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Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth[1]

Female 1877 - 1959  (82 years)


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  • Name Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth 
    Born 9 Aug 1877  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    • 15 Cornell
    Gender Female 
    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  [11] 
    Census 1910  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Dec 1927  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence May 1934  Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • 2754 Greene Street
    Residence 1959  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1038 S. Westmoreland Avenue
    Also Known As Minnie  [3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13] 
    Cause of Death Coronary insufficiency due to arteriosclerotic heart disease  [3] 
    Occupation Clerk  [3] 
    Occupation Housewife  [1] 
    Research Notes Wendell Mohr lists birth year as 1878.  [1] 
    Died 19 Nov 1959  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 14, 15] 
    • Broadview Sanitarium, 4570 Griffin Avenue
    Buried 24 Nov 1959  Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 15, 16] 
    • Block 6, Lot 31, Grave 3
    Person ID I89  Mohr-Whalen
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2020 

    Father Charles E. Knuth
              b. 22 Jan 1856, Pommern, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Dec 1927, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother 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) 
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rudolph Herman Albert Schoelzel
              b. 9 Sep 1868, Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 May 1934, Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1900  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 17, 18] 
    Research Notes Elaine Schoelzel lists marriage date as November 26, 1900. Marriage Licence number: 318982.

    Family resided at 5007 West Berteau Ave, Chicago at time of 1910 census.  [4, 7, 19] 
    Notes 
    • Rudolph and Minnie 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. [17]
    Children 
     1. Gertrude Anna Adelride Schoelzel
              b. 25 Oct 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 May 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1877 - 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 MapsMarried - 28 Nov 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 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Dec 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - May 1934 - Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1959 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Nov 1959 - Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Nov 1959 - Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Headstone of Rudolph A. Schoelzel and Minnie A. Schoelzel (nee Knuth)    		Headstone of Rudolph A. Schoelzel and Minnie A. Schoelzel (nee Knuth)

  • Notes 
    • Listed as a servant in the household of William Schoelzel (her father-in-law) in 1900 census.

      Moved to Los Angeles in 1930. [3, 11]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.
    2. [S1657] Birth Register Entry for [Wilhelmina] Knuth.
    3. [S5282] Death Certificate of Minnie A. Schoelzel.
    4. [S99] 1910 US Census - Household of Rudolph H. A. Schoelzel.
    5. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth.
    6. [S2774] California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com (State of California Department of Public Health Services).
    7. [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel.
    8. [S614] 1920 US Census - Household of Rudolph Schoelzel.
    9. [S5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
    10. [S3552] Marriage License of Ernest E. McMullen and Gertrude A. Schoelzel.
    11. [S260] 1900 US Census - Household of William Schoelzel.
    12. [S6093] Obituary of Charley Knuth.
    13. [S5295] Death Certificate of Rudolph A. Schoelzel.
    14. [S36] Irving Park Cemetery burial records, (year only).
    15. [S182] Obituary of Minnie Schoelzel, née Knuth.
    16. [S36] Irving Park Cemetery burial records.
    17. [S532] Marriage License of Rudolph Schoelzel and Minnie Knuth.
    18. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, License # 318982.
    19. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society.