Emelia C. Knuth

1862 - 1915  (52 years)

• Name	Emelia C. Knuth  [1, 2]
  Born	4 Sep 1862	Pommern, Prussia   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	20 Apr 1870	New York, New York County, New York, USA   [4, 7]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	196 Rucker Street
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Research Notes	Wendell Mohr and Elaine Schoelzel spell name “Amelia,” as does death index entry for son Henry. Age given as 19 at time of marriage. Had four children, three of whom were alive at the time of the 1910 census. 1900 Census gives name as “Millia”.  [1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10]
  Died	16 Mar 1915	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	1738 N. Hoyne Ave
  Buried	18 Mar 1915	Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I531	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Johan Knuth           b. Abt Jun 1827, Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia           d. 9 Mar 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Sophia Kortuer           b. Nov 1827, Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia           d. 12 Mar 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herman H. Wilke           b. 30 Sep 1862, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 15 Aug 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1881	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [10, 11]
  Notes	Family lived at 133 Fry St., Chicago in 1882, 637 North Ashland in 1884, and 653 Ashland Ave., Chicago in 1895. [12, 13, 14]
  Children	+ 1. Henry Wilke           b. 1 May 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Dec 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 30 years)   2. Lena Wilke           b. 2 Mar 1884, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA + 3. Lydia E. Wilke           b. 2 Mar 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. Apr 1956  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2010
  Family ID	F395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Sep 1862 - Pommern, Prussia Immigration - 20 Apr 1870 - New York, New York County, New York, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 15 Aug 1881 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 16 Mar 1915 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - 18 Mar 1915 - Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S979] 1910 US Census - Household of Herman H. Wilke. [S980] 1900 US Census - Household of Herman Wilke. [S378] New York Passenger Lists - Arrival of Johann Knuth family, FamilySearch.org, citing NARA. [S379] Hamburg Passenger Lists - Johan Knuth Family. [S538] 1880 US Census - Household of Johan Knuth. [S1576] Death Certificate of Emelia Wilke. [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel. [S2390] Cook County, Illinois Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com (Illinois Department of Public Health). [S975] Marriage License of Herman Wilke and Emilie Knuth. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, License # 00055097. [S977] Birth Certificate of [unknown male] Wilke. [S978] Birth Certificate of [unknown female] Wilke. [S976] Birth Certificate of Lilie Wilke.