Sophia Henrietta Louise Burmeister^[1]

1884 - 1976  (92 years)

• Name	Sophia Henrietta Louise Burmeister  [2]
  Birth	2 Feb 1884	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	1868 N. Hamilton Avenue (now 3429)
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	4717 W. Berenice Avenue
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	5106 Hutchinson Street
  Residence	Mar 1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	5106 Hutchinson Street
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	5106 Hutchinson Street
  Residence	1935	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [10]
  	5106 Hutchinson Street
  Census	1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [10]
  	5106 Hutchinson Street
  Census	1950	Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	1012 Harrison Ave
  Residence	Jun 1973	Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Residence	Oct 1974	Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [12]
  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.  [6, 7]
  Death	29 Sep 1976	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 13]
  Burial	2 Oct 1976	Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Person ID	I6325	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Fritz J. Burmeister           b. 29 Jun 1855, Damgarten, Pommern, Prussia           d. 15 May 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Christiana Rahn Range           b. 28 Feb 1859, Germany           d. 19 Nov 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F4386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oswald Ferdinand Knuth           b. 7 Dec 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 11 Jun 1947, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1906	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [14]
  Children	+ 1. Clarence Paul Knuth           b. 10 Jun 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1 Mar 2006, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 97 years) + 2. Wilfred Fredrick Knuth           b. 6 Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 17 Oct 2008, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 98 years) + 3. Beatrice Paulina Lucille Knuth           b. 22 Jan 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 17 Oct 1974, Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F4348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Feb 1884 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 18 Apr 1906 - 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 Death - 29 Sep 1976 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 2 Oct 1976 - Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  As of 1910, Sophia had 3 children, 2 survived. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1755] username sknuth510, Knuth Family Tree. [S1777] Birth Certificate of Beatrice Paulina Lucy Knuth. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S1785] 1910 US Census - Household of Oswald Knuth. [S1786] 1920 US Census - Household of Oswald Knuth. [S1795] 1900 US Census - Household of Fred [Fritz] Burmeister. [S7954] 1950 US Census - Household of Vernon R. Avildsen. [S1775] Death Certificate of Annie Bendorf. [S1787] 1930 US Census - Household of Oswald Knuth. [S3726] 1940 US Census - Household of Oswald Knuth. [S4788] Birth Announcement of Christopher Robert Shipka. [S4719] Obituary of Beatrice L. Avildsen. [S1781] Obituary of Sophia Knuth. [S1757] Marriage License of Otto [Oswald] P. Knuth and Sophia Burmeister.