Sophia Kortuer^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1903  (75 years)

• Name	Sophia Kortuer  [3]
  Birth	Nov 1827	Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	20 Apr 1870	New York, New York County, New York, USA   [8]
  Also Known As	Sophie  [7]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	196 Rucker Street
  Cause of Death	General arterial sclerosis with acute bronchitis  [4]
  Research Notes	Full maiden name is given on the death certificate of Sophia’s daughter Emelia. Last name is difficult to read. Perhaps “Kortuer” or “Korthauer.”  [3]
  Burial	Mar 1903	Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 7]
  	Section 16
  Death	12 Mar 1903	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 7]
  	896 Crystal St.
  Person ID	I99	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Johan Knuth           b. Abt Jun 1827, Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia           d. 9 Mar 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 59 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. [9]
  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
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Nov 1827 - Swinemünde, Pommern, Prussia Immigration - 20 Apr 1870 - New York, New York County, New York, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - Mar 1903 - Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 12 Mar 1903 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Had lived in Illinois for 32 years at the time of her death, putting her emigration in 1870-71. Sophie is buried at Forest Home with her daughter Minnie and son-in-law Henry Leutz. The three of them share a single headstone (along with two of Henry and Minnie’s sons). Sophia’s death place is given on her death certificate as 896 Crystal St., this is also her residence in an 1898 Chicago directory. This address is the residence of her daughter Augusta and son-in-law August Hagen. She does not appear in the 1900 census in their household, however. [4, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S4132] Emma Schoelzel, Letter to Wendell & Jo Ann Mohr. [S1576] Death Certificate of Emelia Wilke. [S283] Report of Death of Sophia Knuth. [S379] Hamburg Passenger Lists - Johan Knuth Family. [S200] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles Knuth. [S2984] username Dave H, Find A Grave memorial for Sophie Knuth, #116421740. [S378] FamilySearch.org, citing NARA, New York Passenger Lists - Arrival of Johann Knuth family. [S538] 1880 US Census - Household of Johan Knuth.