1882 - 1979 (97 years)
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| 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] |
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| Census |
1920 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [7] |
- 1462 South Clarkson Street
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| Residence |
Dec 1927 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [8] |
- 1808 South Pennsylvania Street
|
| Census |
1930 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [9] |
- 1808 South Pennsylvania Street
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| Residence |
1935 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [10] |
| Census |
1940 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [10] |
|
| Census |
1950 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [11] |
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| Residence |
Jul 1969 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [12] |
| Residence |
Jun 1979 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [13] |
| Residence |
Nov 1979 |
Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA [14] |
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| 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] |
- Cremated; Section 2075, Column J (Main Floor)
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| Person ID |
I29 |
Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr, Oestmann Descendants |
| 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] |
- Married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knuth Sr. by Rev. G. Lambrecht. Anna Knuth and Herman Lenz were witnesses.
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| 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]
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| 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) |
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| Family ID |
F19 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
1 Apr 2022 |
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| Event Map |
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 | 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 |
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| Pin Legend |
 : Address
 : Location
 : City/Town
 : County/Shire
 : State/Province
 : Country
 : Not Set |
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| 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]
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| 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.
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