Kron, F. J. (Francis Joseph), 1798-1883

Francis Joseph Kron was a physician and horticulturist of Stanly County, N.C.

From the description of Francis Joseph Kron papers, 1823-1882. WorldCat record id: 23228806

Francis Joseph Kron was born in Trier, Prussia, 14 November 1798. In June 1823, he married Mary Catherine Delamothe of Tours, France, and emigrated with her to Montgomery County, N.C., in the fall of that year. Although no evidence can be found in the records of the University of North Carolina, Kron recorded in his diary that he had taught French at the University, 1824-1826. During the winter of 1829-1830, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. In 1834, he moved his family, which now included two daughters, Adelaide (or Adele) (12 September 1828-4 February 1910), and Elizabeth (5 February 1831-14 February 1896) to Stanly County, N.C., where he lived out his life. His daughters, neither of whom married, attended St. Mary's School in Raleigh in 1846 and 1847. The date of death on Kron's tombstone appears to read 20 July 1883, although some have suggested that the actual year of death was 1888.

For further biographical information, see Volume 5.

From the guide to the Francis Joseph Kron Papers, 1823-1882, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)