James kraft cause of death

James kraft family

He was the first person to patent processed cheese. James' middle name was misspelled on his birth registration, and his last name was mistranscribed. He was the son of George Krafft and Minerva Tripp. At the time of the census, James' occupation was listed as "Farmer". At the time of the census, James' occupation was listed as "Salesman".

Edith kraft

After emigrating to Buffalo in he was forced out of cheese wholesaler Shefford Cheese Company by his partners. Kraft began a new cheese business in Chicago in by selling cheese from a horse-drawn wagon. Four of his brothers joined the company in At the time of the U. At the time of the census, James' occupation was listed as a dealer of wholesale cheese.

By J. Company opened its first cheese manufacturing plant in Stockton, Illinois. Kraft developed a process, patented in , for pasteurizing cheese so that it would resist spoiling and could be shipped long distances. James served as the company's president from to At the time of the census, James' occupation was listed as president of a dairy products company.