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Alma C. Knack

Alma C. Knack

Female 1889 -

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  • Name Alma C. Knack  [1, 2, 3
    Born 6 Jul 1889  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • see image in Media Gallery
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    122 Coblenz Street; Jul 1889; age 10; at school 
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    2235 Coblentz Stree (same as Fred Gelis family); age 20 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 35, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1723 North Spaulding; age 30 
    Residence 1930  River Grove, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    2503 Hessing Street; age 40; married 20 years - at time of census 
    Residence 19 Aug 1930  River Grove, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2503 Hessig Street - at time of probate of estate of Frederick Gelis 
    Frederick Gelis - Probate - 1930
    Frederick Gelis - Probate - 1930
    Person ID I115  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Ferdinand Knack,   b. Abt 1854, Preussen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1894, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Karoline Caroline M Carolina Carrie Simon,   b. 25 Jun 1859, Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1934, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1882 
    • The date is a guess based on Caroline's third child (Helen) born 1887 - They apparently married in Chicago, since both had arrived in the 1870's
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel W Smith,   b. Abt 1887, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Oct 1909  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Rev. Edwin Reinke of 1514 N. Wood St., Chicago -- see image in Media Gallery
    Children 
     1. Living Smith  [natural]
     2. Living Smith  [natural]
     3. Living Smith  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jul 1889 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Oct 1909 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2503 Hessing Street; age 40; married 20 years - at time of census - 1930 - River Grove, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2503 Hessig Street - at time of probate of estate of Frederick Gelis - 19 Aug 1930 - River Grove, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Marriage of Samuel Smith & Alma Gelis Knack
    Marriage of Samuel Smith & Alma Gelis Knack
    by Rev. Edwin Reinke of 1514 N. Wood Street in Chicago
    Return of Birth of Alma Knack
    Return of Birth of Alma Knack

    Documents
    Frederick Gelis - Probate - 1930
    Frederick Gelis - Probate - 1930

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_273; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1232; Image: 511.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=112892908&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_273; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1232; Image: 511.


    2. [S9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 501; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2163; Image: 655.0.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=25210793&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 501; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2163; Image: 655.0.


    3. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_355; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2211; Image: 775.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=15705715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_355; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2211; Image: 775.


    4. [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_265; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 489.
      Birth date: Jul 1889
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10747552&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_265; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 489.