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Krauskopf
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Family names such '''Krauskopf''' have been recorded in [[Germany]] and in other regions of Europe from medieval times. Native German surnames are commonly found in [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[Alsace Lorraine]], as well in Germany proper. In addition, there are other European regions where German family names occur as a result of specific historical circumstances. Among these areas are [[Sie(contracted; show full)

Eberhardt Krauskopf (?-?), who married Elizabeth Brown, were from [[Hessen]], Germany and the parents of Joseph Krauskopf (1852 Hessen, Germany - 1912 Zurich, Ontario m. Mary Foster, Alsace Lorraine). They had a large family: Magdalina(John Ballge), Albert(Ida Ballge), Joseph(Bertha Kieser), Mary(Herman Keller), Albenia(James McLaughlin), Cecilia, Annie, August(Theresa Zettle), Elizabeth(James Nolan), Nicholas(Agnes Napier), and Clara. August Krauskopf (1887 Dublin, Ontario-1968) came to [[Morinville
]], Alberta]] from Kitchener, Ontario around 1907; he was a blacksmith in Morinville, which was founded by French and a few German settlers. In 1910 he married Theresa Zettle (1889-1968) who came from South Dakota with her parents in 1899 and settled near Cardiff, Alberta. A part of August still remains in Morinville, as he built the iron gates in 1927 which are at the entrance of the St. Jean Baptiste Church Cemetery.

==External link==
*[http://telusplanet.net/public/paulind/mypage.htm Krauskopf Family page]