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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  W.W. Thon

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Warren Harold Thon was born on 12 Aug 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Harold Edmond Thon and Lauretta K. Knuth); died on 22 Apr 1976 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Engineering consultant
    • Occupation: Mechanical engineer
    • Research Notes: SSDI gives erroneous birth year (1912 instead of 1922).
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1950, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Co-founder and partner of A & T Engineering, Inc.

    Residence:
    2424 Lawndale

    Census:
    2424 Lawndale

    Residence:
    2424 North Lawndale Avenue

    Warren married Elizabeth Alberts on 7 Oct 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of _____ Alberts) was born on 21 Apr 1925 in Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Jul 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Alberts was born on 21 Apr 1925 in Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA (daughter of _____ Alberts); died on 16 Jul 2012.
    Children:
    1. 1. W.W. Thon
    2. N.E. Thon


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Harold Edmond Thon was born on 4 Sep 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Frank William Thon and Laura Alwina Orlowsky); died on 20 Feb 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Feb 1939 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Draftsman, architect, mechanical engineer
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Plot 9, Row 1, Poplar Section

    Harold married Lauretta K. Knuth on 23 Jun 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Lauretta (daughter of Charles August Ferdinand Knuth and Bertha A. Nordholz) was born on 4 Feb 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died in Apr 1969 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lauretta K. Knuth was born on 4 Feb 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (daughter of Charles August Ferdinand Knuth and Bertha A. Nordholz); died in Apr 1969 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1969.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Stenographer, housewife, secretary
    • Research Notes: 1910 and 1920 censuses entry spells name “Loretta.” 1900 census lists birth month as August 1897.
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1950, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1966, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Grandmother of four at time of death.

    Census:
    21 Cornelia Court

    Census:
    2238 Central Park Avenue

    Residence:
    2424 Lawndale

    Census:
    2424 Lawndale

    Residence:
    2424 North Lawndale Avenue

    Residence:
    6638 Northwest Highway

    Notes:

    Family lived at 2424 Lawndale Ave, Chicago in 1930, along with the family of Harold’s brother Theodore.

    Children:
    1. 2. Warren Harold Thon was born on 12 Aug 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Apr 1976 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    2. L.G. Thon

  3. 6.  _____ Alberts
    Children:
    1. Herbert Alberts
    2. John W. Alberts died in Nov 1989; was buried on 7 Nov 1989 in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    3. Raymond Alberts died before Jun 1999.
    4. Norman Otto Alberts, Sr. was born on 24 Jun 1917 in Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 26 Jun 1999 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
    5. 3. Elizabeth Alberts was born on 21 Apr 1925 in Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Jul 2012.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Frank William Thon was born on 11 Oct 1870 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Franz Thon and Marie Elizabeth Hamel); died on 27 Sep 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1926 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Waiter, plumbing assembler, salesman
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Plot 10, Row 2, Poplar Section

    Frank married Laura Alwina Orlowsky on 24 Oct 1894 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Laura (daughter of Ludwig Orlowsky and Julia Stachel) was born in Feb 1875 in Illinois, USA; died in Aug 1956 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Aug 1956 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Laura Alwina Orlowsky was born in Feb 1875 in Illinois, USA (daughter of Ludwig Orlowsky and Julia Stachel); died in Aug 1956 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Aug 1956 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Living with her children Harold and Theodore in 1930.

    Residence:
    2424 Lawndale

    Census:
    2424 Lawndale

    Buried:
    Plot 10, Row 2, Poplar Section

    Notes:

    Family lived at 67 Marion Place, Chicago in 1900 and 2424 N. Lawndale, Chicago in 1918.

    Children:
    1. Elsie H. Thon was born in Oct 1895 in Illinois, USA.
    2. Lillian F. Thon was born in Mar 1897 in Illinois, USA.
    3. 4. Harold Edmond Thon was born on 4 Sep 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 20 Feb 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Feb 1939 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    4. Theodore Charles Thon was born on 20 Aug 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Jan 1989 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida, USA; was buried in Jan 1989 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

  3. 10.  Charles August Ferdinand Knuth was born on 19 Jan 1876 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Charles E. Knuth and Anna Mary Oestmann); died on 14 Jan 1961 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Jan 1961 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Lithographer (in Chicago)
    • Research Notes: Elaine Schoelzel reports death date of 20 Jan 1959.
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Dec 1927, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1950, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    At the time of his death, Charles had seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

    Birth:
    41 Fry (now 1249 Fry)

    Census:
    21 Cornelia Court

    Residence:
    2238 N. Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 N. Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 N. Central Park Avenue

    Charles married Bertha A. Nordholz on 27 Feb 1897 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Bertha (daughter of Wilhelm Frederick Nordholz and Wilhelmina Friedrick) was born on 13 Jul 1876 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Sep 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Sep 1950 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Bertha A. Nordholz was born on 13 Jul 1876 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (daughter of Wilhelm Frederick Nordholz and Wilhelmina Friedrick); died on 21 Sep 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Sep 1950 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1950, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    As of her death, Bertha had seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Age at death, 74 years.

    Birth:
    162 Cornell

    Census:
    432 Ashland Avenue

    Census:
    21 Cornelia Court

    Residence:
    2238 N Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 N. Central Park Avenue

    Census:
    2238 N. Central Park Avenue

    Notes:

    In 1930, the family had a border: Ellen Gleason, age 68.

    Children:
    1. Adeline S. Knuth was born on 31 Aug 1897 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Feb 1985 in Nokomis, Sarasota County, Florida, USA; was buried in Feb 1985 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    2. 5. Lauretta K. Knuth was born on 4 Feb 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died in Apr 1969 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1969.
    3. Harold John Knuth, Sr. was born on 21 Sep 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Mar 1975 in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 6 Mar 1975 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.



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