Emma Sophia Knuth^[1]

1882 - 1979  (97 years)

• Name	Emma Sophia Knuth
  Birth	27 Mar 1882	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Census	1920	Denver, Colorado, USA   [7]
  Residence	Dec 1927	Denver, Colorado, USA   [8]
  Census	1930	Denver, Colorado, USA   [9]
  Residence	1935	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10]
  Census	1940	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10]
  Census	1950	Denver, Colorado, USA   [11]
  Residence	Jul 1969	Denver, Colorado, USA   [12]
  Residence	Jun 1979	Denver, Colorado, USA   [13]
  Residence	Nov 1979	Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA   [14]
  Cause of Death	Acute congestive heart failure  [3]
  Occupation	Housewife, nurse practitioner
  Occupation	Maid  [15]
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Research Notes	Birth certificate lists her birthday as 28 March 1882.  [2]
  Death	2 Dec 1979	Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA   [3]
  Burial	5 Dec 1979	Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I29	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles E. Knuth           b. 22 Jan 1856, Pommern, Prussia           d. 16 Dec 1927, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Anna Mary Oestmann           b. 24 Feb 1855, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 7 Jun 1921, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karl Wilhelm Schoelzel           b. 30 Jan 1877, Schneidemühl, Posen, Prussia           d. 5 Feb 1958, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1901	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6, 16, 17, 18]
  Research Notes	Charles and Emma were married at the German St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church by Pastor Gotthilf G. Lambrecht. Lambrecht’s grave in Montrose Cemetery in Chicago is marked by an elaborate statue.  [16]
  Notes	Family lived at 173 Crystal St., Chicago in 1902, 951 N. Hoyne Ave, Chicago in 1909, with Emma’s parents at time of 1910 census (2500 Monticello Ave., Chicago) and at 2709 Monticello in Chicago in 1918. Rented a house at 1462 South Clarkson, Denver in 1920 and 1808 S. Pennsylvania, Denver in 1930. [6, 7, 9, 20, 21, 22]
  Children	+ 1. Charles William Frank Schoelzel           b. 17 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 31 Mar 2000, Meridian Nursing Home, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 97 years) + 2. Grace Lillian Anna Schoelzel           b. 15 May 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 24 Feb 2003, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 1882 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 25 May 1901 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Dec 1927 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1930 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - 1935 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1940 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1950 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Jul 1969 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Jun 1979 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Nov 1979 - Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA Death - 2 Dec 1979 - Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA Burial - 5 Dec 1979 - Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  The Charles Schoelzel Family

  
  

• Notes

  Rather tall, with reddish blonde hair and blue eyes. Gregarious and sociable, and loved children. Very strict disciplinarian. Scared of mice and lightning.Involved with the activities of Corona Presbyterian Church in Denver. Did a great deal of baby sitting and attending of mothers with newborn babies. Lived with her daughter Grace (and son-in-law Clifford) at the time of the 1940 census. At the time of the 1950 census, she was working as a maid in the household of William E. Hughes, Jr. Kept her own apartment until the last few months of her life, when she voluntarily moved to a nursing home (Iliff Nursing Care Center, 6060 E. Iliff Ave., Denver CO 80222). [4, 10, 11, 23]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S876] Birth Certificate of [Emma Sophia] Knuth. [S34] Certificate of Death of Emma Sophie Schoelzel. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S256] 1900 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S96] 1910 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S21] 1920 US Census - Household of Charles N. [W.] Schoelzel. [S6093] Obituary of Charley Knuth. [S107] 1930 US Census - Household of Charles Schoelzel. [S2205] 1940 US Census - Household of Clifford F. L. Mohr. [S7837] 1950 US Census - Household of William E. Hughes, Jr. [S2387] Obituary of Frank E. Knuth. [S213] Obituary of Phillip Wayne Schoelzel. [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr, Address on envelope. [S7836] 1950 US Census - Household of Charles Schoelzel. [S531] Marriage License of Charles Schoelzel and Emma Knuth. [S118] author unknown, Pages removed from a family Bible (Schoelzel?). [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900. [S7838] 1950 US Census - Household of Charles W. Schoelzel. [S865] Birth Certificate of Charles William Frank Schoelzel. [S86] Birth Certificate of Grace Lillian Anna Schoelzel. [S786] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWI Draft Registration Card of Charles William Schoelzel. [S255] Wendell Mohr, December 20.