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Charles E. Knuth[1]

Male 1856 - 1927  (71 years)


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  • Name Charles E. Knuth  [2] 
    Born 22 Jan 1856  Pommern, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 20 Apr 1870  New York, New York County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1880  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1910  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 2500 Monticello Avenue
    Census 1920  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 61 West Alameda
    Residence Jun 1921  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • 61 West Alameda
    Residence Dec 1927  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1507 Welton Street
    Also Known As Carl  [6, 7] 
    Also Known As Charley  [11] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Died 16 Dec 1927  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    • Denver General Hospital
    Person ID I87  Mohr-Whalen
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2020 

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

    Family Anna Mary Oestmann
              b. 24 Feb 1855, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Jun 1921, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1875  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Jan 1961, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +2. Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth
              b. 9 Aug 1877, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 Nov 1959, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Amanda Knuth
              b. 22 Aug 1879, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Apr 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     4. Frank Emil Knuth
              b. 2 Oct 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Jul 1969, Hemet Valley Hospital, Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +5. Emma Sophia Knuth
              b. 27 Mar 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 2 Dec 1979, Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    +6. Anna D. Knuth
              b. 20 Apr 1884, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Jul 1975, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. George Knuth
              b. 15 Jan 1886, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 5 Feb 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Gertrude Knuth
              b. 23 Apr 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Mar 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 14 May 2009 
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jan 1856 - Pommern, Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 20 Apr 1870 - New York, New York County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1875 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1921 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Dec 1927 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Dec 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 1927 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 
    1. [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel.
    2. [S259] 1920 US Census - Household of Charles E. Knuth.
    3. [S3990] Death Certificate of Charles Knuth.
    4. [S96] 1910 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth.
    5. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth.
    6. [S379] Hamburg Passenger Lists - Johan Knuth Family.
    7. [S378] New York Passenger Lists - Arrival of Johann Knuth family, FamilySearch.org, citing NARA.
    8. [S256] 1900 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth.
    9. [S3989] Death Certificate of Anna Knuth.
    10. [S6094] Obituary of Anna Knuth.
    11. [S6093] Obituary of Charley Knuth.
    12. [S874] Birth Certificate of [Anna] Knuth.
    13. [S876] Birth Certificate of [Emma Sophia] Knuth.
    14. [S530] Marriage License of Charles Knuth and Anna Oestmann.
    15. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society.
    16. [S877] Birth Certificate of [Frank] Knuth.