Louise (Kunth) Knuth (abt. 1815 - 1904)

Born about Mar 1815 in Mecklenburg, Germany

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1904 at about age 89 in Monee, Will, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Louise was born about March 1815 in Mecklenburg, Germany. ^{[1] [2]}

She departed Hamburg for the United States on 15 October 1857 on the ship Louis Napoleon. ^[3] She was traveling with her husband Daniel and their children Mary and Ludwig. ^[3]

She arrived in New York on 23 November 1857. ^[4]

She appeared in the 1880 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. ^[1] She was living with her husband Daniel. ^[1]

She appeared in the 1900 US Census in Monee, Will County, Illinois. ^[2] She was living with her daughter Henriette Schwiesow. ^[2]

She died on 9 July 1904 in Monee, Will County, Illinois. ^[5] She was buried on 11 July 1904 at Saint Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery in Monee, Will County, Illinois. ^[5]

Research Notes

• accidentally created with married name

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "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: 00059; Digital film/folder number: 005157803; FHL microfilm: 1254260; Image number: 171; Sheet number: 83; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: MX2M-5GD (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYB-ST9
   Louise Kunth (65), wife, Keep House, in household of Daniel Kunth (70) in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Germany.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 004113813; FHL microfilm: 1240354; Image number: 154; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00727-7
   FamilySearch Record: MSCW-ZVD (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SXQ-SK6
   Louisa Knuth (85), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Adolph Schwiesow (74) in Monee, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Germany.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934"
   Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 011 B; Page: 921; Microfilm No.: K_1706; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 011 B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1068 #5608599 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Name: Louise Knuth; Gender: weiblich (Female); Departure Age: 44; Birth Date: abt 1813; Residence Place: Bobzin, Mecklenburg; Departure Date: 15 Okt 1857 (15 Oct 1857); Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany); Arrival Place: New York; Relationship: Frau (Wife); Ship Name: Louis Napoleon; Captain: Herting; Shipping Clerk: Louis Knorr & Co.; Shipping Line: Rob. M. Sloman; Ship Type: Segelschiff; Accommodation: Zwischendeck;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Daniel Knuth 48
   Louise Knuth 44 Frau (Wife)
   Maria Knuth 17 Tochter (Daughter)
   Ludwig Knuth 10 Sohn (Son).
4. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #1473903 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Name: Louise Knuth; Gender: Female; Age: 45; Birth Date: abt 1812; Place of Origin: Bobzien; Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany; Destination: New York; Arrival Date: 23 Nov 1857; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Louis Napoleon.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #15300089 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Louisa Schultz Knuth (6 Mar 1816-9 Jul 1904), citing Saint Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery, Monee, Will County, Illinois, USA (plot: H21); Maintained by Missy Noxon (contributor 46774182).