 1910)

Laura Edith LaPrath Derby

(1912 - 1976)

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