Born in Monee, Will, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johann Joachim Friedrich Peters
and Anna Dorothea (Jacobs) Peters
Sister of
Christian Peters, Gottlieb Karl August Peters [half], Maria (Peters) Pries, Mina Peters and Anna Dorothea (Peters) Rosenbrock
Wife of
Friedrich Ludwig Knuth
— married
22 May 1874 in Will County, Illinois, United States
Wife of
John Umecker
— married
27 Nov 1885 in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 75
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2017
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Biography
This profile is part of the Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study.
Sophia Peters was born on 28 April 1856 in Monee, Will County, Illinois. [1]
She appeared in the 1860 US census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. [2]
She appeared in the 1870 US census in Green Garden. [3]
She married Frederick Knuth on 22 May 1874 in Will County, Illinois. [4] They had one child:
- Henriette [5]
She appeared in the 1880 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. [5] She was living with her husband Frederich and their daughter Henriette. [5] John Wald (37), a carpenter, was also in the household. [5]
She married John Umecker on 27 November 1885 in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. [6] They had three children:
She appeared in the 1900 US Census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [7] She was living with her husband John, their children Amelia, Annie, and Ella, and her mother-in-law Marie. [7]
She appeared in the 1910 US Census at 5036 South Loomis St. in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [8] She was living with her daughters Emily, Anna, Ella, and Henrietta, and her son-in-law Edward Spoerl. [8]
She appeared in the 1920 US Census at 7244 Lafayette Avenue in Chicago. [9] She was living with her son-in-law Ernest Koch and her daughters Emilie and Ella. [9]
She appeared in the 1930 US Census at 7244 Lafayette Avenue in Chicago. [10] She was living with her son-in-law Ernest Koch, her daughter Emily, and her granddaughter Ruth Koch. [10]
She died on 13 December 1931 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [1] She was buried on 15 December 1931 at Archer Woods Cemetery in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois. [1] [11]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
"Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947"
FHL Film Number: 1893162
Ancestry Record 2542 #2520825 (accessed 6 March 2024)
Sophia Unecker death 13 Dec 1931 (born 28 Apr 1856), daughter of Fred Peters, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. - ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCQ-RXH : 30 December 2015), Sophia Peters in entry for Fredk Peters, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WY-4CG : 17 October 2014), Sophia Peters in household of Frederick Peters, Illinois, United States; citing p. 25, family 173, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,790.
- ↑
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007747003; FHL microfilm: 002342812; Image number: 869
FamilySearch Record: Q28D-986G (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91F-LH89
Sophia Peters marriage to Fred Kunth on 22 May 1874 in Will, Illinois, United States. - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00061; Digital film/folder number: 005157803; FHL microfilm: 1254260; Image number: 171; Sheet number: 83; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: MX2M-5GX (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYB-ST9
Sophia Kunth (24), wife, Keep House, in household of Friedrich Kunth (33) in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois, United States. - ↑
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007746976; FHL microfilm: 002342825; Image number: 113
FamilySearch Record: Q288-RT8Q (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91F-C9Q1-3
Sophia Knuth (30) marriage to John Or Johann Umecker (33) on 27 Nov 1885 in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004113712; FHL microfilm: 1240253; Image number: 790; Sheet number: 16; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00716-9
FamilySearch Record: MS33-QQV (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTGS-TMT
Sophia Mueckir (44), wife, in household of Jno Mueckir (47) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois. - ↑ 8.0 8.1
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970786; FHL microfilm: 1374288; Image number: 198; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03347-8
FamilySearch Record: MK8Q-MCJ (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RV2-K2S
Sophie Umecker (53), married head of household in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois. - ↑ 9.0 9.1
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004964661; FHL microfilm: 1820350; Image number: 361; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01859-8
FamilySearch Record: MJ7V-848 (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRX3-DQW
Sophia Umecker (63), married mother-in-law, in household of Ernst Koch (31) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois. - ↑ 10.0 10.1
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004950443; FHL microfilm: 2340181; Image number: 478; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03778-9
FamilySearch Record: XSLT-2Y5 (accessed 6 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHM-67S
Sophie Umecker (73), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Ernest Koch (41) in Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167387220/sophia-umecker: accessed March 6, 2024), memorial page for Sophia Umecker (1856–1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167387220, citing Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens West, Hickory Hills, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Michael Z (contributor 48094173).
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