Charles E. Knuth^[1]

1856 - 1927  (71 years)

• Name	Charles E. Knuth  [2]
  Born	22 Jan 1856	Pommern, Prussia   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	20 Apr 1870	New York, New York County, New York, USA   [7]
  Also Known As	Carl  [6, 7]
  Also Known As	Charley  [9]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	2500 Monticello Avenue
  Census	1920	Denver, Colorado, USA   [2]
  	61 West Alameda
  Residence	Jun 1921	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10, 11]
  	61 West Alameda
  Residence	Dec 1927	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3]
  	1507 Welton Street
  Cause of Death	Hypostatic pneumonia, chronic myocarditis  [3]
  Education	Illiterate  [1]
  Occupation	Piano finisher, furniture finisher  [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13]
  Research Notes	Birthplace is listed as Pomerania in 1880 census. Elaine Scholzel listed birthdate as 22 February 1856 and death date as 18 Dec 1927. A later tree by Elaine lists death date as 12 December 1927. Age listed on death certificate does not match given birth and death dates.  [1, 3, 5]
  Buried	Dec 1927	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Died	16 Dec 1927	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3, 9]
  	Denver General Hospital
  Person ID	I87	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2020

  
  

  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	Anna Mary Oestmann           b. 24 Feb 1855, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 7 Jun 1921, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1875	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 8, 14, 15]
  	Lic # 00021995
  Notes	Charles and Anna 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. Family lived at 273 West Chicago Ave., Chicago in 1880 (1213 West Chicago after renumbering), 389 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago in 1882, 448 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago in 1884, 1141 North Oakley Ave in 1900 (2106 North Oakley after renumbering), and 2500 Monticello Ave, Chicago in 1910. In 1920, Charles and Anna lived at 61 West Alameda in Denver, Colorado. [2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16]
  Children	+ 1. Charles August Ferdinand Knuth           b. 19 Jan 1876, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 14 Jan 1961, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years) + 2. Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth           b. 9 Aug 1877, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Nov 1959, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 82 years)   3. Amanda Knuth           b. 22 Aug 1879, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 25 Apr 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 2 years)   4. Frank Emil Knuth           b. 2 Oct 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Jul 1969, Hemet Valley Hospital, Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA  (Age 88 years) + 5. Emma Sophia Knuth           b. 27 Mar 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Dec 1979, Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 97 years) + 6. Anna D. Knuth           b. 20 Apr 1884, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Jul 1975, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years)   7. George Knuth           b. 15 Jan 1886, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 5 Feb 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 1 years)   8. Gertrude Knuth           b. 23 Apr 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 18 Mar 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	14 May 2009
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jan 1856 - Pommern, Prussia Immigration - 20 Apr 1870 - New York, New York County, New York, USA Married - 24 Jun 1875 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Jun 1921 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Dec 1927 - Denver, Colorado, USA Buried - Dec 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 16 Dec 1927 - Denver, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to the US in 1870 and naturalized in 1875. Worked for the Adam Schaff Piano Company. Loved classical music, and would spend hours listening to his Victrola. Aparently moved to Denver shortly after daughter Emma Sophie. [1, 2, 4, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel. [S259] 1920 US Census - Household of Charles E. Knuth. [S3990] Death Certificate of Charles Knuth. [S96] 1910 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S379] Hamburg Passenger Lists - Johan Knuth Family. [S378] New York Passenger Lists - Arrival of Johann Knuth family, FamilySearch.org, citing NARA. [S256] 1900 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S6093] Obituary of Charley Knuth. [S3989] Death Certificate of Anna Knuth. [S6094] Obituary of Anna Knuth. [S874] Birth Certificate of [Anna] Knuth. [S876] Birth Certificate of [Emma Sophia] Knuth. [S530] Marriage License of Charles Knuth and Anna Oestmann. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society. [S877] Birth Certificate of [Frank] Knuth.