Johan Knuth^[1]

Abt 1827 - 1887  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Johan Knuth
  Born	Abt Jun 1827	Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	20 Apr 1870	New York, New York County, New York, USA   [3]
  Also Known As	John  [5]
  Also Known As	Wilhelm Emil  [6]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	196 Rucker Street
  Cause of Death	Asthma  [4]
  Occupation	Seaman, Furniture Finisher  [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Research Notes	According to Elaine Schoelzel (and her mother Emma Knuth Schoelzel), his name was Wilhelm Emil, but the 1880 census and emigration records list Johan. The children’s names and ages match other information about the family and Johan is listed as a seaman on the passenger list, which matches information from Nora White that he was a sailor on the ship which brought the family to America. (Nora is a descendant of Minnie Knuth.) Entry in the 1880 census appears on the same page as Jacob Oestmann. Jacob’s daughter Anna married Johan’s son Charles in 1875.  [6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Buried	Mar 1887	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Died	9 Mar 1887	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 13]
  Person ID	I98	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family	Sophia Kortuer           b. Nov 1827, Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia           d. 12 Mar 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Notes	Family lived at 196 Rucker in Chicago (now Racine, near the intersection with Chicago) in 1880. Johan and Sophia may have had additional children who stayed behind in Swinemünde. [7]
  Children	+ 1. Ferdinand Knuth           b. Apr 1853, Pommern, Prussia           d. 23 Mar 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 48 years) + 2. Charles E. Knuth           b. 22 Jan 1856, Pommern, Prussia           d. 16 Dec 1927, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 71 years) + 3. Augusta Knuth           b. 7 Jan 1859, Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia           d. 10 Jul 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 81 years) + 4. Minnie Knuth           b. 3 Dec 1859, Pommern, Prussia           d. 11 Mar 1944, Norwood Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years) + 5. Emelia C. Knuth           b. 4 Sep 1862, Pommern, Prussia           d. 16 Mar 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 52 years)   6. Henry Knuth           b. Sep 1865, Pommern, Prussia
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Jun 1827 - Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia Immigration - 20 Apr 1870 - New York, New York County, New York, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - Mar 1887 - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 9 Mar 1887 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Family was from Swinemünde, Pomerania, which is now Świnoujście, Poland. They departed from Hamburg on the Prinz Albert and arrived in New York on 20 April 1870. Employed at a Furniture Works in 1880. [3, 7, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S378] New York Passenger Lists - Arrival of Johann Knuth family, FamilySearch.org, citing NARA. [S386] Certificate of Death of Jno. Knuth. [S1576] Death Certificate of Emelia Wilke. [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel. [S538] 1880 US Census - Household of Johan Knuth. [S379] Hamburg Passenger Lists - Johan Knuth Family. [S4132] Letter to Wendell & Jo Ann Mohr, Emma Schoelzel. [S991] Schoelzel Family Tree, Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel. [S364] Re: Household of Henry Leutz, Nora White. [S201] 1880 US Census - Household of Jacob Oestmann. [S283] Report of Death of Sophia Knuth.