Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth^[1]

1877 - 1959  (82 years)

• Name	Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth
  Birth	9 Aug 1877	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	15 Cornell
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Minnie  [3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Residence	Dec 1927	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [14]
  Residence	May 1934	Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [12]
  	2754 Greene Street
  Census	1950	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [15]
  	1203 Bonnie Brae
  Residence	1959	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [3]
  	1038 S. Westmoreland Avenue
  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]
  Death	19 Nov 1959	Los Angeles County, California, USA   [3, 6, 16, 17]
  	Broadview Sanitarium, 4570 Griffin Avenue
  Burial	24 Nov 1959	Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 7, 17, 18]
  	Block 6, Lot 31, Grave 3
  Person ID	I89	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles E. Knuth           b. 22 Jan 1856, Pommern, Prussia           d. 16 Dec 1927, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Anna Mary Oestmann           b. 24 Feb 1855, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 7 Jun 1921, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rudolph Herman Albert Schoelzel           b. 9 Sep 1868, Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia           d. 23 May 1934, Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 4, 19, 20]
  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, 21]
  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. [19]
  Children	1. Gertrude Anna Adelride Schoelzel           b. 25 Oct 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 May 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Aug 1877 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 28 Nov 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - Dec 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - May 1934 - Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA Census - 1950 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - 1959 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Death - 19 Nov 1959 - Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial - 24 Nov 1959 - Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone of Rudolph A. Schoelzel and Minnie A. Schoelzel (nee Knuth)

  
  

• Notes

  Listed as a servant in the household of William Schoelzel (who would later be her father-in-law) in 1900 census. Moved to Los Angeles in 1930. [3, 13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S1657] Birth Register Entry for [Wilhelmina] Knuth. [S5282] Death Certificate of Minnie A. Schoelzel. [S99] 1910 US Census - Household of Rudolph H. A. Schoelzel. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S2774] Ancestry.com (State of California Department of Public Health Services), California, Death Index, 1940-1997. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S614] 1920 US Census - Household of Rudolph Schoelzel. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S3552] Marriage License of Ernest E. McMullen and Gertrude A. Schoelzel. [S7856] 1950 US Census - Household of Anna Schoelzel. [S5295] Death Certificate of Rudolph A. Schoelzel. [S260] 1900 US Census - Household of William Schoelzel. [S6093] Obituary of Charley Knuth. [S7857] 1950 US Census - Household of Minnie A. Schoelzel. [S36] Irving Park Cemetery burial records, (year only). [S182] Obituary of Minnie Schoelzel, née Knuth. [S36] Irving Park Cemetery burial records. [S532] Marriage License of Rudolph Schoelzel and Minnie Knuth. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, License # 318982. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.