Notes:

Also shown as August Wittkopp

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/3/1962

WITKOP - August C. Witkop,
formerly of Pekin, N.Y., died
Sunday (July 1,1962) at his home,
Tampa, Fla. He is survived by
his wife, Ina, of Tampa; two
sons, George A. of Middleport
N.Y., and Robert R. of Lockport;
a daughter, Mrs. Chester (Carolyn)
Cook of Wilson, N.Y.; a
brother, Albert of Tonawanda; 12
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren,
and several nieces and
nephews. Friends may call Friday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
at Wallace and Heath Funeral
Home Inc., 38 State St., Middleport,
and Saturday from 2 to 3
p.m. at St. Paul L u t h e r an
Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd.,
North Tonawanda, where funeral
services will be conducted at 3
p.m. Saturday, with the Rev.
Enno A. Schmoock officiating.
Buril in St. Paul Lutheran Cem-
etery.

August married WERTH, Bertha E about 1910. Bertha (daughter of WERTH, William Carl Friedrich and SCHULZ, Bertha Auguste Wilhelmine) was born in Sep 1889 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jan 1937 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

The marriage of Miss Bertha
Werth. daughter of Mrs. William
Werth of Homeyer road to Mr. Aug
ust C. Wittkopf of the Ward road
was solemnized Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the German Evangelical
Lutheran St. John's Church, the
Rev. M. F. J. Toewe officiating.

1. WITKOP, Emma Ruth was born about 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died about 1 Mar 1936 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
2. WITKOP, George A was born on 23 Nov 1914 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 May 1983 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
3. WITKOP, Robert R was born on 5 Feb 1918 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Dec 1990.
4. WITKOP, Caroline H was born on 1 Jan 1921 in New York; died on 26 Sep 1993 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY.

Notes:

1860 Census - in Royalton with parents as Witcop
1870 Census - in Wheatfield as Christa Witcap
1900 Census - lived next door to Puckelwaldt

Niagara Gazette - 2/19/1929

CHRISTIAN WITKOP DIES
Was 82 Years Old: Funeral Will Be
Held Thursday, Burial In Mount View.
SANBORN. Feb. 19.—Christian F.
Witkop, aged 82, died at the home of
his son. August Witkop. on the Moun-
tain road late yesterday of apoplexy.
He Is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
Emma Strasburg, of North Tonawanda.
three sons, August C. Witkop of' Pekin.
William and Albert Witkop of North
Tonawanda. one brother. Henrv Wlt-
kop. of Pekln. Funeral will be held
from the home of his son, August, on
Thursday at 2 p.m. and 2:30 from St.
Andrews church. Rev. Schmidt will
offlclate. Burial will be at Mountain
View cemetery at Pekln, N. Y,

Christian married BLUHM, Wilhelmine Fredericka on 23 Nov 1869 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of BLUHM, Christoph and MITTZLAFF, Dorothea Louise) was born in Jan 1848 in Menkin, Brandenburg, Germany; died in Oct 1928 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/24/1928

PEKIN, Oct. 24 - A double funeral
that of Mrs. Fredericka Witkop and
that of Mrs. Augusta Bruce, was held
at the St. Andrew's Evangelical Luth-
eran Church of Pekin, yesterday af-
ternoon. Rev. Charles a. Schmidt of-
ficiated. The services were held for
Mrs. Bruce at 2 o'clock from the home
of her son, Bertram Bruce and at 2:30
o'clock for Mrs. Witkop from the home
of her son, Augustus Witkop. The ser-
vices at the church were conducted
jointly at 3 o'clock.
Friends and relatives had gathered
in great numbers to pay the last re-
spects to the deceased. Floral offer-
ings were many and beautiful.
Mrs. Witkop was ill only three weeks
and succumbed to heart disease and
old age. She was 80 years of age.
She is survived by her husband, three
sons and a daughter.
Mrs. Bruce died Sunday afternoon
after a lingering illness. She was 76
years old. She is survived by two sons
and two daughters.
Mrs. Witkop and Mrs. Bruce were
sisters-in-law and died within 20 hours
of each other.
Interment was in the Lutheran
cemetery of Pekin.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/25/1919

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Witkop celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary Sun-
day afternoon and evening at their.
home on Ward- Road. There were
forty present including four children.
eighteen grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. The afternoon was
merit In music, after which dinner
was served

Notes:

In 1860 census listed as Christian Witkoff

Christian + BEHM, Christine Friedericke. Christine (daughter of BEHM, Martin and Sophia Anna) was born on 15 Dec 1821 in Prussia; died on 26 Sep 1878 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christoph married MITTZLAFF, Dorothea LouiseBrandenburg, Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany. Dorothea was born in Aug 1816 in Germany; died on 28 Apr 1903 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in 1860 census as Mary in Town of Wheatfield
In 1880 Census in Town of Wheatfield listed as Wilhelmine living with son, August

Martin + Sophia Anna. Sophia was born in 1784 in Ploewen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 9 Nov 1857 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]