Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Name is listed as “Josie” and birth month as May 1884 in 1900 census. At the time of the 1950 census, Sophia was living with the family of her daughter Beatrice Avildsen.
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Mar 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
• Census: 1950, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Jun 1973, Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Oct 1974, Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

As of 1910, Sophia had 3 children, 2 survived.

Census:
1868 N. Hamilton Avenue (now 3429)

Census:
4717 W. Berenice Avenue

Census:
5106 Hutchinson Street

Residence:
5106 Hutchinson Street

Census:
5106 Hutchinson Street

Residence:
5106 Hutchinson Street

Census:
5106 Hutchinson Street

Census:
1012 Harrison Ave

Sophia married Oswald Ferdinand Knuth on 18 Apr 1906 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Oswald (son of Ferdinand Knuth and Anna Karolina Ernestina Shall) was born on 7 Dec 1882 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Jun 1947 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Jun 1947 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Clarence Paul Knuth was born on 10 Jun 1908 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 1 Mar 2006 in Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 4 Mar 2006 in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
2. Wilfred Fredrick Knuth was born on 6 Apr 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Oct 2008 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 20 Oct 2008 in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
3. Beatrice Paulina Lucille Knuth was born on 22 Jan 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Oct 1974 in Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 19 Oct 1974.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Fred
• Occupation: Day laborer
• Occupation: Machinist
• Research Notes: 1900 census lists immigration year as 1860, but death certificate indicates he had been in the US for 28 years, which would put his immigration in about 1882. Birth month is listed as January 1858 in 1900 census.
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
1868 N. Hamilton Avenue (now 3429)

Census:
3429 N. Hamilton Avenue

Died:
3429 N. Hamilton Avenue

Fritz married Christiana Rahn Range on 9 Dec 1882 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Christiana was born on 28 Feb 1859 in Germany; died on 19 Nov 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Age is given as 22 years on marriage license, which would put her birth a year later than recorded (1860). Birth month is listed as March 1861 in 1900 census.
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
1868 N. Hamilton Avenue (now 3429)

Census:
3429 N. Hamilton Avenue

John + Rica Holtfreter. Rica was born in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Surname on son’s death certificate appears to be “Holtfarter,” but this does not appear to be a real German surname. Holtfreter seems to been the most likely surname.